Pamplin Community for Leadership and Engagement

Mission Statement
Our mission is to strengthen the individual and collective impact of Pamplin’s advisory boards by enabling greater communication and collaboration and fostering a strong sense of community among all alumni. The mission is achieved through sharing of best practices and offering opportunities to support a more informed and engaged advisory board membership. Advisory Boards in the Pamplin College of Business represent all departments, programs and centers within the college and provide a very significant source of support and engagement. The 23 advisory boards are populated by approximately 600* volunteer alumni and friends of the college. The function of each advisory board varies according to the directive provided by each department, program or center head.
Our belief is that improving the flow and frequency of communication between boards will positively influence the effectiveness of their respective activities, while uncovering strategic opportunities for collaboration. A successful result of the existence of the PCLE would be that, in the aggregate, strategic support and engagement for Pamplin would be enhanced.
PCLE Membership and Board Affiliation
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General ItemLorin Agerstrand
Head of Sales and Service
Bloomberg Industry Group
Sales Advisory Board Chair -
General ItemJoe Barco
Director, IT
DSD Partners
Management Advisory Board Chair -
General ItemPranay Bhargava
CEO Humano
Management Department Recent Alumni Board Chair -
General ItemMichael Callihan
President
AEGIS
Business Leadership Center Chair -
General ItemTim Chase*
Retired Principal
Deloitte Consulting LLP
MBA Advisory Board President -
General ItemKenneth Cooke
Director, Data & Controls
Scotiabank
ACIS Advisory Board Chair -
General ItemNeeraj Dalvi
Sports Operations Insights Manager
FanDuel
BIT Emerging Leaders Board Chair -
General ItemChristina Daves*
PR Strategist and Lifestyle Expert
PR for Anyone
Board of Directors; Marketing Advisory Board President -
General ItemDonna Gibb
Founder/President
ProTask, Inc.
APEX Advisory Board -
General ItemJim Hatch, Chair*
Retired Corporate Controller
Wachovia Corporation
Pamplin Advisory Council Cabinet -
General ItemGreg Hessler
Managing Director, Portfolio Manager
Nuveen
Finance Advisory Board, BASIS Advisory Board -
General ItemShankar Iyer
CEO
The CNTRL, Inc.
MIT Advisory Board -
General ItemNegar Jamshidimehr*
Tax Senior Manager
Ernst and Young LLP
Member at Large -
General ItemPatrick Kampfmueller
Manager (Human Capital)
Deloitte Consulting
PRISM Alumni Advisory Council President -
General ItemBennett Kawas
Dean's Advisory Board of Students President -
General ItemKevin Lane, Vice Chair*
Principal
Deloitte Advisory
ACIS Advisory Board Chair -
General ItemAndy McCullough
Vice President Real Estate
Nouria Energy Inc
Vice Chair, Communications -
General ItemBob McDonald
Managing Director
Murphy Asset Management
HTM Advisory Board Chair -
General ItemPhil Moore
Partner
Kearney & Company
Pamplin Society President -
General ItemMichael Napper
Chief
Department of Veterans Affairs
BIT Advisory Board Vice Chair -
General ItemTaylor Van Slyck
Manager, CFO Advisory
Wiss & Company
ACIS Emerging Leaders Board Chair -
General ItemTaylor Watts
Wealth Enhancement Group
Recent Alumni Board President
*PCLE Board of Directors
PCLE News
Best Practice Ideas
Here are some highlights of some of the best ideas implemented by Pamplin’s departments, programs and centers and their boards.
- Student mentors
- Student advisory boards
- Sponsoring young alumni boards
- Supporting student and faculty well-being initiatives
- Holding departmental tailgating events at football games
- Showcasing job/career opportunities for alumni
- Supporting department, program and center fund raising initiatives
For additional information about the PCLE, please contact Crystal Jefferson at crcrocke@vt.edu or PCLE Chair Jim Hatch at jhatch@vt.edu