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DIRECTORATE

Eric Weisel, Ph.D.

Senior Associate Vice President for Applied Research

757-686-6232

C-SUITE

Michael Robinson, Ph.D.

Chief Operations Officer
Research Professor
VMASC Executive Director

757-638-7010

Sheila Flanagan

Chief Financial Officer

757-686-6208

Yiannis Papelis, Ph.D.

Chief Technology Officer
Research Professor
VISA Executive Director

757-638-6560

RESEARCH BUSINESS UNIT DIRECTORS

Thomas C. Irwin, Ph.D.

CME Executive Director

Sachin Shetty, Ph.D.

CSICS Executive Director

Jessica Whitehead, Ph.D.

ICAR Executive Director

RADM Mark Whitney, USN, ret.

VDMC Executive Director

757-686-6224

Yiannis Papelis, Ph.D.

VISA Executive Director

Michael Robinson, Ph.D.

VMASC Executive Director

757-638-7010

ADMINISTRATION

Sheila Flanagan

Chief Financial Officer

757-686-6208

Joseph Kosteczko

Director of Operations

757-638-4461

Alexxis Hutchinson

Director, Administration and Marketing

757-686-6232

Christine LeBoeuf

Program Manager

757-638-6317

Jessica Zimmerman

Communications and Marketing Coordinator

757-638-7012

Karen Prado

Administrative Specialist

757-686-6229

Tracey Vann

Administrative Specialist

757-638-7019

CENTER FOR MISSION ENGINEERING (CME)

Thomas C. Irwin, Ph.D.

Executive Director

757-686-6231

Krzysztof Rechowicz, Ph.D.

Research Associate Professor

757-686-6203

CENTER FOR SECURE AND INTELLIGENT CRITICAL SYSTEMS (CSICS)

Sachin Shetty, Ph.D.

CSICS Executive Director
Research Professor

757-686-6233

Ross Gore, Ph.D.

Research Associate Professor

703-887-8060

Safdar Bouk, Ph.D.

Research Assistant Professor

757-638-4462

Neda Moghim, Ph.D.

Research Assistant Professor

757-638-7002

Peter Foytik

Lead Project Scientist

757-638-6316

Eranga Herath

Senior Project Scientist

Sandip Roy, Ph.D.

Research Assistant Professor

757-638-6563

Soumya Banerjee

Research Assistant Professor

757-638-6563

Russell Moore

Integration Specialist
Certified Cloud Practitioner

Institute for Coastal Adaptation & Resilience (ICAR)

Jessica Whitehead, Ph.D.

ICAR Executive Director

Carol Considine

Director of Applied Projects

Joshua Behr, Ph.D.

Research Professor

757-638-6564

Steven Becker

Program Head for Health Dimensions of Coastal Resilience

757-683-5447

Tom Allen

Program Head for Sea Level Rise and Climate Science

757-683-6059

Vincent Hodges

Fiscal & Program Manager

757-683-3963

Wai Yan Siu

Research Assistant Professor

VIRGINIA DIGITAL MARITIME CENTER (VDMC)

RADM Mark Whitney, USN, ret.

VDMC Executive Director

757-686-6224

Russell Czack

Assistant Director

757-638-7018

Robert-Allen Baker

Senior Program Manager

757-638-4457

Jessica Johnson, Ph.D.

Research Assistant Professor and Cognitive Engineer for VDMC
Director for STEM & Educational Partnerships for OERI

757-638-6311

Katherine Smith, Ph.D.

Research Assistant Professor
Digital Analytics Lead

757-638-4454

Deri Draper-Amason, Ph.D.

Research Assistant Professor
Orlando, FL

941-445-3620

John Snell

Senior Program Manager for Maritime Trades

757-362-7684

Jessica Galassie

Senior Program Manager for Technology Insertion

757-638-4440

Jennifer Renne

Curriculum Coordinator
Learning Engineer

757-686-6200

Jason Dudley

Learning Engineer
Industry/Higher Ed Lead

757-638-6312

Gul Ayaz

Senior Project Scientist

757-638-1214

Devon Nelson

Multimedia Artist and Animator

VIRGINIA INSTITUTE FOR SPACEFLIGHT AND AUTONOMY (VISA)

Yiannis Papelis, Ph.D.

Chief Technology Officer
Research Professor
VISA Executive Director

757-638-6560

David Bowles, Ph.D.

Senior Research Fellow

757-686-6224

Menion Croll

Lead Project Scientist

757-638-6314

Ahmet Saglam, Ph.D.

Senior Project Scientist

VIRGINIA MODELING, ANALYSIS, AND SIMULATION CENTER (VMASC)

Michael Robinson, Ph.D.

Chief Operations Officer
Research Professor
VMASC Executive Director

757-638-7010

Barry Ezell, Ph.D.

Deputy Executive Director
Research Professor

757-638-4439

Michael Nelson, Ph.D.

Chief Scientist
Research Professor

757-638-4445

Joshua Behr, Ph.D.

Research Professor

757-638-6564

Jose Padilla, Ph.D.

Research Associate Professor

757-686-6213

Erika Frydenlund, Ph.D.

Research Associate Professor

757-638-4451

Faryaneh Poursardar, Ph.D.

Research Assistant Professor

757-638-4437

Mia Joe, Ph.D.

Research Assistant Professor

757-683-6311

Christopher Lynch, Ph.D.

Research Assistant Professor, Certified Cloud Practitioner

757-686-6248

Anthony Barraco

Lead Project Scientist

757-638-4462

Kaleen Lawsure

Senior Project Scientist

757-638-4438

Ulf Jinnestrand

Senior Subject Matter Expert

757-686-5112

Louise Salinas

Data Analyst

757-638-4459

VMASC INSTRUCTIONAL TRAINING SYSTEMS

Ginger Watson, Ph.D.

Director, Instructional Training Systems
Research Professor

757-638-4436

VMASC Modeling & Simulation for Health and STEM

Philippe J. Giabbanelli, Ph.D.

Director, Modeling & Simulation for Health and STEM
Research Professor

757-638-4456

TECHNOLOGY AND RESEARCH CAPABILITIES SUPPORT

Yiannis Papelis, Ph.D.

Chief Technology Officer
Research Professor
VISA Executive Director

757-638-6560

Hector Garcia

Director, Technology for Collaborative Spaces

757-638-6315

John Shull

Assistant Director, Technology for Collaborative Spaces

757-686-5111

Matt Kyte

Information Technology Specialist

757-638-6313

Mark Beard

Technical Support Professional

Bratislav BaTo Cvijetić

Lead Project Scientist

Kevin O'Brien

Senior Project Scientist

757-638-4463

Brandon Feldhaus

Senior Project Scientist
Certified Cloud Practitioner

757-638-4464

Holly Jenkins

Simulation Developer

757-638-4441

Virginia Zamponi

Simulation Developer

757-638-7008

Alexander Noriega

Computer Programmer

William Varnier III

Computer Programmer

Nathan Allen

Computer Programmer