Faces of W&L

Colleague ConnectionNovember 20, 2024Meet a Colleague: Vicki Pickle

Vicki Pickle serves as financial aid coordinator.

Faces of W&LNovember 19, 2024Meet Emma Marvelli ’27

Marvelli enjoys building a community on campus as an RA and through her academic work.

Colleague ConnectionNovember 14, 2024Meet a Colleague: Caleb Simon

Caleb Simon is the Assistant Director of Law Career Strategy and joined W&L in October 2024.

Colleague ConnectionNovember 13, 2024Meet a Colleague: Seth Jones

Seth Jones is a technology integration specialist in ITS.

Faces of W&LNovember 12, 2024Meet Nolan Rickett ’27

This neuroscience major takes advantage of W&L’s beautiful natural surroundings, including walking the back campus trails.

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Colleague ConnectionNovember 6, 2024Meet a Colleague: Mattie Clear

Mattie Clear is an archivist and assistant professor.

Faces of W&LNovember 5, 2024Meet Will Joseph ’26

Joseph, a captain of the men’s soccer team, chose W&L for its well-rounded liberal arts curriculum and reputable school of commerce.

Colleague ConnectionOctober 30, 2024Meet a Colleague: Molly Steele

Molly Steele is the dean of career and professional development.

Faces of W&LOctober 29, 2024Meet Jana Hulsey ’25

Valuable connections with professors have opened Hulsey’s world to new subjects and opportunities to make an impact.

Colleague ConnectionOctober 23, 2024Meet a Colleague: Kolton Cannon

Kolton Cannon serves as a graphic designer in the Office of Communications & Public Affairs.

Faces of W&LOctober 22, 2024Meet Jenna Bernstein ’25

Bernstein discovered a passion for coding at W&L and has sought out every opportunity to get involved with technology on campus.

Colleague ConnectionOctober 17, 2024Meet a Colleague: Debbie Price

Debbie Price is the Administrative Assistant for Law Admissions and has worked at the Law School since August 2015.

Colleague ConnectionOctober 16, 2024Meet a Colleague: Katherine Dau ’19

Katherine Dau ’19 serves as the director of annual giving.

Faces of W&LOctober 15, 2024Meet Paige McBoyle ’26

McBoyle chose W&L for its close-knit community and the opportunity to excel academically and athletically.

Colleague ConnectionOctober 9, 2024Meet a Colleague: Alex Klein

Alex Klein is an assistant professor of law who teaches courses in criminal law.

Colleague ConnectionOctober 9, 2024Meet a Colleague: Devony Hines

Devony Hines serves as the associate director of admissions.

Faces of W&LOctober 8, 2024Meet Darnell Pelzer Jr. ’25

Pelzer has enjoyed connecting with others with shared interests through the Gaming Club, University Singers, SABU and the Office of Sustainability.

Colleague ConnectionOctober 2, 2024Meet a Colleague: Nydia Ayala

Nydia Ayala is an assistant professor of cognitive and behavioral science.

Faces of W&LOctober 1, 2024Meet Madison Lilly ’25

Neuroscience major Lilly’s most impactful experience at W&L has been a summer research project in the Netherlands to analyze Dutch art.

Colleague ConnectionSeptember 25, 2024Meet a Colleague: Mickie Brown ’21

Mickie Brown ’21 serves as an academic technologist in the IQ Center.

Faces of W&LSeptember 24, 2024Meet Kam Saalfrank ’25

Mentorship from his major and faculty adviser has helped Saalfrank challenge himself academically and professionally.

Colleague ConnectionSeptember 18, 2024Meet a Colleague: Cat Hudson

Cat Hudson is an AmeriCorps VISTA working with the Office of Community-Based Learning.

FacesSeptember 17, 2024Meet Winnie Leahy ’25

A philosophy class Leahy’s first semester led to a passion for thinking about different perspectives and relating to others’ experiences.

Colleague ConnectionSeptember 11, 2024Meet a Colleague: Taylor Maxey

Taylor Maxey serves as the information desk supervisor.

OutcomesSeptember 10, 2024W&L Outcomes: William Dantini ’24

Dantini was selected to join the seventh cohort of the Virginia Management Fellows program, which aims to cultivate the next generation of leaders in state government.

