All ADs are full-time professional staff members.
Each AD holds a master's degree in student personnel or a related field. They are responsible for several residence halls and serve as supervisors to student staff, including Residence Hall Directors, Resident Advisers, and Sophomore Advisers. Area Directors are representatives of the Vice President for Campus Life and respond to emergency situations that involve Emory students. Residence Hall Directors are live-in supervisors of the residence hall staff and serve as advisers to hall councils. These students have been selected carefully for their leadership ability, interpersonal skills, and desire to enhance the residence hall community.