- Staff Queensbury
Natalie Yoder
- Assistant director of Student & Residential Life
"In Res Life, you never know what is going to walk through the door and that unknown is what keeps the job exciting. Creating those bonds with students is everlasting because this job is about you guiding them but in all honesty they are the ones who are guiding you."
Biography
Natalie has a diverse background. She grew up in Fairfax, Virginia, then made her way to upstate New York. She was a resident assistant for three years before starting as a hall director, then area coordinator at her alma mater. Since 2021, she has worked with her aunt, who founded the nonprofit organization Aspire Africa Communities in Eswatini at St. Joseph's Boarding School for Children with Disabilities. Natalie was awarded the Alumni Rising Star Award in 2023 and Cortland's Campus Champion in fall of 2024. She is working on a master's degree in Global Health at Arizona State University.
Education
Bachelor's degree in Anthropology and International Relations, SUNY Cortland, 2021
Hobbies and interests
Natalie enjoys cycling, weightlifting and browsing the shelves at Barnes & Noble. She is an avid reader (whenever she has a chance, her nose is in a book), and a Washington Capitals hockey fan, through and through.