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.
2026-27 Executive Committee
| Role | Name | Unit | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|
| President | Romina Gutierrez | Development and Alumni Relations | gutierrezr@vcu.edu |
| Vice-President | Kyle Narron | Medicine | kyle.narron@vcuhealth.org |
| Senate Chair | Melissa Burton | Health Sciences | mhburton@vcu.edu |
| Tech Chair | Matt Yopp | Development and Alumni Relations | mdyopp@vcu.edu |
| Communications Chair | Abigail Zaremba | Finance and Budget | apzaremba@vcu.edu |
| Operations Chair | Amie Knapp | Provost and Academic Affairs | aknapp2@vcu.edu |
2026-27 Staff Senators
| Name | Unit | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Tiffani Anderson | Parking & Transportation | andersont15@vcu.edu |
| Delores Anderson | Office of the Vice President Research and Innovation | ddarmstrong@vcu.edu |
| Floresa Banks | VCU Health | floresa.banks@vcuhealth.org |
| Jo Baumgartner | School of Medicine | joanne.baumgartner@vcuhealth.org |
| Taylor Bigelow | Pathology | bigelowt@vcu.edu |
| Joanne Biggs | Office of the Provost | jmbiggs@vcu.edu |
| Connie Bowles | School of Medicine | bowlescl2@vcu.edu |
| Bret Brooks | School of Medicine | brooksbm2@vcu.edu |
| Nancy Brown | Treasury Services | nebrown@vcu.edu |
| Chelsea Bryan | Information Security Office | bryanc2@vcu.edu |
| Melissa Burton | Office of Health Sciences | mhburton@vcu.edu |
| Valarie Carter | Procurement Services | vjcarter@vcu.edu |
| Jessica Casey-Lovelace | School of the Arts | caseyjr@vcu.edu |
| Darlene Cole | School of Dentistry | ddjohnso@vcu.edu |
| Tyeshia Coles | Facilities | colest2@vcu.edu |
| Tivoli Dabney | LD Wilder School | dabneytt2@vcu.edu |
| Holly Dean | Occupational Health & Safety | ehdean@vcu.edu |
| Sara Doyle | Massey | sdoyle3@vcu.edu |
| Christina Draper | Office of the Provost | cdraper2@vcu.edu |
| Cynthia Epps | Massey | eppsc@vcu.edu |
| Glenny Escotto | Massey | escottog@vcu.edu |
| Cyndi Finefrock | College of Health Professions | cfinefrock@vcu.edu |
| Felicia Fowler | Student Affairs | frfowler@vcu.edu |
| Maya Rogers Gibson | Office of the Provost | rogersmy@vcu.edu |
| Emily Gresock | Massey | eagresock@gmail.com |
| Houston Griffith | Technology Services | griffithhc@vcu.edu |
| Romina Gutierrez | Development and Alumni Relations | gutierrezr@vcu.edu |
| Stephanie Hankins | VCU Police | hankinss@vcu.edu |
| Stephanie Hart | Office of the Provost | slhart@vcu.edu |
| David Hayter | Office of the Provost | hayterd@vcu.edu |
| Devin Houston | Office of the Provost | houstond@vcu.edu |
| Terrolyn Hughes-Smith | Pathology | terrolyn.hughessmith@vcuhealth.org |
| Omer Javed | School of the Arts - Qatar | javedo2@vcu.edu |
| Amie Knapp | Office of the Provost | aknapp2@vcu.edu |
| Archana Kumar | School of the Arts - Qatar | kumara8@vcu.edu |
| Seneca Lofton | Neurology | seneca.lofton@vcuhealth.org |
| Margo Maier | Development and Alumni Relations | maiermk@vcu.edu |
| Tammy Martin | LD Wilder School | martintr3@vcu.edu |
| Aubrey Martin | College of Humanities and Sciences | martinaf2@vcu.edu |
| Warren Mays | Technology Services | wemays@vcu.edu |
| Sarah McCall | Office of the Provost | mccalls2@vcu.edu |
| Mark Meadows | College of Engineering | mdmeadows@vcu.edu |
| Stacy Metz | VCU Health | stacy.metz1@vcuhealth.org |
| Brandy Miles | Procurement Services | woodsonbr@vcu.edu |
| Christina Montgomery | Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation | camontgomery2@vcu.edu |
| Evandro Moreno | School of Business | morenoed@vcu.edu |
| Kyle Narron | School of Medicine | knarron@vcu.edu |
| Natalia O'Brien | School of Medicine | natalia.obrien@vcuhealth.org |
| Michele Olson Pancoast | Occupational Health & Safety | olsonmr@vcu.edu |
| Treva Perry | VCU Health | treva.perry@vcuhealth.org |
| Katherine Peterman | Public Health | petermankb@vcu.edu |
| Katie Ranger | College of Humanities and Sciences | rangerkm@vcu.edu |
| Chris Schreiner | School of Nursing | cpschreiner@vcu.edu |
| Jessica Hurley Smith | Facilities Management | hurleysmitjv@vcu.edu |
| Rhonda Snead | Office of the Provost | sneadrm@vcu.edu |
| Elizabeth Stoke | VCU Health | elizabeth.stoke@vcuhealth.org |
| Kristina Tocarchick | VCU Health | tocarchickk@vcu.edu |
| Eileen Truax | Facilities Management | etruax@vcu.edu |
| April Tunstall | VCU Health | April.Tunstall@vcuhealth.org |
| Nancy Ukhuegbe | Massey | ukhuegben@vcu.edu |
| Vena Wheeler | School of Medicine | vmcnaughton@vcu.edu |
| Nikki Williams | VCU Health | natasha.williams@vcuhealth.org |
| Ashley Worthington | Career Services | worthingtonar@vcu.edu |
| Sharon Wright | School of Medicine | sharon.wright@vcuhealth.org |
| Matt Yopp | Development and Alumni Relations | mdyopp@vcu.edu |
| Abigail Zaremba | Procurement Services | apzaremba@vcu.edu |