Get Involved

Thank you for your interest in being a part of university governance. If you are a Virginia Tech community member, reach out to your corresponding senate for more information on how to get involved! Below you will find links to the senate webpages as well as points of contacts for the commission and committee chairs and staff support. Feel free to reach out with questions about the work being done and information on how to best join their efforts!

Senate Presidents, Secretaries, and Operation Officers | 2024-2025

Janice Austin
A/P Faculty Senate President
jamarti1@vt.edu
Rachel Miles
Faculty Senate President
ramiles@vt.edu
Ronnie Mondal
Graduate & Professional Student Senate President
mondal@vt.edu
LaTawnya Burleson
Staff Senate President
latawnya@vt.edu
Kiera Schneiderman
Undergraduate Student Senate President
schkiera@vt.edu

Commission Chairs | 2024-2025

Marlena Lester
Commission on Administrative and Professional Faculty
marlenal@vt.edu
Donna Westfall-Rudd
Commission on Equal Opportunity and Diversity
mooredm@vt.edu
Justin Lemkul
Commission on Faculty Affairs
jalemkul@vt.edu
Rachel Maizel
Commission on Graduate and Professional Student Affairs
maizer@vt.edu
Renée LeClair
Commission on Graduate and Professional Studies and Policies
rleclair@vt.edu
Francisco Carvallo
Commission on Outreach and International Affairs
fcarvallo@vt.edu
Nicole Pitterson
Commission on Research
pitterson@vt.edu
Callan Bartel
Commission on Staff Policies and Affairs
callan9@vt.edu
Aarav Parikh
Commission on Undergraduate Student Affairs
aaravparikh@vt.edu
Jim Tokuhisa
Commission on Undergraduate Studies and Policies
tokuhisa@vt.edu

Staff Support for Commissions | 2024-2025

Kari Evans
Commission on Administrative and Professional Faculty Affairs
tuckere@vt.edu
Erica Cooper
Commission on Equal Opportunity and Diversity
efcooper@vt.edu
Ron Fricker
Commission on Faculty Affairs
rf@vt.edu
Julia Hazelwood
Commission on Graduate and Professional Student Affairs
jhazelwood4@vt.edu
Julia Hazelwood
Commission on Graduate and Professional Studies and Policies
jhazelwood4@vt.edu
Kim Rhodes
Commission on Outreach and International Affairs
rhodesk@vt.edu
Kimberly Borkowski
Commission on Research
kborkows@vt.edu
Kari Evans
Commission on Staff Policies and Affairs
tuckere@vt.edu
Kat Nelson
Commission on Undergraduate Student Affairs
katn@vt.edu
Rachel Pitcher
Commission on Undergraduate Studies and Policies
racheldp@vt.edu

Committee Chairs | 2024-2025

Vacant
Academic Support Committee
John Galbraith
Athletics Committee
john.galbraith@vt.edu
Cyril Clarke | Amy Sebring
Budgeting and Planning Committee
provost@vt.edu
asebring@vt.edu
Liza Morris
Campus Development Committee
lizamorris@vt.edu
Nathan King
Climate Action, Sustainability, and Energy Committee
naking@vt.edu
Diane Zahm
Commencement Committee
zahm@vt.edu
Teresa Lyons
Employee Benefits Committee
tylons@vt.edu
Cyril Clarke
Faculty Honorifics Committee
provost@vt.edu
sstump@vt.edu
Brandy Salmon
Intellectual Property Committee
brandy.salmon@vt.edu
Tonisha Lane
Library Committee
tblane@vt.edu
Kayla Dean
Transportation and Parking Committee
kaylaed@vt.edu
Aaron Ansell
University Curriculum Committee for General Education
aansell@vt.edu

University Council and University Council Cabinet

April Myers
University Council Secretary
abmyers@vt.edu