EVMS - Key Persons


Abby Bailey

Job Titles:
  • Associate Director, Special Events

Amanda D. Mitchell

Job Titles:
  • Student Loan Officer / Financial Services

Amber L. Gwaltney

Job Titles:
  • Director, Annual Giving / Development

Amy M. Stevens

Job Titles:
  • Development Giving Officer / Development

Anca Dobrian - VP

Job Titles:
  • Senior Associate
  • Vice President
  • Professor
In addition to her role as Senior Associate Vice President, Dr. Dobrian is also a Professor in the Biomedical & Translational Sciences program and serves as Director & Master Educator for the Fine Family Academy of Educators. She joined the school's faculty in 2002. Her research on obesity and co-morbidities has been funded by the National Institutes of Health, American Heart Association, Department of Defense and pharma industry. She teaches and has developed curricula across graduate and medical education and has extensive mentoring experience with medical students, graduate students and fellows.

Andrew S. Fine

Job Titles:
  • President, Runnymede Corporation

Ann D. Powell

Job Titles:
  • Supervisor, Accounts Payable / Financial Services

Apple Tarves

Job Titles:
  • Faculty Affairs Coordinator
Apple is primarily responsible for Community Faculty appointments, website faculty listing maintenance, reporting and database management, and various Faculty Affairs administrative duties. She supports Christine Boswick, Director of Faculty Affairs, and Maura Murphy, Faculty Affairs Manager with faculty reappointments, Institutional Standing Committees, and faculty performance appraisals. Prior to joining EVMS, Apple worked in Student Services for Tidewater Community College. She has 20 years of higher education experience including administrative, database, and testing service management. Apple holds a Master's degree in Business Administration from Frostburg State University and a Bachelor's degree in Liberal Arts Management from Virginia Wesleyan College.

Ashley D. Washburn

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Director, Donor Relations / Development

Ashley N. Weekley

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Director, Special Events

Aubrey Layne

Job Titles:
  • Executive Vice President & Chief Administrative Officer, Sentara Health

Avion D. Speed

Job Titles:
  • Accounting Manager / Financial Services

B. Thomas Mansbach

Job Titles:
  • Retired Attorney, Russin & Vecchi, LLP

Bradley J. Waitzer

Job Titles:
  • Chairman of the EVMS Foundation Board of Trustees

Brooks Lively

Job Titles:
  • Major Gifts Officer Development

C.J. Steines

Job Titles:
  • Executive Assistant
C.J. joined the office of Faculty Affairs and Professional Development in 2021 as the Growth and Retention Coordinator before assuming the role of Executive Assistant where she provides comprehensive support to the Dr. Anca Dobrian and the FAPD team. Prior to joining EVMS, C.J. worked at the Washington County-Jonesborough Public Library in East Tennessee, bringing experience in administrative support, community engagement, and program development. She holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from East Tennessee State University and is currently pursuing a Master's in Humanities at Old Dominion University. Additionally, she is PACE certified through the American Society of Administrative Professionals.

Christine L. Boswick

Job Titles:
  • Director
  • Director of Faculty Affairs
Christine serves as the Director of Faculty Affairs. She has spent most of her career serving the EVMS legacy schools and has a wealth of experience in areas related to faculty and students. In her current role, she administers processes and committees covering faculty appointments, employment agreements, reappointment letters, annual letters of compensation, and promotion and tenure. Christine also manages the new faculty hiring offer process and oversees the annual faculty appraisals.

Clyde T. Clark

Job Titles:
  • Secretary of the EVMS Foundation Board of Trustees

Conrad M. Hall

Job Titles:
  • Retired Executive, Landmark Communications

Dana F. Burke

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Director, Special Events

Darcene D. Thomas

Job Titles:
  • Technical Support Analyst II

Domnique F. Smith

Job Titles:
  • Manager I, Gift Compliance

Dr. Alfred Abuhamad - EVP

Job Titles:
  • Dean
  • Ex - Officio Member
  • Executive Vice President

Dr. Jeniffer Campo

Job Titles:
  • Ex - Officio Member
  • Chairman, EVMS Alumni Advisory Board

Drakea R. Brehon

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Director, Development Operations / Development

Dylan Chapin

Job Titles:
  • Staff Accountant

Heather Coston

Job Titles:
  • Staff Accountant

Jacklyn B. Banas

Job Titles:
  • Corporate and Foundation Relations
  • Director, Corporate and Foundation Relations / Development

Jane R. Short - Treasurer

Job Titles:
  • Treasurer

Jocelyne F. Chapin

Job Titles:
  • Manager II / Financial Services

Judi D. Terplan

Job Titles:
  • Supervisor, Accounts Receivable / Financial Services

Julie M. Seals

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Director, Donor Relations / Development

Karen Fine

Job Titles:
  • Philanthropist

Karl D. Arnold

Job Titles:
  • Shuttle Services Coordinator
  • Shuttle Services Coordinator / Parking and Transporation Services

Kelly A. Noble

Job Titles:
  • Senior Accountant, Procurement / Financial Services

Kirkland Kelley

Job Titles:
  • Vice Chair

Laura J. Lamarre

Job Titles:
  • Executive Assistant, Foundation Boards and Committees / Development

Laurie D. Harrison

Job Titles:
  • Director, Community Engagement / Development

Lewis W. Webb III

Job Titles:
  • Senior Vice President, Market Executive, Bank of America

Louis F. Ryan

Job Titles:
  • Retired Executive Vice President, Landmark Communications

Mallory S. Washington

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Director, Giving / Development

Mark B. Dreyfus

Job Titles:
  • President & CEO, ECPI College of Technology

Mark D. Manion

Job Titles:
  • Retired Executive, Norfolk Southern Corporation

Matthew Schenk

Job Titles:
  • Associate Vice President for Human Resources for the Health Sciences Center
Mr. Schenk has responsibility for recruitment and onboarding, employee relations, employee health and safety, training and development, strategic planning, human resources information systems, data, and analytics. He oversees the following departments: Human Resources and Occupational Health. Mr. Schenk earned his bachelor's degree in psychology and his master's degree in industrial/organizational psychology from Radford University. He joined EVMS in 2005, serving many roles within Human Resources before being becoming department head in 2009.

