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
Brig. Gen. Dwayne R. Edwards
Interim Commandant of Cadets
dredwards@vt.edu
COL Craig Alia
Deputy Commandant for 1st Battalion
aliacj@vt.edu
Cmdr. Nate Brown
Deputy Commandant for 2nd Battalion
nhbrown@vt.edu
Col Robert Shelton
Deputy Commandant for 3rd Battalion
bobshelton96@vt.edu
Lt Col Travis Sheets
Deputy Commandant for 4th Battalion
tsheets@vt.edu
Ken Mallory
Director for the Citizen-Leader Track
kemallor@vt.edu
CSM Daniel Willey
Senior Enlisted Advisor for 1st Battalion
dwilley@vt.edu
CMDCM Richard Curtis Jr.
Senior Enlisted Advisor for 2nd Battalion
richardgc@vt.edu
Master Sgt. Charles Lilly
Senior Enlisted Advisor for 3rd Battalion
Senior Enlisted Advisor for 4th Battalion
mguns2bn@vt.edu
Sarah Fleenor
Assistant Director for the Citizen-Leader Track
Major General W. Thomas Rice Center for Leader Development
CAPT Jamie McGrath
Director
jpm997@vt.edu
Col. Jamie Cogbill
Deputy Director
Anna Kirk
Administrative Office Lead
annamk@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
Taylor Cupp
Assistant Recruiter
taylorcupp@vt.edu
Darien Stewart
Recruiting Assistant
darien@vt.edu
Corps Advancement Team
Kelley Corvin
Chief Advancement Officer
kcorvin@vt.edu
Scott Lyman
Associate Director of Development
rlyman@vt.edu
Katie Mallory
Communications Director
ssansbur@vt.edu
Nicole Freeman
Manager of Donor Relations, Scholarships, and Stewardship
taranf87@vt.edu
Vacant
Alumni Director
LTC Edie Fairbank
Alumni Executive Assistant
emmf@vt.edu
Student Support
Lance Moore
Residential Well-Being Coordinator
Keely Arbenz-Smith
Residential Well-Being Coordinator
Commandant's Staff
Nicole Ward
Program Support Technician