Staff Biographies
The Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets is fortunate to be guided by a group of dedicated commissioned officers, noncommissioned officers, and civilian personnel who assist the cadet leadership in meeting the objectives of the Corps. Each staff member brings a different and valuable perspective to the Corps' day-to-day operation.
Please select a staff member from the list to learn more about them.
Command Staff
Maj Gen Randal D. Fullhart
Commandant of Cadets
randyf79@vt.edu
COL Craig Alia
Deputy Commandant for 1st Battalion
aliacj@vt.edu
Lt Col Don Russell
Deputy Commandant for 2nd Battalion
druss135@vt.edu
CAPT Jamie McGrath
Deputy Commandant for 3rd Battalion
jpm997@vt.edu
Jason Oberoi
Director, Citizen-Leader Track
jtoberoi@vt.edu
CSM Daniel Willey
Senior Enlisted Advisor for 1st Battalion
dwilley@vt.edu
MGySgt Lance Jones
Senior Enlisted Advisor for 2nd Battalion
mguns2bn@vt.edu
SGM David Combs
Senior Enlisted Advisor for 3rd Battalion
dcombs67@vt.edu
Major General W. Thomas Rice Center for Leader Development
Dr. Elaine Humphrey
Director
elaineh@vt.edu
The Highty-Tighties
MUCS James Bean
Director
jbean88@vt.edu
Corps Recruiting Team
Lt Col Rewa Mariger
Assistant Commandant for Recruiting
rmariger@vt.edu
Corps Advancement Team
Sandi Bliss
Chief Advancement Officer
srbliss@vt.edu
Tatum Isenberger
Associate Director of Development
tatumi@vt.edu
Jennifer Brogan
Advancement Associate
jennab4@vt.edu
Eric Tysor
Development Associate
etysor@vt.edu
Vacant
Alumni Director
Michele Messner
Alumni Executive Assistant
mmessner@vt.edu
Shay Barnhart
Communications Director
shaybar@vt.edu
Samantha Riggin
Museum Curator
samsales@vt.edu
Student Support
Meaghan Sullivan
Residential Learning Coordinator
Vacant
Assistant Residential Learning Coordinator
Commandant's Staff
Katie Mallory
Executive Officer
ssansbur@vt.edu
Leketa Miller
Budget/Scholarship Manager
leketa@vt.edu
Dean Miller
Manager, Tailor Shop
Nicole Ward
Program Support Technician
Robin Atkins
Program Support Technician