Elizabeth Farner joins the College of Humanities and Sciences as an academic advisor for the interdisciplinary science and anthropology programs. Elizabeth was a school counselor in Chesterfield County Public Schools for many years, and most recently worked for Brightpoint Community College as high school career and college navigator. She earned her M.Ed. in counselor education from VCU, and is excited to be back.
Outside of work, Elizabeth volunteers as a weekly reader for Virginia Voice. She also loves spending time with her family, cheering for her kids doing the things they love, getting outside, reading, and starting crochet projects (and occasionally finishing them).
Briana Hernandez-Rojo joins the College of Humanities and Sciences as an academic advisor for the Department of Psychology. Briana previously served as a Mellon Pathways to VCU transfer coach at Brightpoint for 3.5 years. In her final year, she helped guide Mellon Research Fellows through a year-long research project.
She received her B.A. in sociology from Virginia Tech, and her M.Ed. in curriculum and instruction from the University of Florida. Her special interests include personal learning about earth, space, and life sciences; her three cats; arts and crafts; and “Parable of the Sower” by Octavia Butler.