Meet the Team: Mary Simmons
At the Wright Center, we seek to advance science and foster partnerships that accelerate translational research for the betterment of human health. Our team members come to work every day ready to transform laboratory discoveries into treatments for patients, engage communities in clinical research and train a new generation of clinical and translational scholars, all with the shared goal of bridging the gap between scientific theory and practical medicine.
Each month, we will highlight one member of our team who is contributing to our shared mission of advancing science and fostering partnerships that accelerate translational research for the betterment of human health.
For a full list of staff members, please visit cctr.vcu.edu/aboutus/staff.
Wright Center grant/fiscal manager Mary Simmons joined VCU in June 1995 as a patient registrar in the VCU Health Division of Head and Neck Surgical Oncology, where her duties included case management, account billing and grant submissions. Her career spanning more than two decades at VCU has included positions at the Central Virginia Center for Coagulation Disorders, VCU Infectious Disease Clinic, ASK Pediatric Hematology and Oncology Clinic, School of Education Rehabilitation Research and Training Center, School of Nursing, School of Medicine Department of Internal Medicine and the Virginia Institute for Psychiatric and Behavioral Genetics. She now splits her time between supporting the Wright Center and the Institute for Drug and Alcohol Studies. Simmons earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Strayer University and has completed courses in VCU’s Master of Business Administration program. A mother of three daughters, outside of work Simmons enjoys helping others and serves as vice president for outreach at St. Paul’s Baptist Church.