Southern Virginia University CEO and leadership

Works at Southern Virginia University as Director of Communications. Lives in Buena Vista, Va.. Attends The John Hopkins University.

Brett Garcia came to Southern Virginia as dean of admissions in September 2009. He previously worked at Bausch & Lomb, where he was a territory manager in Oregon and Idaho. Prior to holding that position, he spent five years with Pfizer, Inc. While at Pfizer, he received numerous awards for high achievements, including the prestigious Vice President’s Cabinet award, which he received twice. He also co-owned a company that provided industrial training seminars.

He holds a bachelor’s degree from Brigham Young University and an M.B.A. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with an emphasis in marketing.

Garcia served a full-time mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Milan, Italy.

Jeremiah John joined the Southern Virginia faculty in 2007 as an associate professor of politics and currently serves as the coordinator of the politics program.

Before teaching at Southern Virginia, John graduated summa cum laude from Hampden-Sydney College in 2000. In January 2008, he earned his doctorate in political theory and comparative politics from University of Notre Dame, with a dissertation on law and morality in Hegel’s political philosophy.

Works at Southern Virginia University as Director of Communications. Lives in Buena Vista, Va.. Attends The John Hopkins University.