Faces of W&L

Colleague ConnectionSeptember 27, 2023Meet a Colleague: Lisa Rodocker

Lisa Rodocker serves as assistant dean of admissions for the Law School.

Colleague ConnectionSeptember 20, 2023Meet a Colleague: Ashley Evans

Ashley Evans joined W&L Law in November 2022 as the Head of Collection Services for the Law Library.

Colleague ConnectionSeptember 20, 2023Meet a Colleague: Tom Hackman

Tom Hackman serves as theater technical director.

Colleague ConnectionSeptember 13, 2023Meet a Colleague: Erica Ingersoll

Erica Ingersoll is an Executive Assistant in the Dean’s Office of the Law School.

Colleague ConnectionSeptember 13, 2023Meet a Colleague: Schuyler Phillips

Schuyler Phillips serves as a sergeant with public safety.

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Colleague ConnectionSeptember 6, 2023Meet a Colleague: Brooke Peccie ’17

Brooke Peccie ’17 serves as assistant director of career and professional development.

Colleague ConnectionAugust 30, 2023Meet a Colleague: Matt Phillips

Matt Phillips serves as an assistant athletic trainer.

Colleague ConnectionAugust 23, 2023Meet a Colleague: Matt Boaz

Matt Boaz is acting director of the Immigrant Rights Clinic and a Professor of Practice.

Colleague ConnectionAugust 23, 2023Meet a Colleague: Amanda Harlow

Amanda Harlow serves as an administrative assistant in admissions.

Colleague ConnectionAugust 18, 2023Meet a Colleague: Jane Pultz

Jane Pultz is the Dining Shift Supervisor for the Brief Stop located in the law school.

Colleague ConnectionAugust 16, 2023Meet a Colleague: Matthew Loar

Matthew Loar serves as director of fellowships and student research.

Colleague ConnectionAugust 8, 2023Meet a Colleague: Jon Shapiro

Jon Shapiro is a Professor of Practice who has taught at W&L for 13 years.

Colleague ConnectionAugust 2, 2023Meet a Colleague: Chrissy Van Assendelft

Chrissy Van Assendelft serves as an ITS business analyst.

Colleague ConnectionJuly 28, 2023Meet a Colleague: Sarah Cravens

Sarah Cravens is a Visiting Professor of Law, who joined the law school as of June 2023.

Colleague ConnectionJuly 19, 2023Meet a Colleague: Kim Hodge

Kim Hodge serves as assistant dean of students.

Faces of W&LJuly 6, 2023Catching up with Laura Lemon ’16

W&L’s campus culture — from small classes to the Speaking Tradition — gave Lemon the communication skills and confidence to succeed.

Colleague ConnectionJuly 5, 2023Meet a Colleague: Cleaveland Candler

Cleaveland Candler serves as a technology integration specialist.

Faces of W&LJune 28, 2023Catching up with Mike Weaver ’20

Weaver’s advice for current students: Take advantage of every opportunity and embrace respectful debate.

Colleague ConnectionJune 21, 2023Meet a Colleague: Leslie Sparling

Leslie Sparling serves as an admissions counselor.

Faces of W&LJune 14, 2023Catching up with Sarah Tilbor ’08

For Tilbor, W&L instilled a healthy curiosity and a lifelong love of learning.

Colleague ConnectionJune 14, 2023Meet a Colleague: Misty Snider

Misty Snider serves as the executive assistant of the Williams School.

Colleague ConnectionJune 7, 2023Meet a Colleague: Katherine Brinkley

Katherine Brinkley is the assistant director of board operations

Faces of W&LMay 31, 2023Catching up with Kathryn Young ’19

Young learned the critical skills to excel at her job from the veteran journalists in Reid Hall.

Colleague ConnectionMay 31, 2023Meet a Colleague: Michelle Jones

Michelle Jones serves as associate director of alumni engagement.

Colleague ConnectionMay 24, 2023Meet a Colleague: Will Wallace

Will Wallace serves as the associate director of athletic communications.

