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Dan Sui portrait.

Dan Sui, Senior Vice President for Research and Innovation

Dan Sui leads the Office of Research and Innovation, which encompasses over 500 employees across research administration that includes seven institutes and supports strategic research investments and all university researchers. As chief research and innovation officer, Sui is responsible for supporting and growing Virginia Tech’s research portfolio.

Kim Borkowski portrait.

Kim Borkowski

Executive Assistant

Research Support and Communications

Laurel Miner portrait.

Laurel Miner

Assistant Vice President for Research and Innovation and Chief of Staff

Lindsey Haugh portrait.

Lindsey Haugh

Senior Director,
Marketing and Communication

Radka Schenk Kretinska portrait.

Radka Schenk Kretinska

Director,
Electronic Research Administration

Neil Sedlak portrait.

Neil W. Sedlak

Senior Director,
Information Technology

Research Development and Administration

Randy Heflin portrait.

Randy Heflin

Senior Associate Vice President for Research and Innovation

Linda Duffy portrait.

Linda Feuster Duffy

Assistant Vice President, Research and Innovation and Director, Sponsored Programs

Eleanor Nelsen portrait.

Eleanor Nelsen

Senior Coordinator, Research Development

John Talerico portrait.

John Talerico

Assistant Vice President, Research Security and Chief Research Security Officer

Chris Smith portrait.

Chris Smith

Postdoctoral Affairs Program Administrator

Scholarly Integrity and Research Compliance

Lisa M. Lee portrait.

Lisa M. Lee

Senior Associate Vice President, Research and Innovation and Director, Scholarly Integrity and Research Compliance

Barbara DeCausey portrait.

Barbara DeCausey

Senior Director, Integrity and Human Research

Katie LaVallee portrait.

Katie LaVallee

University Attending Veterinarian and Director, Animal Resources and Care

Stephanie Trout portrait.

Stephanie Trout

Director, Animal Care and Use Program

Regina Allen portrait

Regina Allen

Director, Institutional Biosafety Committee

Innovation and Partnerships

Brandy Salmon portrait.

Brandy Salmon

Vice President,
Innovation and Partnerships

Brad Fravel portrait

Brad Fravel

Executive Director, LINK, Center for Industry Partnerships

Grant Brewer portrait.

Grant Brewer

Executive Director, LICENSE, Center for Technology Commercialization

Mark Mondry portrait.

Mark Mondry

Director, LAUNCH, Center for New Ventures

Gwen Harrington portrait.

Gwen Harrington

Director, Strategic Engagement and Partnerships

Brad Soucy portrait.

Brad Soucy

Senior Director of Marketing and Communications

Strategic Research Alliances

Steve McKnight portrait.

Steven H. McKnight

Vice President,
Strategic Research Alliances

Jon Porter portrait

Jon Porter

Associate Vice President, Strategic Research Alliances

HR and Finance Operations

Lynn Byrd portrait.

Lynn Byrd

Division Director,
Human Resources

Odie Fthenos portrait.

Odie Fthenos

Senior Director,
Finance