Advanced Learning
Melanie Lewis, Ph.D.
Vice President, Advanced Learning
Dana Silicki
Director, STEM, Service and Lifelong Learning
Breanna Nunnally
REACH Program Manager
Jacob Taylor
GO TEC Technical and Training Manager
Jessie Vernon
Director, Employer Engagement and Experiential Learning
Chris Griffith
GO TEC Training Coordinator, GO Virginia Region 3
Abby Karavanic
GO TEC Program Assistant
Timothy Kilbourne
GO TEC Training Coordinator, GO Virginia Region 1
Gwendolynn Malone
GO TEC Training Coordinator, GO Virginia Region 5
Courtney Massengill
GO TEC Training Coordinator, GO Virginia Region 4
Bethany Meyers
GO TEC Program Coordinator, GO Virginia Region 1
Natori Neal
Apprenticeship Coordinator II
Brian Stanley
Advanced Learning Program Coordinator II
Savion Thompson
REACH Program Coordinator
Applied Research
Kaylee South, Ph.D.
Virginia Tech Assistant Professor of Controlled Environment Agriculture
Mitchell Doss
Value Chain Coordinator
Board of Trustees
Mr. David Bennett
Vice President of Operations, Intertape Polymer Group
Mr. Ben Davenport
Chairman, First Piedmont Corporation and Davenport Energy
Dr. Mario Ferruzzi
Dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Virginia Tech
Mr. Don Gibson
Chair of the Board of Trustees; Director, Shenandoah Telecommunications, Inc.
Dr. Greg Hodges
President, Patrick & Henry Community College
Mr. Mark Holland
Vice Chair of the Board of Trustees; Vice-President & Trust Advisor, Atlantic Union Bank
Dr. Cornelius Johnson
President, Danville Community College
Ms. Emma Maddux Kozlowski
Community Volunteer
Mr. Charles H. Majors
Retired Bank Board Chair & CEO, Business Advisor
Ms. Leslie Mantiply
President of the IALR Foundation Board; Senior Associate, Assistant Business Unit Manager, Dewberry
Full Bio
The Honorable Donald Merricks
Retired Banker, Politician & Small Business Owner
Ms. Connie Nyholm
Owner and CEO, VIRginia International Raceway (VIR)
Mr. Kunal Patel
Vice President of the IALR Foundation Board; Compliance Manager, Caesars Virginia
Ms. Christine Pennington
Co-Founder, Resilient Pathways
Dr. Thomas Powell
President, Averett University
Conference Center
Audia Harris
Conference Sales Manager
Michele Lunsford
Information Desk Specialist
Diana Parrish
Event Planner and Service Operations Coordinator
Economic Development
Amanda Cervantes
SVRA Business Attraction Manager
Trina McLaughlin
Workforce Attraction and Retention Manager
Facilities
Anthony Amos
Facilities Maintenance II
John Bridges
Facilities Maintenance II
Spencer Hren
Facilities Maintenance III
Justin Lackey
Facilities Maintenance III
Finance
Lleyton Barber
Contracts & Financial Reporting Specialist
Amy Davis
Procurement Specialist II
Jenni Gentry
Finance Specialist I
Jordan Hunter
Procurement Specialist
Rhonda Reavis
Finance Specialist III
Foundation Board
Mr. Tad Deriso
President & CEO, Mid-Atlantic Broadband Communities Corporation
Mr. Christopher Eastwood
Financial Advisor, Edward Jones
Dr. Betty Jo Foster
Retired Professor/Vice-President, Danville Community College
Mr. Don Gibson
Chair of the Board of Trustees; Director, Shenandoah Telecommunications, Inc.
Ms. Rhonda Hodges
President, Hodges Workwise, LLC
Mr. Mark Holland
Vice Chair of the Board of Trustees; Vice-President & Trust Advisor, Atlantic Union Bank
Ms. Leslie Mantiply
President of the IALR Foundation Board; Senior Associate, Assistant Business Unit Manager, Dewberry
Full Bio
The Honorable Donald Merricks
Retired Banker, Politician & Small Business Owner
Mr. Kunal Patel
Vice President of the IALR Foundation Board; Compliance Manager, Caesars Virginia
Human Resources
Tia Chattin
Human Resources Benefits Administrator
Araceli Clemente
Admin Assistant
Wendy Jones
Human Resources Generalist
Leadership
Melanie Lewis, Ph.D.
Vice President, Advanced Learning
Tim Kruggel
Director, Information Technology
Manufacturing Advancement
Wesley Cifers
Managing Director, ATDM
Eric Linn
Senior Director, ATDM Operations & Engineering
Cheryl Terry
Director, ATDM Program Services
Joyce Culley
Director, ATDM Recruitment & Career Services
Kevin Gatewood
Assistant Director, ATDM Student Services
Butch Kendrick
Director, Digital Manufacturing
Karen Hardy
Director, Cross-Functional Initiatives
Sherlina Thomas, Ph.D., MSW
Assistant Director, Community Engagement & Student Success
Sherri Dickens
Manager, ATDM Student Services
Chad Roach
Manager, ATDM Operational Assets Manager
Cassidy Edwards
Defense Training Coordinator
Loudon Bendall
CMA Applications Engineer
Brandon Dabbs
CNC Machinist II
Richard Evans
CNC Machinist II
Jonathan Hankins
CNC Machinist II
Trey Jones
CMA Applications Engineer
Michael Kemerer
CMA Quality Assurance Specialist
Patrick McCorkle
Machine Learning Engineer
Luke Mills
CNC Machinist II
Darryl Murphy
CNC Machining Lead
Trent Oswald
CNC Machining Lead
Nancy Riddell, Ph.D.
