REAL Council
The REAL Council is the standing committee that serves as an advisory board and a curriculum committee for the REAL initiative.
Assessment Committee members
Amanda Hall, co-chair
Director of Community-Engaged Research and Special Projects, Center for Community Engagement and Impact
Michael Schad, co-chair
Instructional Designer, Academic Learning Transformation Lab
Sarah Carrier
Academic Advising Coordinator, Global Education Office
Herb Hill
Director of Undergraduate Research and Creative Inquiry, Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program
Micol Hutchinson
Director, Pathways to the Arts and Humanities, Virginia Community College System
Muthoni Imungi
Director of Field Education/Associate Professor , School of Social Work
Christopher Marcoux
Director of Analytics, Institutional Research and Decision Support
Co-curriculum Committee members
Jimmie Gahagan, co-chair
Director, VCU Transform, Student Affairs
Fred Tugas, co-chair
Assistant Dean of Students, Division of Student Affairs
Michelle D. Hawkins
Program Manager, ICA Opportunities & Administration, Institute for Contemporary Art at VCU
Samara Reynolds
Director, VCU Career Services
Audrey Short
Interim Assistant Director of Academic Programming, Global Education Office
Andrea Becker
Associate Director of Residential Initiatives, Student Affairs
Virginia Damron
Associate Director, Career Education, Business Career Services (School of Business)
Curriculum Committee members
Sarah Golding, co-chair
Associate Professor, Director of Undergraduate Research, College of Humanities and Sciences
Jacqulyn Williams, co-chair
Assistant Professor/Head of Teaching, Learning, and Strategic Initiatives, VCUArts Qatar
Michael Abelson
Associate Chair, Department of Focused Inquiry
Amy Adkins
Director of Undergraduate Research, College Behavioral and Emotional Health Institute, Psychology Department
Stephanie Tignor
Director, Education Abroad, Global Education Office
Grace Wang
Assistant Professor of Pathology, MD, School of Medicine, Dermatology & Surgical Pathology
Patricia Cummins
Professor, French, School of World Studies
Donna Dockery
Director of Clinical Practice/Associate Professor, Counseling and Special Education, School of Education
Tabatha Easley
Associate Professor, Department of Music
Katie Elliott
Associate Director, Service-Learning
Danai Khemasuwan
Assistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine
Sandra Mazzoli
Coordinator of Graduate Programs, Office of Graduate Studies
Aisha McGriff
Instructional Designer, Online@VCU
Bernard Means
Assistant Professor and Director of Virtual Curation Laboratory, School of World Studies
Lauren Mortensen
Senior Program Specialist, College of Health Professions
Maureen Moslow-Benway
Assistant Professor/Assistant Department Chair, Homeland Security Emergency Preparedness, L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs
External Constituencies Committee members
Cait Burns, co-chair
Director, Student Engagement, School of Business
Katybeth Lee, co-chair
Director, Business Career Services
Elizabeth Bambacus
Administrator, Student Engagement and Summer Studies, Division of Strategic Enrollment Management and Student Success
Caitlin Hanbury
Assistant Director of Community Affairs, College of Humanities and Sciences
Lauren Jackson
Director, First and Second Year Experiences and Transitions, Division of Strategic Enrollment Management and Student Success
Danielle Pearles
Associate Director of Employer & Experiential Development, VCU Career Services
Sandy Turnage
Director of Corporate Relations , Development and Alumni Relations
Latisha Taylor
Director, Alumni Career & Personal Development, Development and Alumni Relations
Internal Constituencies Committee members
Ian Coyle, chair
Transfer Coordinator, Transfer Center
Mary-Chris Escobar
Assistant Director for Academic Programs, da Vinci Center
Tom Myrick
Assistant Director, Strategic Communications, Office of the Provost
Allison Norden
Academic Advisor, Declared Majors, Division of Strategic Enrollment Management and Student Success
Meredith Sisson
Assistant Director, National Scholarship Office, Honors College
Steering Committee members
Naomi Abiyu
Student Government Association Representative
Jill Blondin
Executive Director, Global Education Office
Mary Boyes
Associate Professor and Honors Writing Program, Honors College
Kim Case
Director of Faculty Success, Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence
Heidi Crapol
Executive Director, Center for Urban Transformation
Shari Garmise
Executive Director of Collective Urban and Regional Impact, Inclusive Excellence
Robin McLeod
Video Producer, University Relations
Monal Patel
Associate Vice Provost, Institutional Research and Decision Support
Dominic Willsdon
Executive Director, Institute for Contemporary Art
General Committee members
Susan Bodnar-Deren
Associate Professor, College of Humanities and Sciences
Kathy Bradshaw
Assistant University Librarian, James Cabell Library, VCU Libraries
Holly Dean
Assistant Radiation Safety Officer, Safety and Risk Management
Artis Gordon
Director of Student-Athlete Development, VCU Athletics
Kitty Maynard
Assistant Director, Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence
LaToya Robinson
Associate Registrar, Office of Records and Registration
Krista Scott
Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs, College of Humanities and Sciences
James Wiznerowicz
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, School of the Arts