Program Chairs & Assistant Chairs

headshot of  Katherine (Kate) Maurer Cassada

Associate Professor, Education

Assistant Chair, Graduate Education - Educational Leadership & Policy Studies

Director, Center for Leadership in Education

Contact:
(804) 289-8754
headshot of  Ann C. Hodges

Professor Emerita, School of Law

Chair, Paralegal Studies


Specialties:
  • Labor and Employment Law
  • Nonprofit Organizations
  • Feminist Legal Theory
Contact:
(804) 287 6858
headshot of  Laura M. Kuti

Assistant Professor, Education

Assistant Chair, Graduate Education - Teacher Education

Member, SPCS Speakers Bureau


Specialties:
  • English as a Second Language (ESL)
  • Role of ESL in Schools
Contact:
(804) 287-6621
headshot of  Lionel  Mew

Program Chair, Information Systems

Assistant Professor, Information Systems

Member, SPCS Speakers Bureau


Specialties:
  • Information Systems Operations & Development
  • IT Security
  • IT Auditing
  • Cloud Computing
Contact:
(804) 289-8944
headshot of  Tracy  Nicholson

Assistant Professor, Human Resource Management

Program Chair, Human Resource Management

Contact:
(804) 287-1246
headshot of  Erik  Nielson

Professor, Liberal Arts

Program Chair, Liberal Arts

Contact:
(804) 287-1245
headshot of  Andrew  Schoeneman

Program Chair, Nonprofit Studies

Associate Professor, Nonprofit Studies

Member, SPCS Speakers Bureau


Specialties:
  • Nonprofit Effectiveness
  • Community Stakeholder Engagement
  • Building Capacity within Organizations
Contact:
(804) 289-8681
headshot of  Tom J. Shields

Associate Dean, Academic & Student Affairs

Associate Professor, Education

Program Chair, Graduate Education

Associate Professor, Leadership Studies

School Liaison, AFAC

Member, SPCS Speakers Bureau

Adjunct Instructor, Executive Education


Specialties:
  • Educational Leadership
  • School & Housing Segregation
  • Changing Demographics in RVA
  • Ethics & Leadership
Contact:
(804) 289-8524