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
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Lloyd Young
Director of Innovation and Design
VCU da Vinci Center
& SHIFT Retail Lab
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Tyrone Frye
Experience and Engagement Coordinator
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Regan O'Donnell
Office Manager
VCU da Vinci Center and SHIFT Retail Lab
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Dom Khun
Social Media Graduate Assistant
VCU da Vinci Center and SHIFT Retail Lab
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Malique Middleton
SHIFT Retail Lab
Graduate Assistant, Shelfie Coordinator
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Mee Mee Little
Graduate Assistant, Shift Events Coordinator
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Cael Parker
Graduate Assistant, Interactive Design Coordinator
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