Verge is a collaborative strategic alliance established to grow the region’s innovation economy, technology and life sciences sectors, and the supporting professional communities. It aligns the strengths and programming efforts of the Roanoke-Blacksburg Technology Council (RBTC), the Regional Accelerator and Mentoring Program (RAMP), and Valleys Innovation Council (VIC). 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. To learn more about membership, events, and how to get involved, visit VergeVA.org.
Staff
- Erin Burcham, President of Verge & Executive Director of the Roanoke-Blacksburg Technology Council (RBTC)
- Mary Miller, Director, RAMP
- Sarah Phillips Spotswood, Project Manager, RAMP
- Taylor Spellman, Associate Director, RBTC
- Ashleigh Beasley, Program Director, RBTC
- Lindsey Eversole, Grants Manager, Verge
Board
- Eddie Amos, TORC Robotics
- Amy Ankrum, Qualtrax
- Barbara Ballard, Carilion Clinic
- Henry Bass, Automation Creations, Inc.
- Kevin Bloomfield, Bloomfield Partners, LLC
- Grant Brewer, LICENSE-Center for Technology Commercialization, Virginia Tech
- Harvey Brookins, Roanoke Market at National Bank
- Erin Burcham, Verge President
- John Capps, Central Virginia Community College
- David Catalano, Ozmo
- Kathy Claytor, Corvesta
- Nick Conte, Carilion Clinic
- Steve Critchfield, Mova Technologies, LLC
- Katherin Elam, Junior Achievement of Southwest Virginia
- Russ Ellis, Commonwealth Growth Group
- Greg Feldmann, Skyline Capital Strategies
- Ken Ferris, Brookewood Management Advisors, & Co-Chair, Verge Executive Committee
- William Fralin, Medical Facilities of America
- Michael Friedlander, Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at Virginia Tech-Carlion, Virginia Tech
- Cheryl Giggetts, Innovate Lynchburg
- Pat Huber, New River Community College
- Victor Iannello, Radiant Physics
- Angela Joyner, Radford University
- Doug Juanarena, Retired Serial Entrepreneur
- Ed Lawhorn, Retired, Atlantic Union, & Treasurer, Verge Executive Committee
- Jeff Merritt, Cox Business
- Marty Muscatello, Retired, FoxGuard Solutions, & Co-Chair, Verge Executive Committee
- Patrick Patterson, FoxGuard Solutions
- John Rainone, Dabney S. Lancaster Community College
- Robert Sandel, Virginia Western Community College
- Jeff Smith, Voltage Leadership
- Brian Soller, Luna Innovations
- Bob Stolle, VIPC
- Daniel Summerlin, Woods Rogers PLC, & Secretary, Verge Executive Committee
- Marjorie Tenzer, Retired, IBM
- Clark Worthy, Gentry Locke
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