Tony Mitchell, Hall Director/Assistant Football Coach

This is Coach Mitchell's 5th year as a Hall Director and Assistant Football Coach at AWC.  Coach Mitchell is originally from Chicago, IL and enjoys the sunny warm weather of Yuma!  Coach Mitchell runs the Intramural Program in the spring.

Gary Slade, Resident Assistant

Alma Moreno, Resident Assistant

Williams Ozuma, Resident Assistant

Emily Brooks, Hall Director/Academic Advisor & Transition Coordinator- C.A.M.P.

 Emily Brooks Graduated from University of Kansas. She majored in Political Science, Spanish and Latin American Studies. Emily lives on campus with her husband and two young children. Emily loves reading and following politics. She works on campus as a Hall Director for Garces residence Hall, and as an academic advisor of CAMP. Emily is a very smart individual who will call you out on extremely detailed technicalities. 

Jonathan Thimell, Resident Assistant  

Jonathan was raised around the Dateland, AZ area. He was homeschooled his entire life before coming to AWC. He enjoys playing basketball and even played for Antelope High School. Jonathan is a devoted Christian and is president of CRU. He is majoring in General Studies. He hopes to become a pastor of a church or another position dealing with ministry. This is his first year as an RA. Jonathan has a gift of knowing what to say and how to say it.

Vanessa Zepeda, Resident Assistant

 Vanessa is a first year RA in Garces Hall at AWC. She grew up in Yuma, AZ and was a graduate of Yuma High School. Currently, she is a sophomore at AWC and wants to pursue a career in physical therapy. She has gained experience in this field by working in the athletic training room for all sports including football, volleyball and soccer. In her leisure time, Vanessa enjoys watching movies, eating carne asada and spending time with her two dogs Thumper and Bella.

Joselinne Mora, Resident Assistant

 Joselinne Is in her first year as a RA at AWC & is in Garces Hall. She is a sophomore at AWC, originally from Northern California & now lives in San Luis. Joselinne is a CAMP graduate (College Assistance Migrant Program) which is a program for first-year students with an agricultural/migrant background. She is a Business Major & plans to attend Arizona State University after graduating form AWC. In her free time, she enjoys traveling.

Kyle Carothers,  Hall Director/Assistant Baseball Coach 

Kyle is an AWC baseball coach & this will be his 2nd year coaching along with his 2nd year of being a hall director. He lives in Kino with his wife, 2 kids and 2 dogs. Besides his love of baseball his other hobby is playing golf in his free time. He loves interacting with the students & you will always see him walking around campus and at baseball games.

Adriana Cortez, Resident Assistant 

Adriana is in her second year of being a RA. She is a culinary Arts and Entrepreneurship major, the secretary of RHA and she likes to cook, sing and drink coffee. Adriana comes to AWC from Mexico.

Dorothy Flores-De Dios, Resident Assistant

Dorothy is from Calexico, California which is about an hour west of Yuma. It is her first year as a RA and she will be graduating this spring with an associate's degree in Biology, she later plans to transfer to NAU. She is an environmentalist, loves animals, and outdoors person. Loves studying and always does her homework, which you can always find her doing at the front desk. She is really easy to get along with, sarcastic, and patient.

Antonio Pena, Resident Assistant

This is Antonio. It is his first year being a RA and his second year in college. Antonio is originally from San Luis, Mexico but moved to San Luis, Arizona when he was a kid. Antonio plans to finish his Associate’s Degree in Math and then transfer to U of A. When he “grows up” he wants to be a college math professor. Antonio loves helping out others and most of all he also enjoys to tutor in math (so, if you need help… you know who to go to). Antonio is super friendly and easy to get along with. Antonio is an animal lover and a vegetarian. He also refuses to cut his long hair!