Program Chairs & Assistant Chairs
![headshot of Kate M. Cassada](https://spcs.richmond.edu/_common_KP3/images/faculty-staff-bio/scs/stamp/cassada-kate-small.jpg)
Associate Dean, Academic Affairs
Associate Professor, Education
Program Chair, Educational Leadership & Policy Studies
Director, Center for Leadership in Education
Contact: (804) 289-8754
![headshot of Ann C. Hodges](https://spcs.richmond.edu/_common_KP3/images/faculty-staff-bio/law/Stamp/Hodges.jpg)
Ann C. Hodges
She/Her
Program Chair, Paralegal Studies
Professor of Law Emerita
Specialties:
- Labor and Employment Law
- Nonprofit Organizations
- Feminist Legal Theory
(804) 289-8909
![headshot of Laura M. Kuti](https://spcs.richmond.edu/_common_KP3/images/faculty-staff-bio/scs/stamp/kuti-laura.jpg)
Assistant Professor, Education
Program Chair, Teacher Education
Member, SPCS Speakers Bureau
Specialties:
- English as a Second Language (ESL)
- Role of ESL in Schools
(804) 287-6621
![headshot of Lionel Mew](https://spcs.richmond.edu/_common_KP3/images/faculty-staff-bio/scs/stamp/mew-lionel.jpg)
Program Chair, Information Systems
Assistant Professor, Information Systems
Member, SPCS Speakers Bureau
Specialties:
- Information Systems Operations & Development
- IT Security
- IT Auditing
- Cloud Computing
(804) 289-8944
![headshot of Tracy Nicholson](https://spcs.richmond.edu/_common_KP3/images/faculty-staff-bio/scs/stamp/nicholson-tracy-small.jpg)
Assistant Professor, Human Resource Management
Program Chair, Human Resource Management
Contact: (804) 287-1246
![headshot of Erik Nielson](https://spcs.richmond.edu/_common_KP3/images/faculty-staff-bio/scs/stamp/nielson-erik-stamp.jpg)
![headshot of Andrew Schoeneman](https://spcs.richmond.edu/_common_KP3/images/faculty-staff-bio/scs/stamp/schoeneman-andrew-small.jpg)
Program Chair, Nonprofit Studies
Associate Professor, Nonprofit Studies
Member, SPCS Speakers Bureau
Specialties:
- Nonprofit Effectiveness
- Community Stakeholder Engagement
- Building Capacity within Organizations
(804) 289-8681
![headshot of Tom J. Shields](https://spcs.richmond.edu/_common_KP3/images/faculty-staff-bio/scs/stamp/shields-tom-59.jpg)
Associate Professor, Education
Program Chair, Graduate Education
Associate Professor, Leadership Studies
Member, SPCS Speakers Bureau
Adjunct Instructor, Executive Education
Specialties:
- Educational Leadership
- School & Housing Segregation
- Changing Demographics in RVA
- Ethics & Leadership
(804) 289-8524