Office of Research and Innovation Organization

Assistant Vice President and Chief of Staff, Laurel Miner

• Marketing and Communications
  Senior Director**: Lindsey Haugh
• Electronic Research Administration
  Senior Director: Radka Schenk Kretinska
• Information Technology
  Senior Director: Neil Sedlak
• Events
  Coordinator: Robyn Smyth

** Dual report to University Marketing and Communications

Senior Associate Vice President for Research and Innovation: Randy Heflin

Office of Sponsored Programs

• Assistant Vice President for Research and Innovation and Director, Sponsored Programs: Linda Duffy
  • Director, Pre-Award: Lauren Magruder
  • Director, Contracts: Daniel Cockrum
  • Assistant Director, Post-Award: Nevada Davis
  • Director: Financial Compliance: Divyabala Amin

Research Development

• Senior Coordinator: Eleanor Nelsen

Postdoctoral Affairs

• Program Administrator: Chris Smith

Export and Secure Research Compliance*

• Assistant Vice President and Chief Research Security Officer: John Talerico
• Associate Director, Industrial Security Program: Tim Leake

Advanced Research Computing**

• Associate Vice President: Alberto Cano

* Dual report to Scholarly Integrity and Research Compliance

** Primary report to Division of Information Technology; dotted line to Office of Research and Innovation

Senior Associate Vice President: Lisa M. Lee

Executive Assistant: Ann Thornhill

Integrity and Human Research

• Senior Director: Barbara DeCausey
• Interim Director, Human Research Protection: Sarah Henderson
• Director, Research Conflict of Interest: Cristen Jandreau
• Director, Privacy and Research Data Protection: Julie Cook
• Director, Research Integrity and Research Integrity Officer: Iris Jenkins

Animal Resources and Care

• Director and Interim University Attending Veterinarian: Katie LaVallee
• Associate Director, Animal Care and Operations: Karen Hall

Animal Care and Use

• Director: Stephanie Trout

Institutional Biosafety Committee

• Director, Regina Allen

Export and Secure Research Compliance*

• Assistant Vice President and Chief Research Security Officer: John Talerico
• Associate Director, Export Control and Sanctions: Mike Kendrick
• Associate Director, Research Security: T.J. Beckett

Environmental Health and Safety

• Executive Director: Dennis Nolan**

* Dual report to Research Development and Administration

** Primary report to Public Safety; dotted line to Office of Research and Innovation

Vice President, Brandy Salmon

Executive Assistant: Lisa Young

• LINK, Center for Industry Partnerships*
  Executive Director: Brad Fravel
• LICENSE, Center for Technology Commercialization
  Executive Director: Grant Brewer
• LAUNCH, Center for New Ventures
  Director: Mark Mondry
• Strategic Engagement and Partnerships**
  Director: Gwen Harrington
• Creative Studio***
  Senior Director: Brad Soucy
• Executive Advisors Management***
  Program Manager: recruiting

*Dual report to Advancement

**Primary report to Advancement Division with shared staff

***Advancement only; Creative Studio shared with Principal Gifts

Vice President: Steven McKnight

Associate Vice President: Jon Porter

Executive Assistant: Taylor Carter

Finance
Senior Director: Odie Fthenos

Human Resources
Division Director***: Lynn Byrd

*** Dual report to University Human Resources

• Institute for Critical Technology and Applied Sciences
  Executive Director, Stefan Duma
• Institute for Creativity, Arts, and Technology
  Director, Ben Knapp
• Institute for Society, Culture and Environment
  Executive Director, Karen Roberto
• Fralin Life Sciences Institute
  Executive Director, Rob McCarley

• Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC
  Executive Director: Mike Friedlander
• Virginia Tech National Security Institute
  Executive Director: Eric Paterson
• Virginia Tech Transportation Institute
  Executive Director: Zac Doerzaph

• Virginia Tech Intellectual Properties
  President, Brandy Salmon
• Virginia Tech Applied Research Corporation
  President, John Forte
• Commonwealth Cyber Initiative*
  Executive Director, Luiz DaSilva

* Commonwealth Cyber Initiative is not a university institute, but a Virginia initiative led by Virginia Tech