Our Team
ACE Project Team
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Pam VandeVord, Associate Dean for Research and Innovation
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Nicole Akers, Assistant Director for Research and Innovation
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Jennifer Earley, Network Navigator
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Matt Earnest, Director of the Center for High Performance Manufacturing
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Sally McQuinn, Assistant Director for Roanoke Regional Initiatives
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Scott Weimer, Executive Director for Roanoke Regional Initiatives
Project Technical Avisory Committee
Chair: Ken McFadyen, Botetourt County Economic Development
Vice Chair: Julia Boas, Roanoke Regional Partnership
John Capps, Central Virginia Community College
Jay Foster, Flex Metrics
Pat Huber, New River Community College
Tolison Humphrey, HUB Corporation
James Kong, Virginia Tech
Chris McDowell, Novozymes, Inc.
Graham Morris, Volvo Group
Amy White, Virginia Western Community College