Staff
Welcome!
We’re glad to have you visit our site and learn more about the Maxine Platzer Lynn Women’s Center at UVA! We are here to develop strong women leaders and those who work beside them to bring social justice, especially gender and racial justice, to our world.
We at the Women’s Center are all stewards of something larger than any one of us: a sustained commitment to the well-being of all UVA students in all stages of their lives that supporters of the Women’s Center have fostered over the decades. Throughout its history, students’ voices have had a significant impact on the growth and development of the Women’s Center. We count our work with students among the most meaningful work we do. I am proud to say that in their time with us, our students develop their skills and passions, and they leave us prepared to put them to use in service of the public good.
I encourage you to get to know us better through the programs and events we offer in the Women’s Center and across Grounds. We look forward to meeting you!
Abby Palko,
Director
Director
Abby Palko
Directorapalko@virginia.edu
434-982-2934
Counseling Staff

Margaret Edwards, LPC
Program Director for Counseling and Wellness Services
Cathy Erickson, LPC
Trauma Counselor
Poe Erickson, PSD
Therapy Dog / Good BoyAisha Saeed, LCSW
Trauma Counselor and Body Positive CoordinatorUriel Santiago, NCC
Resident in Counseling
Amelia Walton, MA, EdS
Resident in Counseling
Latoria White, MA
Counseling Care Manager and Gender Violence & Social Change Coordinator
Janie Williams, LCSW
Trauma CounselorPrograms Faculty & Staff

Genevieve Brackins
Outreach Coordinatorgbrackins@virginia.edu
434-982-5324

Mary Esselman
Iris Editormdesselman@gmail.com

Sarah Jenkins
Young Women Leaders Program Mentoring Coordinatorstjenkins@virginia.edu
434-982-2648

Jaronda Miller-Bryant
Program Director of Engaged Scholarship & Global Outreach and Program Director of Operations, Young Women Leaders Programjjm8ac@virginia.edu
434-924-9732
Administration

Leigh Ann Carver
Program Director of Communications & Advancementlac4g@virginia.edu
434-924-3946

Carol Gilbert
Business Managerceg6a@virginia.edu
434-982-2902

Mitchell Mays
Communications Coordinatormrm5ug@virginia.edu
434-982-2023
Graduate Assistant & Fellows

Emily Sackett
Greer Fellowens4eu@virginia.edu
Karishma Srikanth
Casscells Fellowkrs8rb@virginia.edu