Office of Long Range Planning
Paul Knox
University Distinguished Professor
Executive Director of Long Range Planning
Senior Fellow for International Advancement
Office of the President
knox@vt.edu
The office is located in 123E Burruss Hall (0178)
Tel: (540) 231-8320
Fax: (540) 231-4265
Ms. Frances B. Keene
Assistant Director
fkeene@vt.edu
Christine Haimann
Executive Assistant
chaimann@vt.edu
Adriana Seagle
Graduate Assistant
aseagle@vt.edu
Bart Yavorosky
Graduate Assistant
bartyav@vt.edu
Presidential Task Force
The following members of the university community have been appointed by the Dr. Charles Steger to the Presidential Task Force.
Kathryn Albright
Associate Professor, Foundation Chair, School of Architecture & Design
Rosemary Blieszner
Alumni Distinguished Professor, Associate Dean, Graduate School
Kevin Boyle
Department Head & Professor, Agricultural & Applied Economics
Markus Breitschmid
Associate Professor, School of Architecture & Design
Laurie Brogdon
Director of Multicultural Alumni Programs, Alumni Relations
Tom Brown
Dean of Students
Bob Broyden
Director, Capital Assets & Financial Management
Rami Dalloul
Assistant Professor, Animal & Poultry Science
Kevin Desouza
Director, Metropolitan Institute
Tom Dingus
Director, Virginia Tech Transportation Institute
Willaim Doughtery
Executive Director, Network Infrastructure & Services
Sam Easterling
Department Head, Civil & Environmental Engineering
Thomas Ewing
Associate Professor, History
Jack Finney
Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs, Office of the Provost
Sherry Fontaine
Graduate School Associate Dean, Director Northern Virginia Center
Skip Garner
Executive Director, Virginia Bioinformatics Institute
Deborah Hamilton
Associate Director, Corporate & Foundation Relations, College of Engineering
Susan Haymore
Student Support Specialist, Dean of Science
Larry Hincker
Associate Vice President for University Relations
David Hodgson
Professor and Department Head, Large Animal Clinical Sciences
Kristen Houston
Assistant Director of Programming, Multicultural Programs and Services
April Hylton
Human Resources Coordinator, Dean, Veterinary Medicine
Hal Irvin
Associate Vice President for Human Resources, Department of Human Resources
Robin Jackson
Director of Alumni Relations, College of Science
Sarah Karpanty
Assistant Professor, Fisheries & Wildlife
Leslie LaConte
Assistant Professor, Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute
Anna Lomascolo
Director, Women's Center
Maxine Lyons
Administrative & Fiscal Coordinator, Community Design Assistance Center
Heidi McCoy
Chief of Staff, Office of the Vice President for Administrative Services
Nancy McGehee
Associate Professor, Hospitality & Tourism
Heidi Anne Mesmer
Associate Professor, School of Education
Paul Metz
Assistant to the Dean for Special Projects, University Libraries
Quinton Nottingham
Associate Professor Business Information Technology, Pamplin, College of Business
Kim O'Rourke
Chief of Staff, Office of the President
Denise Orden
Associate Director of Operations, Northern Capital Region Operations
Nancy Ross
Associate Dean, College of Science
John Rudd
Assistant Vice President & Director, Sponsored Programs
Karen Sanders
Associate Vice President Support Services, Academic Enrichment & Excellence
Anju Seth
Professor and Department Head, Management, Pamplin, College of Business
Kelly Shannon
Public Relations and Marketing Specialist, Office of Diversity and Inclusion
Frank Shushok
Associate Vice President for Student Affairs, Office of Student Programs
Ken Smith
Associate Provost for Resource Management and Planning, Office of the Provost
Capt. Jim Snyder
Deputy Commandant of Cadets, Military Affairs
Jennifer Sparrow
Director, Emerging Technologies and New Ventures, Innovation Space
Max Stephenson
Associate Professor, Urban Affairs & Planning; Director, Institute for Policy & Governance
Nick Stone
Deputy Director, National Capital Regions Operations
Kevin Sullivan
Legal Counsel, University Treasurer, Administration
Beth Tranter
Chief of Staff, Office of the Vice President for Research
Scott Weimer
Assistant Director, Outreach Program Development
Lisa Wilkes
Assistant Vice President for Finance, Finance-Administration
The following students also have been appointed to the student advisory committee and serve on the Task Force subcommittees.
Tyler Arthur
Undergraduate student
Matthew Banfield
Undergraduate student
Tyler Campbell
Undergraduate student
Jordan Hill
Graduate student
Eric Hodges
Graduate student
Michelle McLeese
Graduate student
Jam Mowery
Undergraduate student
Akiko Nakamura
Graduate student
Shree Narayanan
Graduate student
Risa Pesapane
Graduate student
Chuck Walter
Graduate student
Page last updated: September 14, 2011