Meet the Senate
The VCU Staff Senate consists of full-time staff members from VCU and VCU Health who each serve a three-year term. Staff Senate seeks to have representation from all meta-units within the university.
2023-24 Executive Committee
| Role | Name | Meta-Unit | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|
| President | Amanda Simmons | Student Affairs | alsimmons@vcu.edu |
| Vice-President | Maya Rogers | Provost and Academic Affairs | rogersmy@vcu.edu |
| Senate Chair | Melissa Burton | Health Sciences | mhburton@vcu.edu |
| Communications Chair | Vacant | ||
|
Operations Chair |
Vacant | ||
| Technology Chair | Hannah Steighner | Administration | hwpsteighner@vcu.edu |
|
Co-Chair, Accessibility & Inclusion Working Group |
Jen Allen | College of Engineering | jallen25@vcu.edu |
| Co-Chair, Awards and Recognition Committee | Andrea Wight | Humanities and Sciences | wighta@vcu.edu |
| Co-Chair, Awards and Recognition Committee | Stephanie Hart | President | slhart@vcu.edu |
| Co-Chair, Employee Appreciation Committee | Amie Knapp | VCU Life Sciences | aknapp2@vcu.edu |
| Co-Chair, Shared Governance Committee | Collin Cox | L.D. Wilder Govt and Public Affairs | coxcd@vcu.edu |
| Co-Chair, Shared Governance Committee | Sandra Mazzoli | Education | sjmazzoli@vcu.edu |
| Co-Chair, VCU Health System Committee | Vickie Mullins | VCU Health | victoria.mullins@vcuhealth.org |
| Co-Chair, VCU Health System Committee | Sharon Wright | VCU Health | sharon.wright@vcuhealth.org |
2023-24 Staff Senators
| Name | Meta-Unit | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Delores Armstrong | Research | ddarmstrong@vcu.edu |
| Brian Artis | VCU Health | brian.artis@vcuhealth.org |
| Jo Baumgartner | VCU Health | jo.baumgartner@vcuhealth.org |
| Lisa Beggs | Administration | ldbeggs@vcu.edu |
| Brenda Brown | College of Health Professions | brownbl@vcu.edu |
| Peyton Burgess | Provost and Academic Affairs | dpburgess@vcu.edu |
| Katie Cappuccio | Provost and Academic Affairs | cappucciok@vcu.edu |
| Michelle Carpenter | VCU Health | michelle.carpenter@vcuhealth.org |
| Valarie Carter | Medicine | valarie.carter@vcuhealth.org |
| Priscilla Clayborne | Finance and Budget | pbclayborne@vcu.edu |
| Darlene Cole | Dentistry | ddjohnso@vcu.edu |
| Tivoli Dabney | Wilder School | dabneytt2@vcu.edu |
| Warran Dawson | Education | wldawson@vcu.edu |
| Holly Dean | Administration | ehdean@vcu.edu |
| Andre Ellis | Administration | ellisa9@vcu.edu |
| Audrina Farrar | University College | farraral@vcu.edu |
| Cyndi Finefrock | College of Health Professions | cfinefrock@vcu.edu |
| Felicia Fowler | Student Affairs | frfowler@vcu.edu |
| Ronnie Hage | VCU Health | ronald.hage@vcuhealth.org |
| Stephanie Hart | President | slhart@vcu.edu |
| Cara Hawkins | Provost and Academic Affairs | hawkinsc3@vcu.edu |
| Ken Hudgins | Administration | rkhudgin@vcu.edu |
| Jair Lecky | Student Affairs | leckyjj@vcu.edu |
| Seneca Lofton | VCU Health | seneca.lofton@vcuhealth.org |
| Corey Martin | Humanities and Sciences | martincb@vcu.edu |
| Sarah McCall | Medicine | sarah.mccall@vcuhealth.org |
| Aisha McGriff | Provost and Academic Affairs | mcgriffa@vcu.edu |
| Natalia O'Brien | Medicine | natalia.obrien@vcuhealth.org |
| Evelyn O'Neal | Humanities and Sciences | edoneal@vcu.edu |
| Nancy OReilly | VCU Health | nancy.oreilly@vcuhealth.org |
| Laura Osborne | College of Engineering | lmnosborne@vcu.edu |
| Keisha Payton | VCU Health | keisha.payton@vcuhealth.org |
| Demmie Pennix | Nursing | dpennix@vcu.edu |
| Treva Perry | VCU Health | treva.perry@vcuhealth.org |
| Samara Reynolds | Provost and Academic Affairs | sreynolds4@vcu.edu |
| Donte Sharpe | Education | dsharpe2@vcu.edu |
| Michelle Shores | VCU Health | michelle.shores@vcuhealth.org |
| Amy Spinella | VCU Health | amy.spinella@vcuhealth.org |
| Jennifer Sulanke | VCU Health | jennifer.sulanke@vcuhealth.org |
| Tonette Taylor | VCU Health | tonette.taylor@vcuhealth.org |
| Jennifer Tennison | Education | tennisonj@vcu.edu |
| April Tunstall | VCU Health | april.tunstall@vcuhealth.org |
| Katina Velentzas | Provost and Academic Affairs | |
| David-Jamel Williams | VCU Health | |
| Samantha Wilson | VCU Health | |
| Janet Wooten | Pharmacy |