Committees (2021-2022)
Executive committee
- H. Benson Dendy III, Rector
- Carolina Espinal, Vice Rector and Chair of Governance and Compensation Committee
- Todd P. Haymore, Secretary and Chair of Intercollegiate Athletics Committee
- Dr. Gopinath Jadhav, Co-Chair of Academic and Health Affairs Committee
- Coleen Santa Ana, Co-Chair of Academic and Health Affairs Committee
- Shantaram Talegaonkar, Chair of Audit, Integrity and Compliance Committee
- Stuart C. Siegel, Chair of Finance, Budget and Investment Committee
- Rev. Tyrone Nelson, Chair of the University Resources Committee
- Carmen Lomellin, member-at-large
- Keith Parker, member-at-large
Senior leadership: Chelsea Gray, Assistant Secretary and Board Liaison
Standing committees
Academic and Health Affairs Committee
- Coleen Santa Ana, Co-Chair
- Gopinath Jadhav, Co-Chair
- Tonya Parris-Wilkins, Vice Chair
- Andrew Florance
- Edward L. McCoy
- Tyrone E. Nelson
- Stuart C. Siegel
- Shantaram Talegaonkar
Senior leadership
- Fotis Sotiropoulos, Ph.D., Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs
- Art Kellermann, M.D., M.P.H., Senior Vice President for Health Sciences and CEO of VCU Health System
- Charles Klink, Ph.D., Senior Vice Provost for Student Affairs
- Tomikia P. LeGrande, Ed.D., Vice President for Strategy, Enrollment Management and Student Success
- Aashir Nasim, Ph.D., Vice President for Institutional Equity, Effectiveness and Success
- P. Srirama Rao, Ph.D., Vice President for Research and Innovation
Staff support
- Jamie Stillman, Director of Strategic Communications, Office of the Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs
Audit, Integrity and Compliance Committee
- Shantaram Talegaonkar, Chair
- Peter Farrell, Vice Chair
- Andrew Florance
- Keith Parker
- Tonya Parris-Wilkins
- Coleen Santa Ana
- Alexis Swann
Senior leadership
- Karen Helderman, Executive Director of Audit and Compliance Services
Staff support
- Kimberly E. Drew, Administrative Assistant, Audit and Compliance Services
Audit, Integrity and Compliance Committee Charter


Finance, Budget and Investment Committee
- Stuart C. Siegel, Chair
- Todd P. Haymore, Vice Chair
- Pamela K. El
- Peter Farrell
- Andrew Florance
- Edward L. McCoy
- Alexis N. Swann
Senior leadership
- Karol Kain Gray, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
- Meredith Weiss, Ph.D., Vice President of Administration
Staff support
- Donna Thornburg, Executive Coordinator, Finance and Administration


Governance and Compensation Committee
- Carolina Espinal, Chair
- Carmen Lomellin, Vice Chair
- Pam El
- Peter F. Farrell
- Todd P. Haymore
- Keith Parker
- Alexis N. Swann
Senior leadership
- Chelsea Gray, Assistant Secretary and Board Liaison and Executive Assistant to the President


Intercollegiate Athletics Committee
- Todd P. Haymore, Chair
- Pamela K. El, Vice Chair
- Gopinath Jadhav
- Carmen Lomellin
- Ed McCoy
- Tyrone Nelson
- Stuart C. Siegel
Senior leadership
- Edward McLaughlin, Vice President and Director of Athletics
Staff support
- Chelsea Gray, Assistant Secretary and Board Liaison and Executive Assistant to the President


University Resources Committee
- Tyrone E. Nelson, Chair
- Carolina Espinal, Vice Chair
- Carmen Lomellin
- Gopinath Jadhav
- Keith Parker
- Coleen Santa Ana
- Tonya Parris-Wilkins
- Shantaram Talegaonkar
Senior leadership
- Jay Davenport, Vice President for Development and Alumni Relations
- Grant Heston, Vice President for University Relations
- Matthew Conrad, J.D., Vice President for Government and External Relations for VCU and VCU Health System
- Karah L. Gunther, Vice President of External Affairs and Health Policy
Staff support
- Shannon Gravitt, Executive Assistant to the Vice President for Development and Alumni Relations


Nominating Committee
- H. Benson Dendy, III, Chair
- Carolina Espinal, Vice Chair
- Tonya Parris-Wilkins
- Coleen Santa Ana
- Alexis N. Swann
Senior leadership
- Chelsea Gray, Assistant Secretary and Board Liaison and Executive Assistant to the President


Strategic Task Force
- Keith Parker, Chair
- Gopinath R. Jadhav, Vice Chair
- H. Benson Dendy III
- Pamela K. El
- Carolina Espinal
- Todd P. Haymore
- Carmen Lomellin
- Edward L. McCoy
Senior leadership
- Matthew A. Conrad, J.D., Vice President for Government and External Relations for VCU and VCU Health System
- Karol K. Gray, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
- Fotis Sotiropoulos, Ph.D., Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs
- Grant Heston, Vice President for University Relations
- Tomikia P. LeGrande, Ed.D., Vice President for Strategy, Enrollment Management and Student Success
- Aashir Nasim, Ph.D., Vice President for Institutional Equity, Effectiveness and Success
- Pamela D. Lepley, Senior Advisor to the President
- Meredith Weiss, Vice President for Administration
Staff support
- Donna Thornburg, Special Assistant to the Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
- Chelsea Gray, Assistant Secretary and Board Liaison and Executive Assistant to the President

