Advisory Board
The VCCER Advisory Board is appointed by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors and comprised of high-level representatives of the coal, energy and transportation industries, state agencies, and academia.
Barbara Altizer
Executive Director, Education & Outreach
Virginia Coal and Energy Alliance
William L. Blanchfield
Retired
Northrup Grumman - Newport News
Kevin J. Craig
Executive VP-Coal
Natural Resource Partners
Pete C. Diakun
Retired
Newport News Ship Building
Michael Duman
Director, Business Development
Huntington Ingalls Industries
Kevin D. Elkins
Senior Engineer
Buchanan Minerals, LLC
Donna Henry
Chancellor
UVA Wise
Larry Jackson
Director External Affairs
Appalachian Power
Steve Keim
President
Marshall Miller & Associates, Inc.
James K. Martin
President
Martin Energy, LLC
A. George Mason, Jr.
George Mason Law Firm, PSC
Kevin Miller
Vice President
EnerVest Operating Company, LLC
Brandy Morse
Senior Mgr of Finance & Operations
VCCER
William Murray
Sr VP–Corporate Affairs & Communications
Dominion Energy
J. Michael Onifer
Retired
CNX Gas Company LLC
Victoria Ratliff
Vice President, Academic & Student Services
Mountain Empire Community College
Nino Ripepi
Deputy Director
VCCER
Cathie J. Vick
Chief Public Affairs Officer
Virginia Port Authority
Herbert Wheary
Public Policy Consultant