Meet the Team

Michelle Quiñones Palmarin

Assistant Dean for Community Standards and Conflict Resolution

Michelle Quiñones Palmarin has been at Berklee since July 2015. She previously served as director of community standards at Stetson University in Deland, Florida. Prior to that, she served as a coordinator in the Office of Student Conduct at the University of Central Florida (UCF) in Orlando for three years. She also worked for the UCF Police Department in the Victim Services Unit for four years before transitioning into the field of student conduct.

She obtained a Bachelor of Science in criminal justice from UCF. She also pursued her graduate studies there, earning a Master of Science in criminal justice.

She is committed to creating a strong community experience for all students, and she works to educate and hold students accountable to the high standards and expectations of Berklee. You can reach her at communitystandards@berklee.edu.

Hearing Officers

The Office of Community Standards and Conflict Resolution trains staff from around campus to serve as hearing officers. The role of a hearing officer is to review referrals of alleged violations of the Student Code of Community Standards and conduct a fair and impartial review of facts to determine an outcome. 

Alexis Alston
Resident Director (160 Massachusetts Avenue)

Ryan Anderson
Director of Housing and Residential Education

Kelsey Baron
Assistant Director of Campus Programs and Traditions

Holly Delaney
Area Coordinator

Liliana Lorenzo
Resident Director (150 Massachusetts Avenue)

Macarena Pelaez Salinas 
Resident Director (270 Commonwealth Avenue)

Lena Schwallenberg
Assistant Director, Residential Education

Garrett Zimmerman
Assistant Director of Campus Life