Leadership & Administration
Office of the Dean
April 28, 2025 – Portrait of Saskia van de Gevel for the College of Natural Resources and Environment. (Photo by Christina Franusich/VIRGINIA TECH)
Saskia van de Gevel
Dean of the College of Natural Resources and Environment
540-231-5481
DeanCNRE@vt.edu
324 Cheatham Hall
Keith Goyne
Keith Goyne
Associate Dean of the College of Natural Resources and Environment
540-231-7463
goynek@vt.edu
324 Cheatham Hall
Robert "Bob" Smith Headshot
Brian Bond headshot
Brian Bond
Associate Dean for Extension, Outreach, and Engagement
540-231-8752
bbond@vt.edu
324 Cheatham Hall
Joel W. Snodgrass
Joel Snodgrass
Department Head of Fish and Wildlife Conservation
540-231-5573
joels@vt.edu
100 Cheatham Hall
Joe Knight
Joe Knight
Department Head of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation
540-232-2052
jfknight@vt.edu
313 Cheatham Hall
Tom Crawford, Department Chair of Geography
Laszlo Horvath
Laszlo Horvath
Interim Department Head of Sustainable Biomaterials
540-231-7100
lhorvat@vt.edu
230 Cheatham Hall
Emily Talley
Director of the Center for Leadership in Global Sustainability
703-581-5310
emtalley@vt.edu
Kevin McGuire
Director of the Virginia Water Resources Research Center
540-231-6017
kevin.mcguire@vt.edu
210 Cheatham Hall
Candice Albert
Assistant Dean of Business, Finance, and Administration
540-231-6607
clowman@vt.edu
324 Cheatham Hall
Stephanie Hart
Stephanie Hart
Executive Director of the Advising and Career Center
540-231-3484
stephaniehart@vt.edu
138 Cheatham Hall
John Freeborn, Director of Employer Relations
John Freeborn
Director of Employer Relations and Career Services
540-231-1138
freeborn@vt.edu
144 Cheatham Hall
Lon A. Weber
Selena Ruben
Advancement
Max Esterhuizen
Director of Marketing and Communications
540-231-6157
max.esterhuizen@vt.edu
324 Cheatham Hall
