Advisory Groups
The Advisory Board is made up of two main groups:
Futures Board
The Center receives guidance and support from its external advisory council, The Futures Board. The Board is composed of up to 21 members representing a variety of aging-related agencies, organizations, and services across the state of Virginia. The Board meets in Blacksburg twice a year.
The purposes of the Futures Board of the Center for Gerontology are to:
- Advise the Center regarding current and future programs and activities;
- Support the development of financial and other resources for the Center, to the extent that such development activities are not in conflict with the Board members' organizations;
- Offer educational opportunities for gerontology students; and
- Help establish positive relationships between the Center and appropriate public and private organizations.
| Name | Position | Location | Telephone | Term Expires |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crews, W. David, Jr. | President | Virginia Neuropsychology Associates, Inc. & CogniCheck, Inc., Lynchburg, VA |
434-239-5043 | Fall 2008 |
| Jones, Cynthia B. | Chief Deputy Director | Department of Medical Assistance Services, Richmond, VA | 804-786-8099 | Spring 2010 |
| Kallio, Bill | State Director | AARP Virginia, Richmond, VA | 804-819-1902 | Spring 2009 |
| Kim, Dr. Kye Y. | Director | Memory Disorders Clinic, Salem VA Medical Center, Salem, VA | 888-982-2463 ext 2478 | Fall 2008 |
| Lindsay, Dr. Richard W. | Geriatrician | Charlottesville, VA | 434-293-9769 | Spring 2010 |
| Maxwell, Marilyn P. | Director | Mountain Empire Older Citizens, Inc. Big Stone Gap, VA |
540-523-4202 | Spring 2011 |
| Ranson, Sue | Executive Director | Good Samaritan Hospice, Inc., Roanoke, VA | 540-776-0198 | Spring 2010 |
| Morgan, Sallie | Director | Community Support Serv., Rappahannock/Rapidal Community Services Board, Culpeper, VA | 540-825-3100 | Spring 2009 |
| Moschella, Ferne | Chief Executive Officer | Warm Hearth Village, Blacksburg, VA | 540-961-1712, Ext. 29 | Spring 2009 |
| Nablo, Linda | Commissioner | Department for the Aging, Richmond, VA | 804-662-9312 | |
| Nardi, Gail Shea | Program Manager | Adult Services/Adult Protective Services, Virginia Department of Social Services, Richmond, VA | 804-726-7537 | Spring 2008 |
| Patterson, P. Tulane | President | Generation Solutions Lynchburg, VA |
434-455-6500 | Fall 2010 |
| Peck, Robert F. “Frank” | Founder and President | Premier Consulting Services, Inc. | 540-353-8684 | Fall 2008 |
| Petrine, Deborah L. (Debbie) | Owner | Commonwealth Care | 540-725-8910 | Spring 2010 |
| Roeper, Katie | Executive Director | Senior Navigator Richmond, VA |
804-827-1280 | Fall 2010 |
| Shivers, Esq., Harriette | Anderson & Desimone, Roanoke, VA | 540-776-6434 | Fall 2008 | |
| Smith, Terry | Director | Division of Long-Term Care Richmond, VA |
804-786-0569 | Fall 2010 |
| Thompson, Cathy (Chair) | Director | Older Adult Services, Roanoke, VA | 540-563-5316 | Spring 2008 |
| Wallace, Diana | Executive Director | Appalachian Agency for Senior Citizens, Inc., Cedar Bluff, VA | 276-964-4915, 800-656-2272 | Fall 2008 |
| Williams, Susan | Executive Director | LOA-Area Agency on Aging Roanoke, VA |
540-345-0451 | Fall 2010 |
| Woods, Jane H. | Driftwood Consulting | 703 966-0147 | Spring 2007 |
Stakeholder's Committee
According to Virginia Tech's Administrative Policy 3020, all University Centers shall be governed by a Stakeholder's Committee composed of administrative representatives from each academic unit that is providing substantial fiscal or material support for the Center. The Stakeholder's Committee, which meets twice annually, has oversight of all financial, administrative, and fiduciary affairs of the Center.
| Name | Department | Address | Telephone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sue Ott Rowlands, Chair | Dean, College of Liberal Arts & Human Sciences | 260 Wallace Hall (0426) | 231-6779 |
| James R. Bohland | Urban Affairs and Planning | 108 Architecture Annex (0113) | 231-6123 |
| Toni M. Calasanti | Professor, Sociology | 648 McBryde Hall (0137) | 231-8961 |
| Tom Inzana | Professor and Interim Associate Vice President, Research and Interdisciplanary Programs | 340 Burruss (0244) | 231-5188 |
| John Ryan | Professor and Department Chair Sociology | 560 McBryde (0137) | 231-9396 |
| Fred P. Piercy | Professor and Department Head, Human Development | 366 Wallace Hall (0416) | 231-4794 |
| Joseph Rees | Associate Professor and Director, Institute for Policy Outreach | 104 Draper Road (0520) | 231-6034 |