Sara Holtzman
Sara Holtzman is serving as the interim director of Housing and Residence Life at Embry‑Riddle Prescott. Born in Wisconsin, Sara is happy to call Prescott her home and loves the sunshine. Sara holds a Bachelor of Science in Biology from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater and a Master of Science in Higher Education with a focus on College Student Personnel from Southern Illinois University - Carbondale. Sara has worked in a variety of capacities within Student Affairs and currently serves as one of two Associate Deans of Students on campus. She is thrilled to be back in Housing and Residence Life, supporting the staff in delivering superior care, community, and connections for our residents.
Sara can be contacted at holtzmas@erau.edu.
Spenser Pennington
Spenser Pennington is the assistant director of Housing Operations at Embry-Riddle Prescott. Originally from San Diego, Spenser attended Northern Arizona University (NAU), where he obtained a Bachelor of Science in Criminology & Criminal Justice while minoring in Business Administration and Public Administration. Post-graduation, Spenser worked with NAU’s on-campus independent housing partner. He directly oversaw his community’s financials, capital projects, placement, residence life, marketing and bookkeeping.
Spenser can be contacted at spenser.pennington@erau.edu.
Fun Fact: Before transferring to NAU, Spenser played Division 1 (FCS) football and started all 12 games as a fullback.
Chacha Scroggins
Chacha Scroggins is the assistant director of Residence Life. Though she calls San Diego, California, home, she has bounced around more times than she can count. She earned her Master of Science in College Student Personnel Services and Administration from the University of Central Arkansas. ResLife is her passion, and she is excited to be here at Embry-Riddle.
She can be reached at scroggit@erau.edu.
Deborah L. Williams
Deborah L. Williams is the housing coordinator for the Department of Housing and Residence Life. Originally from Denver, Colorado, she grew up in Southern California before moving to Las Vegas in 2001. While living in Las Vegas, she completed the paralegal program at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. After moving to Chino Valley over 20 years ago, Deborah continued working as a paralegal for 10 years. She started at Embry-Riddle in 2012 as the Administrative Assistant for the HRL Department. After being promoted to the Housing Coordinator, she plays a vital role in Housing, managing all room assignments, room changes, housing applications/deposits, billing, housing waitlists and other Housing actions.
Deborah is a proud mom of three adult children: Scott, Montana and Morgan, and grandma to Daisy and Hailey.
She can be contacted at willid99@erau.edu.
Jennifer Molnar
Jennifer Molnar is the administrative assistant to the Department of Housing and Residential Life. Originally from California, she has lived in Prescott, Arizona, since 2005. She graduated from Point Loma Nazarene University in Business Administration-Management. She ran competitively in high school and college, and considered becoming a race director, but decided to work in banking after college. Later, she spent a considerable season as a stay-at-home mom and active volunteer. She lives in Prescott with her husband David and their children Nathaniel, Matthias, Elsa and Anya.
Jennifer, aka Jenny, can be contacted at jennifer.molnar@erau.edu.
Gia Ferruccio
Gia Ferruccio is the area coordinator for the Thumb Butte Complex (T2). Gia has her Bachelor of Science in Global Security and Intelligence Studies, Chinese Track, and a minor in Cyber Intelligence and Security from Embry-Riddle. During her undergraduate years, she worked for the Housing and Residence Life Department as a resident assistant and an assistant area coordinator, with experience in all residential areas on campus. With a passion to continue her education, Gia is happy to be back at Embry-Riddle pursuing her Master of Science in Logistics and Supply Chain Management, and to continue doing work that she loves. In her free time, you might catch her camping around the Prescott area with friends or exploring the town.
Gia can be contacted at corteg@erau.edu.
Fun Fact: Gia has been studying Mandarin Chinese for 11 years and has studied abroad in Taiwan!
Ngozi Eke
Ngozi Eke is the Area Coordinator for the T1, Mods, and Prescott College area. Ngozi has her Bachelor of Science in Global Security and Intelligence Studies on the Chinese track from the Embry-Riddle Prescott Campus. As an undergraduate, Ngozi worked for Housing and Residence Life as a Resident Assistant and as an Assistant Area Coordinator, and has lots of experience in the T1, Mods and Prescott Area. Currently, Ngozi is pursuing her Master's of Science in Logistics and Supply Chain Management, also at Embry-Riddle! She enjoys getting to work with RAs and residents alike!
Ngozi can be reached at eken@erau.edu.
Fun Fact: Growing up, she wanted to be a cafeteria lunch lady!