Bringing the most talented, diverse faculty to VCU
The Recruitment Inclusive Champion (RIC) program was established in 2014 to help strengthen VCU’s faculty and staff recruitment efforts by building cohorts of knowledgeable champions from units across the university who have completed a comprehensive learning experience. RICs serve as consultants, resources, and advisors to the search committee and help to support the search process to ensure that a robust, diverse set of qualified candidates are being considered. In addition, some RICs, specifically appointed by their deans, are responsible for working closely with the hiring manager and the search committee chair to ensure diversity, inclusion and equity throughout the search.
Champions will assist their units with developing and implementing strategic recruitment plans. This may include identifying potential search committee members, establishing strategies targeting faculty candidates from underrepresented groups, integrating inclusive language into written documents and making suggestions for campus visit itineraries.
The RIC program is for faculty and staff who are:
The majority of colleges/schools at VCU have at least one RIC. A full listing of RIC graduates can be found below.
Joslyn Bedell, Division of Student Affairs
Cara Benedetto, School of the Arts
Roy Brown, VCU Libraries
Sandro da Rocha, Ph.D., School of Pharmacy
Ram Gupta, Ph.D., College of Engineering
Alena Hampton, Ph.D., Office of the Vice President for Health Sciences
Richard Huff, Ph.D., L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs
Glenn Hurlbert, Ph.D., College of Humanities and Sciences
Beth Kreydatus, Ph.D., University College
Andrew LeVasseur, School of Business
Katherine Mulloy, M.B.A., School of Medicine
Whitney Newcomb, Ph.D., School of Education
Angelina Overvold, Ph.D., College of Humanities and Sciences
Paul Riley, College of Health Professions
Michael Southam-Gerow, Ph.D. College of Humanities and Sciences
Lisa Webb, Ed.D., Office of the Vice President for Health Sciences
Erin White, VCU Libraries
Karen Belanger, Division of Student Affairs
Kathy Bradshaw, VCU Libraries
Lisa Brown, Ph.D., School of Nursing
Linda Fernandez, Ph.D., School of Business
Shelli Fowler, Ph.D., University College
Jill Gordon, Ph.D., L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs
Mary Hermann, Ph.D., J.D., School of Education
Carol Ann Irby, Office of the Vice President for Health Sciences
Donna Jackson, Ed.D., School of Medicine
Charles Janus, D.D.S., School of Dentistry
Jennifer Johnson, Ph.D., College of Humanities and Sciences
Wendy Kliewer, Ph.D., College of Humanities and Sciences
Lea Marshall, School of the Arts
MaryPeace McRae, Ph.D., Pharm.D., School of Pharmacy
Bernardo Piciche, Ph.D., J.D., College of Humanities and Sciences
Seth Sykes, Ph.D., Division of Strategic Enrollment Management
Frank Baskind, Ph.D., School of Social Work
Alisa Brink, Ph.D., School of Business
Christopher Brooks, Ph.D., College of Humanities and Sciences
Brian Brown, Ph.D., School of Business
Sarah Jane Brubaker, Ph.D., L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs
Angela Duncan, Ph.D., College of Health Professions
Charles Klink, Ph.D., Division of Student Affairs
Ibironke Lawal, Ph.D., VCU Libraries
Kathryn Murphy-Judy, Ph.D., College of Humanities and Sciences
Paul Peterson, M.B.A., School of Medicine