Committees

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Administrative Advisory Committee

TBA

Carmenita Higginbotham, PhD, Dean – Committee Chair
Amir Berbić, Dean, VCUarts Qatar
Nancy Scott, Executive Associate Dean
Christiana Lafazani, Associate Dean, Faculty Affairs & Senior Director of Design
James Wiznerowicz, Associate Dean, Academic Affairs & Senior Director of Performing Arts
Jody Symula, Assistant Dean for Student Affairs and Art Foundation Program Lead
Melyatta Powers, Director of Finance
Ryan Ellington, Director of Human Resources
Julia Carr, Senior Director of Development
Andrew Ilnicki, Director, Strategic Technology
Teresa Ilnicki, Interim Director of Communications
Erin Garmezy, Director of Undergraduate Admissions
Christopher Deane, Director of Operations
Holly Alford, Director of Inclusion and Equity
Paul Rucker, Curator for Creative Collaboration
Matt Woolman, Executive Director for Creative Entrepreneurship
John Hendershot, Director of Academic Advising
Margaret Lindauer, Chair, Art History, Senior Director of Fine Arts & Interim Director of Graduate Studies, VCUarts
Ryan Patton, Interim Chair, Art Education
Cynthia Myron, Interim Chair, Craft/Material Studies
TyRuben Ellingson, Chair, Communication Arts and Interim Director, Cinema & Senior Director of Narrative Media
Courtney Harris, Chair, Dance + Choreography
Patricia Brown, Chair, Fashion Design + Merchandising
David Shields, Chair, Graphic Design
Roberto Ventura, Interim Chair, Interior Design
Stephen Vitiello, Chair, Kinetic Imaging
Terry Austin, Interim Chair, Music
Noah Simblist, Chair, Painting + Printmaking
Justin James Reed, Interim Chair, Photography + Film
Michael Jones McKean, Advocate, Sculpture + Extended Media
Sharon Ott, Chair, Theatre
Melanie Christian/ Member Ex-officio

Art Foundation Committee

Arts Undergraduate Curriculum Committee

Second and Fourth Wednesdays, 9 – 10 a.m., Dean’s Office Conference Room, Pollak 201

James Wiznerowicz, committee chair, Associate Dean
ARTE, Molly McFadden
ARTF, Jody Symula
ARTH, Carolyn Phinizy
CINE, Joshua Tyree
COAR, Larin Brink
CMS, Cindy Myron
DANC, Lea Marshall
FASH, Patricia Brown
GDES, David Shields
IDES, Sara Reed
KINE, Stephanie Thulin
MUSC, Patrick Smith
PAPR, Kat Wilson
PHTO, Jon-Phillip Sheridan
SCPT, Sara Ferguson
THEA, Sharon Ott

Diversity Advisory Committee

Third Wednesday of the month at 4 pm – location TBD

Holly Alford, FASH, committee chair, Director of Diversity
ARTE, Courtnie Wolfgang
ARTH, Babatunde Lawal
ARTF, Lily Cox-Richard
CINE, Nikita Moyer
COAR, Sarah Faris
DANC, Lea Marshall
FASH, Jackie Mullins
GDES, Nicole Killian
IDES, Sara Reed
KINE, Semi Ryu
MUSC, Linda Johnson
MUSC, Tabatha Easley
PAPR, Noah Simblist
PHTO, Mark Boulos
SCPT, Masa Lemu
THEA, Tawnya Pettiford-Wates

Faculty Advisory Committee

Second Tuesdays, 5 p.m., Dean’s Office Conference Room, Pollak 201

Tobias Wofford, ARTH & Rudy Lopez, FASH, committee co-chairs
ARTE, Ryan Patton
ARTF, Hope Ginsburg, (Wes Taylor) alternate
CINE, Yossera Bouchtia
COAR, Christopher Irving
CMS, Balir Clemo
DANC, Judith Steel
GDES, Laura Chessin
IDES, Emily Smith
KINE, Bob Kaputof
MUSC, Taylor Barnett
PAPR, Holly Morrison
PHTO, Jonathan Molina-Garcia
SCPT, Kendell Buster
THEA, Bonnie Brady

Graduate Studies Committee

Promotion & Tenure Committee

The Anderson Committee

Media, Art & Text Steering Committee

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University Faculty Senate

University Council

University Graduate Council

University Grievance Panelists

VCU Library Advisory Committee (VLAC)

University Undergraduate Curriculum Committee

University Promotion and Tenure Policy Review Committee

University Promotion and Tenure Appeals

School of the Arts Standing Committees

University Committees (elected to 2- or 3-year terms)