Dean Castillo (she/her/hers) supervises and manages the Office of Student Conduct & Community Standards. She is a Brown alumna with an AB in Sociology and a law degree from Northeastern University School of Law. Prior to joining Brown professionally in 2004, Dean Castillo practiced law for six years, concentrating in domestic violence and family law in addition to housing, disability, and immigration issues. Dean Castillo represents the office in campus meetings to promote our work and educate the campus community. 

Schedule a meeting with Dean Castillo about our policy and procedures, how we conduct assessments and share data, strategic planning, you are a parent and have questions and/or concerns, our appeal process, and higher level hearing decisions. 

Dean Wolfe (she/her/hers) joined the office in November 2013 as an Assistant Dean after six and a half years in residence life and student conduct at other institutions. She holds a BA in Psychology and an MA in Cultural Studies of Sport and Athletic Administration from the University of Iowa. Currently, Dean Wolfe focuses on conducting and overseeing investigations, facilitates Administrative Review Meetings, and works with the restorative justice program. Outside of these duties, she is also interested in Title IX and gender equity issues and social justice issues more broadly.

Schedule a meeting with Dean Wolfe if you want to discuss No Contact Orders, our restorative justice options, community notifications, Clery reporting, our ethical decision making workshop, re-entry into the community after suspension or a leave, how investigations work, and the higher level case process generally.

Dean Cardwell (she/her/hers) graduated from Bowdoin College in 2017. She majored in Africana studies and minored in sociology. After graduating from Bowdoin, she attended Boston University School of Law and graduated in 2020. During law school, Dean Cardwell participated in the Immigrants' Rights Clinic and was co-president of the Black Law Student Association.

After graduating from law school, Dean Cardwell worked at Central West Justice Center in Worcester for two years in the Immigration Unit, helping victims of crime. After leaving Central West Justice Center, Dean Cardwell worked as an associate attorney at Ingle Law. She serves on the Board of Trustees at New Hampton School and volunteers as a Big Sister with Big Sister Boston. She joined the Office of Student Conduct & Community Standards as an Assistant Dean of Student Conduct & Community Standards in November 2023.

Schedule a meeting with Dean Cardwell  if you want to discuss your disciplinary history and request your conduct record, dean certificates, conduct letters for admissions offices, alcohol or drug related transports, BWell requirements, submitting terms and term deadlines, and immunization and module compliance.  

Dean McIlvaine (he/him/his) joined the Office of Student Conduct & Community Standards in December 2024. Dean McIlvaine holds a BA in Communications from Temple University and an MA in Higher Education from Taylor University. Prior to joining Brown, Dean McIlvaine worked in Student Conduct at Harvard University and served in several roles within Residential Life at Boston College and Virginia Tech.

Schedule a meeting with Dean McIlvaine if you want to discuss: incidents that occur off campus or that involve an athlete, community notifications, Clery reporting, our Maxient processes, and the lower level case process generally.