People

Lauren Trice
Project Coordinator
ltrice@vt.edu

Sarah Plummer
Graduate Assistant, Creative Research Strategist
splummer@vt.edu

Meranda Surmanek
Graduate Assistant, Applied Arts Strategist and Researcher
courtneymeranda@vt.edu

Mary Crawford
Communications Coordinator
mcrawf10@vt.edu

Jordan Bell
Community

Taysha DeVaughn
Community

William Isom
Community

Devair Jeffries-Lee
Virginia Tech

Jae de la Mora
Community

Paul Quigley
Virginia Tech

Jessica Taylor
Virginia Tech

Kristy Lee Vance
Community

Eve Azano
Undergraduate Community Research Intern

Leeanna Duong
Undergraduate Community Research Intern

Raegan Lamkin
Undergraduate Community Research Intern

Jodie McCauley
Undergraduate Community Research Intern

Rachel Poteet
Undergraduate Community Research Intern

Greg Lilly
greg@greglilly.com
Greg Lilly is a writer, editor, painter, and strategic planner. He grew up in Bristol, Virginia. He’s the founder and past-president of the Williamsburg Book Festival. Today, in Abingdon, Greg serves as the chair of the Town of Abingdon’s Arts Commission and the Virginia Commission for the Arts’ Advisory Panel for Region 1. His focus for the region is expanding the arts for underserved communities, developing arts and entertainment districts, cultivating public art, and establishing municipality arts master plans.