CAPS Council
Classified and Academic Professional Staff Council
The CAPS Council serves as a representative body for the staff of CHS (College of Humanities and Sciences), ensuring equal representation for staff, and works in an advisory capacity to CHS administration. CAPS serves to support the diverse staff of CHS by facilitating a welcoming environment for all staff to grow and thrive and offering all staff in CHS networking and professional development opportunities. CAPS invites open communication among staff to generate ideas to better the climate and resources available, provide a forum for the exchange of information between CHS staff and other CHS and University groups, to provide referrals for individual concerns and problems to appropriate CHS and University resources, and to advocate for continued supportive policies, representation, and solutions to concerns.
Every meeting is open for all staff to attend and participate in. Committee members hold voting rights and may be appointed to serve as a CAPS committee representative.
Contact: CAPSCouncil@vcu.edu
CAPS Council meets monthly on the third Tuesday of each month from 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. via Zoom. All CHS staff members are welcome to attend each and every meeting. Please know the Council is here to serve all the CHS staff and encourage attendance and participation in agenda items and bringing new business to the meetings.
| Name | Job title | Unit | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kelsey N. Cappiello | Executive assistant to the dean | Dean’s Office | President |
| Alvin Bryant | Associate director of undergraduate advising | Biology | Vice President |
| Lori-Ann Thompson | Fiscal administrative coordinator | Mathematics | Treasurer |
| Ellie H. Meyer | Administrative assistant | Mathematics | Secretary |
| Pamela Allred-Irby | Accountant | Biology | Member |
| John Arnold | Chemical safety and operations manager | Chemistry | Member |
| Melanie Barnes | Assistant to the chair | Sociology | Member |
| Sheila Blair | Academic adviser | Interdisciplinary Science | Member |
| Philathea Cole | Project manager | Dean's Office | Member |
| Jeffrey Diritto | Teaching instructor, clinical coordinator | Kinesiology & Health Science | Member |
| Joseph Ellis | Office manager | Biology | Member |
| Jeannie L. Friedrich | Student admin coordinator | Physics | Member |
| Madeline Goldman | Academic Advisor | Forensic Science | Member |
| Stephanie Gray | Fiscal and administrative coordinator | Richard T. Robertson School of Media and Culture | Member |
| Gavin Holdgreiwe | Academic adviser | Office of Student Services/Richard T. Robertson School of Media and Culture | Member |
| Emily Humberson | Administrator coordinator | Gender, Sexuality and Women’s Studies | Member |
| Michael Morris | Stockroom manager | Chemistry | Member |
| Dae Newman | Department assistant | African American Studies | Member |
| Amanda O’Connor | Human resources coordinator | Dean's Office | Member |
| Evelyn Diane O’Neal | Accountant | Physics | Member |
| Gregory B. Patterson | Administrative assistant | English | Member |
| Barbara Payne | Fiscal and administrative coordinator | Forensic Science | Member |
| Juliana Rasnic | Director of advising (humanities/social sciences) | Office of Student Services | Member |
| Tiyacca Simms-Jones | Associate director of psychology advising and graduate academic operations | Psychology | Member |
| Dianne Stewart Frausto | HR tech (cadet command) | Military Science | Member |
| Emily R. Watkinson | Laboratory supervisor | Biology | Member |
| Pamela Williams | Executive assistant | Robertson School | Member |
- CHS CAPS Council bylaws [PDF]