Staff

Gregg Toney, gtoney@gmu.edu
Assistant Vice President, Auxiliary Enterprises
703.993.8199

Gregg joined the University Services Team, and George Mason University, in 2005. Gregg provides high-level support to the University in the areas of finance, planning, services evaluation, process improvement, performance indicators and special projects. In addition, he conducts management studies and research that benefit the overall performance of the Department. In 2010 Gregg was promoted to Assistant Vice President of Auxiliary Enterprises overseeing most contracted auxiliary services on all campuses.

Gregg joined George Mason University after an extensive management career in the corporate sector in both technology management and banking. Gregg holds both a Bachelor and Masters of Science in Industrial Engineering with a concentration in Operations Research from the Univeristy of Pittsburgh, as well as an MBA in finance from Fairleigh Dickinson.

Mark Kraner, mkraner@gmu.edu
Executive Director, Retail Operations
703.993.1784

Mark joined Mason in 2008 and is currently responsible for Retail Operations including Dining Services, Mason ID Card System, Mail Services, and the Bookstore.

In 1997 Mark accepted a position at the University of Wisconsin- Whitewater as the Director of Auxiliaries. Three years later Mark was hired as the Director of Contracted Auxiliary Services at Louisiana State University (LSU), Baton Rouge, LA managing Dining Services, Campus Card Program, Bookstore, Vending, Laundry Services, Athletic Concessions and other contracted services. With  over 36 years in food service management and card system oversight the experience and knowledge of managing the food services operation allowed Mark to quickly get up to speed in overseeing the bookstore, concessions, vending and conference center in his previous positions. This knowledge and experience serves him well in his current position at Mason.

David Atkins, datkins1@gmu.edu
Director, Contract Management and Licensing
703.993.3402

David C. Atkins, Mason Alumnus, started his employment with George Mason University in 1990.  He is currently responsible for contract management for the  Capital One Bank, Apple Federal Credit Union, Coke and Canteen Vending, Collegiate Licensing Corporation (brand licensing/trademarking), and Orca TV, LLC (digital signage solution).  David is also responsible for benchmarking and best practices associated with the campus bookstore and mail services operations.  He has also held positions at Mason as Assistant Director, Associate Director and Director within the Student Union/Center management capacity.

David also serves the University as adjunct faculty and student organization advisor.  He has been recognized for exceptional contributions and leadership by the Association of College Unions International (ACUI) with the 2007 Distinguished Service Award; for advising and leadership by George Mason University with the 2004-05 Student Organization Advisor of the Year Award; and for diversity advocacy by ACUI with the 2004 Revis A. Cox Memorial Award. As a past Regional Director for ACUI, David continues to be a huge supporter of the association's work and currently serves as an Education Council Chair.  As a Founder and Past President of the Mason Black Alumni Chapter, David currently serves as the Black Scholars Endowment Chair.

David holds a Masters Degree in Divinity with a concentration in Counseling and Administration from Howard University and a BS Degree in Decision Science (now Information Systems and Operations Management) with a concentration in Operations Management from George Mason University (School of Management).

Patrick McCavitt, pmccavit@gmu.edu
Director, Business & Finance,
Auxiliary Enterprises and University Life
703.993.9814

Patrick joined Mason in 2012 and is responsible for business and financial planning for the Auxiliary Enterprises and University Life units. He is also involved in the Green Gold Innovation Process to develop new venture opportunities for the university. Patrick joined Mason from the FDIC where he marketed failing banks as part of the resolutions and receivership process. Previously, he managed development and construction funding, and operating budgets of off-campus projects for a university housing developer in Dallas, TX. He has over 20 years experience in financial planning, banking, venture capital and corporate development. Patrick received a BA in Government from The College of William and Mary, and an MBA from the University of North Carolina.

Benn Crandall, bcrandal@gmu.edu
Director, Auxiliary Enterprises
703.993.4503

Benn Crandall has been working with George Mason University since 1983 in a variety of responsibilities. After visiting the campus in the fall of 1982, he quickly decided that GMU was going to be "the" place to be in higher education for the next 30 or so years. Initially, Benn served as the Bookstore manager for more than 15 years, overseeing all three of the Distributed Campus'. He then started his own company and landed as a consultant to Auxiliary Enterprises. After that, he became a Project Officer for GMU's Senior Administration and eventually became the Senior Project Officer for the University's Facilities Division. Benn's recent duties included contract management of the Mason Inn and Print Services. Benn holds a degree in Operations Management as well as a certification in Project Management.

