Meet our staff
Advising staff, Virginia Tech

Our team is tasked with providing support, new ideas, and professional development opportunities for the advising community at-large. Each individual on the team helps support academic advising at Virginia Tech, whether it is through advising technology, such as Navigate, working to bridge the gap between Virginia Community Colleges and VT to assist our transfer students, or increasing professional development opportunities for advisors. The Academic Advising Initiatives team looks forward to assisting the advising community while implementing new initiatives.
Lauren Thomas, Assistant Director for Academic Advising Initiatives

Lauren Thomas
Director for Academic Advising Initiatives
lwthomas@vt.edu
Nasim Schwab, Assistant Director for Academic Advising Initiatives

Nasim Schwab
Associate Director for Academic Advising Initiatives
nschwab@vt.edu
Allison Silknetter

Allison Silknetter
Assistant Director of Transfer Student Initiatives
asilknetter@vt.edu

John Ray Roberts
Assistant Director for Academic Advising Initiatives
johnray@vt.edu

Alicia Pierce
Office Services Specialist/Receptionist
alicp13@vt.edu