Our Staff

Brian Lusk, LPC, CSAC
Director
Brian joined Radford University in March 2019 and comes with nearly 14 years of experience in a variety of mental settings. His primary role includes, but is not limited to providing leadership, supervision, and advocacy to and for the SAVES as well as working to establish and maintain collaborative relationships across campus and with community stakeholders. Brian is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and Certified Substance Abuse Counselor (CSAC). He received his Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Bluefield College and his Masters of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Radford University.

Cora Taylor, CSAC, QMHP-A, B.S.
Assistant Director
Cora joined Radford University in August of 2020 after working in community mental health and substance use for 10 years. Her areas of interest and passion include substance use, providing trauma informed care, leadership, collaboration, and building programs. She is a Certified Substance Abuse Counselor and is also a University Alumna.

Samantha Wilhelmi, LCSW
Alcohol and Other Drug Counselor
Samantha joined Radford University in 2017. She provides substance use assessments and individual and group counseling to students who may be dealing with substance use issues. She also supervises Master level interns in their field placement with our office. She received her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Sociology and her Masters of Social Work from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Samantha Lett
Administrative Assistant
Jordan joined Radford University in January of 2021. She assists in providing administrative and office support for both SAVES and Student Counseling Services. Samantha graduated from Radford University in 2020.