Recent Placements

Riley Barrar, University Ombuds, joins UVA with more than fifteen years of Ombuds and conflict management practice in higher education and in federal service, including Boston University, the U.S. Department of State, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and the U.S. Air Force. 

Lauren is a healthcare finance executive with more than 15 years of experience leading finance, accounting, and enterprise transformation initiatives across complex healthcare organizations. She brings deep expertise in financial planning and analysis, controllership, system implementations, and financial operations strategy.

Ingrid Nuttall is a higher education professional with more than 20 years of experience improving the student experience through person-centered, collaborative leadership. She has served as Deputy Registrar and Twin Cities Campus Registrar at the University of Minnesota, where she led major improvements in registrar operations, data and reporting, academic policy, and cross-campus partnerships.

Steve brings more than 30 years of supply chain leadership across large integrated health systems, academic medical centers, and public healthcare organizations. He is a seasoned leader and will be a wonderful addition to UVA Health.

GoEun Lee joins us as the Associate Vice Provost for Budget & Financial Planning at the University of Virginia, April 2026.

Lee is the Executive Senior Associate Athletics Director and Chief Financial Steward for Yale University Athletics, where she serves on the Director of Athletics’ senior executive team and works closely with the university’s finance leadership, including the University’s Chief Financial Officer, on financial planning and strategy.

Nicki Deuel joins the Batten school as the Executive Director of Marketing and Communications, where she leads the comprehensive communications, marketing, and brand development plan to enhance the school’s reach and advance strategic objectives in key audience areas including student prospects, students, and alumni; academic research and impact; and donor prospects and fundraising.

Paul Cherukuri will serve the University of Virginia as its first Chief Innovation Officer and the Donna and Richard Tadler University Professor of Entrepreneurship.  He will also hold faculty appointments in the School of Engineering and Applied Science and the McIntire School of Commerce.

Christian Garcia is a higher education professional with nearly 30 years of experience and is the new Associate Vice President for Career & Professional Development for the University of Virginia. He previously served as the Associate Dean and Executive Director of the Patricia and Harold Toppel Career Center at the University of Miami, where he was responsible for the management and strategic direction of one of the country's most innovative and dynamic career centers. 

Leo S. Lo has been appointed the University of Virginia’s next University librarian and dean of libraries.

Lo has spent the past 15 years in leadership roles at university libraries, championing open education, expanding data-driven library services, and positioning libraries as crucial partners in teaching and research. He is active in professional organizations and serves as president of the Association of College and Research Libraries, where he established the Task Force on AI Competencies for Library Workers.

Following a national search, University of Virginia leaders have named Nicole R. Hall as the University’s new senior associate vice president for student affairs and dean of students. The move is a promotion for Hall, who joined the Division of Student Affairs two years ago as associate vice president for career and professional development.

Amin Vafa joins the University of Virginia as Associate Vice Provost for Data Strategy & Analytics. He comes from the U.S. Department of State’s Center for Analytics, where he served in multiple roles—most recently overseeing Data Governance, Access, and Platforms as Enterprise Data Management Division Director. Amin led the development of the Department’s first data strategy, its inaugural enterprise AI strategy, and its data and AI governance model.

Nici Cumpston is a proud Barkandji artist, curator, writer and educator, whose family are of Afghan, Irish and English descent. Barkandji people belong to the Barka, which is the name in their language for the Darling River, situated in western New South Wales, Australia.

Jennifer Markham Hulvey, AFC ® joins the Darden School of Business as the Senior Director of Financial Aid. She has worked in higher education since 1991 and comes to Darden from the University of Virginia School of Law, where she led the financial aid team for 14 years. Jennifer also worked at UVA's central Student Financial Services office, where she helped implement the University’s student information system.

Helen Faith, FAAC®, joins us as the Associate Vice Provost for Enrollment and Student Financial Services at the University of Virginia, August 2024. She has 24 years of financial aid and higher education experience and has previously worked at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Lane Community College, the University of Western States, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland State University, and the University of California, Santa Cruz.

Jon Holmsted joins the Batten School from the Virginia Athletics Foundation where he has served for two years, most recently as Director of Major Gifts. While at VAF, Jon oversaw fundraising for the Kevin Sauer endowments supporting Men’s and Women’s Rowing, which have combined to eclipse over $2 Million in commitments since the project’s launch in early 2023. Jon was also instrumental in establishing the Baseball Coaches Club, which has raised nearly $250k per year in future commitments by offering elevated stewardship to multi-year donors.