Meet the HRC Team
Faculty-in-Residence
Professors Joshua Catalano (he/him) & Brianna Pocratsky (she/her)
Josh is the coordinator of the Public History program at Clemson, and Bri is a sociologist who focuses on popular culture and everyday life. As FIRs, they host various events throughout the year. Some of their favorite activities include fishing, watching movies, and visiting local coffee shops.
Honors Residential College Staff
D.J. Moore (he/him)
Community Director
destrou@clemson.edu
D.J. fondly remembers his own undergraduate Honors College experiences at Lander University where he majored in Sociology. D.J. has also completed an ACUHO-I (Association for College and University Housing Officers – International) internship with Harvard University’s Pre-College Program and an international internship with Maynooth Student Union in Maynooth, Ireland. Following earning his Master’s in Higher Education at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington, D.J. most recently served as a Community Coordinator at Coastal Carolina University. D.J. lives in Cribb Hall with his fur-baby Lilo and is an avid Funko Pop collector, movie-goer, and loves all things Shonda Rhimes.
Ramon Izquierdo (He/Him/His)
Graduate Community Director
rizquie@clemson.edu
Ramon Izquierdo was born and raised in South Carolina and graduated from Lander University in 2022. He is a second-year graduate student in the Master of Education in Counselor Education (Student Affairs) Program at Clemson. Ramon also serves as the Advisor for the HRC Community Council. During his time in undergrad, Ramon was part of many organizations as an executive member and even had time to found and create his own Taylor Swift Society! On-campus jobs that he says called him to higher education were in orientation and housing.
Meet the Residential Community Mentors
Front
D.J. Moore (Community Director)
Front row (left to right)
Inigo Sanchez, Soumit Sarkar (Residential Community Leader), Danie Font, Evie Harris
Middle row
Rees Bendetti, Gabby Christian, Langley Vernon, Grace Drolet, Andrea Fletcher
Back row
Ramon Izquierdo (Graduate Community Director), Gracie McDaniel, Ethan Wood, Blake Walker
