University officials announced Sunday the death of a residence director.

Kristina Richards worked at Northwestern for the past 10 years in different roles. According to the Residential Services website, Richards most recently served as resident director for three graduate student halls. She was previously an area coordinator and supervised several undergraduate residence halls.

Richards was also a member of the Campus Coalition on Sexual Violence and received training from NU as a Safe Space Ally and a Transgender Ally.

Patricia Telles-Irvin, vice president for student affairs, sent an email Sunday evening announcing Richards’ death.

“She will be remembered for her love of her family, her strong student advocacy, her commitment to Northwestern, and for her empathy toward students,” Telles-Irvin said in the email. “Her colleagues speak of her interests in working with others and establishing effective partnerships within the campus. Her kindness, consideration and dedication to her students were special traits she held.”

A memorial service for Richards will be held in the coming weeks, Telles-Irvin said.

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