Faces of W&LMay 23, 2023Meet Meg Graham ’23

Graham appreciates how W&L empowers students to follow their passions.

Colleague ConnectionMay 19, 2023Meet a Colleague: Florentina Butler

Florentina Butler is the Associate Director of Law School Advancement.

Faces of W&LMay 17, 2023Catching up with Wes Haydon ’09

Haydon credits the W&L community for inspiring him and guiding him toward success.

Colleague ConnectionMay 17, 2023Meet a Colleague: Heidi Bustos

Heidi Bustos serves as the assistant director of inclusion and engagement.

Faces of W&LMay 16, 2023Meet Lauren Reese ’23

Reese was motivated by her summer research experience to pursue a career in medicine.

Colleague ConnectionMay 10, 2023Meet a Colleague: Margaret Anne Hinkle

Margaret Anne Hinkle is an assistant professor of earth and environmental geoscience.

Colleague ConnectionMay 9, 2023Meet a Colleague: Jenny Mitchell

Jenny Mitchell is the Archivist and Special Collections Librarian in the School of Law.

Colleague ConnectionMay 3, 2023Meet a Colleague: Adam Gross

Adam Gross is the director of admissions operations.

Faces of W&LMay 2, 2023Meet Lily Bishop ’26

After choosing W&L off a gut feeling, Bishop says the campus already feels like home.

Colleague ConnectionApril 26, 2023Meet a Colleague: Marcos Perez

Marcos Perez is an assistant professor of sociology.

Faces of W&LApril 25, 2023Meet Harry Barringer ’23

Barringer appreciates the learning experience he gained during his summer internship, both professionally and personally.

Faces of W&LApril 25, 2023Catching up with Greg Barrow ’87

Barrow’s experience at W&L gave him the confidence to work through any challenge or opportunity.

Colleague ConnectionApril 24, 2023Meet a Colleague: Sheryl Salm

Sheryl Salm is a senior legal assistant for the Black Lung and Criminal Justice Clinics.

Colleague ConnectionApril 19, 2023Meet a Colleague: Zach Nix

Zach Nix is the technology integration coordinator within ITS.

Colleague ConnectionsApril 13, 2023Meet a Colleague: Wendy Rice

Wendy Rice is the Sr. Administrative Assistant (Team Lead) for Faculty Services in the School of Law.

Colleague ConnectionApril 12, 2023Meet a Colleague: Jillian Murphy

Jillian Murphy is the study abroad coordinator.

Faces of W&LApril 11, 2023Meet David Li ’25

Li is excited to take advantage of the personalized education W&L offers and to explore the Lexington-Rockbridge area.

Colleague ConnectionApril 10, 2023Meet a Colleague: Russell Miller

Russell Miller is the J.B. Stombock Professor of Law at W&L Law where his research and teaching focus on public law and comparative law.

Colleague ConnectionApril 5, 2023Meet a Colleague: Mikki Brock

Mikki Brock is an associate professor of history.

Faces of W&LApril 4, 2023Meet Freddie Tobeason ‘23

Tobeason appreciates the balance she’s found at W&L as a student-athlete.

Faces of W&L April 4, 2023Catching up with Padget Sutherland ’17

Sutherland's advice for current students: "Don’t take yourself too seriously!"

Colleague ConnectionMarch 29, 2023Meet a Colleague: Alvin Wheeler

Alvin Wheeler is the assistant director of dining operations.

Colleague ConnectionMarch 22, 2023Meet a Colleague: Melissa Kerin

Melissa Kerin is an associate professor of art history.

Faces of W&LMarch 21, 2023Meet Tucker Kavanagh ’16

Kavanagh encourages current students to "never be afraid to reach out to the W&L network."

Faces of W&LMarch 21, 2023Meet Jamal Magoti ‘23

Magoti’s summer internship allowed him to apply knowledge from his neuroscience classes while also exposing him to cutting-edge technology in the field.