Colleague ConnectionSeptember 4, 2024Meet a Colleague: Drew Harrell

Drew Harrell serves as the DeLaney Center postbaccalaureate fellow.

OutcomesAugust 29, 2024W&L Outcomes: Katie Yurechko ’24

After a summer internship with the University of Washington, Yurechko will be pursuing her master’s degree at the University of Oxford.

Colleague ConnectionAugust 28, 2024Meet a Colleague: Amber Wright

Amber Wright serves as the senior accounts receivable coordinator in the Business Office.

Colleague ConnectionAugust 21, 2024Meet a Colleague: Robert Forsberg

Robert Forsberg serves as operations manager and performs visitor services for the Museums at W&L.

OutcomesAugust 20, 2024W&L Outcomes: Kathleen Roberts ’24

Roberts is pursuing her doctorate in educational psychology through the LIME program at Southern Methodist University in Dallas.

OutcomesAugust 13, 2024W&L Outcomes: Jack Maloy ’24

In September, Maloy will move to Germany for a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship.

Colleague ConnectionAugust 7, 2024Meet a Colleague: Paige Gance

Paige Gance serves as the assistant director of assessment strategy.

W&L OutcomesAugust 6, 2024W&L Outcomes: Kathryn Cover ’24

Cover is working as a public relations apprentice at Prosek Partners in New York City.

OutcomesJuly 30, 2024W&L Outcomes: Lucy Donahue ’24

After graduation, Donahue is working as a financial analyst at Amazon and pursuing her CPA.

Colleague ConnectionJuly 24, 2024Meet a Colleague: Laura Mendoza

Laura Mendoza serves as the executive assistant for University Advancement.

OutcomesJuly 23, 2024W&L Outcomes: Perry Kramer ’24

After a backpacking trip through Southeast Asia, Kramer is moving to NYC and will start working for Boston Consulting Group (BCG) in October.

OutcomesJuly 16, 2024W&L Outcomes: Shanna Kim ’24

Kim is pursuing her Master of Public Policy at Duke University.

Colleague ConnectionJuly 10, 2024Meet a Colleague: Elizabeth LeRose ‘03

Elizabeth LeRose ‘03 serves as associate director of prospect research with Advancement Operations.

OutcomesJuly 9, 2024W&L Outcomes: Jackson Hotchkiss ’24

Hotchkiss is spending the next year competing in professional cycling events.

OutcomesJuly 2, 2024W&L Outcomes: Lillie Taylor ’24

Taylor is moving to Niigata Prefecture, Japan, to work as an assistant language teacher for the JET Program.

Colleague ConnectionJune 26, 2024Meet a Colleague: Catherine Xia ‘23

Catherine Xia ‘23 serves as an admissions counselor.

OutcomesJune 25, 2024W&L Outcomes: Jackson Jacobs ’24

Jacobs is working as a software engineer at RVO Health.

OutcomesJune 18, 2024W&L Outcomes: Caroline Christianson ’24

Christianson will be working as a research coordinator studying autism in infants and young children.

Colleague ConnectionJune 12, 2024Meet a Colleague: Lauren Vance

Lauren Vance is the director of business advising and recruitment in the Office of Career and Professional Development.

OutcomesJune 11, 2024W&L Outcomes: Michael Ott ’24

After a summer internship, Ott landed a full-time job as an investment banking analyst with Houlihan Lokey.

Colleague ConnectionJune 5, 2024Meet a Colleague: Brandi Jane Wedgeworth Graham

Brandi Jane Wedgeworth Graham is a visiting assistant professor of practice in accounting.

OutcomesJune 4, 2024W&L Outcomes: Pari Ahmadi ’24

Pari Ahmadi ’24 will be working as a clinical research coordinator at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute before attending medical school.

Colleague ConnectionMay 29, 2024Meet a Colleague: Reba Miller

Reba Miller serves as web content manager for the university.

Colleague ConnectionMay 22, 2024Meet a Colleague: Jason Bunn

Jason Bunn serves as manager of retiree benefits and employee benefits specialist.

Faces of W&LMay 21, 2024Meet Pierson Gammage ’24

As head hearing advisor for the Honor System, Gammage helped steward the ‘bedrock of what makes W&L an incredible academic institution.’

