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

Patrice Beard

Cheryl E. Bishop

Office Coordinator
CFI

cebishop@vcu.edu
804-828-0178

Cheryl Bishop

Nickie Brandenburger

Director Family to Family Network

tnbrandenburg@vcu.edu
804-827-8770

Nickie Brandenburger

Joan Brunner

Tidewater Regional Network Coordinator
Center for Family Involvement

jbrunner@vcu.edu

877-567-1122

Joan Brunner

Mauretta Copeland

Cultural Broker
African American Community
Center for Family Involvement

mcopeland@vcu.edu
877-567-1122

Mauretta Copeland

Erin Croyle

Communications Specialist
Center for Family Involvement

evcroyle@vcu.edu
877- 567-1122

Erin Croyle

Norma Draper

Aging Families Specialist
Center for Family Involvement

ndraper@vcu.edu
877-567-1122

Norma Draper

Edgar Gamba

Cultural Broker to the Latinx Community

gambaef@vcu.edu
877-567-1122

 

Edgar Gamba

Amel Ibrahim

Cultural Broker to Refugee Community
Center for Family Involvement

aoibrahim@vcu.edu
877-567-1122

 

 

Amel Ibrahim

Jennifer Reese

NOVA-Regional Network Coordinator
Center for Family Involvement

jlupo2@vcu.edu
877-567-1122

Jennifer Reese

Lisa Richard

Regional Network Coordinator
Southwest VA

Rural Outreach Specialist
Center for Family Involvement

lrichard3@vcu.edu
887-567-1122

Lisa Richard

Donna Robel

Hampton Roads Regional Network Coordinator
Center for Family Involvement

dhrobel@vcu.edu
887-567-1122

Donna Robel

Jill Rose

Videographer
Center for Family Involvement

jillrose999@hotmail.com
887-567-1122

Jill Rose

Irene Schmalz

Liaison Deaf Community
Center for Family Involvement

ischmalz@vcu.edu
877-567-1122

Irene Schmalz

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

 

 

Renee Soniat

Dawn Snow

Blind/Visual Impairment Family Specialist, Center for Family Involvement
Family Engagement Specialist, Virginia Project for Children and Young Adults with Deaf-Blindness

peiferdm@vcu.edu

 

 

Dawn Snow

Rebecca Stickler

Family to Family Regional Network Coordinator
Western/Blue Ridge Region
Center for Family Involvement 

rstickler@vcu.edu
877-567-1122 

 

Rebecca Stickler

Dana Yarbrough

Associate Director, Partnership
Director, Center for Family Involvement

dvyarbrough@vcu.edu
877-567-1122

Dana Yarbrough