Our Team

Meet our team of super-skilled and highly motivated professionals.

CPE brings to Virginia Tech a group of experienced higher education professionals focused on applying their knowledge and expertise in non-credit continuing and professional education to your program. Here’s a listing of our team. Not sure who you’re looking for? Please contact our main number so we can begin the conversation and learn more about your needs.

Shelly Jobst
Director
sjobst@vt.edu
540-231-7084

Hector Perez Rivera
Administrative & Operations Assistant
perez12@vt.edu

Planning Team

Amy Lyle
Program Assistant
amyd573@vt.edu
540-231-5241

Alyssa McKenney
Contract Program Specialist (TAPs)
alyssa1@vt.edu
540-231-9087

Joline Plunkett
Program Coordinator
jolineplunkett@vt.edu

Leland Shelton
Program Manager
leshelt2@vt.edu
540-231-9617

Karen Hager
Program Portfolio Manager
karenh24@vt.edu

Jillian Waller
Program Coordinator
wjillian@vt.edu

Kimberly Graves
Program Assistant
gravesk@vt.edu
540-231-2425

Cary Hoge
Program Coordinator
cdinkins@vt.edu
540-231-8220

Aislinn McCann
Program Portfolio Manager
aislinnm@vt.edu

Danielle Moore
Program Coordinator
dani98@vt.edu
540-231-9617

Erich Sawyer
Program Manager
erichs1@vt.edu
540-231-4084

Registration Team

Daniel Alston
Enrollment Coordinator
adaniel8@vt.edu

Enrollment Systems Team

Travis Carter
Systems Manager
tac@vt.edu
540-231-9982

Christina Long
Enrollment Systems Coordinator
cllong@vt.edu
540-231-9349

Finance Team

Nancy Gruber
Director of Finance & HR Administration
nancy.gruber@vt.edu
540-231-5373

Lisa Mahaney
Assistant Director of Finance
lmahaney@vt.edu
540-231-2008

David Mitchell
Fiscal Technician/Depositor
davidlee@vt.edu
540-231-9340

Ashley Akers
Program Accountant/Program Financial Specialist
ashleya23@vt.edu

Desirae Linkous
Program Accountant/Accounts Payable Specialist
desirael@vt.edu

Lisa Mink
Program Accountant/Accounts Receivable Specialist
mink17@vt.edu
540-231-3285

Tracie Smith
Fiscal Assistant
cvmtps@vt.edu
540-231-3285

Lifelong Learning Institute

Lyndsay Lalonde
Program Coordinator
llalonde@vt.edu