Human Resources Organizational Structure
Vice President for Human Resources
Bryan Garey
Bryan Garey is the vice president for human resources at Virginia Tech. As part of the HR team at Virginia Tech, he is spearheading change and enabling infrastructure that will position HR to better support a growing and changing university, helping to create a work environment and experience for all faculty and staff to develop and thrive in support of our bold Beyond Boundaries vision. Read more about Bryan.
Division Structure
Consulting Services
Curtis Mabry, assistant vice president for consulting and strategic services
- Division Directors (see list below)
- Employee Relations
- HR Generalists
Strategy and Operations
Micah Fairchild, senior director for strategy and operations
- Communications
- Finance and Operations
- Process Improvement
Technology and Analtyics
Lisa Blackwell, senior director of technology and analytics
- Applications Development
- Reporting and Analytics
- Systems Administration
Total Rewards
Stephanie Brown, assistant vice president for total rewards
- Benefits (Health, Leave, Retirement)
- Compensation
- Employee Administration
- Hokie Wellness
- I-9 Operations
- Policy and Compliance
- Service Center
- Workers' Compensation
Division Directors
Virginia Tech's HR division directors that are embedded within the teams they support. Each senior management area at Virginia Tech has a dedicated HR representative to help employees, managers, and leaders in that area.
Academic Units
- College of Agriculture and Life Sciences: Patricia Wooten
- College of Architecture, Art, and Design: Julie Weaver
- College of Engineering: Cheri Warren
- College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences: Sarah Castle
- College of Natural Resources and Environment: Vacant
- College of Science: Roslyn Garrison
Administrative Units
- Advancement: Tracy Peery
- Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer: Steve Filipiak
- Executive Vice President and Provost: Sara Leftwich
- Facilities: Jackie McClanahan
- Greater Washington, D.C. area: Maura Gardner
- Information Technology: Minh-An Pence
- President’s Senior Management Area: Vacant
- Research and Innovation: Lynn Byrd
- Student Affairs: Vacant
Last updated April 2026