Staff
Carrie Brotherson
Vice President of Student Life
Biography
Carrie Brotherson was appointed vice president of Student Life in June 2024. She joined Southern Virginia in 1999 as an adjunct professor teaching English and composition. Since then, she has been an assistant professor of writing, director of travel study, and director of first-year experience.
Before joining Southern Virginia, Brotherson served as a graduate instructor at Brigham Young University and an instructor at Utah Valley University, The Meridian School, Long Island University, and Piedmont Virginia Community College. She earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in English from Brigham Young University.
From 2018–21, she and her husband, Todd, who teaches business at Southern Virginia, presided as mission leaders over the Chile Santiago East Mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The Brothersons live in Buena Vista and are parents to three daughters, all of whom attended Southern Virginia University.
Education
- M.A. in English, Brigham Young University, 1989
- B.A. in English, Brigham Young University, 1986
Teaching Positions & Professional Experience
- Joined the Southern Virginia University faculty in 1999
- Director of First-year Experience, Southern Virginia University, 2015–18
- Director of Travel Study, Southern Virginia University, 2006–18
- Instructor of Writing, Southern Virginia University, 1998–18
- Instructor, Piedmont Virginia Community College, 1992–98
- Instructor, Long Island University, 1992
- Instructor, The Meridian School, 1990–91
- Instructor, Utah Valley University, 1989–91
- Graduate Instructor, Brigham Young University, 1986–89
Awards, Leadership & Service
- Vice President of Student Life, Southern Virginia University, 2024–present
- Mission Leader in Santiago Chile, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 2018-21
- Full-Time Missionary in Spain, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints