Parent and Family Council
The Mason Parent and Family Council 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... |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Cherie Moman | Tuscaloosa, AL | out-of-state student, multiple students in different colleges at the same time, on-campus living, Schar School/government and international politics, incoming freshman, fraternity life |
| Claudia Brown | North Tonawanda, NY | orientation information, living out-of-state, mailing packages |
| Cleo Kitt | Roanoke, VA | student living on campus, resources for freshmen parents, multiple students in different colleges at the same time |
| Deborah Tweit | Carlsbad, CA | cross-country out-of-state; student-athletes |
| Emery & Shirah Simmons | Brandywine, MD | global affairs program, honors college, living on-campus |
| Felicia Givens | Norfolk, VA | residential living, parents coping with student(s) being away at college, military life/ROTC, praying for students on campus |
| Gayle O'Bryant | Chantilly, VA | supporting a transfer student, supporting a contemporary student, life in the Washington, D.C. area |
| Janira Collado | Dumfries, VA | things to do around Fairfax, Prince William and Washington, D.C. |
| Jay McClendon | Herndon, VA | homeschool to college, learning-disabled college students, commuting and the local area, Honors College |
| Jill Wallis | Fairfax, VA | Disability Services, CAPS & Learning Services, Mason Off Campus, Military Services, Green Machine |
| Jose Etchegoyen | Bogotá, Colombia | cross-country out-of-state, student orientation, and living in Fairfax/D.C. |
| Latissa Richardson | Manassas, VA | students living on campus, military family life/VMSDEP, multiple students in college |
| Mary Nell Clark | Reston, VA | Mason LIFE program, living on campus, and living in Fairfax County |
| Mike Bowers (Communications Lead) | Dumfries, VA | VA educational benefits for military dependents; insight about sorority life (leadership, philanthropy, volunteerism); College of Science experiences |
| Pam O'Connor | Raleigh, NC | out-of-state family, Mason Autism Support Initiative (MASI) program or other disability issues, Green Machine pep band |
| Pat Pochiro | Dublin, OH | living out of state, student living on campus |
| Patricia Hargrove (Programming Lead) | Norfolk, VA | orientation, management information systems major, student campus employment |
| Rachel Reuter | Prosper, TX | out-of-state, student living on campus, only parent, Honors College, prepping the residence hall room, COVID response |
| Rich Wilner | South Orange, NJ | student living on campus, mailing packages, on-campus employment, things to do around Fairfax and Washington, D.C. |
| Steve Pleickhardt | Bristow, VA | commuting to George Mason from Prince William County, challenges of college students living at home, making sure you have Power of Attorney for your adult student |
| Tim Knapp | Newport News, VA | things to do around George Mason and Washington, D.C., transportation home, finding a church home in Fairfax |
| Tom Johnson | Falls Church, VA | transfer student experience, accelerated masters program, study abroad |
For information on membership, visit our Council Membership page. For questions regarding the Parent and Family Council, contact Rebecca McCrory, Associate Director of Family Programs, at (703) 993-2469 or rstauffa@gmu.edu.