VTIP - Key Persons


Adam Nichols

Job Titles:
  • Farm Manager

Alana Kirsch

Job Titles:
  • Communications Associate

Alejandro Del-Pozo

Job Titles:
  • Professor of Weed Science, Center Director

Aman Rana


Amanda Pettigrew

Job Titles:
  • Business Coordinator

Andrea Hill

Job Titles:
  • Associate Director, LAUNCH

Anna Wehr

Job Titles:
  • Project Coordinator, Innovation and Partnerships

Ashley Smith

Job Titles:
  • Special Assistant to the Associate Vice Provost for Enrollment Management

Ava Borden


Barbara Hoopes

Job Titles:
  • Interim Associate Dean, Falls Church

Bill Ingram

Job Titles:
  • Associate Dean and Executive Director for Information Technology, Assistant Professor, University Libraries, Virginia Tech

Brad Fravel

Job Titles:
  • Executive Director, LINK

Brad Soucy

Job Titles:
  • Senior Director of Communications and Marketing, Principal Partnerships Office

Brandy Salmon

Job Titles:
  • Associate Vice President for Innovation and Partnerships

Brian Yohn

Job Titles:
  • Senior Graphic Designer, Principal Partnerships Office

Bridget Mitcham

Job Titles:
  • Member of the New Student Processing Team
  • New Student Processing Team

Brooke Battle

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Director Yates Society Advisor Br Br B Territory: / B Pennsylvania Ohio Alaska Hawaii

Bryan Mitchell

Job Titles:
  • Director of Student Services, Hokie One Stop, Alexandria

Carl Mitchell

Job Titles:
  • Associate Director for Business Development, Virginia Tech Transportation Institute ( VTTI ), LINK

Carol M. Newman

Job Titles:
  • Library

Carrie Mayer

Job Titles:
  • Operations and Training

Cathy Grimes

Job Titles:
  • Director

Chrystal Jones

Job Titles:
  • Project Coordinator, Principal Partnerships Office

Chuanxue Hong


Colby Flanagan

Job Titles:
  • Research Specialist Senior

Corinne Julien

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Director, Admissions & Academic Progress, Blacksburg and Falls Church

David Gerrard

Job Titles:
  • Chairman, Department of Animal and Poultry Sciences

David Sample

Job Titles:
  • Research Scientist in Plant Pathology

Dejah Carter

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Director Br Br B Territory: / B Tennessee Kentucky Indiana Arkansas Oklahoma Colorado Oregon Washington

Devon Hill

Job Titles:
  • Partnerships and Foundations Proposal Writer, LINK

Dianne Dervis

Job Titles:
  • Admissions Counselor Br Br B Territory: / B Connecticut Maine Massachusetts New Hampshire Rhode Island Vermont

Dr. Aimee Surprenant

Job Titles:
  • Dean
  • Dean for Graduate Education. She Is Committed to Building a Strong, Diverse and Inclusive Graduate Community.
Aimee Surprenant serves Dean for Graduate Education. She is committed to building a strong, diverse and inclusive graduate community.

Dr. Catherine Cotrupi

Job Titles:
  • Interim Assistant Dean and Director / Finance and Administration

Dr. Janice Austin

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Dean
  • Director

Dr. Kevin Edgar

Job Titles:
  • Associate Dean

Dr. William Huckle

Job Titles:
  • Associate Dean

Eleshia Conner

Job Titles:
  • Member of the New Student Processing Team
  • New Student Processing Team

Emily Lanier

Job Titles:
  • Licensing Officer, LICENSE

Emma Leonard

Job Titles:
  • Donor Relations Officer, Principal Partnerships Office

Eric Stallknecht

Job Titles:
  • Associate Professor of Horticulture

Erica Feuerbacher

Job Titles:
  • Associate Professor

Fran Haymore

Job Titles:
  • Member of the New Student Processing Team
  • New Student Processing Team

Gina Tamburro

Job Titles:
  • Associate Director, Alumni and Corporate Engagement

Ginny Wagg

Job Titles:
  • Director of Administration
  • Director of Administration, Falls Church

Grant Brewer

Job Titles:
  • Executive Director, LICENSE

Gwen Davis

Job Titles:
  • Director

Gwen Harrington

Job Titles:
  • Director of Strategic Engagement and Partnerships

Ihsan Khaliq

Job Titles:
  • Postdoctoral Microbiome Scientist

Jake Lawrence

Job Titles:
  • Associate Director of Business Development, Pamplin College of Business, LINK

Jane Todd

Job Titles:
  • Associate Director Customer Support Operations, Domicile Support Br Br B Territory: / B Lynchburg, VA

Janet O. Alderman

Job Titles:
  • Member of the New Student Processing Team
  • New Student Processing Team

Jayesh Samtani


Jeffrey Derr


Jen Tkacz

Job Titles:
  • Senior Assistant Director International Admissions

Jennifer Million

Job Titles:
  • Advisor

Jim Owen

Job Titles:
  • Professor Emeritus

John Ralston

Job Titles:
  • Associate Director for Business Development, College of Engineering, LINK

