Off-Campus Living promotes student success by empowering off-campus and commuter students to become responsible tenants and engaged community members.
Our Vision
Off-Campus Living aspires to be a good-natured, service-oriented team that delivers innovative resources and education concerning the off-campus and commuter environment.
Our Values
Civility
Diversity
Good humor
Innovation
Service
Teamwork
Trust
Our Team
John Sears
John Sears is Assistant Director of the Office of Off-Campus Living. He joined UMass Boston in 2018. John’s work experience has included roles in the private sector/industry, service in the Army, and the Georgia and Massachusetts Army National Guards, and over 20 years of teaching and administration in higher education and student affairs. John also teaches a Connected Futures class for student veterans and advises the UMass Boston Student Veteran Center.
Ni Tran Hi! My name is Ni and I’m a sophomore. I’m a Psychology major. I’ve lived in the Dorchester/Roxbury area my whole life, so I know my way around. I’ve joined the OCL team this year. In my free time, I like watching movies a lot. Nowadays I’ve been into pretty cool animated movies like Ghost in the Shell (1995) and Paprika (2006).
Sara Elbrolosy Hello everyone! My name is Sara Elbrolosy, and I'm a senior at UMB majoring in International Relations with a double minor in Arabic studies and Psychology. I was born and raised in Saudi Arabia, but my hometown is Alexandria, Egypt. My interests include dancing, painting, traveling, and anything related to the beach! This is my first year working as a CA and look forward to meeting everyone.
Smriti Kovelamudi Hello, I am Smriti Kovelamudi pursuing MS in Business Analytics in UMass Boston. I am originally from Andhra Pradesh, India. This is my first year as a CA and I am really excited to start a new journey. My interests include travelling, movies, food, hanging out with friends and cooking.
Tashawnee Gaines 3rd year CA Major: Biology (Pre-Med) Classification: 4th-year Undergraduate Interests: Laying in bed and watching TV, and stepping for Broke Phi Broke (UMass Boston stepping team)
