Center for Gerontology Futures Board
Futures Board
The center receives guidance and support from its external advisory council, The Futures Board. The Board is composed of up to 21 members representing a variety of aging-related agencies, organizations, and services across the state of Virginia. The Board meets in Blacksburg twice a year.
The mission of the Futures Board of the Center for Gerontology is to:
- Advise the center regarding current and future programs and activities;
- Support the development of financial and other resources for the center, to the extent that such development activities are not in conflict with the Board members’ organizations;
- Offer educational opportunities for gerontology students; and
- Help establish positive relationships between the center and appropriate public and private organizations.
| Name | Position | Location | Telephone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crews, W. David, Jr. | President | Virginia Neuropsychology Associates, Inc. & CogniCheck, Inc., Lynchburg, VA |
434-239-5043 |
| Epperly, Lora | Chief Quality and Cultural Excellence Officer | Commonwealth Care of Roanoke |
540-725-8910 |
| Jones, Cynthia B. | Director | Department of Medical Assistance Services | 804-692-2598 |
| King, Tina | Executive Director | New River Agency on Aging Pulaski, VA |
540-980-7720 |
| Lindsay, Dr. Richard W. | Geriatrician | Charlottesville, VA | 434-293-9769 |
| Luci, Katherine | Geropsychologist | Community Living Center |
540-982-2463 ext. 4303 |
| Maxwell, Marilyn P. | Retired Director | Mountain Empire Older Citizens, Inc. Big Stone Gap, VA |
540-523-4202 |
| McCleary, Paige | Director, Adult Protective Services Division | Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services |
804-662-7605 |
| Miller, Kathy | Director of Programs | Virginia Dept for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS) | 804-662-9341 |
| Morgan, Sallie | Director | Mental Health Association of Fauquier County Culpeper, VA |
540-341-8732 |
| Moschella, Ferne | President & Chief Executive Officer | Warm Hearth Village, Blacksburg, VA | 540-961-1712, Ext. 29 |
| Peck, Robert F. “Frank” | Founder and President | Premier Consulting Services, Inc. | 540-353-8684 |
| Pryor, Kathy | Staff Attorney |
Virginia Poverty Law Center Richmond, VA |
804-782-0940 ext 14 |
| Ranson, Sue | Executive Director | Good Samaritan Hospice, Inc., Roanoke, VA | 540-776-0198 |
| Smith, Terry | Director | Division of Long-Term Care DMAS Richmond, VA |
804-786-0569 |
| Unwin, Dr. Brian | Section Chief, Geriatric and Palliative Care Services | Carilion Center for Healthy Aging Roanoke, VA | 540-981-7653 |
| Williams, Susan | Executive Director | LOA-Area Agency on Aging Roanoke, VA |
540-345-0451 |
Stakeholder's Committee
According to Virginia Tech's Administrative Policy 3020, all University Centers shall be governed by a Stakeholder's Committee composed of administrative representatives from each academic unit that is providing substantial fiscal or material support for the Center. The Stakeholder's Committee, which meets twice annually, has oversight of all financial, administrative, and fiduciary affairs of the Center.
| Name | Department | Address | Telephone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laura Belmonte | Professor and Dean of the Virginia Tech College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences | Liberal Arts and Human Sciences Building | 540-231-6779 |
| Toni M. Calasanti | Professor, Sociology | 648 McBryde Hall (0137) | 540-231-8961 |
| Brian Shabanowitz | Associate Dean of Administration, Finance and Technology | 201 Wallace Hall (0426) |
540-231-1798 |
| April Few-Demo | Department Head, Human Development | 336 A Wallace Hall (0426) |
540-231-4794 |