been a part of VCT from the beginning having been a youth performer in the very first RCT production.
NON-PROFIT FRONT Autumn Lavering has been promoted to chief operating officer at Child Health Investment Partnership of Roanoke.
Kerr
Public Broadcasting, coordinating major gifts and planning capital campaigns for the statewide public radio and television network.
Sala
Virginia Children’s Theatre (formerly Roanoke Children’s Theatre) has added Emma Sala as the WVTF Public Radio, Education Associate. RADIO IQ has As Education Associate, appointed Bruce Sala will teach multiple Marquis as development VCT Academy Classes director for the public including Creative radio network based in Drama, Elementary Roanoke. Marquis Ensemble Acting, most recently was and she will co-teach development officer Elementary Musical for West Virginia Theatre. Sala has
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Balzer & Associates has welcomed Kyle Mitchell, civil engineering, and Beverly Longstreth to the Roanoke office.
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Kerr
The Jefferson Center announced the following new officers and board members: Nathan Kerr, chair; Whit Ellerman and Sharon Burnham, secretary of the board; Richard Socha-Mower, treasurer; Greg Brock and Bo Frith.
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and areas of the Holtzman Alumni Center. She will handle scheduling, lead meetings for her team, manage payroll, and oversee the purchasing and receiving of supplies.
Samba
Aissatou Samba has been named housekeeping manager at The Inn at Virginia Tech and Skelton Conference Center, where she is in her 11th year. Samba oversees a team of up to 20 people responsible for guest rooms, public spaces,
Weaver-Hightower
The Virginia Tech Department of English has hired a new department head, who said she was “thrilled to join a university invested in the power of the humanities and literature. “Rebecca Weaver-Hightower held a similar leadership position at North Dakota State University prior to joining Virginia Tech on July 1. She earned her Ph.D. in English literature at the University of Kentucky. Tim Baird has been appointed faculty principal for the Creativity and Innovation
