BUILDINGS - Key Persons

Adam Goodheart

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Director of the Starr Center for the Study

Adam Goodheart, Director of the Starr Center for the Study of the American Experience, offers a brief history of George Washington's involvement in the founding of Washington College.

Alex Yates

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Disability Access Specialist

Alex is a career educator and former special education teacher and has worked with students from Washington, DC to Rhode Island. Alex grew up in southern Maryland and received his BS in Secondary Education from Penn State and MA in Urban Education Policy from Brown University. He has made a career advocating for students and supporting other educators. As a person of trans experience, Alex works with other educators to support their growth through trainings and professional development. If he is not working with students, then he is most likely playing with his cats or at a barn riding horses.

Andrew Haley

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Admissions Counselor

Barbara Jones

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Administrative Office Coordinator

Brian Speer

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Staff / Marketing and Communications Office
Vice President for Marketing and Communication

Carlee Berkenkemper

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Admissions Counselor

Carrie Nagle

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Associate Director of Admissions ( Regional )

Cassandra Hynson

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Associate Director for Transfer Admissions

Chris Skinner

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Lead Painter

Chuck Smith

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Utility Services Staff

Clayton Black

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History Department Teaching and Advising "Enemies, Terror, and Paranoia

Dana Hicken

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Preventative Maintenance Technician

Danielle L. Archambault

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OAS Director

Danielle L. Archambault, Ed.D. ACUE has over 10 years professional of higher education experience. Her research interests include: student success and retention; justice, diversity, equity, and inclusion; modification of the student support structures to close the achievement gap; and teaching composition. Dr. Archambault holds certifications in effective college instruction, mental health first aid, suicide prevention, higher education customer service, and conflict resolution. She has published and presented over 15 times. With a passion for lifelong learning, she's an avid reader, writer, and speaker. When not at work, you will find her on a walk, spending time with her family and furry baby, or adding to her rubber duck collection.

Darren Davis

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Maintenance Technician

David Hull

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World Languages Department Teaching and Advising, "Narrative in Revolution

Dolores Jones

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Associate Director of Campus Events

Dr. Alisha Knight

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Associate Provost for Diversity & Inclusion and Senior Equity Officer
Professor of English

Dr. Alisha Knight is a Professor of English and American Studies and the inaugural Associate Provost for Diversity and Inclusion and Senior Equity Officer at Washington College. She works collaboratively to help shape and implement the College's strategic plan for diversity, equity, and inclusion. Key priorities under her purview include fostering an inclusive learning environment for all students and recruiting, developing, and retaining diverse faculty and staff within Academic Affairs. Dr. Knight specializes in African American literature and print culture at the turn of the twentieth century. Her teaching and scholarship favors interdisciplinarity, as she aims to expand the canon with lesser known authors and bring new perspectives to well-known ones. She recently co-edited a scholarly edition of Pauline Hopkins's novel, Hagar's Daughter, for Broadview Press, and she is currently researching the early twentieth-century African American book trade. She is the 2020 recipient of the Alumni Association's Distinguished Teaching Award and the 2020 Cromwell Award for Innovation in Teaching. Education B.A., Spelman College, 1993, summa cum laude M.A., Rutgers University, 1995 M.Phil., Drew University 2001 Ph.D., Drew University, 2004

Dr. Michael J. (Mike) Sosulski - President

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President

Edward H. Patrick

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MSA
Vice President for Finance & Administration

Washington College has named Ed Patrick to the position of Vice President for Finance and Administration. Patrick, a successful finance executive with strong higher education experience comes to Washington College from St. Augustine's University in Raleigh, NC where he has served as VP of Finance & Operations since 2018. In this role, Patrick will be a close partner to President Sosulski in advancing Washington College's strategic priorities and objectives, working in unison with other College officers, and reflecting and extending the collaborative and supportive spirit of the entire College. The President and senior staff will look to him provide the leadership, vision and entrepreneurial financial thinking for prudent resource management and allocation in support of institutional planning and resource growth. Serving as the chief business officer for Washington College, Patrick will provide strategic and operational leadership for the institution's financial, information, and physical resources. He will be responsible for an institutional budget of approximately $55 million and will direct the College's capital renewal program and land development opportunities, provide coordination and oversight of the management of the College's endowment and its property and liability insurance and risk management portfolio, and provide functional oversight of non-financial business operations (information technology) and auxiliary enterprises (dining services, bookstore, and summer conferences). Patrick's accomplishments within the higher education space include leading strategic initiatives to retain SACSCOC (Southern Association of College and Schools Commission on Colleges) accreditation for two separate universities; investing nearly $2 million in technology infrastructure improvements by utilizing CARES Act funding; and collaborating with Academic and Student Affairs teams to develop and implement student retention initiatives that included investments in advising, tutors, technology, training and facilities that resulted in a 40% improvement in the retention rate. Before joining St. Augustine's University, Patrick spent five years as a SACSCOC Financial Consultant for Silver & Associates Universities & Colleges. Over the course of his career, he also held leadership roles in Finance & Management with South Carolina State University, Paine College, Clark Atlanta University and the South Carolina Commission on Higher Education. Patrick earned his Bachelor's of Science in General Studies from Northwestern University, and went on to receive an MS in Accounting from DePaul University in Chicago. He also completed Chemical Officer Basic Course & Military Police Advance Training while with the Department of the Army out of Fort McClellan.

Elena Deanda

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World Languages Department Teaching and Advising, "Nations and Animations

George Washington

The revolutionary spirit that George Washington embodied continues to inspire the college named in his honor. As stated in the College mission's Core Values section, "We share these values of our founding patron, George Washington: integrity, determination, curiosity, civility, leadership, and moral courage." His Rules of Civility and Decent Behavior is referenced in murals on campus and videos from alumni to graduating seniors.

Hilary Bateman

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Assistant Dean of Advising and Academic Advocacy

Irving Bruckstein - CIO

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Chief Information Officer

Jeffrey Mullikin

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Utility Services Staff

Jillian Curran

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Admissions Counselor

John Hughes

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Maintenance Technician

John S. Toll

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Associate Professor of Business Management Special Assistant to the President for Strategic Initiatives
John S. Toll Associate Professor and Special Assistant to the President for Strategic Initiatives