Green Zone

Military Student Services offers Green Zone training to members of the Virginia Commonwealth University community who want to learn more about the military student experience. The program trains faculty and staff to support veterans and their families as they transition to academic life.

The program was pioneered at VCU in 2010 by Ann Nichols-Casebolt, Ph.D., and is now offered at more than 100 universities and organizations nationwide.

Green Zone participants agree to:

Attend a 1.5-hour workshop that provides information and resources related to student veteran issues
Display the Green Zone sticker outside their office to let others know they can provide support and information about resources for student veterans
Serve as a resource to other faculty, staff or students who have questions about student veteran issues

View our events calendar for upcoming dates, and visit VCU Training to register.
Also, check out or resource for mental health veteran services. VA has a variety of mental health resources, information, treatment options, and more — all accessible to Veterans, Veterans’ supporters, and the general public.

For more information or to set up training, contact Stephen Ross, director of Military Student Services, at stross@vcu.edu or (804) 827-8730.

Green Zone Approved Staff/Faculty

The following VCU faculty and staff have chosen to support VCU veteran students by participating in the Green Zone Training.

VCU Military Student services would like to thank all participants and volunteer presenters for making all of VCU a more veteran-friendly and knowledgeable campus!

Faculty and Staff trained before Spring 2022

Department	Name
University Academic Advising	Amber Cummings
Transfer Center	Whitney Carswell
Transfer Center	Angela Aslanska
Transfer Center	Anna Clark
Campus Learning Center	Lindsay Smith
Campus Learning Center	Bridget Prince
Campus Learning Center	Mark Bassard
Career Services	Melinda Snyder
Division of Strategic Enrollment Management and Student Success	Anne Brown
Division of Strategic Enrollment Management and Student Success	Michael Flanigan
Division of Strategic Enrollment Management and Student Success	Amy Hutton
Student Accounting	Tiffany Mollineau
Records and Registration	Bryan Smith
Supply Chain Management and Analytics	Paul Brooks
Division of Academic Success	Amy Miller
Division of Academic Success	Andrew Anderson
National Scholarship Office	Meredith Sisson Ph.D.
Office of Adult and Non-Traditional Student Services	Stephanie Ganser, M.Ed.
Office of Admissions	Erin Heath
Office of Admissions	Elmer Campos
Office of Admissions	Ashley Brown
New Student and Family Programs	Lyanne Yndestad
New Student and Family Programs	Lauren Braun
Office of Student Experience	Chelsea Gary
Center of Transition Innovations	Aliza Lambert
Center of Transition Innovations	Jan Shea
Center of Transition Innovations	Jaclyn Camden
Center of Transition Innovations	Stephanie Lau
Center of Transition Innovations	Christine Groah
Office of Multicultural Student Affairs	David Brown
VCU Global Student Success Program	Lindsay Welch
Counseling and Special Education	Donna Dockery
L. Douglas Wilder School Office of Student Success	Ashley Harrison
L. Douglas Wilder School of Government & Public Affairs	Laura Foy
L. Douglas Wilder School of Government & Public Affairs	James Wasliewski
College of Humanities & Sciences - Office of Student Services	Juliana Rasnic
VCUarts Dean's Office	Jill Ware
School of Business Dean's Office	Shannon Mitchell
School of Business	Cait Burns
School of Business	Danielle Hartman
School of Business	Vinicio Merida
School of Business	Austen Gouldman
School of Business	Regina Largent
School of Business	Gary Sullivan
Department of Marketing	Mayoor Mohan
University Student Health Services	Betty Reppert
University Student Health Services	Suzanne Heller
University Student Health Services	Bernadette Ucci
University Student Health Services	Karen Kirby
University Student Health Services	Lauren Johnson
Kinesiology & Health Sciences	Emma Goodridge
Health Behavior & Policy	Rose Bono
Graduate Medical Education Administration	Jessica Walker
SOMTech - VCU School of Medicine	Brie Dubinsky
Department of Physics	Jeannie Friedrich
Department of Biology	Alvin Bryant
School of Nursing	Michael Smart
VCU Libraries	Stacey Wahl
VCU Libraries	Rachel Koenig
Roberston School of Media & Culture	Joshua Smith
Roberston School of Media & Culture	Jeff South
Roberston School of Media & Culture	Matilda Lynch
Roberston School of Media & Culture	Natasha J. Long
Roberston School of Media & Culture	Tim Bajkiewicz, Ph.D.
Roberston School of Media & Culture	Pamela Williams
Roberston School of Media & Culture	Jay Adams
Roberston School of Media & Culture	Maggie McDearmon
VCU Brandcenter	Caley Cantrell
School of Social Work	Allison Ryals
School of Social Work	Jillian Carpenter
School of Social Work	Whitney Brown

