Faculty Senate Executive Committee

Leonard Githinji, Ph.D. Chair
Associate Professor
Cooperative Extension
College of Agriculture
(804) 524-5962; lgithinji@vsu.edu 

Tracy Lynne Jackson, Esq. Vice Chair
Assistant Professor
Health, Physical Education and Recreation College of Education
(804) 524-5777; tljackson@vsu.edu 

Novita Epps, Secretary
Instructor
Hospitality Management College of Agriculture
(804) 524-5926; nepps@vsu.edu

Michelle R. Belle, Ed.D., Assistant Secretary
Assistant Professor
Educational Leadership
College of Education
(804) 504-7515; mbelle@vsu.edu 

Bridgett P. Robertson, PhD, JCSL Chair
Associate Professor
Department of Mass Communications
College of Humanities and Social Sciences
804-524-6974; brobertson@vsu.edu

Charletta Barringer-Brown, Ph.D. CAIC Chair
Professor
Political Science
College of Humanities and Social Sciences
(804) 524-5038; cbarringer-brown@vsu.edu 

Rita Dandridge, Ph.D. SPC Chair
Professor
Languages and Literature
College of Humanities and Social Sciences
(804) 524-5162; rdandridge@vsu.edu 

Joyce Edwards, Ph.D. NEC Chair
Sociology and Criminal Justice
College of Humanities and Social Sciences
College of Humanities and Social Sciences JEdwards@vsu.edu

Patricia Lynch, Ph.D. AEC Chair
Associate Professor
Family and Consumer Sciences College of Agriculture
(804) 524-5729; plynch@vsu.edu 

Deanna Mihaly, Ph.D. TC Chair
Languages and Literature
College of Humanities and Social Sciences
(804) 524-5165; dmihaly@vsu.edu

Rafat Siddiqui, Ph.D. COR & PEC Chair Professor
Agricultural Research Station College of Agriculture
(804) 524-5757; rsiddiqui@vsu.edu 

Toktam Taghavi, Ph.D. FPC Chair
Associate Professor
Agiculture Research Station College of Agriculture
(804) 524-5729; ttaghavi@vsu.edu