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 30, 2024)
|
Name |
Campus Unit/Department |
| Andy Kandell | University Academic Advising |
| Alexandra Reckendorf | Political Science |
| Amber Cummings | University Academic Advising |
| Amy Leap | Global Education Office |
| Anette Loughran-Fjeldstad | Kinesiology and Health Sciences |
| Ashley Carlson | Admissions |
| Aubrey Martin | Biology |
| Audrey Short | Global Education Office |
| Brian McTague | Writing Center |
| Brian Wynder | University College/Focused Inquiry |
| Bridget Prince | Campus Learning Center |
| Caddie Alford | English |
| Carrie Coberly | Political Science |
| Cathryn Coffey | University Academic Advising |
| Christina Marino | Global Education Office |
| Edna Renee Macbeth | University Academic Advising |
| Edwin Funes | Financial Aid & Scholarships |
| Erin Brown | Graduate School |
| Gabriel Driver | Office of Student Leadership and Engaged Learning |
| Garrett Knudson | Athletics/Student-Athlete Development |
| Greg Miller | University Academic Advising |
| Ian Coyle | Transfer Center |
| Jasmine Kaur | Financial Aid |
| Jeff Diritto | Kinesiology and Health Sciences |
| Jenn Arce | Enterprise Marketing and Communications |
| Jessica Clary | Student Media Center/Division of Student Affairs |
| Jimmie Gahagan | Student Affairs - Transformative Student Experiences |
| Jon Waybright | School of World Studies |
| Jonathan Fuller | Office of Student Leadership and Engaged Learning |
| Juliana Rasnic | College of Humanities & Sciences |
| Kate Nash | English |
| Kaylynn Hill | Office of Student Leadership and Engaged Learning |
| Kent Case | University Academic Advising |
| Laura Ellwein Fix | Mathematics and Applied Mathematics |
| Leigh Ann Craig | History |
| Lucy Hudson | Psychology |
| Mariah Maxwell | Campus Learning Center |
| Megan Hodge | VCU Libraries |
| Meredith Sisson | National Scholarship Office |
| Nick Kuklinski | Chemistry |
| Nicole Torres | School of Education |
| Peter Henry | Office of the Provost/ Mellon Pathways |
| Rebecca Halligan | Office of Student Leadership and Engaged Learning |
| Sarah Burton-Everette | School of Social Work |
| Shari Garmise | Community Engagement |
| Steph Vennetti | Wilder School |
| Stephanie Tignor | Global Education Office (Global Learning) |
| Sylvia Rozario | Kinesiology and Health Sciences |
| Tara Smith | University Academic Advising |
| Tim Marker | University College |