Assistant director tapped for interim role as Potter Center leader leaves for Pittsburgh university
Chris Purcell, director of Vanderbilt’s Office of LGBTQI Life since 2013, will leave the position Dec. 31 to become assistant dean of students at Chatham University in Pittsburgh.
Vanderbilt.edu reports that Rob Nelson, assistant director of LGBTQI Life, will serve as the interim director while a national search is conducted to fill the role. The director of the K.C. Potter Center and Office of LGBTQI Life at Vanderbilt serves as a campus expert and resource regarding issues of sexuality, gender identity and social justice. In addition, the director oversees personnel decisions, educational and programming efforts, policy implementation, strategic planning, budgeting, facility management, branding and assessment efforts for the office.