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Assistant to the Dean
carvermr@jmu.edu
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Assistant to the Dean, School of Professional & Continuing Education

I started in December of 2021. I graduated from JMU in 2015 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology. During and after my time as a student at JMU, I worked with various nonprofit organizations in Virginia, Texas, California, and Thailand that rescued and provided aftercare for children who were being sex-trafficked. After traveling, I began working in the education field both as a residential counselor and later a clinical/administrative assistant for several years before coming back to JMU and joining SPCE’s team. I believe these previous experiences strengthened my skills in organization, communication, and acting as a liaison between various teams/departments. I love my role as Assistant to the Dean because I get to support Nick and SPCE’s portfolio by fulfilling needs, problem solving, and coordinating various logistics, projects, meetings/events. I am deeply thankful to work with a team of people who care so greatly for the incredible community located here in the Valley. 

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