A. L. Philpott Manufacturing Extension Partnership, Board of Trustees (dba GENEDGE ALLIANCE)

Purpose

1. The A.L. Philpott Manufacturing Extension Partnership (the Extension Partnership), doing business as Genedge Alliance, is established as a political subdivision of the Commonwealth to help create and maintain industrial and manufacturing jobs. The Extension Partnership shall:
   1. Develop, demonstrate, test, and assist in the implementation of advanced manufacturing technologies;
   2. Promote industrial expansion by providing manufacturing technology consulting services to manufacturers in the Commonwealth;
   3. Foster the creation of manufacturing networks and the development of buyer and supplier relationships in the region and throughout the Commonwealth;
   4. Serve as a resource center for industrial training and technology transfer programs for the renewal, enhancement, and expansion of existing manufacturing enterprises and manufacturing modernization outreach;
   5. Be available as a federal demonstration center for the training of displaced workers in any manufacturing area; and
   6. Receive and accept any available grants from any federal, state, or private agency, corporation, association, or person to be expended in fulfilling the duties enumerated in this subsection.
2. The Extension Partnership is a local or regional industrial or economic development authority or organization for purposes of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (§ 2.2-3700 et seq.).

Term

Four years, no more than two successive full terms

Composition

1. The Extension Partnership shall be governed by a 24-member board of trustees (the board) appointed by the Governor, consisting of three presidents of comprehensive community colleges, or their designees; two presidents of baccalaureate public institutions of higher education, or their designees; one president of a baccalaureate private institution of higher education, or his designee; and 15 nonlegislative citizen members representing manufacturing industries. The director of the Center for Innovative Technology, the Secretary of Education, and the Secretary of Labor shall also sit on the board of trustees, to serve ex officio with voting privileges.
2. Appointments shall be for terms of four years. Ex officio members of the board shall serve terms coincident with their terms of office. Appointments to fill vacancies, other than by expiration of a term, shall be for the unexpired terms. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointments. All members may be reappointed. No member shall serve more than two consecutive four-year terms; however, a member appointed to serve an unexpired term is eligible to serve two consecutive four-year terms immediately succeeding such unexpired term.
3. The board shall elect a chairman and a vice-chairman from among its membership. The board shall elect a secretary and a treasurer who need not be members of the board. The board may elect other subordinate officers who need not be members of the board.
4. Eight members shall constitute a quorum. The meetings of the board shall be held at the call of the chairman or whenever the majority of the members so request.
5. The board may adopt, alter, or repeal its own bylaws that govern the manner in which its business may be transacted and may form committees and advisory councils, which may include representatives who are not board members.

   1992, cc. 217, 668, § 23-231.9; 1994, cc. 31, 383; 1997, c. 324; 2004, c. 989; 2016, c. 588; 2020, c. 738; 2022, cc. 576, 577.

Vacant Seats

No seats are available at this time. If you are interested in joining this board in the future, please submit an application here.

Current Board Members

Mr. Abdelkarim I. Moharram

Member of the Manufacturing Industry Membership expires on 6/30/2026

Dr. Eileen M. Van Aken

President of a Public Institution Membership expires on 6/30/2026

Dr. Robert Brandon

President of a Community College Membership expires on 6/30/2026

Mr Wesley V. Reid

Member of the Manufacturing Industry Membership expires on 6/30/2026

Mr Alexander C. Marcus

Member of the Manufacturing Industry Membership expires on 6/30/2026

John Gaskins

Member of the Manufacturing Industry Membership expires on 6/30/2027

Mr Matthew James Clarke

Member of the Manufacturing Industry Membership expires on 6/30/2027

Cathy Knowles Roberts

Member of the Manufacturing Industry Membership expires on 6/30/2027

Dr. Quentin R Johnson

President of a Community College Membership expires on 6/30/2027

Dr. Tracy Fitzsimmons

President of a Private Institution Membership expires on 6/30/2027

Gabriel LaMois

Member of the Manufacturing Industry Membership expires on 6/30/2028

Dennis McDermott

Member of the Manufacturing Industry Membership expires on 6/30/2028

Megan Lucas

Member of the Manufacturing Industry Membership expires on 6/30/2028

Dr. Andre Marshall

President of a Public Institution Membership expires on 6/30/2028

Mr. Jeffrey Jaycox

Member of the Manufacturing Industry Membership expires on 6/30/2028

Dr. Marcia Conston

President of a Community College Membership expires on 6/30/2028

Karen D. Sorber

Member of the Manufacturing Industry Membership expires on 6/30/2028

Scott Watson

Member of the Manufacturing Industry Membership expires on 6/30/2029

Michael Tyson

Member of the Manufacturing Industry Membership expires on 6/30/2029

Susan Schjonning

Member of the Manufacturing Industry Membership expires on 6/30/2029

Kaushikkumar Vashee

Member of the Manufacturing Industry Membership expires on 6/30/2029