Student Affairs Staff

The entire student affairs staff standing in a group in front of Brown Student center

Welcome! The Office of Student Affairs is here to assist you. Our office includes the staff in the Brown Student Center, Student Health and Counseling Centers, the Department of Public Safety and Police, and the Chaplain's Office.

Dean of Students
Dr. Richard Pantele ’13, Ed.D.
Brown Student Center 306 | (434) 223-6128
rpantele@hsc.edu

Executive Assistant to Dean of Students
Desiree Lee
Brown Student Center 308 | (434) 223-6129
dlee@hsc.edu

Associate Dean of Students for Student Conduct & Character and Director of Greek Life
Col. Dwayne Bowyer ’92
Brown Student Center 305 | (434) 223-6127
dbowyer@hsc.edu

Associate Dean of Students for Campus and Residential Life
Mr. Jesse Schrader, M.Ed
Brown Student Center 300-A | (434) 223-6667
jschrader@hsc.edu

Associate Dean for Student Development and Well-Being
Renae Mancastroppa, MA
Brown Student Center 307 | (434) 223-6318
rmancastroppa@hsc.edu

Director of Student Affairs Operations, Orientation, and Civic Engagement
Sandy Cooke
Brown Student Center 304 | (434) 223-6340
scooke@hsc.edu

Director of Public Safety and Chief of Police
T. Mark Fowler
(434) 223-6164
mfowler@hsc.edu

Director of Student Health Center
Kimberly R. Ball, BSN, RN
The Health Center | (434) 223-6167 
kball@hsc.edu

Director of Counseling Services
Clarence D. Merckerson, PhD, LPC-S, CRC
The Counseling Center | (434) 223-
6411
cmerckerson@hsc.edu

College Chaplain
Rev. M. Keith Leach
College Church | (434) 223-8625
kleach@hsc.edu

Director of High Adventure
Scott Schmolesky
Brown Student Center 303 | (434) 223-6717
sschmolesky@hsc.edu

Sporting Clays Team Coach
Sanders T. Schoolar V ‘20
(757) 362-8196
tschoolar@hsc.edu

Student Care Team

The College CARE Team provides College staff and faculty to discuss students of concern in an environment of care to obtain the largest possible perspective of student behavior and to work to assist students to resolve problematic behavior constructively in a timely manner.