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E-Mail: larry.terry@virginia.edu
Larry Terry came to the Cooper Center in 2018 from Texas, where he worked to improve the lives of citizens in the Dallas region and beyond, including launching the Community Leadership Academy. Prior to his position at UNT Dallas, Terry served as an assistant professor of Public Administration at both Long Island University-Brooklyn and Arizona State University.
E-Mail: meredith.gunter@virginia.edu
Phone: 434-982-5585
Meredith’s current role as Director of Strategy and Public Engagement builds on her prior work as Interim Director of the Cooper Center and as outreach director for the Demographics Research Group. Her prior experience includes policy and special initiative development in state government. Her research focuses on human intellectual and ethical development, gerontology, and racial/gender equity.
E-Mail: mwp2q@virginia.edu
Phone: 434-982-5549
As Associate Director, Michael is responsible for the overall fiscal integrity of the Center, including providing up-to-date financial information to all units as well as maximizing their efficiency and contributions to the Commonwealth of Virginia. He is married to his wife Jessica, a practicing attorney in Charlottesville, and they have one son, Matthew.
E-Mail: ji5r@virginia.edu
Phone: 434-924-1310
Prior to joining the Cooper Center, JC worked in the College Foundation for the College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences here at the University of Virginia as a Director of Development. Traveling to various regions of the country, he was able to build relationships and raise meaningful dollars through his engagements with alumni, parents and friends of the Arts & Sciences.
