Senior Staff
2012-13
John E. Klein
President
Education: B.A. in history (Princeton University), J.D. (University of Michigan Law School)
Previous positions/organizations: Executive Vice Chancellor for Administration (Washington University in St. Louis), Chief Executive Officer (Bunge North America, Inc.), Associate (Sullivan & Cromwell), Teaching Fellow (International College in Beirut, Lebanon)
Civic/Professional organizations: Amazement Square Board of Directors and Society of St. Andrew Board of Directors.
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Sandra Bartholomew
Vice President for College Relations
Oversees: Publications, public relations and media, website and social media, events
Education: B.A. (Vassar College), MBA (University at Albany), Ph.D. (Walden University)
Previous positions/organizations: Vice President of Enrollment Management (Randolph College), Dean of Enrollment (Green Mountain College), Assistant Vice President Marketing and Communications (Excelsior College), Dean of Marketing and Admissions (Excelsior College), Director of Communications (The Culinary Institute of America).
Civic/Professional organizations: Friends of Rivermont Historical Society Board
Chris Burnley
Vice President for Finance and Administration and Treasurer
Oversees: Business Office and Finance, Buildings and Grounds, Campus Store, Dining Services, Information Technology, Safety and Security, Randolph College Nursery School
Education: B.A. (Lynchburg College), MBA/CPA (Liberty University)
Civic/Professional organizations: Salvation Army Board of Advisors
Wesley “Wes” Fugate
Executive Assistant to the President and Secretary of the Board of Trustees
Oversees: Operations of the Office of the President and community relations and also serves as strategic advisor to the president and secretary to the Board of Trustees.
Education: B.A. in Dramatic Arts and Economics (Centre College), M.Ed. in Higher Education Administration with an emphasis in Institutional Advancement (Peabody College at Vanderbilt University), Ph.D. from (Institute of Higher Education at the University of Georgia)
Previous positions/organizations: Director of Program Advancement and Assistant to the Dean (KY Governor’s Scholars Program), Deputy Chief of Staff for Planning and Education Policy (Office of the Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky) Advisor to the Interfraternity Council (University of Georgia).
Civic/Professional organizations: Board Member, Lynchburg Beacon of Hope; Legislative Affairs Committee, Lynchburg Regional Chamber of Commerce; Chief Learning Officer, Phi Kappa Tau Fraternity; Member-at-large, Jenny Wiley Theatre Board of Trustees
Carl A. Girelli
Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the College
Oversees: All areas of the academic program
Education: B.A. in Portuguese, MA in Linguistics, Ph.D. in Linguistics (University of Connecticut)
Previous positions/organizations: Associate Provost, Professor of English, Catawba College, Salisbury, NC
Civic/Professional organizations: Modern Language Association
John F. Keener
Director of Institutional Research, Planning & Assessment
Oversees: Tracking internal data; reporting data to external state, federal and other agencies; analyzing data for areas of improvement; all goal-setting operations; process whereby goals are assessed; compliance activities and reports.
Education: B.A. (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill); MA( University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill); Ph.D. (University of Kentucky)
Previous positions/organizations: Professor of English, chair, Division of Humanities, Interim Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the Faculty; Dean of Planning, Research & Records and Registrar; Associate Provost for IR, Planning and Effectiveness; Vice President for Enrollment Management (Lees-McRae College).
Civic/Professional Organizations: Member, Higher Education Data Sharing Consortium (HEDS); Registry, Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS); Volunteer, Endstation Theatre Company
Jan Meriwether
Vice President for Institutional Advancement
Oversees: Institutional advancement and development areas including major gifts, planned gifts, the Annual Fund, development services, and donor relations
Education: B.S. in Organizational Management and Development (Bluefield College)
Previous positions/organizations: Vice President for Institutional Advancement (Virginia Union University), Director of Development (University of Richmond), Director of Donor Relations (University of Virginia)
Michael J. Quinn
Vice President for Enrollment Management
Oversees: admissions and enrollment operations including recruitment and retention and student financial services
Education: B.A. in English (State University of New York College at Buffalo), MA in English, (Binghamton University)
Previous positions/organizations:
Assistant Vice president for College Relations, and Vice president for Constituent Relations(Randolph College). Vice President for Development and Communications (Daniel Webster College). Vice President for Communications and Development (Granite State Independent Living), Vice President for Development and Communications (Heritage United Way in Manchester).
Civic/Professional organizations:
Friends of the Lynchburg Public Library Director. United Way of Central Virginia agency assessment team chair and member of the community impact committee.
Matha Thornton
Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students
Oversees: Student affairs including, counseling services, the Health Center, international student services, multicultural services, residence life, and student activities.
Education: Ph.D. in Higher Education with a concentration in Student Affairs and minors in Women's Studies and Quantitative Research (The University of Virginia)
M.S. in Higher Education with a concentration in Student Affairs and minor in Women's Studies
(The Florida State University)
B.A. in Political Science and Industrial Relations (The University of North Carolina)
Previous positions/organizations: Associate Dean of Student Life (St. Lawrence University) Director of Student Housing (Haverford College)
Director of Housing/Coordinator of First Year Residential Programs (College of Wooster)
Area Coordinator (University of Virginia), Area Coordinator (UNC Chapel Hill)
Civic/Professional organizations:
NASPA, National Association of Student Personnel Administrators
