Meet the Shift Retail Lab Team
We are a small and mighty team, each highly passionate and driven to imagine the future of higher education. We work tirelessly to ensure that our students are better prepared to engage in an increasingly global world because they have developed the skills and tools necessary to engage in difficult dialog, to disagree, to reframe failure, and make change.
Shift Retail Lab at VCU is brought to you by the VCU da Vinci Center for Innovation. Construction of Shift Retail Lab was made possible by a partnership with Mark Hourigan and Hourigan Group. Branding created by students from VCU Brandcenter.
Garret Westlake, Ph.D.
Associate Vice Provost in Innovation
Executive Director of VCU da Vinci Center & SHIFT Retail Lab
Pronouns: he, him, his
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![Executive Director, Garret Westlake headshot](/media/da-vinci-center/images/about-amp-team/Garret-W.png)
Lloyd Young
Director of Innovation and Design
VCU da Vinci Center
& SHIFT Retail Lab
Pronouns: she, her, hers
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![Director of Innovation and Design, Lloyd Young headshot](/media/da-vinci-center/images/about-amp-team/Llyod-Y.png)
Alicia Edgerton
Administrative Coordinator, Shift Labs
Tyrone Frye
Experience and Engagement Coordinator
Pronouns: he, him, his
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![Tyrone Frye, Experiential Learning Coordinator and Shift Retail Lab Liaison](/media/da-vinci-center/images/headshots/Tyrone-2.jpg)
Malique Middleton
SHIFT Retail Lab
Graduate Assistant, Shift Community Engagement
Pronouns: he, him, his
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![Malique Middleton](/media/shift-retail-lab/headshots/MALIQUE_web.png)
Mee Mee Little
Graduate Assistant, Shift Events Coordinator
Pronouns: she, her, hers
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![Mee Mee Little](/media/da-vinci-center/images/headshots/MeeMee_2.jpg)
Cael Parker
Graduate Assistant, Shelfie Program Coordinator
Pronouns: she, them
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![Cael Parker](/media/shift-retail-lab/headshots/Cael_Parker.jpg)