Staff Directory
The Center for Family Involvement team is made up of people with disabilities, parents, siblings, other family members and professionals. All of us have advocated, mentored and taken leadership roles in support of people with disabilities leading the lives they want for themselves.
We know that getting good, unbiased information is the first step in playing this supporting role. Training also helps each of us to do our best as advocates, mentors and leaders.
Please join us at the CFI in creating a place where people with disabilities, parents, family members and professionals can go to get the information, training and support they need.
Patrice A. Beard
Mental Health and Data Integration Specialist
Center for Family Involvement
pabeard@vcu.edu
804-828-6967
Joan Brunner
Tidewater Regional Network Coordinator
Center for Family Involvement
877-567-1122
Mauretta Copeland
Cultural Broker
African American Community
Center for Family Involvement
mcopeland@vcu.edu
877-567-1122
Lisa Eickel
eickell@vcu.edu
540-840-9195
Amel Ibrahim
Cultural Broker to Refugee Community
Center for Family Involvement
aoibrahim@vcu.edu
877-567-1122
Jennifer Reese
NOVA-Regional Network Coordinator
Center for Family Involvement
jlupo2@vcu.edu
877-567-1122
Lisa Richard
Regional Network Coordinator
Southwest VA
Rural Outreach Specialist
Center for Family Involvement
lrichard3@vcu.edu
887-567-1122
Donna Robel
Hampton Roads Regional Network Coordinator
Center for Family Involvement
dhrobel@vcu.edu
887-567-1122
Renée Soniat
Co-Director of the Family to Family Network of Virginia
Richmond-Regional Network Coordinator
Center for Family Involvement
rcsoniat@vcu.edu
804-828-9580
Dawn Snow
Rebecca Stickler
rstickler@vcu.edu
877-567-1122
Dana Yarbrough
Associate Director, Partnership
Director, Center for Family Involvement
dvyarbrough@vcu.edu
877-567-1122
