2026 VTIPG Spring Open House
March 30, 2026
VTIPG faculty and staff welcomed our friends across the university and local community for fellowship and conversation at our fifth annual Spring Open House on March 26, 2026. Institute faculty, staff, and graduate students contributed homemade dishes and desserts. We were grateful to have several ethnic cuisines represented, including Ghanaian, Indian, Iranian, and Jordanian!
Special thanks to Deputy Director Mary Beth Dunkenberger and Communications Coordinator Billy Parvatam for planning and coordinating the event. Thank you to our colleagues Drs. Anne Walters and Andrew Sharp for representing our Richmond office! We would also like to thank our colleagues who provided a dish for the event:
- Max and Chris Stephenson
- Mary Beth Dunkenberger
- David and Rhonda Moore
- Megan Notter
- Laura Taylor
- Bernice Owusu-Brown
- Anne Walters
- Andrew Sharp
- Bob Leonard
- Billy Parvatam
- Brad Stephens
- Amin Farzaneh
- Shahed Alhadyan
- Armin Firouzi
- Helya Sehat
- Marcel Pambo
Thank you to our project partners and supporters from across the university and beyond for their continued interest and involvement in our work! Please stop by and visit us anytime!
Photo credit: Billy Parvatam