Leadership

College Organization

Who reports to whom across the Dean’s Office and college leadership. Everyone sits under the Dean through three branches — expand any leader to see their team, or search to jump to a person.

Source: AAD Roster public leadership feed (roster.aad.vt.edu), plus a curated supplement maintained by AAD IT

Roster feed updated: Aug 17, 2026, 10:32 AM ET

Curated supplement: The roster feed is the source of truth; this supplement holds only website links, subgroup layout, and open seats the roster does not yet publish.

Coverage: 97 leaders, staff, and open roles across the Dean’s Office and four schools.

Dean Lu Liu Dean, College of Architecture, Office of the Dean · Christine Mattsson-Coon, Executive Assistant to the Dean · cmattsso@vt.edu

Associate Deans report to Lu Liu · 4

Susanna Rinehart Associate Dean for Academic and Faculty Affairs ✉ susannar@vt.edu

10 on team
1. Charles Salyers Director, Undergraduate Student Recruitment ✉ cs1@vt.edu
2. Kyle Hawkins Director of Undergraduate Advising ✉ kyleh3@vt.edu
  
  7 on team
  1. Michelle Flinchum Academic Advisor (ITDS, LAR) ✉ michellevf@vt.edu
  2. Susan Rosebrough Academic Advisor ✉ slough@vt.edu
  3. Charlotte Parks Academic Advisor ✉ crobrtz@vt.edu
  4. Parker Sanders Academic Advisor (AHRM) ✉ pdsanders@vt.edu
  5. Vern Ferguson Academic Advisor (ARCH 3-5 & IDS 3-4) ✉ vernf@vt.edu
  6. Dee Hopkins Academic Advisor ✉ deidra61@vt.edu
  7. Tamela Davis Academic Advisor (ARCH 1-2 & IDS 1-2) ✉ tamccoy@vt.edu
3. Grey Kieffer Academic Affairs Coordinator ✉ greyson@vt.edu
Mintai Kim Associate Dean, Graduate Studies ✉ mkim07@vt.edu
Ariana Wyatt Associate Dean for Outreach & Engagement ✉ ariana1@vt.edu

2 on team
1. Elizabeth Gilboy Director, Community Design Assistance Center ✉ egilboy@vt.edu
2. Kathryn Johnson Experiential Learning Coordinator ✉ kathrynaj@vt.edu
Karine Dupre Associate Dean for Research & Creative Scholarship ✉ kdupre@vt.edu

1 on team
1. Position open Pre-Award and External Funding Specialist
  
  vacant

Administration report to Lu Liu · 4

Position open Administrative Manager

vacant
Julia Allen Assistant Dean of Advancement ✉ juliapallen@vt.edu

6 on team
1. Krista Timney Director of Marketing and Communications ✉ ktimney@vt.edu
  
  2 on team
  1. Marissa Logan Digital Marketing and Communications Manager ✉ mtlogan@vt.edu
  2. Evan Musgrave Visual Content Creator ✉ emusgrave95@vt.edu
2. Position open Director of Alumni Relations
  
  vacant
3. Zoe Lampros Assistant Director for Leadership Gifts ✉ zlampros@vt.edu
4. Sara Menendez Administrative and Stewardship Coordinator ✉ saram25@vt.edu
Julie Rosenberger Assistant Dean for Finance and Administration ✉ zurfluh@vt.edu

14 on team
1. Rick Craig Director of Information Techno ✉ ricraig@vt.edu
  
  6 on team
  1. Alex Fitzgerald Information Technology Support Specialist ✉ alexf02@vt.edu
  2. Ruby Gonzalez Information Technology Support Specialist ✉ rubyg@vt.edu
  3. Andrew Powers Information Technology Support Specialist ✉ atpowers@vt.edu
  4. Jacob Hossenlopp-Shean Mobile Device Management & Lab Operations Specialist ✉ hoss@vt.edu
  5. DongSoo Choi Audio Visual Services Manager ✉ ds22@vt.edu
  6. Scott Turner Lab Operations Manager ✉ generic@vt.edu
2. Jeffrey Snider Facilities Manager ✉ jeffs@vt.edu
  
  4 on team
  1. Mark Leach Wood Shop Supervisor ✉ joleach@vt.edu
    
    1 on team
    1. Jonathan Rugh Wood Shop Craftsman ✉ jrugh@vt.edu
  2. Andy Tawney Metal Shop Supervisor ✉ wardat1@vt.edu
    
    1 on team
    1. Chris Collins Metal Shop Technician ✉ ctcollins241@vt.edu
3. Marcus Haynie Facilities Operations Manager, AAD ✉ mchaynie@vt.edu
4. Jennifer Yates Senior Fiscal Technician ✉ jyates@vt.edu
Julie Weaver Director of Human Resources ✉ juliew19@vt.edu

