Committees, Boards, and Working Groups
Appointments and Promotions Committee
- Carla Finkielstein
- Rob Gourdie
- Anthony LaMantia
- Read Montague
- Steve Poelzing
- Zhen Yan
Executive Advisory Committee
- Sarah Clinton
- Carla Finkielstein
- Rob Gourdie
- Chris Hourigan
- Anthony LaMantia
- Read Montague
- Jenny Munson
- Jessica Pfleger
- Steve Poelzing
- Craig Ramey
- Sharon Ramey
- Zhen Yan
Continuation of Appointment Working Group
- Brooks Casas
- Sarah Clinton
- Michael Friedlander
- Brittany Howell
- Anthony LaMantia
- Steve Poelzing
- Zhen Yan
Bridge Funding Working Group
- Pearl Chiu
- Sarah Clinton
- Carla Finkielstein
- Michael Friedlander
- Jennifer Munson
- Steve Poelzing
- James Smyth
- Matt Weston
Internal Stakeholders Committee
- Laura Belmonte, Dean, College of Liberal Arts and Human Services
- Lance Collins, Vice President and Executive Director, VT Innovation Campus
- Stefan Duma, Director, Institute for Critical Technology and Applied Science (ICTAS)
- Dan Givens, Dean, College of Veterinary Medicine
- Alan Grant, Dean, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Chair of the FBRI Internal Stakeholder Committee
- Lee Learman, Dean, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine
- Rob McCarley, Executive Director, Fralin Life Sciences Institute
- Justice Elizabeth McClanahan, CEO of the Virginia Tech Foundation
- Kevin Pitts, Dean, College of Science
- Menah Pratt, Vice President for Strategic Affairs and Vice Provost for Inclusion and Diversity
- Karen Roberto, Executive Director, Institute for Society, Culture and Environment
- Julia Ross, Dean, College of Engineering
- Daniel Sui, Senior Vice President for Research and Innovation
- Aimée M. Surprenant, Dean, Graduate School
- Robert Trestman, Department Chair, Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, and Senior Vice President and Chair, Department of Psychiatry, Carilion Clinic
Advisory Board
- Mary Baron, Former Real Estate Agent, Builder, and Developer, Baron Enterprises
- David Bernd, CEO Emeritus, Sentara Healthcare
- George Cartledge III, President, Grand Home Furnishings
- Maria Clarke, Executive Director and Banker, JP Morgan Private Bank
- Callie Dalton, Owner/President, Callie Dalton & Associates
- Gigi El-Bayoumi, Adjunct Professor, Georgetown University Medical Center; Founding Director, Rodham Institute, George Washington University
- Adriana Hogan, President, Echo 4 Us Foundation
- Robert Hogan, President & CEO, Hogan Ventures LLC
- Lisa Karlisch, Founder/Owner/Management Consultant, Sparkfire Strategy
- Wayne Kay, Board Member, Warrior Foundation Freedom Station; Member, Board of Directors, Powell Mansfield Inc.; Former CEO, OncoGenesis Inc.
- Venetia Kontogouris, Managing Director, Venkon Group LLC; C-managing Director, Trident Capital
- David Lyerly, Founder/Board Member/Chief Science Officer, TechLab Inc.
- Ray Mills, Portfolio Manager, International Core Equity Strategy, T. Rowe Price
- Melissa Schooley, Vice President of Health Policy & Government Affairs, Abiomed
- Marjorie Tenzer, Former Senior Global Marketing Executive, IBM
- Jim Wilding, President/CEO, Confluence Financial Partners
- Kelly Woolwine, Co-Founder/CEO, Evolution HR