Verge (formerly Valleys Innovation Council), which includes alliance members Roanoke-Blacksburg Technology Council (RBTC) and the Regional Accelerator and Mentoring Program (RAMP), helps facilitate regional connection, communication, and collaboration by identifying regional priorities and funding to advance tech and biotech projects and solutions across the Roanoke and New River Valleys, and Lynchburg. Verge serves GO Virginia Region 2 and works to form collaborations with government, business, academia, and other organizations to advance the region and grow a thriving innovation economy.
Staff
- Erin Burcham, President of Verge & Executive Director of the Roanoke-Blacksburg Technology Council (RBTC)
- Jackie Lackey, Vice President of Programs, Verge
- Jess Edwards, Innovation Studio Director, Verge
- Lindsey Eversole, Operations Manager, Verge
- Lisa Garcia, Vice President of Entrepreneurial Development and Director, RAMP
- Sarah Phillips Spotswood, Managing Director, RAMP
- Jessie Dunn, Administrative Coordinator, RAMP
- Taylor Spellman, VP of Technology Ecosystems and Director, RBTC
Verge Board: Executive Officers & Committee Members
- Amy Ankrum, Impact Consulting LLC, Co-Chair
- Jeff Smith, Fortify Leadership Group, Co-Chair
- Justin Yalung, IV Labs & Treasurer
- Daniel Summerlin, Woods Rogers Vandeventer Black & Secretary
- Kevin Bloomfield, Bloomfield Partners, LLC
- Erin Burcham, Verge
- David Catalano, Ozmo
- Kathy Claytor, Corvesta
- Russ Ellis, Commonwealth Growth Group
- Marty Muscatello, Retired, FoxGuard Solutions
- Patrick Patterson, FoxGuard Solutions
- Marjorie Tenzer, Retired, IBM
Verge Board of Directors
- Eddie Amos
- Henry Bass, Automation Creations, Inc.
- Grant Brewer, LICENSE-Center for Technology Commercialization, Virginia Tech
- Harvey Brookins, Roanoke Market at National Bank
- John Capps, Central Virginia Community College
- Nick Conte, Carilion Clinic
- Steve Critchfield, Mova Technologies, LLC
- Rob Day, TechLab, Inc.
- Katherin Elam, Retired, Junior Achievement of Southwest Virginia
- William Fralin, Retirement Unlimited
- Michael Friedlander, Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at Virginia Tech-Carlion, Virginia Tech
- Cheryl Giggetts, Innovate Lynchburg
- Aileen Helsel, Carilion Clinic
- Pat Huber, New River Community College
- Angela Joyner, Radford University
- Elizabeth McClanahan, Virginia Tech Foundation
- Jeff Merritt, Cox Business
- John Newby, Virginia Biotechnology Association
- John Rainone, Dabney S. Lancaster Community College
- James Ramey, VTC Ventures & Middleland Capital
- Rob Sanchez, NorthWinds Technology Solutions
- Robert Sandel, Virginia Western Community College
- Brian Soller, Luna Innovations
- Bob Stolle, Virginia Innovation Partnership Corporation (VIPC)
- Clark Worthy, Gentry Locke
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