Graduate Resident Advisors (Apartments)

800 College Avenue Apartment

Moody Bible Institute
B.A., Communications
Wheaton College
M.A., Higher Education and Student Development, in progress

Amanee Troia serves as a GRA and works in the OMD (Office of Multicultural Department). She is a third culture kid, with Brazilian and Argentinian parents, born in India, raised in various other countries like Afghanistan, Syria and Turkey. She is passionate about storytelling in all its forms and wrote her first book Remembering Who You Are and Where You Come From, to encourage those who want to share their life stories but may feel hesitant to begin. Amanee's long term goal is to use storytelling as a power to bridge differences and foster understanding among diverse communities. Being part of OMD will allow her to continue this work in a meaningful way, supporting students as they mature their identities in Christ, share their experiences, and build a community where everyone’s story matters.
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Saint and Elliot Apartments

Moody Bible Institute
B.A., Communications & Biblical and Theological Studies
Trinity Evangelical Divinity School
M.A., Church History
Wheaton College
M.A., Higher Education and Student Development, in progress

Joel Warren is excited to serve as the GRA to the Saint and Elliot Apartments. Joel comes from the great state of Minnesota but has called Chicago home for the past 15 years. He is excited to partner with others in bringing the kingdom of God through love of neighbor and obedience to Jesus. He loves tacos, baseball, and Manchester United.
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Terrace Apartments

Forman Christian College
B.A., Education
Wheaton College
M.A., Higher Education and Student Development, in progress

Ezza Haroon is from Pakistan, born in Gujranwala, a city in the Punjab province of Pakistan. She grew up in various cities across the country, including Lahore, Gujrat, Mandi Bahauddin, Sialkot, Kasur, and Gujranwala.

Through her student facing positions at Forman, she developed a passion for leadership and working with students who come from different ethnic and cultural backgrounds and loves being among students, learning about them, making them feel welcomed and accepted, and helping them in any way she can. She is impassioned about creating a safe space for students who are away from home, and for them to be rooted in Christ in the community.
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Terrace Apartments

Houghton University
B.A., Communication
Wheaton College
M.A., Higher Education and Student Development, in progress

Mary Blake loved being an RA for a year and an ARD my senior year at Houghton and those leadership opportunities gave me a passion for serving in college Student Life, especially Residence Life. I love many aspects of Residence Life, from cozy hospitality to one-on-one relationship building to fun event planning and have found this type of leadership to be a sacred opportunity to serve like Christ. I am thrilled to begin my Masters in Higher Education and Student Development at Wheaton, while serving as an apartment GRA as well as in the office for Intercultural Arts and Media.

I spent some years of my childhood living in Southeast Asia (Indonesia and the Philippines) as a missionary kid, but northern Minnesota is where I call home. I love sharing coffee and food with people, working at a high ropes course in the summer, camping, thrifting, and going on fun trips with family and friends.
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900 College Avenue Apartments

University of Cape Town
B.A., English Language and Literature, Media and Writing
Wheaton College
M.A., Higher Education and Student Development, in progress

Jonathan Just was transformed by the power of cross-cultural Kingdom community while at the University of Cape Town, and now that is what he loves to see wherever he goes. Born and raised in the heart of South Africa, it was soon after he gave his life to Jesus that the Lord brought Chicago onto his radar. Through many divine connections with so many different Wheaton people at various stages along the way, they were each signposts of confirmation for where the Lord was still calling him to go. Now, after about 18 years, he is experiencing the fulfillment of that promise! When he’s not feasting on the Word with other young people, he’s looking for the next adventure with good friends.
Contact Jonathan by email
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Michigan & Crescent Apartments

Northwest University
B.A., Counseling Psychology
Wheaton College
M.A., Higher Education and Student Development, in progress

Joy Hatcher is excited to start her first year as a GRA while pursuing her Master’s of Higher Education and Student Development. With 2.5 years of experience in student leadership, Joy is eager to see her passion for students and love for creating comfortable spaces develop and come to fruition while here at Wheaton. Joy was born and raised in Hawaii on the island of O’ahu, which has helped her develop a passion for diversity and culture. In her free time, she enjoys playing volleyball, drinking boba, exploring new places, and spending quality time with those around her.
Contact Joy by email
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