VCU Festival

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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To learn more about the GEO faculty and staff, select a unit or use the pull-down menu to search by name.

Administration

Jill Blondin, Ph.D.

Vice provost for global initiatives

Room 4104

(804) 828-8471

jblondin@vcu.edu

Biography

Paulo Zagalo-Melo, Ph.D.

Senior internationalization strategist (affiliate)

(804) 828-8471

zagalomelop@vcu.edu

Operations and Communications

Jessica Abernathy

Executive director of operations and communications

Room 4106

(804) 828-8471

jereid@vcu.edu

Paul Ginder

Fiscal manager

Room 4108

(804) 828-3734

pgginder@vcu.edu

Nicol Tinsley

Communications manager

Room 4111

(804) 828-6463

nctinsley@vcu.edu

Global Learning

Stephanie Tignor

Executive director of global learning

Room 4128

(804) 827-7882

davenportse@vcu.edu

Amy Leap

Associate director of education abroad

Room 4131

(804) 828-6958

leapae@vcu.edu

Alex Heyden

Global learning specialist

Room 4132

(804) 828-5794

levya@vcu.edu

Kelly Richard

Global learning specialist

Room 4129

(804) 827-0178

richardkj@vcu.edu

Julia Wells

Global learning specialist

Room 4127

(804) 827-4561

wellsj7@vcu.edu

Global Partnerships

Sarah Carrier

Director of global partnerships and international enrollment liaison

Room 4126

(804) 828-1228

syoung8@vcu.edu

Elizabeth Hiett

Associate director of global partnerships

Room 4109

(804) 828-6846

eihiett@vcu.edu

Global Outreach

Marci Fradkin

Executive director of international recruitment

Room 4105

(804) 828-7853

fradkinm@vcu.edu

Alinah-Noelle Alegre

Coordinator of international student recruitment

Room 4110

(804) 828-8471

alegreans@vcu.edu

Immigration Services

Paul Babitts, Ph.D.

Executive director of international recruitment

Room 4122

(804) 828-9615

babittsp@vcu.edu

Jessica Watson

Assistant director of immigration services

Room 4122

(804) 828-0595

watsonj7@vcu.edu

Caitie Cavalier

Immigration Advisor

Room 4118

(804) 827-1147

cavalierc@vcu.edu

Jane Nucup

International student visa and data coordinator

Room 4112

(804) 827-9331

nucupj@vcu.edu

Shira Schieken

International training and employment visa manager

Room 4124

(804) 828-0595

schiekensb@vcu.edu

English Language Program

Moe Greene, Ph.D.

Director

Room 3104

(804) 828-2551

mdgreene@vcu.edu

Rachel Aziz

Program manager

Room 3114

(804) 828-2551

rcwiltshire@vcu.edu

Shakeela Noori

Administrative coordinator

Room 3101

(804) 828-2551

snoori@vcu.edu

ELP Faculty

Carol Farneda

cfarneda@vcu.edu

Audrey Short

aeshort@vcu.edu

Laura Wilkinson

wilkinsonls@vcu.edu