Breyan Tornifolio
Leadership Team
Director of Residential Life: Residential Education
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Breyan Tornifolio has spent nearly 20 years living and working at Notre Dame to help develop and form vibrant and engaged student communities in support of the University’s Catholic, Holy Cross mission.
Breyan’s journey began first as a rector in Pasquerilla East Hall and then as the inaugural rector in Ryan Hall before broadening her institutional experience in various on-campus divisions, including University Relations and the Office of the President. In her time at Notre Dame, Breyan has served as an instructor for staff diversity education, a faculty member in the Moreau First-Year Seminar, and as a member of the President’s Staff Diversity and Inclusion Subcommittee.
In 2017, Breyan returned to Residential Life as a Director. In her current role as Director of Residential Education, she supervises rectors in multiple hall communities and supports student hall staff development and formation through residential programming and annual hall staff training. Breyan earned her master’s degree in higher education from Geneva College and her bachelor’s degree in psychology from Wheeling Jesuit University.