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 January 2025)
Roster (A-J)
| Name | Campus Unit/Department |
|---|---|
| Adrienne Robertson | Development and Alumni Relations |
| Alexandra Reckendorf | Political Science |
| Alinah-Noelle Alegre | Global Education Office |
| Alvin Bryant | Biology |
| Amanda Crisman Richardson | Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center |
| Amber Cummings | University Academic Advising |
| Amy Leap | Global Education Office |
| Amy Pridemore | Finance, Insurance & Real Estate - VCU School of Business/VCU Financial Success Center |
| Andrea Wight | History |
| 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 |
| Austen Gouldman | School of Business |
| Bernard Means | World Studies |
| Beverly Walker | Human Resources |
| Braden Goddard | Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering |
| 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 Draper | Academic Affairs |
| Christina Marino | Global Education Office |
| Cole Cridlin | English |
| Colette Reid | Student Financial Management Center |
| David Brown | Office of Multicultural Student Affairs |
| Dewey Taylor | Mathematics and Applied Mathematics |
| Edna Renee Macbeth | University Academic Advising |
| Edwin Funes | Financial Aid & Scholarships |
| Eliza Callahan | College of Health Professions |
| Ella Danilovich | Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation |
| Emerson Tedder | Institute for Contemporary Art // VCUarts |
| 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 |
| Hollie Sue Mann | Political Science |
| Ian Anderson | Campus Learning Center |
| Ian Coyle | Transfer Center |
| Jaclyn Camden | School of Education/ Rehabilitation Research and Training Center |
| Jan Rychtar | Mathematics and Applied Mathematics |
| Jan Shea | School of Education/Center on Transition Innovations |
| Jared Johnson | Honors College |
| Jasmine Kaur | Financial Aid |
| Jasmine Reynolds | College of Health Professions |
| Jason Newton | Biology |
| Jeff Diritto | Kinesiology and Health Sciences |
| Jen Clayton | Political Science |
| Jenn Arce | Enterprise Marketing and Communications |
| Jenna Lenhardt | School of Education |
| Jenny Roe | Oral and Craniofacial Biology |
| Jessica Clary | Student Media Center/Division of Student Affairs |
| Jessika Rojas | Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering |
| 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 |
Roster (K-Z)
| Name | Campus Unit/Department |
|---|---|
| Kate Nash | English |
| Katherine Peterman | School of Public Health |
| Katherine Schuster | Campus Learning Center |
| Kathleen Murphy | History |
| 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 |
| Les Harrison | English |
| Liza Hazelwood | VCU Libraries |
| 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 |
| Michaela Blankenship | School of Nursing |
| 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 |
| Nicholas Wong | Math |
| Nick Kuklinski | Chemistry |
| Nicole Concepcion Aquino | Office of Undergraduate Research, Academic Affairs |
| Nicole Torres | School of Education |
| Nicolette Zbell | Wilder School |
| Patrick White | University Academic Advising |
| Paulette Lail Kashiri | Rehab Counseling |
| 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 Humanities and Sciences |
| Rochelle Jordan | Graduate School |
| Rodney Steppe | Human Resources |
| Ross Losapio | Wilder School |
| 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 |
| Sylvia Rozario | Kinesiology and Health Sciences |
| Tanya Wineland | School of Business |
| Tara Smith | University Academic Advising |
| Taylor Jackson | University Student Commons |
| Tim Marker | University College |
| Trisha Saunders | RecWell |
| Tyler Ogden | Psychology |
| Vineeta Singh | Interdisciplinary Studies |
| Wendy Hyland | Wilder School |
| Winnie Chan | English |
| Zachary Goodell | Sociology |