Senior Consultants
Jerry and Chuck have known each other for nearly 45 years, when they worked together at Bowling Green State University. What makes them extraordinary is that they complement one another with their approach and thinking, which offers clients multiple perspectives and solutions to the issues working in Student Affairs and Residence Life. They have worked at large and small, public and private universities and have supervised thousands of staff members.
Jerold L. Stein, Ed.D., MBA
Senior Consultant
Dean Emeritus,
Stony Brook University
After a successful career in Higher Education that spans more than 40 years, Dr. Jerrold (Jerry) Stein continues to do what he’s done best: offering guidance and support to the Higher Education community. Jerry has supervised and inspired hundreds of staff in Residence Life for more than 25 years and dozens more at the senior administrative level for 15 years when he served as an Associate Vice President of Student Affairs and Dean of Students. Jerry has a knack for creating a team and inspiring and motivating individuals and groups. With an authentic and genuine style, Jerry has helped many succeed both professionally and personally. Over the course of his tenure, several of the staff he supervised rose to the highest ranks in Student Affairs.
In his last full-time role, Jerry served as the Associate Vice President of Student Affairs and Dean of Students at Stony Brook University, a major research University with 25,000 students. In this role he supervised more than 200 staff members and oversaw several units including Counseling and Psychological Services, Student Health Services, the Division of Student Life, Student Engagement, Campus Recreation, Multicultural Affairs, Commuter Student Services and the Center for Prevention and Outreach. Prior to this position, Jerry was the Dean of Residential Education/Director of Residential Programs where he supervised all professional staff overseeing all aspects of residential life and 8,500 students. He also helped conceive the Living Learning Center program, the Undergraduate College Model and a host of other initiatives, such as Residential Tutoring Centers, to bridge the gap between Academic Affairs and Student Affairs.
Upon his retirement in 2014, Jerry was bestowed the title, “Dean Emeritus” and was invited back to the University in a consultative role to serve as the Senior Advisor to the Vice President for Student Affairs. In this capacity he supported organizational transitions, including divisional restructuring, coordinated two Executive level searches and offered guidance to three different Vice Presidents. Jerry held faculty appointments in the School of Professional Development’s Higher Education Program and the School of Social Welfare. He also served as an Executive Mentor in the Doctoral Program at St. John Fisher’s College and has provided consultation and advisement to several Vice Presidents for Student Affairs at both Private and Public Colleges.
Jerry is credited with transforming the campus culture during his tenure as Associate Vice President, creating a strong sense of community and a “community of care”. He is one of the founding members of the Red Watch Band Program, a national initiative to prevent toxic drinking on college campuses. Earlier in his career, a program he created to reduce sexual assaults on college campuses was granted “Exemplary” status by the U.S. Department of Education.
Jerry has a doctorate in Educational Administration and Leadership and a Master’s in Business Administration as well as a Master’s degree in College Student Development. He is the recipient of several prestigious awards, including being named a Diamond Honoree in 2018 by ACPA (College Students Educators International) for his outstanding contributions to the field of higher education and student affairs. He was presented the Distinguished Alumnus Award from the State University of New York at Cortland in 2014 and is the recipient of the State University of New York Chancellor’s Award. In 2008, The National Association of Student Personnel Administrators, Region II, presented him the award for Outstanding Service as a Dean. Jerry is a former President of NEACUHO.
Charles Lamb, M.Ed.
Senior Consultant
Director of Residence Life Emeritus, Rochester Institute of Technology
In his last full-time role, Chuck served as the Director of Residence Life at the Rochester Institute of Technology/RIT, a major research University with 25,000 students. He held this position for ten years prior to retirement in 2014 and in this role he directly supervised six staff in an organization with over 200 members. Housing capacity was 7,000 in a combination of halls and apartments.
Prior to his tenure at RIT Chuck served as the Director of Residence Life and Housing at Binghamton University for eight years. He directly supervised 6 of the 255 total professional, student and clerical staff for this 5,300 bed program.
He served as an Assistant Director for Financial Management and Operations for the Department of Residential Life at the University of Vermont for 9 years and during that tenure also served as the Interim Director for 16 months. He directly supervised 8 full time staff for a 3200 bed program.
For 10 years Chuck was the Director of Residence Life at the University of Southern Maine and also had a 2 year tenure as the Assistant Director of Residence at Mansfield University (PA) and a 2 year tenure at Bowling Green State University (Ohio).
Since his retirement Chuck also had the opportunity to assist others with two interim director positions--the first at the University of the Pacific in Stockton, CA for one semester from January 2018-June, 2018 where in guided the department of 12 professional staff and 72 paraprofessional staff. His duties included serving as the campus liaison to the dining services, assisting with the construction of a new facility and the shutdown of another facility for renovation.
Most recently he served as the Interim Director of Housing and Residential Life at the University of South Carolina-Upstate from October, 2018-March, 2019 for the 1100 bed program and directly supervised 5 full time staff.
Professional service has always been a cornerstone of Chuck’s career and he has held numerous leadership positions in NEACUHO and ACUHO-I including serving as president of organizations as well as other offices and committees. The NEACUHO Lifetime Service award was renamed the Chuck Lamb Lifetime Service Award in his honor in 2013. Chuck is also the recipient of ACUHO-I’s prestigious Parthenon Award. He also served twice on the prestigious National Housing Training Institute faculty, has conducted eighteen external reviews of residence life programs and has been a requested keynote speaker for numerous residence life training programs. He is also a youth and high school boys lacrosse official and averages refereeing 30 games per season.
Chuck received his bachelor’s degree from the State University of New York at Geneseo and his Masters degree in Education from the University of Albany.