Sweet Briar Institute was made possible by the last will and testament of Indiana Fletcher Williams, which directed that her assets be used to create and operate a women’s college in Amherst County, Va., to be held in trust in perpetuity. Sweet Briar Institute (known and operated as Sweet Briar College) was incorporated as a non-stock corporation by an act of the General Assembly of Virginia approved February 9, 1901, for the purpose of implementing the trust in the Williams will. The College has been operated continuously since that time as a private liberal arts women’s college.
Board of Directors
Elizabeth Groves Aycock ‘96 MBA
Baltimore, Maryland
Elizabeth “Lele” Dickson Frenzel Casalini ‘82, B.A.
Kirkland, Indiana
Verda M. Colvin ‘87, J.D.
Vice Chair of the Board
Macon, Georgia
Nancy Webb Corkery ‘81, B.A.
Marion, Massachusettes
Jane Dure ‘82, B.A.
San Antonio, Texas
Michaela English ‘71, M.A.
Gwynn, Virginia
Laura Willits Evans ‘79, A.B.
Palm Beach, Florida
Sally Mott Freeman, ‘76, B.A.
Board Secretary
Bethesda, Maryland
Robert “Bob” Goodlatte, J.D.
Roanoke, Virginia
Lendon Gray ‘71, B.A.
Bedford, New York
J. Eric Greenwood
Virginia Beach, Virginia
Fred “Buzzy” Griffin, MBA
Houston, Texas
Martha Holland ‘72, B.A.
Alexandria, Virginia
Keenan Kelsey ‘66, M.Div
Larkspur, California
Andrew McAllister, M.S.
Henrico, Virginia
Tori Murden McClure, J.D.
Louisville, Kentucky
Michelle O’Neill ‘85, M.A.
Washington, D.C.
John “Chap” Peterson, J.D.
Fairfax, Virginia
Mason Bennett Rummel ‘83, M.A.
Board Chair
Louisville, Kentucky
Phillip C. Stone, J.D.
Harrisonburg, Virginia
Claude B. Wasserstein ‘82, A.B.
New York, New York
Katherine Williams, M.B.A
Cornelius, North Carolina
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
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
Taylor Gibson ‘16
Director of Admissions
B.A. Sweet Briar College
Alumnae, Development, and Communications
Claire Dennison Griffith ‘80
Vice President of Alumnae Relations and Development
B.A. Sweet Briar College
Lisa Wray Longino ‘78
Director of Major Gifts
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
Athletics
Donna Meyer Hodgert ‘89
Director of Athletics
B.A. Sweet Briar College
Communications
Clélie Steckel
Director of the Sweet Briar Fund and Annual Giving
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
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 Instructor
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
Director of Student Engagement
B.A. Lynchburg College; M.S, Ed. University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
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