2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
    Aug 29, 2025  
2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

Administration


Office of the President

Mary Pope Maybank Hudson ‘83
President of the College
B.A. Sweet Briar College

Academic Affairs

Lisa Powell
Vice President of Academic Affairs and Dean of the College; Chief Sustainability Officer; Professor of Environmental Science and Agriculture
B.A. Harvard University; M.S. Vanderbilt University; M.A., Ph.D. University of Texas at Austin

Dwana L. Waugh
Social Sciences and Humanities Division Head; Associate Professor of History
B.A. Randolph-Macon Woman’s College; M.A., Ph.D. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Jonathan Bender
Director of the Margaret Jones Wyllie ‘45 Engineering Program; Professor of Engineering
B.S. University of Virginia; Ph.D. University of Delaware

Erin Pitt
Director of Core and QEP; Assistant Professor of Archaeology and Ancient Studies
B.A. University of Arizona; M.A. University of Colorado-Boulder; Ph.D. University of California-Berkley

Susan L. Kennon
Registrar, School Certifying Official
B.S. Radford University; M.Ed. University of Lynchburg

Denise Young
Manager, Student Academic Success Center
M.S. Radford University; Ph.D. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Kimberly A. Sinha
Director of Institutional Effectiveness
B.A. University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown; M.A., Ph.D. Bowling Green State University

Clare van Loenen
Director of Galleries and Museums
B.A. University of Bristol (UK); M.A. University of Leicester (UK); Ph.D. Virginia Commonwealth University

Thomas L. Walker, II
Director of Library Services
B.A., M.A.Ed. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Ed.D. Marshall University

Barbara Watts
Director of Career Services
B.A., M.A.Ed. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; M.T.S. Wesley Theological Seminary

Admissions

Christopher Smith
Vice President of Enrollment Management
B.A. Valdosta State University; M.A. University of Phoenix; Ph.D. Capella University

 

Alumnae, Development and Communications

Claire Dennison Griffith ‘80
Vice President of Alumnae Relations and Development
B.A. Sweet Briar College

Lee Anne MacKenzie Chaskes ‘83
Director of the Sweet Briar Fund
B.A. Sweet Briar College

Paula Eanes
Director of Advancement Services

Lisa Wray Longino ‘78
Director of Major Gifts
B.A. Sweet Briar College

Athletics

Donna Meyer Hodgert ‘89
Director of Athletics
B.A. Sweet Briar College

Communications

Clélie Steckel
Director of Communications, Marketing, and Events
B.A. Guilford College; M.A. Lynchburg College

Finance and Administration

Belinda Burke
Chief Financial Officer and Vice President for Administration
B.S. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Yani Smith
Human Resources Director
A.A.S Axia College; B.S. University of Phoenix; M.S. Western Governors University

Richard Meyer
Senior Director of Physical Plant
B.A. State University of New York College at Oneonta

John Thomas
Director of Grounds and Projects

Hooshang Foroudastan
Director of Technology Services
B.S., M.S. Alabama A&M University

Amanda Keller
Greenhouse and Hydroponic Operations Manager

Benjamin Phillips
Manager of Dining Services
B.B.A. Liberty University

Financial Aid

Wanda T. Spradley ‘09
Director of Financial Aid
B.A. Sweet Briar College

Grants

Kathleen Placidi
Director of Institutional Grants
B.A., M.A. Case Western Reserve University

Riding Program

Merrilee “Mimi” Wroten ‘93
Director of the Riding Program; Head NCEA Coach; Riding Faculty
B.A. Sweet Briar College

Student Life

Kerry Greenstein
Dean of Student Life
B.A. Rider University, M.Ed. University of Delaware, Ed.D Georgia Southern University

Jess Austin
Assistant Dean of Student Life
B.A. Lynchburg College, M.S. Ed. University of Wisconsin - La Crosse