Carmenita Higginbotham, Ph.D., Dean – Committee Chair
Amir Berbić, Dean, VCUarts Qatar
Christiana Lafazani, Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and Research
James Wiznerowicz, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Chair, Music
Holly Alford, Assistant Dean, Director of Inclusion and Equity and Acting Chair, Dance + Choreography
Jody Symula, Assistant Dean for Student Affairs and Art Foundation Program Lead
Kristin Caskey, Senior Director of Fine Arts and Acting Chair, Sculpture + Extended Media
Jon-Phillip Sheridan, Senior Director of Narrative Media and Chair, Photography + Film
Melyatta Powers, Senior Executive Director of Finance
Jessica Bell Brown, Executive Director, Institute for Contemporary Art
Sarah Hendricks, Executive Director of Development
Kelly Kerr, Interim Executive Director of Communications
Kelly Teeling, Executive Director of Recruitment and Admissions
Christopher ‘Dinkus’ Deane, Director of Operations
Ryan Ellington, Director of Human Resources
John Hendershot, Director of Academic Advising
Robert Sandkam, Director of Information Technology
Traci Garland, Managing Director, Institute for Contemporary Art
Deidra Arrington, Chair, Fashion Design + Merchandising
Peter Baldes, Chair, Painting + Printmaking
Jason Bennett, Chair, Communication Arts
Bonnie McCoy, Chair, Department of Theatre
Cynthia Myron, Chair, Craft/Material Studies, and Director of Graduate Studies
Ryan Patton, Chair, Art Education
Lauren Thorson, Chair, Graphic Design
Roberto Ventura, Chair, Interior Design
Stephen Vitiello, Chair, Kinetic Imaging
Tobias Wofford, Chair, Art History
Yossera Bouchtia, Director, Cinema
Melanie Christian, Executive Assistant and Strategic Projects Coordinator for the Dean, ex-officio member