Committees

Meeting Time: TBA

Nancy Scott, Committee Chair, Interim Dean
Christiana Lafazani, Associate Dean, Faculty Affairs
James Wiznerowicz, Associate Dean, Academic Affairs
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
Suzanne Silitch, Executive Director for Strategic Communications
Executive Director of Recruitment and Admissions (search in progress)
Christopher Deane, Director of Operations
Holly Alford, Director of Inclusion and Equity
John Hendershot, Director of Academic Advising
Matt Woolman, Executive Director, Center for the Creative Economy

Charles Bleick, Interim Chair, Art Education
Margaret Lindauer, Chair, Art History
Susie Ganch, Interim Chair, Craft/Material Studies
TyRuben Ellingson, Chair, Communication Arts and Interim Director, Cinema
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
Mary Eisendrath, Interim Chair, Sculpture + Extended Media
Sharon Ott, Chair, Theatre

Meeting Time: First and fourth Wednesday of the month, 10-11:30 a.m., Pollak 201

Melanie Buffington, Interim Chair, ARTE
Jody Symula, Assistant Dean for Student Affairs and Art Foundation Program Lead
Margaret Lindauer, Chair, ARTH
TBA, Interim chair, CMS
TyRuben Ellingson, Chair, COAR/CIN
Courtney Harris, Chair, DANC
Patricia Brown, Chair, FASH
David Shields, Chair, GDES
Roberto Ventura, Interim Chair, IDES
Stephen Vitiello, Chair, KINE
Terry Austin, Interim chair, MUSC
Noah Simblist, Chair, PAPR
Justin James Reed, Interim Chair, PHTO
Mary Eisendrath, Interim Chair, SCPT
Sharon Ott, Chair, THEA

Meeting Time: Thursdays (as needed), 9 a.m., Bowe Street Conference Room

Jody Symula, Assistant Dean for Student Affairs and Art Foundation Program Lead
ARTE, Ryan Patton
COAR, Rob Tarball
CMS, Chase Folsom
FASH, Hawa Stwodah
GDES, Laura Chessin (Fall)/ Lauren Thorson (Spring)
IDES, Emily Smith
KINE, Bob Kaputof
PAPR, Ron Johnson
PHTO, Justin James Reed
SCPT, Mary Eisendrath (fall); Lupe Maravilla (spring)

Meeting Time: 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, Debbie Quick
ARTH, Carolyn Phinizy
CINE, Joshua Tyree
COAR, Larin Brink
CMS, Cynthia Myron
DANC, Lea Marshall
FASH, Patricia Brown/Hawa Stwodah
GDES, David Shields
IDES, Sara Reed
KINE, Stephanie Thulin
MUSC, Patrick Smith
PAPR, Holly Morrison
PHTO, Jon-Phillip Sheridan
SCPT, Sara Ferguson
THEA, Sharon Ott

Meeting Time: Second Wednesday of the month at 4 p.m. – location TBD

Holly Alford, FASH, committee chair, Director of Diversity
ARTE, Melanie Buffington
ARTH, Babatunde Lawal
AFO, Lily Cox-Richard
CMS, Chase Folsom
COAR, Stephen Alcorn
DANC, Lea Marshall
FASH, Deirdra Arrington
GDES, Nicole Killian
IDES Sara Reed
MUSC, Linda Johnson
MUSC, Tabatha Easley
PAPR, Noah Simblist
PHTO, Mark Boulos
SCPT, Massa Lemu
THEA, Tawnya Pettiford-Wates

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

Tobias Wofford, ARTH & Rudy Lopez, FASH, committee co-chairs
ARTE, Pamela Lawton
ARTF, Hope Ginsburg
COAR, Jason Bennett
CMS, Blair Clemo
DANC and KINE, Kate Sicchio
GDES, Laura Chessin (Fall) /Lauren Thorson (Spring)
IDES, Emily Smith
MUSC, Taylor Barnett
PAPR, Ruth Bolduan
PHTO, Jonathan Molina-Garcia
SCPT, Michael Jones McKean
THEA, Bonnie Brady

Meeting Time: Third Wednesdays, 9:30 a.m., Dean’s Office Conference Room, Pollak 201

Melanie Buffington, committee chair
Melanie Christian, coordinator of graduate studies
ARTE, Courtnie Wolfgang
ARTH, Kathleen Chapman
CMS, Jack Wax
IDES, Rob Smith
GDES, Roy McKelvey/Nicole Killian
KINE, Orla McHardy
PAPR, Cara Benedetto
PHTO, Paul Thulin
SCPT, Corin Hewitt
THEA, Keith Kirk

Meeting Time: Tuesdays, as needed, 6 p.m., Dean’s Office Conference Room, Pollak 201

COAR, Matt Wallin, committee chair
ARTE, (no representation for this year)
ARTH, Kate Roach
CMS, Bohyun Yoon
DANC, Scott Putman
FASH, Holly Alford
GDES, Sandy Wheeler
IDES, Camden Whitehead
KINE, Bob Paris
MUSC, Ross Walter
PAPR, Peter Baldes
PHTO, Sasha Waters Freyer
SCPT, Kendall Buster
THEA, Aaron Anderson

Meeting Time: Meetings are scheduled as needed

Oliver Speck, School of World Studies, committee chair, MATX director
ARTH, Eric Garberson
KINE, Pamela Turner
PAPR, Hilary Wilder

3-year term, elected

Meeting Time: First Tuesday, 4–6 p.m.,
https://facultysenate.vcu.edu/

Holly Alford, FASH, HON
John Freyer, PHOTO (2022)
Neno Russell, THEA (2022)
Susanna Klein, MUSC (2020)
Karen Kopryanski, THEA (2020)
E. Gaynell Sherrod, DANC (2020) – on leave/ Alternate senators will fill in

Alternates:
Sarah Farris, ARTE (2020)
Hawa Stwodah, FASH (2020

2-year term, elected

Meeting Time: First Thursdays, 3–5 p.m.,
http://www.council.vcu.edu/meeting.html

Matt Wallin, COAR, elected, tenured (2021)
Deidra Arrington, FASH, elected, tenured (2021)

Alternate:
Blair Clemo, CMS, elected, (2021)

3-year term, elected

Pam Turner, KINE (2021)
Jack Wax, CRAF (2020)
Yin Zheng, MUSC (2020)
Alternates:
Laura Chessin, GDES (2020)

Open Alternate

2-year term

Cynthia Myron, CMS, (2021)
Stephanie Thulin, KINE, (2021)

3-year term, appointed

Daniel Myssyk, MUSC (2020)