VTHRC Faculty & Staff
The faculty and staff of the VT Hampton Roads Center strive to fulfill the University's mission, Ut Prosim (that I may serve) by offering services and programs to meet economic, social, and development needs of the Hampton Roads region. Our goal is to work with the community to identify challenges impacting its success and assist in the development of programs, projects or activities which will sustain the region's economic vitality and quality of life.
The Virginia Tech Hampton Roads Center staff includes Charlotte L. Anders, Director, Stacy L. Harvey, Outreach Program Specialist and Mike Smead, Technology Services Specialist.
Charlotte L. Anders is the Director of Virginia Tech's Hampton Roads Center where she serves as a liaison between the university and the local governments, regional businesses and industries, the education community and non-profit organizations seeking development information and faculty expertise. She develops and delivers educational programs, facilitates strategic and community planning, and provides technical research and development assistance to organizations and agencies, local governments and the private sector. In this position, she makes presentations, leads strategic planning and visioning sessions, and partners with organizations to plan and implement conferences, workshops, and seminars. Prior to her appointment as Director, she served as the Associate Director of Outreach and Program Development for Virginia Tech's Hampton Roads Center, the co-interim director of the Virginia Tech Richmond Center and the interim Director of the Virginia Tech Roanoke Center. Her professional career includes more than 25 years at Virginia Tech where she has served as the Program Leader for Public Service Programs and the Economic Development Specialist for Tourism.
Stacy L. Harvey joined the Virginia Tech Hampton Roads Center last year as its first Outreach Program Specialist to support the mission of non-credit education, technical assistance, access to research and support of the existing graduate programs. She came to the Center from HelmsBriscoe, where she worked as an independent meeting planner. Stacy has worked with groups as small as 10 and as large as 2,000 and honed her skills through her relationships with other professional meeting planners, the national hotel community and the HelmsBriscoe company. In 2004, she earned the Certified Meeting Professional (CMP) designation and in 2008 completed the requirements for the Certified Meeting Manager (CMM) designation. Her expertise and experience in this area will significantly contribute to the VTHC's goal to become a testing center for the CMP exam and the delivery of a wide range of programs in meeting and event planning. She is currently leading the CMP Review Study course for the Center which meets weekly in preparation for the CMP exam.
Mike Smead attended Virginia Wesleyan College from September 2001 to May 2005, graduating with a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science. Prior to joining the Virginia Tech Hampton Roads Center, he worked for the Virginia Beach City Public School System where he provided technical assistance in migrating all of the computers in the school system to a microsoft-based network system. Currently, he serves as the Technology Services Specialist for the Center where he is responsible for the computer lab, video conferencing equipment and providing technical assistance to the on-site faculty for graduate programs and continuing education programs.
Travis W. Twiford, Ed.D. joined the faculty of the School of Education in 1999 following a 32 year career as an educator in North Carolina. During his career he served at all levels in the profession including teacher, assistant principal, principal, assistant superintendent and for over 20 years served as a superintendent. He previously taught educational leadership courses at East Carolina University in Greenville, NC. He has an undergraduate and masters degree from East Carolina University. He also has an educational specialist degree from University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill as well as a Certificate of Advanced Graduate Studies and Doctorate of Education from Virginia Tech. While superintendent he was named State Superintendent of the Year by four organizations and was recognized once as a National Superintendent of the Year. He has chaired numerous dissertation committees and coordinates the doctoral program in both Hampton Roads and Richmond. His research interests center around issues related to the superintendent's position, school reform, school facilities, and policy.
Carol Scott Cash, Ed.D. became a full time faculty member in Virginia Tech's School of Education in 2007 but is a familiar face to many Educational Leadership and Policy Studies students, having served on numerous student committees and taught courses for Virginia Tech in the past. She holds a Doctorate of Education and Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study in Educational Administration from Virginia Tech, an Education Specialist certificate from George Washington University, a Master's degree in Guidance and Counseling and a Bachelor's degree in mathematics from the University of South Alabama. Just prior to joining Virginia Tech, she was the Principal at Hanover High School in Richmond and has held numerous K-12 administrative positions throughout her career. She is an accomplished researcher, publisher and presenter and brings a tremendous amount of experience to the classroom to share with her students.
Maggie Robertson serves as the Program Support Technician to provide assistance to the School of Education faculty and the graduate students in the program. She brings over thirty years of office experience ranging from retail operations to large-engine repair services for the various branches of the U.S. Military and nuclear plant operations. As a mother of three, grandmother of seven, and great-grandmother of two, she is well equipped for working with the students.