Global Education Office

912 W. Grace St.
Box 843043
Richmond, Virginia 23284-3043
USA

Phone: (804) 828-8471
Fax: (804) 828-2552
Email: geo@vcu.edu

Programs

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Administration

Jill Blondin, Ph.D.

Interim executive director

Room 4104

(804) 828-8471

jblondin@vcu.edu

Jessica Abernathy

Executive assistant/HR director

Room 4106

(804) 828-8471

jereid@vcu.edu

Osama Alami

Associate director

Room 4107

(804) 828-8471

oalami@vcu.edu

Paul Ginder

Fiscal manager

Room 4108

(804) 828-3734

pgginder@vcu.edu

Communications

Renee Russell

Director

Room 4105

(804) 828-3636

vrrussell@vcu.edu

Nicol Tinsley

Communication Specialist

Room 4111

(804) 828-6463

nctinsley@vcu.edu

Education Abroad

Stephanie Tignor

Director

Room 4128

(804) 827-7882

davenportse@vcu.edu

Simone Biasuzzi

Adviser

Room 4131

(804) 827-4561

sabiasuzzi@vcu.edu

Amy Miller

Adviser

Room 4131

(804) 828-6958

millera16@vcu.edu

Sarah Carrier

Academic advising coordinator

Room 4126

(804) 828-1228

syoung8@vcu.edu

Global Outreach

Yilan (Annie) Gao

China programs coordinator

Room 4119

(804) 828-4719

gaoy23@vcu.edu

Elizabeth Hiett

Special programs coordinator

Room 4109

(804) 828-6846

eihiett@vcu.edu

International Student & Scholar Program

Amber B. Hill, Ph.D.

Director

Room 3106

(804) 828-0178

abennett@vcu.edu

Paul Babitts, Ph.D.

Associate director

Room 4122

(804) 828-9615

babittsp@vcu.edu

Sarah Carrier

Academic advising coordinator

Room 4126

(804) 828-1228

syoung8@vcu.edu

Nichole Dorton

Student Engagement Coordinator

Room 4118

(804) 827-9331

nldorton@vcu.edu

Shira Schieken

Immigration adviser

Room 4124

(804) 828-0595

schiekensb@vcu.edu

Michelle Webb

Immigration adviser

Room 4123

(804) 828-0595

mwebb@vcu.edu

VCU Globe

Christina Marino

Interim director

830 W. Grace St., Room 1000B

(804) 828-5794

cmmarino@vcu.edu

Barbara Ingber

Assistant director of community outreach

830 W. Grace St., Room 1000C

(804) 828-7850

ingberbm@vcu.edu

Audrey Short

Interim assistant director of academic programming

830 West Grace Street, Room 1000D

(804) 827-0178

aeshort@vcu.edu

Raymond Trac

Program Assistant

830 W. Grace St., Room 1000F

(804) 828-7853

rtrac@vcu.edu

English Language Program

Amber B. Hill, Ph.D.

Director

Room 3106

(804) 828-0178

abennett@vcu.edu

Moe Debbagh Greene, Ph.D.

Associate director

Room 3104

(804) 828-2551

mdgreene@vcu.edu

Shakeela Noori

Office manager

Room 3101

(804) 828-2551

snoori@vcu.edu

Rachel Wiltshire

Admissions coordinator

Room 3114

(804) 828-2551

rcwiltshire@vcu.edu

ELP Faculty

Jill Anderson

Brian Arnold

Diane Conner

Aneta Chrzanowska

Susan Dudley

Carol Farneda

Lisse Hildebrandt

Niloufar Jafari

Angela Lehman

Kris Lowrey

Jonathan Murphy

Lucia Parsley

Jessica Wakelyn

Laura Wilkinson

Rebecca McNerney