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The VMF Vision and Team

Fellows participants standing next to Glen Youngkin in conference room

Vision, Mission, Team, & Partners

The Virginia Management Fellows program serves as a nationally recognized management and leadership succession pipeline program that equips college graduates interested in state public service with the knowledge and capacities to lead successfully in today’s complex governing environment. 

To provide VMF program participants with public employment experiences integrated with carefully crafted learning, mentoring, and personal growth opportunities that equip them with capacities for service as vital state employees and leaders of the Commonwealth’s workforce. 

The VMF Team

David Moore
  • VMF Program Director
  • Associate Director for Strategic Partnerships
  • Virginia Tech Institute for Policy and Governance (VTIPG)
  • dmoore@vt.edu
Ryan O'Connell
  • VMF Program Coordinator
  • Virginia Tech Institute for Policy and Governance (VTIPG)
  • ryano83@vt.edu
Cecily Rodriguez
  • Associate Director for Research and Organizational Innovation
  • Virginia Tech Institute for Policy and Governance (VTIPG)
  • cecilyrodriguez@vt.edu
Andrew Sharp
  • Lecturer and Senior Public and Community Engagement Manager
  • Virginia Tech Institute for Policy and Governance (VTIPG)
  • andrewsharp@vt.edu
Anne Walters Headshot
  • Applied Research Associate
  • Virginia Tech Institute for Policy and Governance (VTIPG)
  • annewalters@vt.edu
Jasmine Scott
Deanna Goldstein
Hilal Yalcin
  • Research and Administrative Coordinator 
  • Virginia Tech Institute for Policy and Governance (VTIPG)
  • hilalyalcin@vt.edu
Sheryl Bailey
  • Visiting Professor of Practice
  • VT SPIA
  • Center for Public Adminstration and Policy (CPAP)
  • baileysd@vt.edu

Partners of VMF

The state agency logos appearing below signify Virginia Management Fellows program partners.  Learn more about our partners by clicking on each agency logo, taking you to the official agency website.