Colleague ConnectionMay 15, 2024Meet a Colleague: Anthony Edwards

Anthony Edwards is an associate professor of Arabic.

Faces of W&LMay 14, 2024Meet Andrew Arnold ’24

Arnold packed his four years at W&L with academic and athletic opportunities, studying abroad and pursuing his interest in broadcasting.

Colleague ConnectionMay 8, 2024Meet a Colleague: Taylor Meeker

Taylor Meeker serves as assistant director of alumni and career services marketing.

Faces at W&LMay 7, 2024Meet Walker McKnight ’24

McKnight is proud to be graduating 101 years after her great-grandfather, who started their family’s legacy at W&L.

Colleague ConnectionMay 1, 2024Meet a Colleague: Jason Rodocker

Jason Rodocker serves as associate dean of students.

Faces of W&L April 30, 2024Meet Diwesh Kumar ’24

Mathematics and economics major Kumar says an art history class opened up new avenues of learning.

Colleague ConnectionApril 24, 2024Meet a Colleague: Laurie Huger

Laurie Huger serves as an administrative assistant in University Development.

Faces of W&LApril 23, 2024Meet Meg Liwag ’27

Growing up in Lexington, Liwag saw firsthand how members of the W&L community made an impact, and she knew she wanted to be part of that.

Colleague ConnectionApril 17, 2024Meet a Colleague: Sybil Prince Nelson ‘01

Sybil Prince Nelson ‘01 is an assistant professor of mathematics.

Faces of W&LApril 16, 2024Meet Brad Singer ’24

A Washington Term class with a real-world focus prepared Singer for post-graduate work in the federal government.

Colleague ConnectionApril 10, 2024Meet a Colleague: Wythe Whiting

Wythe Whiting is a professor of cognitive and behavioral science.

Faces of W&LApril 9, 2024Meet Emma Scott ‘26

Scott’s passion for the environment carries over from the classroom to opportunities on campus and beyond.

Colleague ConnectionApril 4, 2024Meet a Colleague: Rachel Hubbard

Rachel Hubbard is the Communication and Marketing Coordinator and has worked at W&L Law since February 2017.

Colleague ConnectionApril 3, 2024Meet a Colleague: Ronda Bryant

Ronda Bryant serves as associate dean of students.

FacesApril 2, 2024Meet Perry Kramer ’24

The opportunity to take a wide variety of classes has expanded Kramer's horizons.

Colleague ConnectionMarch 27, 2024Meet a Colleague: Laura Lemon ’16

Laura Lemon '16 serves as assistant university editor within the Office of Communications and Public Affairs

FacesMarch 26, 2024Meet Emma Conover ’24

Leading Campus Kitchen, a student-run organization focused on addressing food insecurity, has been a rewarding experience.

Colleague ConnectionMarch 21, 2024Meet a Colleague: Joshua Fairfield

Joshua Fairfield is the William Bain Family Professor of Law and the Director of AI Legal Innovation Strategy at W&L Law School.

Colleague ConnectionMarch 20, 2024Meet a Colleague: Haley Culbertson ‘22

Haley Culbertson ‘22 serves as coordinator for the Johnson Program.

Faces of W&LMarch 19, 2024Meet Sydney Fleming ’27

The first-year student says the Outing Club and W&L's proximity to great hiking and kayaking spots were a big draw.

Colleague ConnectionMarch 13, 2024Meet a Colleague: Emma Martone

Emma Martone is the Administrative Assistant for the Law Library and Law Center.

Colleague ConnectionMarch 13, 2024Meet a Colleague: Aseel Atalla

Aseel Atalla is an Arabic teaching assistant in the Middle East and South Asia studies program.

Faces of W&LMarch 12, 2024Meet Nathan Unger ’24

Unger embraces the full W&L experience, including incredible academic opportunities and being a DIII athlete.

Colleague ConnectionMarch 6, 2024Meet a Colleague: Karen Woody

Karen Woody has been a professor of law at W&L since July 2019.

Colleague ConnectionMarch 6, 2024Meet a Colleague: Kelsey Goodwin

Kelsey Goodwin is a writer in the Office of Communications and Public Affairs.

