Mari Lentz-Köker

Mari Lentz-Köker
Assistant Director for Transitional Housing
she/her
617-496-2774

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.