The Mason Parent and Family Council (PAFC) was established to provide opportunities for parents and families to become actively engaged, informed members of the George Mason community by serving as ambassadors for the university and prospective and current families. Members of this special group meet once per semester and advise New Student and Family Programs of important issues facing families at Mason.
Meet the Parent and Family Council
| Name | Hometown | Ask Me Questions About… |
|---|---|---|
| Swapna Agarwal | Ashburn, VA | Careers, Student Development |
| Angie Boone | Suffolk, VA | praying for students on campus, communicating with your student while they are away and living on campus, having a student living on campus |
| Carol Brown | Springfield, VA | New student success, transfer and first-time students, disability services and differently-abled student opportunities |
| Rhonda Chezek-Peters | Alexandria, VA | Students living at home, student involvement |
| Karin DiMaggio | Virginia Beach, VA | Community service |
| Faisal Hasan | Fairfax, VA | Student health/happiness/diversity/safety/growth |
| Kelly Jaynes | Apex, NC | Out-of-state students, on-campus living, student-athletes, sororities, Honors College |
| Amy Jospa | Plainview, NY | Parent involvement |
| Yasmeen Lalani | Dallas, TX | Parent involvement |
| Nancy Lu | Virginia Beach, VA | Out of state education and living, coping as empty nesters, dorms vs apartments, importance of higher education in current times. |
| Peter Moyer | Darnestown, MD | Student life, student involvement, sports, greek life |
| Renee Myers | Lumberton, NJ | Meeting other students, out-of-state students, student anxiety, homesickness, parent involvement |
| Pam O’Connor | Raleigh, NC | out-of-state family, Mason Autism Support Initiative (MASI) program or other disability issues, Green Machine pep band |
| Alicia Ransom, PhD | Knoxville, TN | Health and safety, diversity, housing, tuition/scholarships, research |
| Cherice Taylor | Los Angeles, CA | Student transition, local family, on-campus living, military benefits, food allergies, parent involvement |
| Dawn Timmons-Jones | Stafford, VA | Living In-State/Locally, Student in a Fraternity, School of Business/Business Major, Empty Nest Adjusting. |
| Jill Wallis | Fairfax, VA | Disability services, military services, integrative studies, study abroad, Green Machine |
| Allyson Zak | Richmond, VA | Student involvement and on-campus living |
For information on membership, visit our Council Membership page. For questions regarding the Parent and Family Council, contact Camille Clark, Associate Director of Family Programs, at (703) 993-2475 or cclark62gmu.edu