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Administrative Team

Virginia Cooperative Extension's administrative team includes leadership at Virginia Tech, 1890 program leadership at Virginia State University, and district leaders in six district offices across the state.  For more information about how to reach us, see Contact Us.

Virginia Tech, Blacksburg
    Rick Rudd
 
Rick D. Rudd, Ph.D.
Interim Director, Virginia Cooperative Extension
Interim Associate Dean,
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
101 Hutcheson Hall (0402)
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA 24061 
(540) 231-5299
Fax: (540) 231-4370
rrudd@vt.edu

Administrative Assistant:
Suzie Jackson
jacksons@vt.edu
 
    Ray Ali
Ray Ali, Ed.D.
Associate Director
Field Operations
Virginia Cooperative Extension
115 Hutcheson Hall (0908)
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA 24061 

(540) 231-1247
Fax: (540) 231-0762
aliray@vt.edu

Administrative Staff:
Sarah McCoy, msarah@vt.edu


Sharon Proffitt, sproffitt@vt.edu 

    Brain Calhoun head shot
Brian Calhoun, Ph.D.
Associate Director
Community Viability
Virginia Cooperative Extension
115 Hutcheson Hall (0908)
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA 24061

(540) 231-1247
Fax: (540) 231-0762
dcalhoun@vt.edu

Administrative Staff:

Sarah McCoy, msarah@vt.edu


Sharon Proffitt, sproffitt@vt.edu  

 
    Karen Gehrt
Karen R. Gehrt, RD, Ed.D.
Associate Director
Family and Consumer Sciences
Virginia Cooperative Extension
115 Hutcheson Hall (0908)
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA 24061
 

(540) 231-9347
Fax: (540) 231-0762
gehrtk@vt.edu

Administrative Staff:
Sarah McCoy, msarah@vt.edu


Sharon Proffitt, sproffitt@vt.edu  

    Cathy Sutphin
Cathy M. Sutphin, Ph.D.
Associate Director
4-H Youth Development 
Virginia Cooperative Extension
115 Hutcheson Hall (0908)
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA 24061 

(540) 231-6371
Fax: (540) 231-0762
cmsutph@vt.edu

Administrative Staff:
Sarah McCoy, msarah@vt.edu


Sharon Proffitt, sproffitt@vt.edu