Committee Charge
The Town and Gown Committee was established in 2007 to promote positive relations between the University and the residents of the City’s neighborhoods surrounding the Fredericksburg Campus. It is comprised of University administrators and student leaders, representatives of neighborhood associations, City and University police chiefs, City government administrative officials, and two members of Fredericksburg City Council. The committee meets two times each year, alternating the meeting sites between University and City facilities. The Town and Gown Committee discusses a wide variety of relevant issues and works to find solutions to problems that may arise. The committee plays an important role in information sharing and building cooperative working relationships between UMW and the Fredericksburg community.
Committee Membership
The committee consists of the following members:
- Tim Baroody, Fredericksburg City Manager
- Sara Branner, President, Trench Hill Condominium Association
- David Brown, Assistant City Manager & Interim Director of Public Works
- Patrick Catullo, Director of Athletics, UMW
- Jack Cianciotto, College Heights Civic Association
- Kerry Devine, City Council Member – At-Large and College Heights Resident
- Sarah Dewees, Director of Center for Community Engagement, UMW
- Tim Duffy, City Council Member, Ward 3
- Craig Erwin, VP for Administration and Finance & Chief Financial Officer, UMW
- Charyl Ferguson, Association Manager, Village of Idlewild
- Jon Gerlach, City Council Member, Ward 2
- Michael Hall, Chief, University of Mary Washington Police
- Amy Jessee, Executive Director of University Communications, UMW
- Chuck Johnston, Fredericksburg City Planning Director
- Melissa Jones, Dean of Students & Associate VP for Student Affairs, UMW
- Sarah Kirkpatrick, Public Information Officer, Fredericksburg Police
- Juliette Landphair, Vice President for Student Affairs, UMW
- Brian Layton, Fredericksburg City Police Chief
- Dennis Lister, College Heights Civic Association
- Carl Little, Maury Neighborhood Association President
- Aimee Lynch, Fredericksburg City Police Department
- Jeff McClurken, Chief of Staff & VP of Strategy, UMW
- Tim O’Donnell, Provost, UMW
- Troy D. Paino, President, UMW
- Chris Porter, Assistant Dean of Students, UMW
- Laura Rutledge, Elite Community Management, LLC, Association Manager
- Kathy Sandor, Director of Business Services, Bookstore, UMW
- Sue Sargeant, College Heights Civic Association, T&G Committee Chair
- Teresa Segelken, Director of Continuing and Professional Studies, UMW
- Shavonne Shorter, Associate Provost for Equity and Inclusion & Chief Diversity Officer, UMW
- Katie Turcotte, Vice President for Advancement, UMW
- Craig Vasey, Maury Neighborhood Association President and UMW Professor
- Susan Worrell, Executive Director of Events, UMW