Julie Brindley

Job Titles:
  • Administrative and Office Specialist
  • Website Manager

Kacy Lawrence

Job Titles:
  • Director

Karin Clark

Job Titles:
  • Associate Director for Business Development, LINK

Katherine Nicewander

Job Titles:
  • Intellectual Property Specialist, LICENSE

Kathleen Green

Job Titles:
  • Associate Director, Corporate Networks

Kayla Nichols

Job Titles:
  • Associate Vice Provost for Enrollment Management and Director of Undergraduate Admissions

Kelly S. Young

Job Titles:
  • Email Correspondent

Kendall Beebe

Job Titles:
  • Project Coordinator, Commonwealth Cyber Initiative ( CCI )

Kenneth Stevens

Job Titles:
  • Computer Network Support Technician

Laura Cooper

Job Titles:
  • Advisor, Admissions and Academic Progress, Falls Church

Lauren Surface

Job Titles:
  • Director

Laurie Fox

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Professor, Applied Insect Ecology

Lennon Headlee

Job Titles:
  • Aerospace Engineering Undergraduate Student, Virginia Tech

Lindsay Barron

Job Titles:
  • Coordinator

Lisa Young

Job Titles:
  • Executive Assistant, Project Coordinator, Innovation and Partnerships

Loretta A. Wilburn

Job Titles:
  • Special Events & Travel Coordinator

Lynda Bailey

Job Titles:
  • Domicile Specialist

Marin Riegger

Job Titles:
  • Childcare Initiatives Coordinator / Communications

Mark Mondry

Job Titles:
  • Director, LAUNCH

Matthew Grice

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Director

Megan Wallace

Job Titles:
  • Associate Director for Business Development, LINK

Missy Graham

Job Titles:
  • Customer Service & Administrative Support

Misti Acosta

Job Titles:
  • Advisor

Monika Gibson

Job Titles:
  • Chief of Staff

Pamela G. McAlexander

Job Titles:
  • Member of the New Student Processing Team
  • Data Integrity Specialist & NSPT Supervisor

Pat Mullins

Job Titles:
  • Customer Service Assistant

Patricia Richardson

Job Titles:
  • Lab and Research Specialist

Patty Tatro

Job Titles:
  • Associate Director for Business Development, LINK

Pedro Baiza Martinez


Peter B. Schultz

Job Titles:
  • Postdoctoral Applied Plant Pathologist

Ping Kong

Job Titles:
  • Professor of Plant Pathology

Priscilla Wright

Job Titles:
  • Advisor

Raihana Saidy

Job Titles:
  • Advisor

Rewa Mariger

Job Titles:
  • Public Health

Rita Rollison

Job Titles:
  • Administrative & Office Specialist

Rob Holtz

Job Titles:
  • Trades Technician III

Roberto Melendez

Job Titles:
  • Associate Director, LAUNCH

Robin White

Job Titles:
  • Associate Professor

Rosemary M. Kesling

Job Titles:
  • Member of the New Student Processing Team
  • New Student Processing Team

Rozzy Finn


Sally Johnson

Job Titles:
  • Paul Mellon Distinguished Professor of Agricultur

Samantha Boyd

Job Titles:
  • Department Operations Manager, Building Emergency Coordinator
  • Work Study & Student Employment

Sandy Arnold

Job Titles:
  • Youth Equine Extension Associate

Sarah Hayes

Job Titles:
  • Portfolio Director, Commonwealth Cyber Initiative

Sarah Wright

Job Titles:
  • Support Assistant

Sean Lagangan

Job Titles:
  • Admissions Counselor Br Br B Territory: / B New York and New Jersey Br

Shannon Wilber

Job Titles:
  • Agricultural Technician

Sheldon Fuller

Job Titles:
  • Senior Software Designer

Sid Pothineni

Job Titles:
  • Computer Science Undergraduate Student, Virginia Tech

Sneak Peek


Steve Milley

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Director Transfer Support, Regional Recruiter Br Br B Territory: / B Richmond, VA Northern Neck, VA Greater Charlottesville, VA

Suzanne Miller

Job Titles:
  • Content Writer, Principal Partnerships Office

Tait Golighty

Job Titles:
  • Superintendent

Taylor Cupp


Ted Alt

Job Titles:
  • Project Coordinator, Innovation and Partnerships

Teresa McCoy

Job Titles:
  • Project Coordinator, LICENSE LAUNCH

Thomas Bell

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Director Transfer Support Br Br B Territory: / B Southside, VA North Dakota South Dakota Iowa Kansas Minnesota Missouri Nebraska Montana Wyoming Idaho Utah

Thomas Wilchynski

Job Titles:
  • Research Specialist Senior

Tracy Krauchun

Job Titles:
  • Director of Foundation Relations, LINK

Wanda Hamlin

Job Titles:
  • Mail Operations Supervisor

Will Hutton

Job Titles:
  • Coordinator

Xiaoping Li

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Professor - Greenhouse Specialist

Yinlin Chen

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Director

Zack Burton

Job Titles:
  • Advisor