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!

Senates

Administrative and Professional Faculty Senate
apfacultysenate.vt.edu
Faculty Senate
facultysenate.vt.edu
Staff Senate
staffsenate.vt.edu
Graduate and Professional Student Senate
gpss.vt.edu
Undergraduate Student Senate
uss.vt.edu

Commission Chairs | 2022-2023

Janice Austin
Commission on Administrative and Professional Faculty
jema@vt.edu
LaTawnya Burleson
Commission on Equal Opportunity and Diversity
latawnya@vt.edu
Robin Queen
Commission on Faculty Affairs
kqueen@vt.edu
Alice Fox
Commission on Graduate and Professional Student Affairs
cgpsa-g@vt.edu
Montasir Abbas
Commission on Graduate and Professional Studies and Policies
abbas@vt.edu
Jan Helge Bohn
Commission on Outreach and International Affairs
bohn@vt.edu
Alexander Leonessa
Commission on Research
aleoness@vt.edu
LaTawnya Burleson
Commission on Staff Policies and Affairs
latawnya@vt.edu
Seungchan Jeong
Commission on Undergraduate Student Affairs
gogochan25@vt.edu
Evan Lavender-Smith
Commission on Undergraduate Studies and Policies
els@vt.edu

Staff Support for Commissions | 2022-2023

Kristen Mills
Commission on Administrative and Professional Faculty Affairs
kristen.mills@vt.edu
Stacey Wilkerson
Commission on Equal Opportunity and Diversity
stacey9@vt.edu
Ellen Plummer
Commission on Faculty Affairs
eplummer@vt.edu
Carrie Mayer
Commission on Graduate and Professional Student Affairs
caduke2@vt.edu
Carrie Mayer
Commission on Graduate and Professional Studies and Policies
caduke2@vt.edu
Kim Rhodes
Commission on Outreach and International Affairs
rhodesk@vt.edu
Kimberly Borkowski
Commission on Research
kborkows@vt.edu
Justin Hartsoe
Commission on Staff Policies and Affairs
justinh22@vt.edu
Erica Milgrim
Commission on Undergraduate Student Affairs
els@vt.edu
Becki Smith
Commission on Undergraduate Studies and Policies
rsmith6@vt.edu

Committee Chairs | 2022-2023

Heather Gumbert
Academic Support Committee
hgumbert@vt.edu
Susan Short
Athletics Committee
sshort@vt.edu
Cyril Clarke | Ken Miller
Budget and Planning Committee
provost@vt.edu
millerk@vt.edu
Liza Morris
Campus Development Committee
lizamorris@vt.edu
Mary-Ann Ibeziako
Climate Action, Sustainability, and Energy Committee
maryann@vt.edu
Diane Zahm
Commencement Committee
zahm@vt.edu
LaTawnya Burleson
Employee Benefits Committee
latawnya@vt.edu
Cyril Clarke
Faculty Honorifics Committee
provost@vt.edu
Coy Allen
Graduate Curriculum Committee
icallen@vt.edu
William Dougherty
Information Technology Services and Systems Committee
william@vt.edu
Brandy Salmon
Intellectual Property Committee
brandy.salmon@vt.edu
Hannah Shinault
Pathways General Education Curriculum Review Committee
hshinault@vt.edu
Jenny McCoy
Transportation and Parking Committee
jcmccoy@vt.edu
Kerry Redican
Undergraduate Curriculum Committee
kredican@vt.edu
Hannah Shinault
University Curriculum Committee for General Education
hshinault@vt.edu