Brian Peyton, C’09, president of Teamsters Local 322 and the political coordinator for Teamsters Joint Council 83, shares in The Collegian how lessons he learned while earning the SPCS Grassroots Lobbying & Advocacy Professional Certificate helps him to gather grassroots coalitions in support of issues. Peyton earned a Bachelor of Liberal Arts through Weekend College at SPCS.

Orly Lewis, C’99, was featured in the August 2020 edition of the University of Richmond Magazine as a community servant for the calm she’s brought to the Carole and Marcus Weinstein Jewish Community Center as its CEO throughout the tumultuous period of pandemic response. Lewis earned a bachelor’s degree in HR Management through SPCS.

Jenny Andrews, GB’94, C’04 and GC’17, has been named principal at Greenfield Elementary School in Chesterfield County Public Schools. Andrews earned an MBA in the Reynolds Graduate School, Robins School of Business in 1994, an undergraduate certificate in Teacher Licensure Preparation at SPCS in 2004, and a Graduate Certificate in Educational Leadership & Policy Studies at SPCS in 2016.

Tom Parfitt, C’14 and GC’17, will be opening a new bakery, Wildcraft Focaccia Co., in Manchester’s Old Town section with a business partner. The launch of the new venture is highlighted in Richmond BizSense. Parfitt is the former Senior Program Manager for Professional Education at SPCS and also worked and taught in the now-closed UR Center for Culinary Arts. He earned a Bachelor of Liberal Arts in 2014 and a Master of Liberal Arts in 2017.

Tavorise K. Marks, C’18, published a Richmond Times-Dispatch column titled On Amendment 1, Let’s Say the Quiet Part Out Loud in support of approving Amendment 1 on Virginia ballots in November. Marks writes, “I support Amendment 1 on this year’s ballot because it is a straightforward way to help fix a system [of redrawing Virginia voting districts] that we all agree is broken.”

Jarmal Bevels Jr., GC’20, has been named in Richmond’s Inno Under 25 list of top Richmond-area innovators under age 25. Each year, Richmond Inno compiles a list of the area’s most promising and notable entrepreneur and technologists who are 25 and under. Bevels earned a Master of HR Management at SPCS.

Krystle Yarbrough, GC’16, has been named assistant principal at Battlefield Park Elementary School in Hanover County Public Schools. Yarbrough earned a Master of Education in Educational Leadership & Policy Studies at SPCS.

Beth Morris, GC’20, has been named assistant principal at Providence Middle School in Chesterfield County Public Schools. Morris completed a Graduate Certificate in Educational Leadership & Policy Studies at SPCS.

Chris White, C’17 and L’20, has been hired as a lawyer in the Montana Office of the State Public Defender working in the Region 10 office in Glendive. White earned a B.A.L.A. in Weekend College at SPCS and a J.D. in the Richmond School of Law in 2020.

Lauren Bischoff, GC'17, has been hired as the principal at Baker Elementary School in Henrico County Public Schools. She worked as a resource teacher & associate principal at the school before being named its principal. She earned a Graduate Certificate in Educational Leadership & Policy Studies in December 2016 at SPCS.