Maura Murphy

Job Titles:
  • Associate DIrector
  • Associate Director for Faculty Affairs
As Associate Director for Faculty Affairs, Maura is responsible for overseeing the faculty database, managing the Institutional Standing Committees, coordinating faculty events, handling faculty reappointments, and providing support to the Director of Faculty Affairs with reporting and various other projects. With over twenty years of experience in higher education, Maura began her career as a graduate assistant at the University of Alabama, where she gained expertise in facilities management and special events. Her subsequent role as the Pipeline Program Coordinator at VCU, focused on supporting underrepresented students, was instrumental in shaping her passion for working with clinician educators and aspiring healthcare professionals.

Megan R. Pocta

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Director, Alumni Relations

Michael C. Plate

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Director, Special Events

Michelle Butler

Job Titles:
  • Member of the EVMS Foundation Board of Trustees
  • Executive Vice President, TowneBank

Michelle R. Lacher

Job Titles:
  • Technical Support Analyst II / Financial Services

Nicole M. Pellegrino

Job Titles:
  • Director, Alumni Relations

Olutoba A. Orenuga

Job Titles:
  • Manager I, Parking Services
  • Manager I, Parking Services / Parking and Transporation Services

Patricia Y. King

Job Titles:
  • Owner, King - Jones & Associates

Paulo H. Merlin

Job Titles:
  • Development Specialist / Development

Preston M. White

Job Titles:
  • CEO and President, Century Concrete, Inc

Randolph D. Hoover

Job Titles:
  • CEO, XYLEM Tree Experts

Rebecca Brocus

Job Titles:
  • Professional Development Specialist
Rebecca Brocus, MS, Professional Development Specialist As the Professional Development Specialist, Becca primarily focuses on supporting the activities of the Fine Family Academy of Educators. Her graduate studies in Marketing/Communications and Instructional Design, in addition to more than fifteen years of experience working with faculty and students in Medical Education, has developed an appreciaton for the challenges and achievements of faculty and learners.

Richard Handel

Job Titles:
  • Director, Student Mental Health, Institutional Wellness Officer
Richard Handel, Ph.D., has spent his entire professional career on the faculty at EVMS, teaching and mentoring extensively, including in the Doctor of Medicine, Psychiatry Residency and Psychology Internship programs, as well as through the Virginia Consortium Program in Clinical Psychology. Dr. Handel's research has been focused in the area of self-report assessment of personality and psychopathology. He is a co-author of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-Adolescent-Restructured Form (MMPI-A-RF). Dr. Handel was the recipient of the 2006 Samuel J. and Anne G. Beck Award for Outstanding Early Career Research in the Field of Personality Assessment from the Society for Personality Assessment and the 2015 Bud Orgel Award for Distinguished Achievement in Research from the Association of Psychologists in Academic Health Centers.

Royce A. Dreblow

Job Titles:
  • Staff Member

Ryan M. Cruz

Job Titles:
  • Office Coordinator / Financial Services

S. Brooke Boothby

Job Titles:
  • Director, Donor Relations / Development

Sarahi B. Boykins

Job Titles:
  • Office Coordinator Special Events

Serena A. Amerson

Job Titles:
  • Executive Director, Major Gifts and Annual Giving / Development

Sergio F. Fuentes-Calderon

Job Titles:
  • Staff Member

Sheri S. Casper

Job Titles:
  • Staff Accountant / Financial Services

Sherri L. Dillard

Job Titles:
  • Administrative Assistant / Financial Services

Shirley C. Baldwin

Job Titles:
  • Member of the EVMS Foundation Board of Trustees
  • Senior Managing Director, Clearstead Advisory Solutions

Shirley M. Dalhart

Job Titles:
  • Payroll Coordinator / Financial Services

Sue E. Darden

Job Titles:
  • Administrative Secretary
  • Administrative Secretary / Parking and Transporation Services

Sylvia M. Ameen

Job Titles:
  • Ex - Officio Member
  • Senior Associate Vice President, Development and Alumni Affairs / Development
  • Senior Associate Vice President, Development and Alumni Relations, and Executive Director for EVMS Foundation
  • Vice President of Development and Alumni Relations

Tammy A. Chrisman

Job Titles:
  • Associate Vice President for Finance
  • Associate Vice President, Finance / Financial Services
Tammy A. Chrisman, MBA, serves as the Associate Vice President for Finance at EVMS and Assistant Treasurer for the EVMS Foundation. Ms. Chrisman has responsibility for financial reporting, audit, cash management, investments and post-award grant administration. She oversees the following departments:

Therese L. O'Connor

Job Titles:
  • Financial Systems Manager / Financial Services

Tiffany Sims

Job Titles:
  • Administrative Secretary
As the newest member of FAPD, I bring over 20 years of experience in customer service, with a passion for people and a strong focus on budget and finance. Outside of work, I enjoy spending quality time with my daughter and our dog, Onyx. We're often outdoors, trying new food spots, but our go-to favorites are Marvel movies and mozzarella sticks!

Tiffini L. Mosley

Job Titles:
  • Senior Accounts Payable Clerk / Financial Services

Victoria C. Dean

Job Titles:
  • Executive Director, Finance / Financial Services

Yeshihareg E. Gebreyesus

Job Titles:
  • Cashier