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 Blachfield
Retired
Northrup Grumman Newport News
Lauren Bruner
Vice President, Strategy & Integration
Huntington Ingalls Industries
Kevin J. Craig
Executive VP-Coal
Natural Resource Partners
Pete C. Diakun
Retired
Newport News Ship Building
Kevin D. Elkins
Current Board Chair Vice President - Mining Appalachian Technical Services, Inc
Bob Jessee
Vice President, Generating Assets
Appalachian Power
Steve Keim
President
Marshall Miller & Associates, Inc.
Scott Kreutzer
Senior Vice President & Chief Administrative Officer
Ramaco Resources
A. George Mason, Jr.
George Mason Law Firm, PSC
Kevin Miller
Vice President & General Manager, Appalachia South
EnerVest Operating Company, LLC
William Murray
Sr VP–Corporate Affairs & Communications
Dominion Energy
J. Michael Onifer
Retired
CNX Gas Company LLC
Victoria Ratliff
Retired - Virginia Community College Systems
J.P. Richardson
Vice President of Operations
Metinvest-United Coal Co.
Herbert Wheary
Public Policy Consultant
Lance Wimmer
Senior Project Engineer
Coronado Global Resources