Faces of W&LMarch 5, 2024Meet Katherine Hudson ’26

Environmental humanities classes introduced Hudson to new ideas on how humans interact with the world.

Colleague ConnectionFebruary 28, 2024Meet a Colleague: Terri Byrnes

Terri Byrnes is an Academic Administrative Assistant II with the Law School.

Colleague ConnectionFebruary 28, 2024Meet a Colleague: Peter Grajzl

Peter Grajzl is the John F. Hendon Professor of Economics.

Faces of W&LFebruary 27, 2024Meet Leif Smith ’24

Smith’s W&L experience includes finding a family in his lacrosse teammates and helping other students discover their career paths as a career fellow.

Colleague ConnectionFebruary 22, 2024Meet a Colleague: Anna Fernandez

Anna Fernandez is the Assistant Director of Community and Recruitment for Law Student Affairs.

Colleague ConnectionFebruary 21, 2024Meet a Colleague: Mauricio Betancourt

Mauricio Betancourt is an assistant professor of environmental studies.

Faces of W&LFebruary 20, 2024Meet Tiwaniya Tyler ’24

With medical school on the horizon, Tyler embraces many opportunities such as research fellowship, studying abroad and sorority life.

Colleague ConnectionFebruary 14, 2024Meet a Colleague: George Bent

George Bent is the Sidney Gause Childress Professor of Art History.

Faces of W&LFebruary 13, 2024Meet Ford Scott ’25

Ford Scott '25 enjoys the intersection of technology and the humanities and has furthered his interests through independent study and internships.

Colleague ConnectionFebruary 7, 2024Meet a Colleague: Michael Rhodes

Michael Rhodes is the manager of copying services.

Faces of W&LFebruary 6, 2024Meet Darya Philips ’24

Accounting major Darya Philips ’24 counts her semester abroad as one of the greatest experiences of her life.

Colleague ConnectionJanuary 31, 2024Meet a Colleague: Anna Billias

Anna Billias is a lecturer in music and collaborative pianist.

Faces of W&LJanuary 29, 2024Meet William Dantini ’24

A global politics and economics double major, Dantini found his ‘home’ on campus with the University Singers.

Colleague ConnectionJanuary 24, 2024Meet a Colleague: Maureen Edobor

Maureen Edobor ‘17L is an Assistant Professor of Law and DeLaney Center Fellow.

Colleague ConnectionJanuary 24, 2024Meet a Colleague: Bryan Snyder ’95

Bryan Snyder ’95 is the head volleyball coach and associate director of athletics for finance.

Colleague ConnectionJanuary 18, 2024Meet a Colleague: Sascha Goluboff

Sascha Goluboff is a professor of cultural anthropology and serves as director for both the Community-Based Learning program and the Shepherd Higher Education Consortium on Poverty.

Colleague ConnectionJanuary 16, 2024Meet a Colleague: Elizabeth Branner

Elizabeth Outland Branner currently serves as the Senior Advisor of Law School Advancement.

Colleague ConnectionJanuary 10, 2024Meet a Colleague: Ryan Connell

Ryan Connell is the athletics broadcaster and athletics multimedia creative specialist.

Colleague ConnectionJanuary 3, 2024Meet a Colleague: Susan Wager

Susan Wager is the assistant director of the Lenfest Center.

Colleague ConnectionDecember 13, 2023Meet a Colleague: Meghan Ferguson

Meghan Ferguson serves as the financial aid coordinator for the university.

Colleague ConnectionsDecember 6, 2023Meet a Colleague: Brian Murchison

Brian Murchison, Charles S. Rowe Professor of Law, has been on the law faculty since 1982.

Colleague ConnectionDecember 6, 2023Meet a Colleague: Suzannah Vess

Suzannah Vess is a systems administrator in human resources.

Colleague ConnectionNovember 29, 2023Meet a Colleague: Suzanne Wade

Suzanne Wade is the Assistant Director for Employer and Alumni Outreach for the Office of Career Strategy and Law Advancement.

Colleague ConnectionNovember 29, 2023Meet a Colleague: Kyle McCoil

Kyle McCoil serves as an assistant dean of students.

Colleague ConnectionNovember 15, 2023Meet a Colleague: Michelle Cosby

Michelle Cosby is the Assistant Dean of Legal Information Services and Professor of Practice.