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Committee and Advisory Assignments (2022-2023)

Undergraduate Awards Committee

  • John Easterwood, Chair
  • Mike Kender
  • Will Coleman
  • Jesse Lineberry (for CFP awards only)

Ph.D. Program Committee

  • Jin Xu, Chair
  • Tyler Beason
  • Felipe Cabezon
  • Roger Edelen
  • Greg Kadlec (only for PhD recruiting, Lead)
  • Brad Paye
  • Pengfei Ye (also for PhD recruiting)

Promotion and Tenure Committee

(Elected by faculty)

  • Roger Edelen
  • Greg Kadlec
  • Raman Kumar – College P&T*
  • Sattar Mansi
  • George Morgan
  • Jin Xu

*observer for college P&T cases

Undergraduate Curriculum Committee

  • Mike Kender, Chair
  • John Easterwood
  • Will Coleman
  • Jesse Lineberry
  • Yessenia Tellez

Search Committee (Assistants, senior)

  • John Easterwood, Chair
  • Tyler Beason
  • Roger Edelen
  • Greg Kadlec
  • Andrew MacKinlay
  • Brad Paye
  • Yessenia Tellez
  • External Member: TBD

Seminar Committee

  • Brad Paye, Co-chair
  • Andrew MacKinlay, Co-chair
  • Felipe Cabezon
  • Khanh Ngoc Tran
  • Pengfei Ye

Career Planning & Placement

  • Mike Kender, Chair
  • Randy Billingsley
  • Will Coleman
  • Brian Hart
  • Jesse Lineberry
  • Cara Spicer

Graduate Studies

  • Sattar Mansi, Chair
  • Raman Kumar
  • Randy Billingsley

Search Committee (P.O. Practice - CFP)

  • Jesse Lineberry, Chair
  • Randy Billingsley
  • George Morgan
  • Derek Klock
  • Mike Kender

Search Committee (P.O. Practice)

  • Art Keown, Chair
  • Cara Spicer
  • Elesha Wikle
  • Jason Malone

FIN Members on NCR Search Committee

  • Fred Hood
  • Raman Kumar
  • Sattar Mansi

Department Representatives on College Committees

(Year in parentheses shows last year of eligibility)

  • Graduate Studies: Sattar Mansi (2024)
  • Honorifics and Awards (Elected):  Raman Kumar (2024)
  • Internal Events: Crystal Haun
  • International Programs: Jason Malone (2026)
  • Pamplin Community Committee: Khanh Ngoc Tran (2024)
  • P&T (Elected): Raman Kumar (2023)
  • Doctoral Programs Committee: Jin Xu (Ex-officio)
  • Research: Raman Kumar (2026)
  • UG AoL: Fred Hood (2024)
  • UG Awards: John Easterwood (2024)
  • UG Studies: Mike Kender (2026)

Departmental Representatives on University Committees

  • Faculty Senate: Jason Malone
  • Virginia Tech Services Board: Art Keown, Chair
  • University Optional Retirement Planning Committee: Art Keown, Greg Kadlec
  • University Commencement Committee: Cara Spicer
  • CUSP: Ngoc-Khanh Tran
  • University Wine Award Committee: Mike Kender
  • University Curriculum Committee for General Education: Jason Malone on behalf of Faculty Senate

Advisors & Directors

  • BASIS: George Morgan
  • SEED: Randy Billingsley
  • Credit Corps: Fred Hood
  • CFA® Program: Brian Hart, assisted by Will Coleman
  • CFP® Program: Jesse Lineberry
  • Finance Club: Elesha Wikle, Mike Kender
  • Pre-Law Advisors: Jason Malone, Elizabeth McClanahan
  • UG Career/Placement: Mike Kender
  • Finance for Females: Elesha Wikle, assisted by Cara Spicer
  • FinTech Club: Cara Spicer
  • Financial Planning Association: Jesse Lineberry
  • Brown Bag Series: Pengfei Ye
  • Social Events: Yessenia Tellez, Andrew MacKinlay
  • Inclusion and Diversity Lead: Art Keown

Faculty Leads

  • Major: Financial Planning Wealth Management - Jesse Lineberry
  • Major: FinTech and Big Data Analytics - Cara Spicer
  • Major: Real Estate Finance - Mike Kender
  • Option: Corporate Finance - Mike Kender
  • Option: Financial Risk Management - George Morgan
  • Option: Financial Accounting - Will Coleman
  • Option: Investments and CFA - Randy Billingsley
  • Minor: Finance - John Easterwood
  • Minor: ESG - Jason Malone

Website & Digital Marketing

Content and suggestions will be provided by the following people

  • Overall -- Vijay Singal, Jessica Linkous
  • Majors, Options, Minors -- Individual Faculty Leads
  • Clubs - Individual Advisors
  • Scholarships - John Easterwood
  • UG Program – Mike Kender
  • PhD Program - Jin Xu
  • Seminars - Brad Paye, Pengfei Yei
  • Research, Publications - Andrew MacKinlay
  • Careers - Mike Kender
  • External Speakers - Mike Kender, Cara Spicer, and others
  • Alumni - Vijay Singal
  • Giving - Jessica Linkous