Faculty and Staff Trained in 2022

Department	Name
Academic Support	Megan Holt-Smith
Academic Support	Ian Anderson
Campus Learning Center	Anna Brown
Campus Learning Center	Anne Brown
Career Services	Aimee Selleck
Career Services	Ari Emanuel-Wright
Career Services	Cody Rogalski
Career Services	Haley Sims
Career Services	Krystle Dorsey
Career Services	Monique Sample
Career Services	Ravynn Sykes
Career Services	Silvana D'Ettorre
Career Services	Sonya Barnes
Career Services	William Burke
College of Humanites and Sciences — Administration	Jennifer Elswick
College of Humanites and Sciences — Deans Office	Aubrey Martin
College of Humanites and Sciences — Deans Office	Catherine Leary
Community Engagement and Impact	Michael Rackett
College of Engineering — Deans Office	Allison Norden
Development and Alumni Relations	Brian Campbell
Division of Strategic Enrollment Management and Student Success	Ashlee Christakos
Division of Strategic Enrollment Management and Student Success	Mallory Mackie
Division of Strategic Enrollment Management and Student Success	Norm Bedford
Division of Strategic Enrollment Management and Student Success	Ryan Persaud
Division of Strategic Enrollment Management and Student Success	Seth Sykes
Division of Strategic Enrollment Management and Student Success	Sybil Halloran
Division of Strategic Enrollment Management and Student Success	Kelly Coldiron
Facilities Operations	Stuart Saunders
Finance Insurance and Real Estate	David Downs
Global Education Office	Janet Mingo
L. Douglas Wilder School of Government & Public Affairs	Maureen Moslow-Benway
L. Douglas Wilder School of Government & Public Affairs	Rhonda Snead
Military Student Services	Fran Chesler
Military Student Services	Stephen Ross
Military Student Services	Tres Morley
New Student and Family Programs	Elijah Pennock
New Student and Family Programs	Andy Riddler
New Student and Family Programs	Brandon Dunford
Office of Admissions	Amir Khozaei
Office of Admissions	Diane Dettmore
Office of Admissions	Jacquelyn Brown
Office of Admissions	Jerry Brown
Office of Financial Aid	Chuck Creasy
Office of Financial Aid	Evan Udowitch
Office of Financial Aid	Hillary Hinkle
Parking and Transportation	Mike Kernan
College of Humanities and Sciences — Psychology	Danielle Terrell
Records and Registration	Bernard Hamm
Research and Faculty Development	Jasmine Carter
School of Social Work — Research Faculty	Allison Ryals
Student Financial Services	Ebonie Johnson
Student Financial Services	Miriam Tice
Transfer Center	Angela Aslanska
Transfer Center	Anna Clark
Transfer Center	Donielda Tripp-Leino
Transfer Center	Elizabeth Heck
Transfer Center	Wanda Harris
Transfer Center	Whitney A Lovelady
TRIO	Aurora Turmelle
TRIO	Michelle Bair
University Academic Advising	Amber Cummings
University Academic Advising	Ashlyn Anderson
University Academic Advising	Cathryn Coffey
University Academic Advising	Edna Renee Macbeth
University Academic Advising	Jake Branigan
University Academic Advising	Jasmin McDougle
University Academic Advising	Kailee Valenti
University Academic Advising	Kristal Parada
University Academic Advising	Ayanna Thompson
University Academic Advising	Nathan Tersteeg
University Academic Advising	Sarah Zehringer
University Academic Advising	Tim Chavous
University Academic Advising	Mattie Hedgebeth
University Academic Advising	Steph Dorman

Faculty and Staff Trained in Fall 2023

Department	Name
Div- Student Engagement & Impact	Adrien DeLoach
Academic Programs	Alexander Fisher
Health Administration	Ann Shih
Deans Office AHP	Beth Ayers
Patient Counseling Program	Caitlyn Bailey
Deans Office AHP	Chelsea Gary
Deans Office AHP	Christie Atkins
Dean of Nursing	Jean Giddens
	Forrest Hammock
Rehab Counseling	Jared Schultz
Deans Office AHP	Jasmine Reynolds
Div- Student Engagement & Impact	Jazmin Brown
Gerontology Program	Jennifer Pryor
Radiologic Technology	Jessica Koroma
	Joe McCampbell
Div- Student Engagement & Impact	Jorge Piocuda
Clinical Coordinator,Director of BS Degree Completion Program	Kaitlin Pierce
Deans Office AHP	Kristen Rasmussen
Academic Programs	Lindsay Tierney
Family and Community Health Nursing	Lisa Brown
Deans Office AHP	Malorie Burkett
Patient Counseling Program	Marilyn Barnes
Academic Programs	Megan Rapchick
Academic Programs	Michaela Blankenship
Adult Health and Nursing Systems	Nancy Husson
Health Administration	Paige Powell
Health Administration	Paula Song
Health Administration	Saleema Karim
Academic Programs	Sarah Blom
Health Behavior and Policy	Sherrick Hill
Health Administration	Stephan Davis
Adult Health and Nursing Systems	Tammy Williams
Adult Health and Nursing Systems	Tracye Proffitt
	Meredith Dean
	Terry Jones
	Jeff Lodge
	David Zarling
	Ben Darter
	Jennifer Sisane