Office of the Dean
OFFICE OF THE DEAN — COLLEGE ACADEMIC AND ADMINISTRATIVE AFFAIRS
College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences
200 Stanger Street
Blacksburg, VA 24061
Phone: 540-231-6779
Fax: 540-231-7157
liberalartsdean@vt.edu
Dean
Laura Belmonte
liberalartsdean@vt.edu
540-231-6779
Executive Assistant
Tasia Persson
liberalartsdean@vt.edu
540-231-6779
Undergraduate Studies
Current students seeking academic support should contact Karen Watson at 540-231-6770 or watsonk@vt.edu.
Prospective students are encouraged to contact Monica Kimbrell at 540-231-7602 or mkimbrel@vt.edu.
Visit our office on the first floor of the Liberal Arts and Human Sciences Building, 200 Stanger Street, Blacksburg, VA 24061.
Associate Dean for
Undergraduate Academic Affairs
Daniel Thorp
wachau@vt.edu
540-231-6770
Assistant Dean
Monica Kimbrell
mkimbrel@vt.edu
540-231-7602
Director of Academic Support
Karen Watson
watsonk@vt.edu
540-231-6770
Assistant Director
Meghan Jester
meghan09@vt.edu
540-231-5959
Assistant to Associate Dean
Lisa K. Burns
lkburns@vt.edu
540-231-3325
Enrollment Services Assistant
Steph Frank
liberalarts@vt.edu
540-231-6770
Graduate Studies and Research
Current gradutate students seeking academic support should call Tom Ewing at 540-231-3212 or email him at etewing@vt.edu.
Visit our office on the second floor of the Liberal Arts and Human Sciences Building, 200 Stanger Street, Blacksburg, VA 24061.
Associate Dean for Graduate Studies and Research and
Director for College Diversity Initiatives
Tom Ewing
etewing@vt.edu
540-231-3212
Administrative Assistant
Randa Freeborn
randaf@vt.edu
540-231-6426
Academic Policies and Procedures
Associate Dean for Academic Policies and Procedures
Debra Stoudt
dstoudt@vt.edu
540-231-8714
Administrative Assistant
Randa Freeborn
randaf@vt.edu
540-231-6426
Advancement
Visit our office on the second floor of the Liberal Arts and Human Sciences Building, 200 Stanger Street, Blacksburg, VA 24061.
Assistant Dean of Advancement
Daniel Cleveland
dcleveland@vt.edu
540-231-8014
Assistant Director for Leadership Gifts
Nikki Cooke
ncooke89@vt.edu
540-231-3114
Development Associate
LaTawnya Burleson
latawnya@vt.edu
540-231-5380
Associate Director of Development
Brian Plum
bplum@vt.edu
540-750-6479
Alumni
Finance and Administration
Associate Dean for Finance and Administration
Brian Shabanowitz
bshabano@vt.edu
540-231-8869
Business Manager
Debbie Alvis
dsalvis@vt.edu
540-231-7379
Business Operations Specialist
Brandon Dove
mdbran8@vt.edu
540-231-6428
Personnel Manager
Stacey Farley
stfarley@vt.edu
540-231-1798
Budget Analyst
Kathy Rogers
karogers@vt.edu
540-231-4790
IT Support Specialist
Neal Kegley
nkegley@vt.edu
540-232-8699
Marketing and Communications
Web Applications Analyst and College Network Liaison
Adnan Saeed
saeedm@vt.edu
540-231-2283
Contact for technical issues related to College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences websites.
Director of Marketing and Communications
Paula Byron
pbyron@vt.edu
540-232-8574
Contact for content requests for the college news site, as well as media inquiries.
Manager of Marketing and Communications
Leslie King
lsking@vt.edu
540-232-8486
Contact for photography requests as well as updates to content pages for the main college website. Requests for changes to pages for the college’s majors and minors should be submitted to Monica Kimbrell.