VCU Career Champions

The VCU Career Champions training program is designed to provide faculty and staff with helpful tools, theories, and resources to draw upon when supporting students through their career development, experiential learning, and job search process. Everyone who participates will be recognized as a VCU Career Champion and receive a certification sticker similar to other programs on-campus such as Safe Zone, Rams in Recovery, Green Zone, etc. The program was originally piloted in Fall 2021 in alignment with the VCU Career Services Strategic Plan, and was revamped and relaunched in Fall 2023 with a one-session format to maximize sustainability and scalability for our campus community. 

Our list of current VCU Career Champions can be found below. If you are interested in attending a future training session, please contact Samara Reynolds, Executive Director, to be added to our outreach list. We plan on hosting trainings at least once per semester, including over the summer, moving forward. 

VCU Career Champions (updated September 2024)

Name

Campus Unit/Department

Alexandra Reckendorf Political Science
Alvin Bryant Biology
Amanda Crisman Richardson Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center
Amber Cummings University Academic Advising
Amy Leap Global Education Office
Andrew Arroyo Academic Affairs
Andy Kandell University Academic Advising
Anette Loughran-Fjeldstad Kinesiology and Health Sciences
Ashley Carlson Admissions
Aubrey Martin Biology
Audrey Short Global Education Office
Brenna O'Keefe Robertson School
Bria Taylor Student Engagement
Brian McTague Writing Center
Brian Wynder University College/Focused Inquiry
Brianna Wayne University Academic Advising
Bridget Prince Campus Learning Center
Cabel Newton Psychology
Caddie Alford English
Carrie Coberly Political Science
Catherine Leary Biology
Cathryn Coffey University Academic Advising
Christina Marino Global Education Office
Cole Cridlin English
Colette Reid Student Financial Management Center
Dewey Taylor Mathematics and Applied Mathematics
Edna Renee Macbeth University Academic Advising
Edwin Funes Financial Aid & Scholarships
Emily Csukardi University Academic Advising
Emily Thompson Honors College
Emmily Eccles University Academic Advising
Erin Brown Graduate School
Erin McGhee Wilder School
Gabriel Driver Office of Student Leadership and Engaged Learning
Garrett Knudson Athletics/Student-Athlete Development
Gavin Holdgreiwe Robertson School
Grace DeVries Psychology
Greg Miller University Academic Advising
Hawa Navarro Psychology
Ian Anderson Campus Learning Center
Ian Coyle Transfer Center
Jan Rychtar Mathematics and Applied Mathematics
Jared Johnson Honors College
Jasmine Kaur Financial Aid
Jasmine Reynolds College of Health Professions
Jeff Diritto Kinesiology and Health Sciences
Jen Clayton Political Science
Jenn Arce Enterprise Marketing and Communications
Jenna Lenhardt School of Education
Jessica Clary Student Media Center/Division of Student Affairs
Jimmie Gahagan Student Affairs - Transformative Student Experiences
Jo Murphy Forensic Science
Jon Waybright School of World Studies
Jonathan Fuller Office of Student Leadership and Engaged Learning
Judi Crenshaw Robertson School
Judith.Cea Jaime Radiation Oncology and Ophthalmology
Juliana Rasnic College of Humanities & Sciences
Kate Nash English
Katherine Schuster Campus Learning Center
Kathryn Morris Sociology
Katie Crump Wilder School
Kaylynn Hill Office of Student Leadership and Engaged Learning
Kelly Denny School of Education
Kenny Jones University Academic Advising
Kent Case University Academic Advising
Kristal Parada University Academic Advising
Laura Ellwein Fix Mathematics and Applied Mathematics
Lee Franco Kinesiology and Health Sciences
Leigh Ann Craig History
Lucy Hudson Psychology
Madeline Goldman Provost Office
Mariah Maxwell Campus Learning Center
Mary Strawderman Office of the VP of Research and Innovation
Mathew Scott RecWell
Matthew James Vechinski University College
Megan Hodge VCU Libraries
Megan Holt-Smith Campus Learning Center
Meghan Waldron University Academic Advising
Melody Wang Office of the President
Meredith Sisson National Scholarship Office
Mia Liadis RecWell
Michal Coffey Campus Learning Center
Mikaela Barboza RecWell
Miranda Cox School of Medicine
Nancy Lowe Online and Continuing and Professional Education
Natasha Townsend University Academic Advising
Nick Kuklinski Chemistry
Nicole Concepcion Aquino Office of Undergraduate Research, Academic Affairs
Nicole Torres School of Education
Nicolette Zbell Wilder School
Peter Henry Office of the Provost/ Mellon Pathways
Philathea M. Cole College of Humanities and Sciences
PK Koziol University Academic Advising
Rebecca Aldridge Human Resources
Rebecca Halligan Office of Student Leadership and Engaged Learning
Rhonda Snead Wilder School
Rigby Bendele College of Humanties and Sciences
Rochelle Jordan Graduate School
Rodney Steppe Human Resources
Sandrine Sutphin Residential Life & Housing
Sara Rafuse Campus Learning Center
Sarah Briland School of the Arts
Sarah Burton-Everette School of Social Work
Sarah Golding Biology
Shari Garmise Community Engagement
Sheila Blair College of Humanities and Sciences
Steph Dorman Wilder School
Stephanie Tignor Global Education Office (Global Learning)
Sylvia Rozario Kinesiology and Health Sciences
Tara Smith University Academic Advising
Tim Marker University College
Tyler Ogden Psychology
Vineeta Singh Interdisciplinary Studies
Wendy Hyland Wilder School
Zachary Goodell Sociology