Executive Sponsors

The Executive Sponsors consist of VCU and VCU Health System leaders who will provide input during the development process to include establishing high-level priorities in alignment with VCU and VCUHS strategic plans and missions and help render decisions, as needed. Once the plan has been developed, they will provide leadership to implement the plan and advocate for the goals set in the plan. 

Team members:

• Karol Gray, senior vice president and chief financial officer, VCU Office of the President
• Marlon Levy, MD, Interim senior vice president for VCU Health Sciences and Interim CEO of VCU Health System
• Srirama Rao, vice president for research and innovation, VCU Research and Innovation
• Ralph Rios, vice president for support services, VCU Medical Center, co-chair
• Michael Roussos, president of VCU Medical Center
• Fotis Sotiropoulos, provost and senior vice president for academic affairs, VCU Office of the Provost
• Meredith Weiss, vice president for administration, VCU Administration, co-chair

Development Committee

The committee is primarily responsible for the development of the plan and will include student, staff, faculty and team member representation from across the university and health system. 

The committee will help explore topics that need detailed study, receive suggestions from the Advisory Committee, seek to balance the many competing needs and limited resources of VCU and VCUHS, and make sound recommendations to the Executive Sponsors. Through their professional roles, the committee members will also lead the implementation of the finharal plan.

Team members

• Andrew Barnes, Ph.D., associate professor, VCU School of Medicine Health Behavior and Policy, Faculty Senate representative
• Stephen Barr, director of campus services, VCU Business Services
• Sara Barton, senior manager of sustainability programs and policy, VCU Sustainability, environmental equity, partnerships and engagement working group co-chair
• David Berdish, supply chain management and analytics, VCU School of Business, advisory co-chair and environmental issues working group co-chair
• Jay Bonfili, senior associate vice president for health sciences for finance and administration, VCU
• Tom Briggs, assistant vice president, VCU Safety and Risk Management
• Carlos Brown, senior director of support services and planning, VCU Health, environmental issues working group co-chair
• Nathan Cunningham, MPH, director of patient experience, VCU Health, environmental equity, partnerships and engagement working group co-chair
• Michael S. Donnenberg, M.D., senior associate dean for research and research training, VCU School of Medicine, teaching, research and innovation working group co-chair
• Jeff Eastman, university planner, VCU Planning and Design
• Lisa Ellis, associate clinical professor for internal medicine and OB/GYN & executive director for provider and trainee wellness, VCU Health, health and well-being working group co-chair
• Jesse Goldstein, Ph.D., associate professor of sociology, VCU College of Humanities and Sciences, Faculty Senate representative
• Puru Jena, Ph.D., distinguished professor of theoretical condensed matter and theoretical nanoscience, VCU Department of Physics, teaching, research and innovation working group co-chair
• Ann Kildahl, director of sustainability, VCU Sustainability, co-chair
• Denise Laussade, university treasurer, VCU Treasury Services
• John McHugh, director of procurement services, VCU Procurement
• Michael McNeely, vice president of finance, VCU Health
• Steve Montgomery, operations manager, Plant Operations, VCU Health
• William Nelson, executive director, academic finance and administration, VCU Office of the Provost
• Brett Neville, associate vice president, nursing administration, VCU Health
• Josh Plauny, senior director, supply chain, VCU Health
• Robert (Bobby) Scott, Medical Students for a Sustainable Future, VCU School of Medicine student
• Larry Shirts, director, support services, plant operations & maintenance, VCU Health, biodiversity and campus ecology working group co-chair
• Amanda Simmons, Staff Senate appointee, VCU Student Affairs
• Rich Sliwoski, associate vice president, VCU Facilities Management 
• Josh Stone, director, VCU Parking and Transportation
• Paul Thrift, grounds superintendent, VCU Facilities Operations, biodiversity and campus ecology working group co-chair
• Rob Tombes, vice provost for life sciences and research, VCU
• Suzi Weaver, director for operations and wellness, VCU Employee Health Services, and health and well-being working group co-chair

Meetings

• January 30, 2024
• April 27, 2023
• September 3, 2022
• July 12, 2022
• April 14, 2022