Contact admissions

What’s life without human connection? If you can’t find what you need or have questions, contact our main phone number and email addresses or browse our directory of staff and counselors.

If you've submitted an application for spring 2022 or fall 2022, you can check the status of your application by logging in to your VCU applicant portal.

Office of Admissions staff

• Undergraduate
• Graduate
• International
• Leadership

Counselors

Robert Aveson

Admissions counselor and travel coordinator
Territory: Virginia Governor's Schools; Kentucky, South Carolina, West Virginia
rcaveson@vcu.edu

Katie Hines

Admissions counselor
¡Hola! Mi nombre es Katie y puedo hablar, leer y escribir en español. Hello, my name is Katie and I speak, read and write Spanish. Territory: Northern Virginia
hineske2@vcu.edu

Terrence Jenkins

Transfer counselor
Territory: Northern Virginia, Lord Fairfax, Dabney Lancaster, Blue Ridge, Maryland Community Colleges
tjjenkins@vcu.edu

Amir Khozaei

Admissions counselor Salam, Esm man Amir ast va Farsi sohbat mikonam. Hello, my name is Amir and I speak Farsi.
Territory: Southside Virginia; Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas
khozaeiah@vcu.edu

Frederick Lyles

Regional recruiter
Territory: Maryland
falyles@vcu.edu

Katie O'Keefe

Admissions counselor
Territory: Northern Virginia; Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming
okeefekm2@vcu.edu

Beth Tartaglia

Regional recruiter
Territory: Pennsylvania, Delaware
batartaglia@vcu.edu

Timothy Thurston

Regional recruiter
Territory: New York
trthurston@vcu.edu

Kittinun Wongsirikul

Scholarship coordinator
สวัสดีฉันชื่อกิตตินันท์และฉันพูดภาษาไทยได้ Hello, my name is Kittinun and I speak Thai.
wongsirikulk@vcu.edu

Liz Allums

Admissions Counselor
Virginia Territory: Shenandoah Out-of-State Territory: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin
allumsep@vcu.edu

Shawnta Dandridge

Regional recruiter - Territory: North Carolina
dandridgesn@vcu.edu

Alanna Johnson

Transfer counselor - Territory: Richmond City and surrounding counties
ajohnson53@vcu.edu 

Staff

Shaneé Crews

Senior associate director of undergraduate admissions
srcrews@vcu.edu

Chyanne Trowell

Assistant director of undergraduate admissions
Territory: Chesterfield, Hanover and Henrico, Virginia I work with military students and families.
trowellca@vcu.edu

Dominick White

Associate director of undergraduate admissions
whited8@vcu.edu

Events

Karrie Leigh Bell

Admissions event coordinator
klbell@vcu.edu

I. Wayan Mastriyana

Assistant director of graduate and international admissions
Phone: (804) 828-1300
wmastriyana@vcu.edu

Talia Anderson

Graduate admissions processor
Phone: (804) 828-6916
tnanderson@vcu.edu

Crystal W. Wade

Graduate admissions coordinator
Phone: (804) 828-6916
cdworsha@vcu.edu

I. Wayan Mastriyana

Assistant director for graduate and international admissions
Phone: (804) 828-1300
wmastriyana@vcu.edu

Ashley Brown

International admissions processor-DSO
Phone: (804) 828-6016
ambrown3@vcu.edu

Aliça Hodges

International admissions coordinator-DSO/ARO
Phone: (804) 828-6016
ahodges@vcu.edu

Leadership

Sybil Halloran, Ph.D.

Senior associate vice president for Strategic Enrollment Management
schallor@vcu.edu

Vishon Luck

Director of undergraduate admissions
s2mvluck@vcu.edu