Bracewell Interns:

Nicholas Schaack (he/him/his) is a 2nd year graduate student in the College Student Personnel Administration master’s program at Illinois State University. He has been working at Illinois State’s Office of Residence Life now for two years as a Graduate Assistant. Last year, he worked as a GA for Student Development & Conduct at ISU’s central housing office. In that role, he met with students 1-on-1 for case management conferences, led educational conversations that encouraged students to think about how their individual actions affect community building and inclusivity in on-campus living spaces, and served as a resource for students as they navigated the student conduct process. Currently, he is the Graduate Assistant for Student Leadership Development and Programming at ISU’s central housing office, and advises a group of student leaders currently on the executive board for ISU’s Association of Residence Halls (ARH). In this role, he also assists with departmental initiatives that promote retention, support, and sense of belonging for our on-campus student living population. He is very excited to give back to ASCA by serving as one of the Bracewell Conference interns this year, and maximize opportunities to help support the planning and coordination of the annual ASCA conference so Student Affairs professionals specializing in Student Conduct can effectively support students navigating personal growth in equitable, firm, and empathetic ways. Individualized attention and support is at the center of my developing Student Affairs philosophy, and hopes by serving as one of the Bracewell Conference interns, he can assist the ASCA conference chair and committee by planning opportunities for professionals to apply this philosophy while also holding students accountable to ensure they recognize how their individual role shapes the nature of the communities they are in on their respective campuses.

Jalen Stolfo (he/him/his) the University of Maryland, where he also works in the Office of Rights & Responsibilities as a case manager. Grounded in restorative justice and critical pedagogy, Jalen’s work considers how institutions can better support their students through inclusive and collaborative practice. His current research examines how racially minoritized students make meaning of their experiences in restorative justice programs at predominantly white institutions. As a 2025 Bracewell Intern, Jalen hopes to deepen his understanding of national trends in student conduct and restorative practice. He hopes that his positionality as a student-practitioner will help him contribute thoughtful analyses of these trends. Previously, Jalen worked in orientation, and he is excited to see how the skills he learned translate to conference facilitation. Long-term, Jalen aspires to serve as a student conduct administrator and build the infrastructure necessary for restorative justice to thrive as a central, rather than peripheral, practice in higher education. Jalen completed his undergraduate studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a bachelor’s degree in Human Development and Family Studies with a minor in education. Outside of work and school, Jalen enjoys snowboarding, crocheting, and reading.

Presidential Interns:

Mary Gaffney (she/her/hers) graduated from the University of Michigan–Flint in 2021 with a Bachelor of Science in Biology. Shortly after, she began working full time as an Area Coordinator in Housing and Residential Life at a small liberal arts college. It was in this role that she was first introduced to the field of Student Conduct Administration — an experience that sparked her passion for student development and ultimately inspired her to pursue a graduate degree in Higher Education.

 

 

Tristan Moreau (he/him/his) is honored to join the ranks of the ASCA as the Presidential Intern for this upcoming year. Moreau is a second-year student in the HESA Program at the University of Connecticut, who currently hold a practicum case management position in the Office of Community Standards. He currently works in Multicultural Affairs, overseeing the Pan Asian Council’s event programming for student organizations, clubs and Greek Life in the Asian American Cultural Center. In his professional career, he aspires to bring transformative education and equitable outcomes further into the field – highlighting accountability for students within varying casework to illuminate opportunities for individual growth, self-reflection, due process, and room for activism within and outside the campus community. Tristan Moreau is currently a trained academic integrity panelist and hearing coordinator, trained bias facilitator and case manager, an investigative student conduct officer, and an advisor/project manager to the Student Conduct Ambassador program. Moreau brings energy, integrity, and self-definition to every role he enters, and is thrilled to serve up and out for the ASCA President, Board of Directors, and all attendees of the upcoming conference.