“Designated Staff” are members of staff eligible to act as Sponsor for CLP events and include:

Staff from programs reporting to the Dean of Faculty whose work specifically includes leading the planning and implementation of programming that is primarily academic in nature

Staff from Student Life with responsibilities for educational programming as specifically identified by the Vice President for Student Life or the Associate Vice President for Student Life and Dean of Students.

Designated Staff Members

  • Kim Keefer (Shucker Leadership Institute)
  • Franklin Ellis (Center for Interpersonal Connections)
  • Jessica Berkey-Barnes (Office of Student Involvement & Inclusion)
  • Jordan King (Office of Student Involvement & Engagement)
  • Stephanie Boyd (Dean of Students office)
  • John Banisaukas (Director of Pre-Professional Advising, Chief Health Careers Advisor)
  • Maya Russell (Pre-Law Advisor)
  • Rolyn Rollins (Cothran Center)
  • Whitney Brown (Cothran Center)
  • Allyson Brathwaite-Gardner (Counseling Services)
  • Ron Thompson (Housing and Residence Life)
  • Sally Morris Cote (Furman Prison Education Partnership)
  • Andrew Predmore (Shi Institute)
  • Vaughn Crowe Tipton (University Chaplain)
  • Melanie Gordon (Assistant Chaplain)
  • Kerry Sease (Institute for the Advancement of Community Health)
  • Jacki Martin (Riley Institute)
  • Julie Meredith (Director, Center for Critical Issues | Riley Institute Admin)
  • Alex Akulli (Center for Interpersonal Connections)
  • Melissa Nichols (Title IX and ADA/Section 504 Coordinator)
  • Jill Gusukuma (Administrative Assistant for Ensembles)
  • Marta Lanier (Director of the Master’s in Strategic Design program)
  • John Milby (Chief of Furman University Police Department)