Office of Research and Innovation Organization

Assistant Vice President and Chief of Staff, Laurel Miner

Reporting to the assistant vice president and chief of staff: 

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

Reporting to the senior associate vice president for research and innovation:

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
  • Administrative and Office Manager: Ann Thornhill

Reporting to the senior associate vice president: 

Integrity and Human Research

• Senior Director: Barbara DeCausey
• Interim Director, Human Research Protection: Samantha Bowling
• 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

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

Reporting to the vice president: 

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

• Interim Co-Executive Director: Tom Martin
  Interim Co-Executive Director: Lisa McNair
  

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