The VMF Vision and Team
Vision, Mission, Team, & Partners
Our Vision
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.
Our Mission
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
Hector Rivera CW4(R)
Lecturer and VMF Program Advisor
Virginia Tech Institute for Policy and Governance (VTIPG)
Jasmine Scott, MBA
Deanna Goldstein, PCC
Workforce Development and Programs Director
Department of Human Resrouce Management
David Moore, Ph.D.
IPG Associate Director for Strategic Partnerships
Virginia Tech Institute for Policy and Governance (VTIPG)
Cecily Peeples Rodriguez, MPA, CDE
Associate Director for Research and Organizational Innovation
Virginia Tech Institute for Policy and Governance (VTIPG)
Anne Walters, Ph.D.
Applied Research Associate
Virginia Tech Institute for Policy and Governance (VTIPG)
Sheryl D. Bailey, Ph.D.
Visiting Professor of Practice, Virginia Tech School of Public and International Affairs (SPIA)
Center for Public Adminstration and Policy (CPAP)
Andrew Sharp, Ph.D.
Lecturer and Senior Public and Community Engagement Manager
Virginia Tech Institute for Policy and Governance (VTIPG)
Hilal Yalcin
Programs and Operations Manager
Virginia Tech Institute for Policy and Governance (VTIPG)
Disclaimer: Placement of fellows is coordinated and approved only by the Virginia Management Fellows Program based on funding, commonwealth needs and matching of viable project with a partnering agency.