W&M 2025 Professional Development Committee

Chair

Carlane Pittman-Hampton
Chief of Staff, W&M President's Office

Democracy Initiative Co-Chairs

Virginia Ambler '88, Ph.D. '06
Sr. Vice President for Student Affairs & Public Safety

Carrie L. Cooper
Dean of University Libraries

Members

Roxane Adler Hickey
Director of W&M Washington Center

Danielle Desjardins
Leadership & Internal Communications Specialist

Emily Gerst
Director of Conflict Resolution & Education, Student Affairs

Rick Gressard
Ombuds & Chancellor Professor Emeritus

Andrea Harris
Associate Director of University Events

Windy Hart
Talent Learning & Development Partner, University Human Resources

Kelly Jones
Executive Assistant, W&M Government & External Affairs

Libby McDaniel
Head of Cataloging & Metadata, W&M Libraries

Cortney Will
Associate Director of Leadership & Internal Communications

Past Members

2024

Betty Bailey
Candice Benjes-Small (co-chair)
Carlane Pittman-Hampton (co-chair)
Emily Gerst
Tawanda Johnson
Claire McKinney
Catrice Rothe
Steve Tewksbury
Cortney Will