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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