#  Mari Lentz-Köker 

Assistant Director for Transitional Housing

 

 

 



   ![A headshot of Mari Lentz-Köker.](/sites/g/files/omnuum7076/files/styles/hwp_4_5__320x400/public/2026-09/202308_MLentz_TR_002-6e3d097c28dbdb76-768x820.jpg?itok=4w8ao51u) 

 



 

 location\_on Canaday Hall 

 smartphone [617-496-2774](tel:617-496-2774) 

 email <mlentz@fas.harvard.edu> 

 laptop\_windows [College Housing Office](https://collegehousing.fas.harvard.edu/) 

 

 



 

I oversee all aspects of Transitional Housing including Commencement Housing, Summer Housing, and Winter Break. I joined the College Housing team in 2024, and have worked at Harvard since 2019.

I am originally from Wisconsin and got my bachelor’s from University of Wisconsin – La Crosse (go Eagles!) where I studied Biology and Biomedical Sciences. I went to grad school at Texas Tech (Wreck ‘Em!) where I got my master’s in Higher Education and focused on residential learning communities.

Outside of work, I enjoy spending time with my family, playing with my cats, and watching bad reality television. I collect ghost stories and folklore books from the various places I have visited. I also love plants, but I have a hard time keeping them alive.



 

 

 





 

 

- ## Area
    
     [Residential Life](/programareaoffice-type/housing-and-residential-life)
- ## Role
    
     [Residential](/people-type/residential)