Advisory Board

The Reynolds Homestead Advisory Board comprises Reynolds family, community, enslaved descendent community, university representatives, and invited participants. They meet each May and October and help steer activities and future planning.

Members

Virginia Tech Representatives:

• Susan E. Short, senior associate vice president for outreach and international affairs
• Joe Knight, department head for forest resources and environmental conservation, College of Natural Resources and Environment
• Anthony Watson, assistant vice president of facilities operations

Reynolds Family Representatives

• J. Sargeant Reynolds Jr.
• David Reynolds Derian
• W. Noah Reynolds
• Charlotte Cusano
• Adam Reynolds
• Nancy Warburton

Descendants of Enslaved 

• Leigh Ann Reynolds
• Richard Alfonza Reynolds
• James Houchins

Community Representatives

• Kimble Reynolds Jr.
• Joe B. Keiper
• Anna Lester

Invited Participants

• Guru Ghosh, vice president for outreach and international affairs, Virginia Tech
• Elizabeth McClanahan, CEO Virginia Tech Foundation
• Ken Smith, COO Virginia Tech Foundation
• Tammy Costigan, controller, Virginia Tech Foundation
• Tracy Kraughun, director of Foundation relations, University Development
• Kyle R. Peer, superintendent of Reynolds Homestead Forestry Research Center
• Julie Walters Steele, director of the Reynolds Homestead