Meet the staff
Office of the Chief of Police
- John Venuti, chief of the VCU Police Department, (804) 828-1210
- Chris Preuss, assistant chief, (804) 827-7473
- Jennifer M. Brown, executive assistant, (804) 828-1210 / Fax: (804) 828-1199
Division of Investigations and Security Services
- Acting Captain Mike O'Berry, deputy chief of investigations and security services, (804) 828-2025
Investigations
- Sergeant Gary A. Natoli, detective, (804) 828-6409
- Officer Edgar Greer, detective, (804) 828-6409
- Officer Loran Carter, detective, (804) 828-6409
Special Operations Unit
- Sergeant Aaron Lavigne, (804) 828-1196
- Officer Larry Smithson, (804) 828-1196
- Officer Lance Gatewood, (804) 828-1196
- Officer Kyle Frail, (804) 828-1196
- Sergeant Nicole Dailey, security sergeant, (804) 828-6226
- Officer Shawn Kelley, traffic enforcement unit, officer, (804) 628-2292
- Officer Marvin Wingo, traffic enforcement unit, officer, (804) 628-2292
- Officer Conan Phelan, traffic enforcement unit, officer, (804) 628-2292
- Officer Matthew Ruland, community policing officer, (804) 828-4395
- Corporal Rebecca J. Ellison, community policing officer and crime prevention specialist
(MCV Campus), (804) 828-8730 - Susan Kelley, access control specialist, (804) 828-9373
- Jacqueline Bowen, acting housing security coordinator, (804) 828-0414
VCU Medical Center Security Operations
- Lieutenant Sean Ingram, commander of security operations, (804) 828-4202
- Ruth Farmer, executive secretary, (804) 828-4300
- Cenvonal Fells, access control and training manager, (804) 828-4300
- Gerald Sailors, hospital security operations manager, (804) 828-4300
- Zakiyya Donovan, administrative officer, (804) 828-4300
Property Office
- David Hall, property technician, (804) 828-7071
Division of Patrol Operations
- Captain David Welch, patrol operations, (804) 828-6232
- Lieutenant Leonard Dilligard, day shift commander, (804) 828-7072
- Sergeant Jon McAchren, day shift sergeant, (804) 828-6199
- Sergeant Jonathan Siok, day shift sergeant, (804) 828-6199
- Sergeant Ishaq Lee, day shift sergeant, (804) 828-6199
- Corporal Tricia Bartoo, day shift officer in charge, (804) 828-6199
- Corporal Jeff Hill, day shift officer in charge, (804) 828-6199
- Corporal Ellsworth Pryor, day shift officer in charge, (804) 828-6199
- Lieutenant William Butters, evening shift commander, (804) 828-7072
- Sergeant David Cifers, evening shift sergeant, (804) 828-6199
- Sergeant Nick Hill, evening shift sergeant, (804) 828-6199
- Acting Sergeant Jonathan Newell, evening shift sergeant, (804) 828-6199
- Corporal Jason Helton, evening shift officer in charge, (804) 828-6199
- Corporal Mark Bailey, evening shift officer in charge, (804) 828-6199
- Corporal Cecil Powell, evening shift officer in charge, (804) 828-6199
Division of Support Services
- Captain Grant J. Warren, commander of support services, accreditation manager, (804) 828-6197
Education and Training
- Sergeant Ervin Taylor , police academy sergeant, (804) 828-8791
- Corporal Jody Atkins, victim-witness specialist, (804) 828-8696
Emergency Communications Center
- Sergeant Patience Abrams, communications manager, (804) 828-1214
- Tameeka Baugh, assistant communications manager, (804) 828-7791
Division of Administrative and Business Operations
- Connie Davidson, director of administrative and business operations, (804) 828-9843
- Stacie Harris, payroll and personnel manager, (804) 828-7243
- Mary Beth Brandl, records technician, (804) 828-6334
- Melissa Severin, IT analyst, (804) 828-3851
- Denise Britt, fiscal technician, (804) 828-3839
Other Public Safety and Service Numbers
- Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence Program coordinator: Shalise Bates-Pratt, (804) 828-2085
Statewide 24-hour hotline for sexual assault or domestic violence: (800) 838-8238- University Counseling Services: Monroe Park Campus (804) 828-6200
MCV Campus (804) 828-3964- University Student Health Services: Monroe Park Campus (804) 828-8828
MCV Campus (804) 828-9220- Environmental health and safety: (804) 828-6347
- Sexual assault education coordinator: (804) 828-2085
- Dean of Student Affairs: (804) 828-8940
- YWCA rape crisis hotline: (804) 643-0888