Senior Leadership

As part of the HR team at Virginia Tech, he is spearheading change 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.

Bryan has a bachelor of arts degree (magna cum laude) from St. Mary’s College of Maryland, a master of fine arts degree from the University of Virginia, and a master of sciences degree in management from the University of Florida.

A native of Baltimore, Bryan has spent the last 30 years working as a professional actor and director, educator, and HR professional. His HR experience includes work with a nonprofit startup, a Fortune 100 company, and higher education.  Bryan is certified as a Professional in Human Resources through the Society of Human Resources Management and has been a featured speaker at state, regional, and national conferences of human resources and higher education.

Over the years, Bryan has lived in Baltimore, Chicago, Denver, Gainesville, and Charlottesville and is happy to be part of the Hokie Nation.

She first joined Virginia Tech in 2018, holding several key positions. From December 2018 to October 2019, she served as division director to the Office of the Senior Vice President and Chief Business Officer. In addition, she served as the interim executive director for the Office of the President from July to October 2019.

Sandee returned to Virginia Tech in the role of assistant vice president of talent for Human Resources in 2021 after working as an executive vice president and chief administration officer in the logistics industry. Today, she leads the HR Talent Team, which are the areas of the division that support the entire life cycle of an employee at Virginia Tech. These areas include communication, compensation, employee relations, Hokie Wellness for employees, policy and compliance, talent acquisition/recruiting, talent development, and technology and analytics

She received both a bachelor's and master's in business management from Virginia Tech. She is a certified Fellow in the American College of Healthcare Executives and holds SHRM-SCP and SPHR certifications.

She specializes in human resources leadership, public administration, and project management. She has served in a variety of key HR leadership positions since joining Virginia Tech in 2016.

She was appointed senior advisor to the vice president in June 2021. In this role, she leads the division's policy and compliance, finance, and employee programs teams in addition to providing change management support for key HR initiatives. Prior to this role, she served as interim associate vice president for HR strategic engagement, assistant vice president of HR administration, interim director of HR administration, and special projects director.

At Virginia Tech, Susan has led the implementation of new systems, recruited and hired numerous positions, improved administrative processes, launched training programs and partnerships, and many more accomplishments. She received a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from the University of Pittsburgh and a master’s in public administration from the University of North Florida.

He is one of the longest tenured members of the HR team, arriving in 2001. Since that time, he has held multiple roles, including HR specialist, senior compensation analyst, HR manager, director of staffing and recruiting, senior director of HR initiatives and partnerships, and executive director of consulting and strategic initiatives. He was named assistant vice president in February 2022.

Curtis has been instrumental in the development and execution of Virginia Tech’s HR transformation, in particular leading efforts to build the cohort of division directors, who lead the development and delivery of HR services and programs within individual business units and colleges. He has played a key role in recruiting, hiring, and onboarding the division directors and, in his new role, guides the delivery of service and each director's efforts.

Curtis continues to lead other strategic functions such as data analytics and the HR generalist team and provide direct leadership to clients as needs warrant. He also identifies opportunities and spearheads strategic change efforts.

Leisa joined Virginia Tech in 2001, serving as director of payroll in the Division of Finance before transitioning to the Division of Human Resources in 2018. In her HR role, she is responsible for all aspects of benefits administration for the university including retirement plans, health insurance, life and disability insurance, workers compensation, and leave for approximately 8,000 faculty and staff employees. Additionally, Leisa leads the employee administration team, which processes more than 9,000 transactions every year and oversees a segment of the HR applications team that is responsible for administration of several HR systems.

Notable throughout Leisa’s career is her collaborative and cross-functional approach to problem resolution and process improvement. Her partnerships at the state and local level ensure that Virginia Tech’s policies and procedures adhere to federal and state regulations.

Leisa graduated from Radford University with a degree in marketing and business administration.