Steve Morehouse, smoreho2@gmu.edu
Director, Capital Planning and Renovations Management
703.993.2764

Stephen Morehouse began his service with the Auxiliary Enterprises Department at George Mason University in June of 2008 as Director of Capital Planning and Renovations Management. Previous to this appointment,  he was the Associate Director for Facilities in the GMU Housing Department for nearly eight years. Stephen is responsible for the coordination of formal renovation and capital construction projects for all buildings currently under the University Services control. He ensures projects come in on time and within construction budgets.

Before coming to Mason, he was the Assistant Director for Facilities in the Office of Housing and Residence Life at Marshall University in Huntington, WV. Stephen has been in the facility management/maintenance/operations field for over 20 years. He earned his Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Marshall University and has attended MBA classes at the University of North Florida. He has attended many conferences and workshops in the facility field as well through the years, earning Continuing Education Credits along the way.

Stephen has been married to his wife Valerie for 27 years and they are the proud parents of two girls, Sarah and Rachel.

Jeanmerie Lagos, jlagos@gmu.edu
Office Manager
703.993.2840

Office Manager of Auxiliary Enterprises, is responsible for the daily administrative operations of the office.  In this role, she manages a wide variety of duties which include the areas of catering, vending, accounting, budgeting, office support, and troubleshooting.  Prior to her current position, she was Administrative Assistant to the Vice President for University Relations from 2001 - 2008.  Jeanmerie came to Mason with over fifteen years of experience from The George Washington University where she held various administrative positions.  She earned her Bachelors degree in International Affairs from The George Washington University.  She was awarded Mason’s Employee of the Month, November 2007.

Danny Anthes, danthes1@gmu.edu
Senior Manager, IT
703-993-2627

Danny has been working at George Mason University since 2001. He originally started with Housing and Residence Life managing the technology and systems there, designing, implementing and deploying new systems. Danny now works with Auxiliary Enterprises and is responsible for some critical system and database administration within some departments. He also supports projects that are technology-centric, assists departments to use technology more effectively, maintains and supports the hardware systems, improves efficiency, increases security and ensures systems are up-to-date.

Karla Posselt, kposselt@gmu.edu
Project Coordinator
703.993.2840

Karla Posselt began working for University Services/Auxiliary Enterprises in 2001 as Office Manager. In August of 2008 Karla was given the opportunity to work remotely from her home in West Virginia as Project Coordinator. Providing website management, developing reports and spreadsheets, conducting research, and assisting in special projects for any department under the Auxiliary Enterprises, she has shown that teleworking is a viable work option. Over the 20+ years in the Northern Virginia area, she has worked at an insurance agency, a home health care agency and the local Northern Virginia Journal Newspapers Group with ever increasing responsibilities.

Debbie Williams, dwilliap@gmu.edu
Management Analyst
703.993.5259

Debbie Williams has been working in Auxiliary Enterprises (and previously University Operations) since 2005.  As a management analyst, she conducts research and prepares financial summary reports.  Debbie has designed tools to assess and improve student, customer, and employee satisfaction for various GMU services.  She collaborates with others in Auxiliary Enterprises and other departments on special projects and/or in committees. 

In prior years, Debbie was an analyst in Finance and Planning and the Budget Office, and a part-time consultant in the President’s Office.   Before coming to GMU, Debbie recruited, trained, and developed management and support staff, and also developed staff training tools and manuals.  Debbie earned a BBA in Management at The College of William and Mary and an MBA in Management at George Mason University.

Debbie and her husband, Darren, have been married for 20 years and have 2 teenage daughters.

Dan Waxman, dwaxman@gmu.edu
Assistant to the Executive Director, Retail Operations
703.993.7782

Dan assists with sustainability efforts for Auxiliary Enterprises and assists the Executive Director on retail projects. Dan received his graduate degree in Public Administration- Concentrating in Higher Education Administration from Mason. He holds a Bachelor degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in Environmental Studies and a certificate in nonprofit management from Duke University continuing studies. He is a LEED Accredited Professional and Certified Environmental Educator.