Colleague ConnectionMarch 21, 2023Meet a Colleague: Allison Weiss

Allison Wexler Weiss teaches legal writing and prison law.

Colleague ConnectionMarch 16, 2023Meet a Colleague: Mike Hepner

Mike Hepner serves as a laboratory technician for the biology department.

Faces of W&LMarch 14, 2023Meet Tytus Boston ‘26

Boston admires W&L’s Honor System and is inspired by the greater Rockbridge County community.

Colleague ConnectionMarch 13, 2023Meet a Colleague: Gwen Marshall

Gwen Marshall is the Assistant Director of Law Admissions.

Colleague ConnectionMarch 8, 2023Meet a Colleague: Patti Colliton

Patti Colliton serves as the manager of the fitness center.

Faces of W&LMarch 8, 2023Catching up with Rebecca Dunn Piatt ’16

Whether it was inside the classroom or out and about on campus, Rebecca Dunn Piatt '16 looks back on her time at W&L fondly.

Faces of W&LMarch 7, 2023Meet Georgia Bernbaum ’25

Bernbaum is inspired by W&L’s emphasis on community-based learning.

Colleague ConnectionMarch 1, 2023Meet a Colleague: Beth Staples

Beth Staples is an assistant professor of English and she serves as the editor of Shenandoah.

Faces of W&LFebruary 28, 2023Meet Ian Davis ‘23

Davis’s summer internship reinforced his career aspirations as a neuroscience major.

Colleague ConnectionFebruary 23, 2023Meet a Colleague: Milea Webb

Milea Webb is a Library Assistant and the Circulation Lead in the Law Library.

Colleague ConnectionFebruary 22, 2023Meet a Colleague: Rissie Murphy

Rissie Murphy serves as the operations manager for the Provost's Office.

Faces of W&LFebruary 21, 2023Meet Emily Moran ’23

Moran is inspired by W&L’s values and commitment to liberal arts education.

Alumni in Action February 17, 2023Catching up with Kassie Scott ’18

Scott's advice for current students: "There is no one way to do college. Do it your way and make it count."

Colleague ConnectionFebruary 15, 2023Meet a Colleague: Mark Coddington

Mark Coddington is an associate professor of journalism.

Colleague ConnectionFebruary 8, 2023Meet a Colleague: Adam Scales

Adam Scales is the assistant director of academic resources with the Houston H. Harte Teaching and Learning Center.

Faces of W&LFebruary 2, 2023Meet Elizabeth Mugo ’19

Mugo says that, above all, W&L taught her to "always be curious."

Colleague ConnectionFebruary 1, 2023Meet a Colleague: Dan Johnson

Dan Johnson is the David G. Elmes Term Professor of Cognitive and Behavioral Science.

Faces of W&LJanuary 31, 2023Meet Gabriel Stulce ’24

Stulce chose W&L because of the university’s well-rounded approach to encouraging individual growth.

Colleague ConnectionJanuary 25, 2023Meet a Colleague: Emmaline Nelsen

Emmaline Nelsen is a graphic designer in the Office of Communications and Public Affairs.

Faces of W&LJanuary 24, 2023Meet Estrella Burks-Parra ’23

W&L’s distinctive summer programming helped Burks-Parra develop her personal and professional interests.

Colleague ConnectionJanuary 18, 2023Meet a Colleague: Jeff Rahl

Jeff Rahl is a professor and department head for earth and environmental geoscience.

Faces of W&LJanuary 17, 2023Meet Jason Gu ’23

Gu looks forward to graduating in May and plans to help current W&L students as other alums have supported him during his time in college.

Faces of W&LJanuary 11, 2023Meet Madison Lilly ’25

Lilly credits the friendliness she encountered on campus as one of her top reasons for choosing W&L as her home.

Colleague ConnectionJanuary 11, 2023Meet a Colleague: Mark Fontenot

Mark Fontenot serves as fire and life safety systems technician.

Colleague ConnectionJanuary 4, 2023Meet a Colleague: Angela Sun

Angela Sun is an assistant professor of philosophy.

Colleague ConnectionDecember 21, 2022Meet a Colleague: Dave Salge

Dave Salge serves as a resident in counseling within the W&L Counseling Center.

Colleague ConnectionDecember 20, 2022Meet a Colleague: Freda Coleman-Jackson

Freda Coleman-Jackson is the Assistant Director of Career Strategy and has worked at W&L Law since May 2020.

Colleague ConnectionDecember 14, 2022Meet a Colleague: Molly Myers

Molly Myers serves as associate director of annual giving.

Colleague ConnectionDecember 7, 2022Meet a Colleague: Leah Naomi Green

Leah Naomi Green serves as visiting assistant professor of English and environmental studies.

Colleague ConnectionDecember 5, 2022Meet a Colleague: David Eggert

David Eggert is a Professor of Practice who teaches a range of courses, including Antitrust, Conflict of Laws, Remedies, Torts, Property, and Complex Litigation.

Our CommunityNovember 30, 2022Meet Ebony Aiken ’25L, AmeriCorps Researcher and Policy Analyst

Before starting law school, Ebony Aiken worked in real estate and in policy research with AmeriCorps Public Allies division.

Our CommunityNovember 9, 2022Meet Zoe Speas ’25L, From Shakespeare to Statutes

Before law school, Zoe Speas worked as a Shakespearean actor and musician across the country, eventually joining the American Shakespeare Center.

Our CommunityNovember 2, 2022Meet Marc Sendra ’25L, Former Religious Affairs Specialist for the U.S. Army

Before law school, Marc Sendra helped look after the mental and spiritual well-being of 500 soldiers as a Religious Affairs Specialist.

Colleague ConnectionOctober 21, 2022Meet a Colleague: Brianne Kleinert

Brianne Kleinert is a Senior Legal Assistant and works with the Immigrant Rights Clinic, the Tax Clinic, and Externship Programs.

Colleague ConnectionOctober 18, 2022Erin Ness

Erin Ness serves as head women's tennis coach and senior woman administrator for athletics.

Our CommunityOctober 13, 2022Meet Kali Venable ’25L, Journalist Turned Law Student

Before law school, Kali Venable worked as a public safety reporter, and later as an investigative and environmental reporter at a daily newspaper in central south Texas.

Colleague ConnectionOctober 12, 2022Fiorela (Fio) Giraldo Prado de Lewis

Fio serves as the senior program coordinator for the Office of Inclusion and Engagement.

After W&LOctober 6, 2022Meet Hobson Bryan ’09

Bryan credits W&L for teaching him how to approach the complex problems he has tackled throughout his multi-faceted career.

Colleague ConnectionOctober 5, 2022Jon Eastwood

Jon Eastwood serves as department chair for sociology and anthropology.

Faces of W&LOctober 3, 2022Meet Stefanie Chiguluri ’24

Chiguluri chose W&L because the university challenges her and allows her to explore her interests.

Colleague ConnectionSeptember 28, 2022Maggie Irby

Maggie Irby serves as the engagement resources lead with Advancement Operations

Colleague ConnectionSeptember 21, 2022Caleb Dance

Caleb Dance serves as associate professor of classics

Faces of W&LSeptember 15, 2022Meet Trip Wright ’25

Wright chose to attend W&L after witnessing how the school stresses communal and academic relationships between students and faculty with its small class model.

Faces of W&LSeptember 15, 2022Meet Chaz Jackson ’25

Jackson chose W&L because of the ability to explore different areas of academic interests.

Faces of W&LSeptember 15, 2022Meet Elena Lee ’25

W&L was Elena Lee's '25 first choice.

Colleague ConnectionSeptember 7, 2022Jake Reeves

Jake Reeves serves as an assistant director of inclusion and engagement for LGBTQ+ support.

Faces of W&LApril 29, 2022Faces of W&L: Mark Holden ’25

Holden, who came to W&L in part because of its study abroad program, looks forward to traveling and learning.