About - Our Team

CPE brings to Virginia Tech a group of experienced higher education professionals focused on applying their knowledge and expertise in non-credit continuing and professional education to your program. Here’s a listing of our team. Not sure who you’re looking for? Please contact our main number so we can begin the conversation and learn more about your needs.

Shelly Jobst
Director
sjobst@vt.edu
540-231-7084

Kathy Ribbens
Administrative Assistant
to the Director
kribbens@vt.edu
540-231-4540

Jeanette Cooper
Assistant Director
jeancoop@vt.edu
540-231-4140

Zachary Coffren
Program Manager
zcoffren@vt.edu
540-232-8476

Kimberly Graves
Program Assistant
gravesk@vt.edu
540-231-2425

Caroline Honeycutt
Program Coordinator
honeyc@vt.edu
540-231-1357

Sarah Lyon
Program Manager
lsarah7@vt.edu
540-231-6120

Alyssa McKenney
Contract Program Specialist (TAPs)
alyssa1@vt.edu
540-231-9087

Ivan Gonzalez Pacheco
Program Coordinator
ivan19@vt.edu
540-231-3144

Jeneen Preston
Program Coordinator
pjeneen7@vt.edu
540-231-7330

Erich Sawyer
Program Manager
erichs1@vt.edu
540-231-4084

Leland Shelton
Program Manager
leshelt2@vt.edu
540-231-9617

Brittany Woods
Program Coordinator
brittanywoods@vt.edu
540-231-2014

 

 

Savannah Horney
Enrollment Coordinator
shorney@vt.edu
540-231-8220

Karen McKee
Reception/Office Services Specialist
karenmck@vt.edu
540-231-5182

Nancy Rakes
Program Support Specialist
nancyr@vt.edu
540-231-2922

Shelley Watson
Enrollment Coordinator
shwatso1@vt.edu
540-231-0990

Travis Carter
Manager of Enrollment
Information Systems
tac@vt.edu
540-231-9982

Christina Long
Enrollment System Coordinator
cllong@vt.edu
540-231-9439

Lori Atwater
Web Designer
latwater@vt.edu
540-231-4468

 

Nancy Gruber
Director of Finance and HR Administration
looneyn@vt.edu
540-231-5373

Lisa Mahaney
Assistant Director of Finance
lmahaney@vt.edu
540-231-2008

Esther Cruz-Herrera
Program Accountant/
Payroll Specialist
ecruz1@vt.edu
540-231-5126

David Mitchell
Fiscal Technician/
Depositor
davidlee@vt.edu
540-231-9340

Cristal Raffensberger
Program Accountant
/Accounts Receivable Specialist
cnhuff@vt.edu
540-231-5374

Jaden Ringley
Program Accountant/
Accounts Payable Specialist
jadenr@vt.edu
540-231-6835

Patty Tatro
Associate Director, Continuing and Professional Education
ptatro@vt.edu
571-858-3006

Briana Blanchard
Program Manager
bnblanch@vt.edu
571-858-3304