VirTual Safe Zone Alumni
Safe Zone placards (or proof of completion) have historically been utilized as a “one and done” display of allyship i.e. “I am now a safe zone.” While it would be ideal that such a training could accomplish this, we cannot and do not make such a claim. VirTual Safe Zone facilitators can only vouch that an individual has completed the readings, done the work, and earned credit for their efforts. It is our hope that all participants will learn, grow, and implement what they have learned into their day-to-day efforts. Safe Zone trainings are a starting point. There are always more voices to hear and more viewpoints to consider.
It is our aim to make “former Safe Zone participant” and “continuously informed and active ally” synonymous identities. The following individuals have completed 15+ weeks of VirTual Safe Zone trainings and are a vital party of making Virginia Tech a more welcoming and affirming space.
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Leanna Blevins | Associate Vice President for Health Sciences, Academic Affairs |
| Emily Holt Foerst | Assistant Dean for Student Affairs |
| Rebecca Langford | Graduate Program Coordinator |
| Veronica Van Montfrans | Associate Director, Translational Biology, Medicine and Health Graduate Program |
| Angelica Witcher | Assistant Dean, Student Vitality |
| Alexandria Pilot | Assistant Director of Operations, Center for Neurobiology Research |
| Leanne Brownlee-Bower | Academic Advisor, Undergraduate Advising |
| Jeannine Eddleton | Senior Instructor, Chemistry |
| James Kittinger | Executive Assistant, VTCSOM Faculty Affairs |
| Brian Strahm | Professor, Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation |
| Alison Sibol | Professional Lecturer, Mathematics |
| Eli Jamison | Asst Professor of Practice, Management |
| Anne Ronan | Assistant Professor, School of Visual Arts |
| Jessica Crawford | Grants and Contracts Officer, Vet Med Office of Research and Graduate Studies |
| Annie Laib Jenkins | Assistant Director, Career and Professional Development |
| Amy Kokkinakos | Undergraduate Program Coordinator, Chemistry |
| Sarah Hoyle Martin | Graduate Student Coordinator, Civil and Environmental Engineering |
| Gates Palisserty | Graduate Student, Translational Biology, Medicine, and Health |
| Craig Arthur | Community Engagement Coordinator, University Libraries |
| Casey Anne Brimmer | Graduate Teaching Assistant, ASPECT Program |
| Nina Ha | Director, APIDA + Center |
| Jess Hoopengardner | Director for Inclusion and Diversity, College of Science |
| Jess Silvia | Program Director, Lavender House |
| Christina Minford | Professional Undergraduate Adivsor, Psychology |
| Kevin McGuire | Professor, Water Resources Research Center |
| Katlyn Griffin | Teaching and Learning Engagement Librarian, University Libraries |
| Benjamin Gill | Associate Professor, Geosciences |
| James Tuttle | Associate Director of Data Application in Research, University Libraries |
| Brianne Merchant | Assistant Director of Academic Integrity |
| Victoria Lael | Instructor and Director of Undergraduate Studies, Human Development and Family Science |
| Rosanna Breaux | Professor, Psychology |
| Elisabeth Austin | Associate Professor, Modern and Classical Languages |
| Jus Tupik | Graduate Research Assistant, Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine |
| Christina McCuen | Project Assistant, Virginia Tech Transportation Institute |
| Tammy Trimble | Research Scientist, Virginia Tech Transportation Institute |
| Haleigh Wallace | Assistant Director, Pride Center |
| Sebastian Harlow | Receptionist, Fralin Biomedical Research Institute |
| Leslie Stevens | Program Director, Faculty Affairs |
| Brianna Posadas | Postdoctoral Associate, School of Plant and Environmental Science |
| Meredith Massman | Civil Rights Investigator, Office for Equity and Accessibility |
| Lester Schonberger | Senior Research Associate, Food Science and Technology |
| Betty Wilkins | Graduate Program Coordinator, Physics |
| Kelli Karcher | Instructor, Mathematics |
| Amy McPherson | Senior Associate Director, Career and Professional Development |
| Mary Songster-Alpin | Clinical Assistant Professor, Small Animal Clinical Sciences |
| Anne Hall | Project Assistant, Virginia Tech Transportation Institute |
| Keely Arbenz-Smith | Residential Well-Being Coordinator |
| Samantha Brodie | Administrative Support Specialist, Scholarly Integrity and Research Compliance |
| Dana McGuire | Academic Advisor, College of Natural Resourcs and Environment |
| Steven Stapleton | Research Associate, Virginia Tech Transportation Institute |
| Joe Wilder | Coordinator of Academic Integrity |
| Jessica Whisenhunt | Administrative Assistant, Student Success Center |