Educational Systems Administrator
Erika Saunders
Business Process Analyst
Corven Owens
CMA Quality Manager
Grey Seymour
CNC Machinist/Programmer
Andrew Williams
Material Planner/Scheduler
Devin Jones
NAVSEA Additive Manufacturing Instructor
Braxton Todd
NASAM Instructor
Laura Brown
ATDM Career Services Coordinator I
Rodrica Clark
ATDM Senior Support Specialist
Chante Elam
ATDM Student Services Specialist
Kenneth Gee
ATDM Transportation Specialist
Tiffany Geiger
Manager, ATDM Career Services
Stephen Gonzalez
ATDM Veteran Recruitment Specialist
Erin Hayes
ATDM Admissions Advisor
LaTasha Jones
Educational Compliance Coordinator
Nathaniel Lake
ATDM Recruitment & Admissions Team Lead
Trina Holiness-Morris
ATDM Admissions Advisor
Yolanda Mounkaila
ATDM Support Specialist
Joel Nester
ATDM Industry Engagement Coordinator
Misty Roveta
ATDM Senior Support Specialist for Recruitment
Malik Shafaq
ATDM Recruitment Specialist
Karl Staten
ATDM Recruitment Specialist
Corey Thompson
ATDM Career Service Coordinator
Tia Yancey
ATDM Manager, Student Success & Compliance
Andrew Anderson
ATDM Precision Manufacturing Lab Technician
William Anderson
ATDM Welding Technician
Makayla Baker
ATDM Welding Instructor
Philip Bowers
ATDM NDT Instructor
Jason Boyd
ATDM Precision Manufacturing Lab Technician
John Bray
ATDM Precision Manufacturing Technician
Darrell Buchanan
ATDM Welding Instructor
Dylan Buchanan
ATDM Welding Technician
Gavin Burton
ATDM Metrology Instructor
Christopher Carter
ATDM Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) Instructor
Tanner Cole
ATDM Welding Technician
Steven Duncan
ATDM Welding Fabrication Technician
Robert Eanes
ATDM CNC Instructor
Hector Garcia
ATDM Welding Instructor
David Gauldin
ATDM Shift Manager
Tyler Gauldin
ATDM CNC Instructor
Nathaniel Gillespie
ATDM NDT Instructor
Jonathan Grubb
ATDM Welding Technician
Zachary Hangelia
ATDM Precision Manufacturing Lab Technician – CNC Machining
Jarrod Hankins
Technical Specialist, ATDM Metrology & EOMS Manager
Matthew Hawkins
ATDM Welding Technician
Tim Holland
ATDM Additive Manufacturing Instructor
Jim Hook
ATDM CNC Instructor
Daniel Hyler
ATDM Additive Manufacturing Instructor
Autumn King
ATDM Welding Technician
Colby King
ATDM Welding Instructor
Kennedy King
ATDM Fabrication Welding Instructor
Holly Lyle
ATDM Metrology Instructor
Jonathan Mercer
ATDM Shift Manager
Bobby Moran
ATDM CNC Instructor
Gavin Parrish
ATDM Precision Manufacturing Technician
James Perry
ATDM Welding Instructor
Xavier Rodgers
ATDM Shift Manager
Austyn Roten
Equipment Service Technician
John Smith
Manager, Training & Technology
Matthew Walker
ATDM Fabrication Welding Instructor
Michael Walker
ATDM Welding Instructor
Dakota Webber
ATDM NDT Technician
Corey White
ATDM Precision Manufacturing Technician
Alex Wilson
ATDM Welding Instructor
Joshua Wolf
ATDM CNC Instructor
Brandon Furgurson
Instructor of Integrated Machine Technology Career & Technical Education, Danville Community College
Marketing & Communications
Caleb Ayers
Senior Content Manager
Savannah Callahan
Marketing Coordinator, Manufacturing Advancement
Daniel Dalton
Graphic & Multi-Media Specialist III
Cassie Jones
Assistant Director, Manufacturing Advancement Marketing & Communications
Cassidy Pruitt, DBA
Marketing Strategist
Technology
Tim Kruggel
Director, Information Technology
Cheryl Dalton
CRM Administrator
Skylar Glodeck
IT Specialist I
Jessica Hardy
IT Specialist Il
Christie Hart
Lead Information Security & Compliance Analyst
Zachary Hunter
IT Specialist I
Nicholas Johnson
IT Specialist III, Network Administrator
Leigh Moore
IT Specialist III, Systems Administrator
