Safe Zone

The VCU Police Department treats everyone equally, regardless of sexual orientation. If you need help, we’re going to help you. We are an ally.

The University Counseling Services VCU Safe Zone program is designed to reduce homophobia and improve safety and freedom on campus.

Many of VCU’s officers have completed Safe Zone training that promotes greater understanding and communication with lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered students, faculty and staff.

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Safe Zone Trained Staff

Name Phone Email
Assoc. VP for Public Safety & Chief of Police John Venuti (804) 828-1210 javenuti@vcu.edu 
Assistant Chief Nicole Dailey (804) 828-6226 nvdaily@vcu.edu
Assistant Chief Ervin Taylor (804) 827-0149 etaylor@vcu.edu
Captain Duane Thorp (804) 828-2257 dcthorp@vcu.edu
Lieutenant Joel Abernathy (804) 828-7072 jabernathy2@vcu.edu
Lieutenant Edgar Greer (804) 828-0287 egreer@vcu.edu
Lieutenant Aaron LaVigne (804) 828-1196 aklavigne@vcu.edu
Lieutenant Ian McAllister (804) 828-1196 itmcallister@vcu.edu
Sergeant Brandi Boyd (804) 828-6199 bmboyd@vcu.edu
Sergeant Michael Brandon (804) 828-1196 s3mlbran@vcu.edu
Sergeant Patience Butters (804) 828-1196 pmbutters@vcu.edu
Sergeant Douglas Dawson (804) 828-1196 djdawson@vcu.edu
Sergeant Curtis Diesselhorst (804) 828-6199 diesselhorcr@vcu.edu
Sergeant Olushola Kayode (804) 828-1196 ookayode@vcu.edu
Sergeant David Nigro (804) 828-8791 dnigro@vcu.edu
Sergeant Kenneth Olds (804) 828-6409 oldskl@vcu.edu
Sergeant Jennifer Riemann (804) 828-1196 jlriemann@vcu.edu
Officer Stephen Adt (804) 828-1196 sgadt@vcu.edu
Officer Marsalis Battle (804) 828-1196 battlem3@vcu.edu
Officer Lisa Berube (804) 828-1196 berubelm@vcu.edu
Officer Caroline Bowen (804) 828-1196 witherowcw@vcu.edu
Officer India Brown (804) 828-1196 brownin@vcu.edu
Officer Nicholas Champigny (804) 828-1196 champignya@vcu.edu
Officer Matthew Chatham (804) 828-1196 chathamm2@vcu.edu
Officer Christopher Clark (804) 828-1196 clarkcm2@vcu.edu
Officer Kevin Cochran (804) 828-1196 kcochran@vcu.edu
Officer Kayla Cook (804) 828-1196 cookk4@vcu.edu
Officer Cierra Eldridge (804) 828-6409 eldridgeci@vcu.edu
Officer Jose Eric DeJesus (804) 828-1196 edejesus@vcu.edu
Officer Josiah Evans (804) 828-1196 evansjk3@vcu.edu
Officer Jason Farrow (804) 828-1196 jfarrow@vcu.edu
Officer Jaelyn Gotham (804) 828-8696 jgotham@vcu.edu
Officer Caine Green (804) 828-1196 greenc4@vcu.edu
Officer Patrick Haller (804) 828-1196 hallerpb@vcu.edu
Officer Hakilah Hudson (804) 828-1196 hudsonhm@vcu.edu
Officer David Kelly (804) 827-2257 kellyd2@vcu.edu
Officer Jacob Klingman (804) 828-1196 klingmanj2@vcu.edu
Officer Jasmine Louis (804) 828-1196 louisja@vcu.edu
Officer Jason Malone (804) 828-1196 jmalone@vcu.edu
Officer Christi McKenna (804) 828-1196 cnassauer@vcu.edu
Officer Jasmine Merricks (804) 828-1196 jnmerricks@vcu.edu
Officer Zachary Morgott (804) 828-1196 morgottz@vcu.edu
Officer Cory Neace (804) 828-1196 neacecb@vcu.edu
Officer John Nicholson (804) 828-1196 nicholsonjj@vcu.edu
Officer David Pulliam (804) 828-1196 pulliamdd@vcu.edu
Officer Christopher Riedemann (804) 828-1196 criedemann@vcu.edu
Officer Aaron Roane (804) 828-1196 amroane@vcu.edu
Officer David Shiner (804) 828-1196 shinderda@vcu.edu
Officer Luke T. Shrader (804) 828-9649 lshrader@vcu.edu
Officer Lawrence Smithson (804) 828-1196 lwsmithson@vcu.edu
Officer Ephraim Soe (804) 828-1196 soee2@vcu.edu
Officer Justin Strother (804) 828-1196 jdstrother@vcu.edu
Officer John Tignor (804) 828-1196 tignorjg@vcu.edu
Officer Patrick West (804) 828-1196 westpm@vcu.edu
Officer Levin White (804) 828-1196 whitelj3@vcu.edu
Officer Melvin White (804) 828-1196 mwhite29@vcu.edu
Officer Frederic Wiggins (804) 828-6409 wigginsfm@vcu.edu
Officer Joshua Willis (804) 828-1196 willisjs@vcu.edu
Officer James Wilson (804) 828-1196 wilsonj15@vcu.edu
Officer Samuel Wisegarver (804) 828-1196 srwisegarver@vcu.edu
Angela Brown (804) 828-1196 aebrown@vcu.edu
Jennifer Brown (804) 828-8387 jmbrown@vcu.edu
Katrina Carlson (804) 828-1196 kscarlson@vcu.edu
Connie Davidson (804) 828-9843 ccdavids@vcu.edu
Adrienne Gaines (804) 828-1196 againes5@vcu.edu
Paige Mills (804) 828-3438 pcmills@vcu.edu
Arthur Monday (804) 828-1196 amonday@vcu.edu
Stephanie Moody (804) 828-1196 moodysm2@vcu.edu
Bruce Moore (804) 828-1196 bmoore26@vcu.edu
Kiosha Pollard (804) 828-1196 kspollard@vcu.edu
Christopher Roberts (804) 828-1196 cnroberts@vcu.edu
Christi Schroeder (804) 828-7071 cschroeder@vcu.edu
Conrad Simms (804) 828-1225 csimms2@vcu.edu
Cheri Stickels (804) 828-6334 cdsticke@vcu.edu
Donisha Terry (804) 828-1196 dnterry@vcu.edu
Lisa Vaughan (804) 828-1196 levaughan@vcu.edu