Advancement Ally - Brock Cavett Director, Programming and Career Development, Alumni Engagement 1. What is your full name and is there a meaning or story behind it? Brock William Cavett - I get my middle name from my grandfather on my dad's side. They originally went with my mother's side but that would've made me...
Advancement Ally - Austin Quick Senior Director of Principal Giving in Development 1. What is your full name and is there a meaning or story behind it? My name is Austin Dylan Quick and there is a story to my first and middle names. My mother and her family are Italians that immigrated from Naples...
Advancement Ally - Dalyn Montgomery Director of Alumni Marketing Strategy & Analytics 1. What is your full name and is there a meaning or story behind it? Dalyn Robert Montgomery. My father's name is David, my mother's name is Lynn, and my name is a contraction pronounced "Day-lun". Robert was my paternal grandfather's name, and...
Advancement Ally - Heather Michelle Morales Assistant Director, Prospect Development 1. What is your full name and is there a meaning or story behind it? Heather Michelle Morales. My mom's name is Rose, when I was born, my dad said he wanted to be surrounded by flowers and mom wasn't going to name me Daisy...
Advancement Ally - Kelly Kraus-Lee Director of Development, Education & Policy, Development 1. What is your full name and is there a meaning or story behind it? Kelly Kraus-Lee. I'm the Kraus half and my wife Rachel is the Lee half. I won't share my middle name because that's a security question and I don't...
Advancement Ally - Kimberley Jean Harvie Director of Prospect Development 1. What is your full name and is there a meaning or story behind it? Kimberley Jean Harvie. I have the extra "e" in my first name because I was named after a man my father served in the Army with when he was drafted...
Advancement Ally - Monique Dozier Vice Chancellor for University Advancement, VCUA Office 1. What is your full name and is there a meaning or story behind it? My name is Monique Michelle Dozier. My first and last name are French, stemming from my Creole ancestry. With that said, my sister's first name is Michoe (Chinese)...
Advancement Ally - Joshua Carter Chief of Staff, VCUA Office 1. What is your full name and is there a meaning or story behind it? My full name is Joshua Emory Carter. I am named after Joshua from the Christian/Hebrew Bible. My middle name is a family name; my paternal grandfather was named Emory. 2...
Advancement Ally - Ruben Fierro Jr. Foundation Senior Accountant, Advancement Finance & Admin 1. What is your full name and is there a meaning or story behind it? Ruben Fierro Jr. 2. What is your favorite comfort food? American and Italian food 3. What are your favorite cultural or family traditions? 4th of July is...
Advancement Ally - Melissa Córdoba-Carranza Multimedia Graphic Designer, University Relations 1. What is your full name and is there a meaning or story behind it? Melissa Alejandra Córdoba-Carranza. I took on Carranza after I got married, but before that I always included my paternal and maternal last names (as it is done in México, where...
Advancement Ally - DuBron Rabb Sr. Director of Development, CNAS 1. What is your full name and is there a meaning or story behind it? DuBron Mosaun Rabb. Besides the fact that my parents thought they were being creative, there is no meaning nor story behind my distinctive name. 2. Pronouns: he/him/his 3. How do...
Advancement Ally - Maite Zabala-Alday Senior Director, Corporate Partnerships 1. What is your full name and is there a meaning or story behind it? My full name is "Maite" Maria Theresa Zabala-Alday. Maite is a family nickname and a common contraction of Maria Theresa found in Spanish-speaking/influenced countries, France, and South Africa. In grade school...
Advancement Ally - Elliot Emmer Senior Associate Director of Development, BCOE 1. What is your full name and is there a meaning or story behind it? Elliot Leander Emmer. Leander comes from my great-grandfather and Emmer originated from my father's side of the family. Emmer is an ancient grain and I know my great-grandfather was...
Advancement Ally – Jorge Ancona Assistant Vice Chancellor: Alumni and Constituent Relations 1. What is your full name and is there a meaning or story behind it? Jorge Enrique Ancona Martinez - named after my father, who was named after his mother (Georgia), so his name is George, but my mom did not want to...
Advancement Ally - Melbert Sebayan Enrollment Marketing Manager, University Relations 1. What is your full name and is there a meaning or story behind it? I am the youngest of 6 children - and we all happen to start with the prefix of MEL - MELissa, MELinda, MELanie, MELvin, and MELnard - so when they...
