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.
2022-23 Executive Committee
| Role | Name | Meta-Unit | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|
| President |
Brogan King |
Development and Alumni Relations | beking@vcu.edu |
| Vice-President | Amanda Simmons | Student Affairs | alsimmons@vcu.edu |
| Senate Chair | Melissa Burton | Health Sciences | mhburton@vcu.edu |
| Communications Chair | Teresa Dulaney-Dewald | University Relations | tmdulaneydewa@vcu.edu |
| Operations Chair | Wren Wyatt | School of Medicine | wyattww@vcu.edu |
| Technology Chair | Hannah Steighner | Administration | hwpsteighner@vcu.edu |
| Co-Chair, Accessibility & Inclusion Working Group | Katie Cappuccio | Provost and Academic Affairs | cappucciok@vcu.edu |
| Co-Chair, Accessibility & Inclusion Working Group | Carletta Wilson | President | cdpittma@vcu.edu |
| Co-Chair, Awards and Recognition Committee | Stephanie Danis | DaVinci Center | sdanis@vcu.edu |
| Co-Chair, Awards and Recognition Committee | Andrea Wight | Humanities and Sciences | wighta@vcu.edu |
| Co-Chair, Shared Governance Committee | Peyton Burgess | Provost and Academic Affairs | dpburgess@vcu.edu |
| Co-Chair, Shared Governance Committee | Collin Cox | L.D. Wilder Govt and Public Affairs | coxcd@vcu.edu |
| Co-Chair, VCU Health System Committee | Vickie Mullins | VCU Health System | victoria.mullins@vcuhealth.org |
| Co-Chair, VCU Health System Committee | Nancy O'Reilly | VCU Health System | nancy.oreilly@vcuhealth.org |
2022-23 Staff Senators
| Name | Meta-Unit | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Jen Allen | College of Engineering | jallen25@vcu.edu |
| Delores Armstrong | Research | ddarmstrong@vcu.edu |
| Brian Artis | VCU Health | brian.artis@vcuhealth.org |
| Lisa Beggs | Administration | ldbeggs@vcu.edu |
| Brenda Brown | College of Health Professions | brownbl@vcu.edu |
| Peter Calvert | Health Sciences | pcalvert@vcu.edu |
| Valarie Carter | Medicine | valarie.carter@vcuhealth.org |
| Priscilla Clayborne | Finance and Budget | pbclayborne@vcu.edu |
| Camille Coy | University Relations | cscoy@vcu.edu |
| Warran Dawson | Education | wldawson@vcu.edu |
| Holly Dean | Administration | ehdean@vcu.edu |
| Stephanie Hart | President | slhart@vcu.edu |
| Ken Hudgins | Administration | rkhudgin@vcu.edu |
| Darlene Johnson | Dentistry | ddjohnso@vcu.edu |
| George Kelly | Student Affairs | gpkelly@vcu.edu |
| Amie Knapp | VCU Life Sciences | aknapp2@vcu.edu |
| Seneca Lofton | VCU Health | seneca.lofton@vcuhealth.org |
| Corey Martin | Humanities and Sciences | martincb@vcu.edu |
| Sandra Mazzoli | Education | sjmazzoli@vcu.edu |
| Christopher McDonald | Administration | cmcdonald4@vcu.edu |
| Aisha McGriff | Provost and Academic Affairs | mcgriffa@vcu.edu |
| Natalia O'Brien | Medicine | natalia.obrien@vcuhealth.org |
| Ryan O'Hallahan | Humanities and Sciences | ohallahanrc@vcu.edu |
| Laura Osborne | College of Engineering | lmnosborne@vcu.edu |
| 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 |
| Chris Straus | Finance and Budget | strauscj@vcu.edu |
| Jamie Taylor | Provost and Academic Affairs | taylorjl25@vcu.edu |
| Jennifer Tennison | Education | tennisonj@vcu.edu |
| Katina Velentzas | Provost and Academic Affairs | |
| Derrick Washington | VCU Health | |
| Janet Wooten | Pharmacy | |
| Sharon Wright | VCU Health |