
Staff Profiles

Staff Profile: Greg Patterson, Department of English
April 14, 2023
Greg Patterson serves as the office administrative assistant for the Department of English.

CHS welcomes new staff this spring
May 25, 2023
CHS is pleased to welcome Shanika Chattar, Christen Edwards, Melody Falter, Brendan O’Keefe, Donielda Tripp-Leino and Michael Washington.

Staff Profile: Calla Talman, Office of Student Services
March 29, 2023
Calla Talman works as a senior academic advisor for the Departments of Physics, Mathematics and Applied Mathematics, and Statistical Sciences and Operations Research.

Staff Profile: Felicia M. Harris, Sponsored Programs Office
March 17, 2023
Felicia M. Harris works in the Dean’s Office as the director of Sponsored Programs.

Staff Profile: Riley Cain, Dean's Office
March 2, 2023
Riley serves as officer of annual giving in the CHS Development and Alumni Relations office.

Staff Profile: Arda Athman, Dean's Office
Feb. 16, 2023
Arda serves as the social media and events specialist after previously working in the Department of Sociology.

CHS welcomes new staff for January '23
Jan. 20, 2023
CHS is pleased to welcome Tonya Hall and Ashley Jones.

CHS welcomes new staff for winter 2022-23
Jan. 6, 2023
CHS is pleased to welcome Harriet Cosey-Parker, Gavin Holdgreiwe and Elizabeth Ochsner.

CHS welcomes new staff for June '22
June 28, 2022
CHS is pleased to welcome Mary Bridgman, Grace Devries and Chris Hutchinson.

Staff Profile: Natasha Long, Robertson School
Sept. 7, 2021
Long serves as the principal administrator for advising and student services for the Richard T. Robertson School of Media and Culture.

Staff Profile: Deborah Butler, Center for Cultural Experiences in Prevention
Aug. 6, 2021
"I think what I really love is trying to make a difference in the life of disenfranchised youth and young adults."

Staff Profile: Dae Newman, African American Studies
July 6, 2021
Newman is the department assistant for AFAM, as well as an alum, graduate student and community activist.

Staff Profile: Jo Murphy, Forensic Science
April 12, 2021
Murphy’s contributions to VCU were recognized recently when she received the President’s Service Excellence Award, which is awarded to four individuals who provide exceptional service and support to the VCU community.

Staff Profile: Danielle Hairston, Human Resources, Dean's Office
March 23, 2021
Hairston says relationship building is one of her favorite parts of the job.

Staff Profile: Philathea Cole, Dean's Office
March 10, 2021
Philathea is a project coordinator in undergraduate academic affairs.

Staff Profile: Melanie Barnes, Assistant to the Chair, Department of Sociology
May 13, 2020
When the VCU Rams made the Final Four in 2011, Melanie Barnes jumped on the chance to chaperone students on the bus trip to Houston. Little did she know that a chance encounter would change the trajectory of her career.

Staff Profile: Brian Barnstein, Department of Biology
April 10, 2020
“What I love most about my work is that I enjoy doing basic science research and having an opportunity to work with graduate students.”

Staff Profile: Melissa Siebert, Academic Adviser
March 17, 2020
“Students can feel disconnected here. VCU is a big, urban campus. One thing that advisors can offer is a touch point, whether that’s keeping students on track, coming up an overall academic plan, or just getting them across the graduation finish line.”

Staff Profile: Lucy Hudson, Department of Psychology
Jan. 17, 2020
The path to higher education isn’t always an easy one. For Lucy Hudson (B.S. ‘04/GPA, B.A. ‘08/H&S, M.Ed. ‘11/E), who grew up in rural Emporia, the idea of attending college was exciting but nerve-racking.

Staff Profile: Monique Morton, Department of Kinesiology and Health Sciences
Dec. 13, 2019
Monique Morton, a graduate of the VCU School of Business, wears many hats in the Department of Kinesiology and Health Sciences (also known as HPEX).

Staff Profile: Kathleen Murphy, Department of History
Nov. 15, 2019
When asked what Kathleen Murphy, administrative coordinator in the Department of History, enjoys the most about her job, she is quick to respond.

Staff Profile: Juliana Rasnic, Dean's Office
Nov. 1, 2019
If there is one thing Juliana Rasnic wants you to know it’s that her team does so much more than just help students pick classes.

Staff Profile: Kenya Gage, Dean's Office
Oct. 15, 2019
“Grace under pressure” is Kenya Gage’s personal mantra.

Staff profile: Pamela Williams, Robertson School of Media and Culture
Sept. 9, 2019
They say absence makes the heart grow fonder. Pamela Williams, executive assistant for the Robertson School of Media and Culture, knows this to be true.