ROANOKE — The Virginia Western Community College Educational Foundation recently announced four new at-large members to its board of directors:
- John Lugar, President, Virginia Varsity Transfer Inc.
- Jamal Millner, President, M3: GRAFIX
- Angela Penn, CEO and President, Total Action for Progress (TAP)
- Craig T. Ramey, Ph.D., Research Professor and Distinguished Research Scholar of Human Development, Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC
The volunteer board of directors guides the educational foundation’s mission as an independent nonprofit organization supporting student scholarships, faculty development and endowment initiatives at Virginia Western Community College. Board members are the driving force behind Virginia Western’s Community College Access Program (CCAP), a public-private partnership that provides up to two years of tuition to eligible students, and the Virginia Western Forward Fund unrestricted endowment, the college said.
As of 2024, the Educational Foundation is led by: Deborah L. Petrine, chair; Russell Ellett, vice chair; Tammy Moss Finley, secretary: Chris Carey, treasurer; William Farrell II, immediate past-chair; and College President Dr. Robert H. Sandel.
-The Salem Times-Register
