Our Team
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The Commons staff is a team of energetic and skilled professionals driven to create and deliver safe, inclusive, and educational experiences for all VCU students. The Commons staff, including housekeeping and student employees, work around the clock to keep all our buildings, events, and programs running efficiently. Student employees, graduate assistants, and our housekeeping staff are not included in this directory.
Thomas N. Hollins, Jr., Ed.D
Interim Director
hollinst2@vcu.edu
804.828.3261
Tre Straughter
Administrative Office Coordinator
straughtertr@vcu.edu
804.828.3954
Administrative/General
Finance
George Kelly
Associate Director, Financial Management
Division of Student Affairs
gpkelly@vcu.edu
804.828.3850
Marketing
Laura O'Brien
Marketing & Special Events Manager
lbobrien@vcu.edu
804.828.0555
Facilities, Operations, and Event Services
Jennifer Chapman
Associate Director of Facilities, Operations & Event Services
jlchapman2@vcu.edu
804.828.3527
Facilities and Operations
Lauren Gyurisin
Assistant Director for Operations and Facilities
gyurisinl@vcu.edu
804.828.4392
James Gross
Technical Services Manager
grossj2@vcu.edu
804.828.3499
Stella Ho
Facilities Coordinator
hose@vcu.edu
804.828.4005
Gene Knight
Housekeeping Manager
gaknight@vcu.edu
804.828.3980
Richard Delaney
Housekeeping Supervisor 2nd shift
804.828.6503
Housekeeping Team:
"Tony" Brown
1st Shift Floor Tech
Xavier Gardner
2nd Shift Floor Tech
Cynthia Conyers
1st Shift Housekeeper
Marie Trent
1st Shift Housekeeper
Diane Fraierson
2nd Shift Housekeeper
Donnell West
Housekeeper - Hunton Student Center
Earl Jones
Part-time Housekeeping
Event Services
Tyler Jarrett
Assistant Director for Event Services
tljarrett@vcu.edu
804.828.1302
Kelly Kitchen
Senior Event Coordinator
kitchenkm@vcu.edu
804.827.3621
Student Leadership & Engagement
Tommy Otterbine
Associate Director for Student Leadership & Engagement
tmotterbine@vcu.edu
804.828.3419
Nicole Patterson
Assistant Director for Student Leadership & Engagement
nlpatterson@vcu.edu
804.828.4381
Justin Raibolt
Coordinator for Leadership & Student Organizations
jraibolt@vcu.edu
804.828.1582
Donté Sharpe
Coordinator for Leadership & Student Organizations
dsharpe2@vcu.edu
804.828.6504
Bria Taylor
Assistant Director of Student Programming & Campus Engagement
taylorbc7@vcu.edu
804.828.4458
Vanessa Lemus
Coordinator of Student Programming
Valemusvs@vcu.edu
804.828.1459
Nico Orsini
Coordinator for Civic Engagement
orsinin@vcu.edu
804.828.3475
>> The Commons Organizational Chart: Org Chart