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Alum Spotlight: Kiana Williams

For the past two years Kiana has worked with the Virginia College Advising Corps, and this fall she begins a doctoral program in Cultural Anthropology, with a focus on “how neocolonialism influences Filipina identity, especially in context to popular culture, conceptions of beauty, and performativity.” We are so grateful to have worked with Kiana, and can’t wait to see her scholarly work evolve – and change the world for the better.

Staff Spotlight: Amy Chestnutt

UVA alumna Amy Chestnutt coordinates the Body Positive program at the Women's Center and co-teaches Gender, Body Image & Activism. 

Women on Grounds: Marva Barnett

We awarded the Elizabeth Zintl Leadership Award to Marva Barnett, now Professor Emeritus, in 2002. She also received UVA's Thomas Jefferson Award in 2011. Marva is the editor of Victor Hugo on Things That Matter (Yale UP, 2010).

Alumna Spotlight: Michelle Cho

Michelle Cho (Batten, 2016) is flat-out amazing, and not just because she dazzled as a 2015 Women's Center intern for Iris magazine. Now a Strategy and Operations Consultant at Deloitte, Michelle is literally saving the world through her public policy work and general love of all things good, from Nutella to Harry Potter to Audre Lorde. Check out her Spotlight responses below.

Alumna Spotlight: Annie Forrest

It is fitting that we feature Annie Forrest as one of our October Spotlight profiles, since Annie's work for the One Love Foundation--a relationship violence programming provider, founded to honor UVA student Yeardley Love--aligns with the mission of Domestic Violence Awareness Month.

Staff Spotlight: Genevieve Brackins

Join us in welcoming Genevieve Brackins, the newest addition to the Women's Center team! Genevieve has joined us as the Outreach Coordinator for the Men's Leadership Project.

Staff Spotlight: Claire Kaplan

As Director of the Gender Violence and Social Change Program at UVA’s Maxine Platzer Lynn Women’s Center, Claire has long been a leader in gender justice advocacy. As determined as she is caring, Claire inspires us all in the Women's Center with her ability to see what's needed and to make it happen.

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