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Deirdre Gonsalves-Jackson assumed the position of Provost and Vice President in April 2025.  She has served the University in a variety of capacities since 2006, most notably as Professor of Biology, Dean of ÌÒÖ­Ó°Ôº Global Campus and Vice President for ÌÒÖ­Ó°Ôº Global Campus prior to her current appointment.

She earned her B.A. in Biology from Randolph College, an M.S. in Biology from Florida Atlantic University, and a Ph.D. in Biology from Florida Institute of Technology. Her distinguished career is marked by numerous honors, such as the Barbara Holland Administrator-Scholar Award from the Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities and The WISE Alumna Legacy Award for her contributions to STEM outreach. At ÌÒÖ­Ó°Ôº, she is a recipient of the Samuel Nelson Gray Distinguished Teaching Award and the Birdsong Service and Community Engagement Award, and she holds the distinction of Batten Professor.

Dr. Keith Moore assumed the position of Senior Vice President at Virginia Wesleyan University in 2022 after serving as Vice President for Campus Life for six prior years.  

He has served ÌÒÖ­Ó°Ôº in a variety of capacities during the last three decades. Prior to ÌÒÖ­Ó°Ôº he held positions in new student orientation and residence life at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.

A Boston native, Dr. Moore holds a B.A. in Politics and History from Curry College, an M.Ed. in Educational Policy, Research, and Administration from University of Massachusetts at Amherst, and an Ed.D. in Higher Education Leadership from Nova Southeastern University.

In his current capacity, Dr. Moore oversees the areas of Residence Life, Student Activities, Health Services, Student Center, Campus Ministries, Counseling Services, Campus Security, Wesleyan Engaged, Health Services, IT, Dining Services, and Facilities Management.

Dr. Moore is married to the former Meredith Ann Martin, the lead school psychologist with Chesapeake Public Schools. They reside in Virginia Beach with their daughter, Jacqueline Rose.

Kelly Roenker Cordova joined the Office of the President in September 2020, after directly supporting the Senior Vice President and the President through various roles in the ÌÒÖ­Ó°Ôº Center for Advancement from 2015-2020. In those roles she had instrumental involvement in communications, alumni relations, donor relations and special events.

Prior to her arrival at Virginia Wesleyan, Cordova spent six years working in the international programs department at Operation Smile, a medical non-profit that provides free cleft lip and cleft palate surgeries to children in developing countries. There, she managed a team of 15 program coordinators and directly participated in medical missions in Brazil, China, Dominican Republic, Morocco, and Paraguay.

Cordova earned her Master of Business Administration from ÌÒÖ­Ó°Ôº and her bachelor's degree in mass communications from Virginia Commonwealth University. A native of Virginia Beach, she resides there with her husband Andrew and two daughters.

Heather Campbell has served as Vice President for Enrollment since 2021 after serving as Director of Undergraduate Enrollment the prior six years. 

She oversees the David L. Kaufman Center for Enrollment that has produced the largest enrollment in the University's history.  She oversees all recruiting of traditional and non-traditional programs and is the lead recruiter for the collaborative campus in Tokyo. Under her leadership, the College of Arts and Sciences has grown to 1,600 students while ÌÒÖ­Ó°Ôº Global Campus now enrolls an additional 2,600 learners.

Heather holds a B.A. in Recreation and Leisure Studies from Virginia Wesleyan University and a Master of Education in Higher Education Administration from Northeastern University.

Prior to Virginia Wesleyan, she worked for 10 years with the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee implementing adapted sports programming for wounded, ill, and injured service members. She returned to ÌÒÖ­Ó°Ôº in 2015.

Heather and her daughter, Sutton, reside in Norfolk. 

Jason’s story with the University began in 1999, when he arrived as a 17-year-old from Cambridge on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. He did not simply attend, he immersed himself in the Marlin community, taking full advantage of the opportunities that define the institution.

Since returning in 2006 as Assistant Director of the Jane P. Batten Student Center, Jason has demonstrated a consistent record of results-driven leadership and institutional impact. He advanced to Director of the Batten Center (2009–2013), where he strengthened campus engagement and operational effectiveness; served as Dean of Freshmen (2013–2016), focusing on student transition, retention, and success; and later as Associate Vice President for Campus Life and Operational Management (2016–2025), where he aligned student experience with operational excellence. In 2025, he was appointed Chief Operations Officer, a role that reflects both the confidence of the institution and the breadth of his leadership across core campus functions.

A proud alumnus, Jason earned his B.A. in Recreation and Leisure Studies from then-Virginia Wesleyan and an M.Ed. in Higher Education Administration from Regent University. He is a 2024 graduate of The New American Colleges & Universities Emerging Leaders Institute and a member of the 2026–2027 cohort of the Council of Independent Colleges Senior Leadership Academy. In 2014, he was recognized with the University’s Graduate of the Last Decade (GOLD) Award, underscoring the lasting impact of his contributions.

Jason lives in Virginia Beach with his wife, Janet (Naclerio) ’04, an Instructional Technologist with Virginia Beach Public Schools, and their son, Colton.

Brandon Elliott was named Executive Director of Intercollegiate Athletics in May 2026 after building one of the most successful coaching careers in NCAA Division III softball history.

A 2003 alumnus, Elliott has guided the Marlins softball program for 19 seasons, compiling a 721-160-2 record while leading the team to three NCAA DIII Softball National Championships (2017, 2018, 2021), 12 ODAC Championships, and numerous NCAA Tournament, Super Regional, and College World Series appearances. His teams consistently ranked among the nation’s best, setting an NCAA record with 55 wins in 2018 and producing 27 All-Americans, multiple national award winners, and dozens of conference, state, and regional honorees.

In his current role, Elliott oversees 26 varsity sports and more than 450 student-athletes as the University competes in the ODAC, ECAC, and NCAA Division III.