1 on team
1. Erin Kowtko Human Resources Generalist ✉ erink23@vt.edu

Schools Directors report to Lu Liu · 4

Jim Bassett Director, School of Architecture ✉ jbsstt@vt.edu School site ↗

15 on team
Operations
1. Lauryn Hobbs Administrative Manager ✉ lkbh@vt.edu
  
  2 on team
  1. Andrew Durfee Administrative Operations Coordinator ✉ andrewd98@vt.edu
  2. Wendy Vaughn Graduate Program Coordinator ✉ vaughnw@vt.edu
2. Katie Pritchard Media Specialist III ✉ kpritcha@vt.edu
Finance
1. Neil Parcell Business Manager ✉ neilparcell@vt.edu
  
  1 on team
  1. April Dawn Johnston Fiscal Technician ✉ ajcraig@vt.edu
Academic Programs
1. David Dugas Graduate Program Chair ✉ ddugas@vt.edu
2. Sharone Tomer Undergraduate Program Chair
3. Chris Pritchett Foundation Program Chair ✉ cpritche@vt.edu
4. Clive Vorster Study Abroad Programs Coordinator ✉ cvorster@vt.edu
5. Kevin Jones Domestic Study Programs Coordinator ✉ kejones4@vt.edu
6. Paul Emmons PhD Program Chair ✉ pemmons@vt.edu
Washington-Alexandria Architecture Center
1. Susan Piedmont-Palladino Director, WAAC ✉ spalla@vt.edu
  
  2 on team
  1. Stephanie Woodson Administrative and Program Associate ✉ rwsteph@vt.edu
  2. Idiris Hagi Junior Systems Administrator ✉ idiris@vt.edu
Matt Powers Director, School of Design ✉ mapowers@vt.edu School site ↗

10 on team
Operations
1. Position open Administrative Manager
  
  vacant
Finance
1. Sonya Murdock Business Manager ✉ murdocks@vt.edu
  
  1 on team
  1. Dominic Murphy Fiscal Technician ✉ dominicmurphy@vt.edu
Academic Programs
1. Martha Sullivan Asst Professor of Practice AY ✉ mlsulli@vt.edu
2. Brad Whitney Assoc Professor AY ✉ whitneyb@vt.edu
3. Terry Clements Professor AY ✉ tclement@vt.edu
4. Kelly Avery AHRM / Property Management Program Chair ✉ kavery@vt.edu
5. Irene Leech Consumer Studies Program Chair ✉ ileech@vt.edu
6. Eonyou Shin Fashion Merchandising & Design Program Chair ✉ eonyous7@vt.edu
7. Greg Galford Residential Environments & Design Program Chair ✉ ggalford@vt.edu
Jeffrey Loeffert Director, School of Performing Arts ✉ loeffert@vt.edu School site ↗

11 on team
Operations
1. Michelle Raines Administrative Manager ✉ mtraines@vt.edu
  
  1 on team
  1. Tammy Henderson Academic Support ✉ tammyh@vt.edu
2. Emily Baker Publicity Manager ✉ emilyrb@vt.edu
Finance
1. Justin Dalton Business Manager ✉ jrdalton@vt.edu
  
  3 on team
  1. Allison Hamborsky Fiscal Assistant / Receptionist ✉ allisonjh@vt.edu
  2. Scott Lewis Fiscal Technician ✉ scottlewis@vt.edu
    
    1 on team
    
    Ethan Carroll Music Equipment Manager ✉ ethan19@vt.edu
Academic Programs
1. Jason Crafton Music Program Chair ✉ jcrafton@vt.edu
2. Walter Metz Cinema Program Chair ✉ waltercm@vt.edu
3. John Ambrosone Theatre Program Chair ✉ jambroso@vt.edu
4. Amanda Nelson Graduate Program Chair ✉ amandaj1@vt.edu
Ann-Marie Knoblauch Director, School of Visual Art ✉ amk@vt.edu School site ↗

13 on team
Operations
1. Ray Callahan Administrative Assistant ✉ rcallah@vt.edu
2. Amelia Salisbury Arts Minor Assistant Manager ✉ asalisbu@vt.edu
Finance
1. Sonya Shelor Business Manager ✉ sonyarae@vt.edu
Centers
1. Kate Skelly Director of Armory Gallery ✉ kateskelly@vt.edu
2. Bri O'Neal Director of FourDesign ✉ bponeal@vt.edu
3. Clare Suess Manager of Creativity and Innovation District Makerspace ✉ clares99@vt.edu
Academic Programs
1. James Jewitt Collegiate Assoc Professor AY ✉ jjewitt@vt.edu
2. Nate King Asst Professor AY ✉ nking4@vt.edu
3. Rachael Paine Assistant Professor - Graphic Design HCD ✉ rlpaine@vt.edu
4. Michael Borowski Associate Professor AY ✉ borowski@vt.edu
5. Jennifer Hand Foundations Program Coordinator ✉ jennilc@vt.edu
6. Zach Duer Creative Technologies MFA Director ✉ zachduer@vt.edu
7. Michelle Moseley Material Culture Program Chair ✉ mymc@vt.edu

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