People
Leadership

Tombo Jones
Director
tomboj@vt.edu
540-231-8890 (office)
912-572-5969 (cell)
Headshot of MAAP associate director John Coggin

John Coggin
Associate Director
jcoggin@vt.edu
540-231-8483
Administrative

Vicki Kaylor
Administrative Assistant
vickik@vt.edu
540-231-9416

Vicky Moore
Business Manager
vimoore@vt.edu
540-231-8628
Project Management

Christine Tysor
Program Manager
ctysor@vt.edu
540-231-9716

Matt Delano
Project Manager
mdelano@vt.edu
540-231-4657

Rex Perdue
Project Manager
rcperdue@vt.edu
540-231-8347
Engineering

Robert Briggs
Chief Engineer
rcbriggs@vt.edu
540-231-9373

Jeremy Spink
Engineer
jspink@vt.edu
540-231-3549

Andrew Kriz
Senior Engineer
akriz@vt.edu
540-231-3102

Toby Tracy
Engineer
tftracy@vt.edu
540-231-4110

Jonathan Keller
Engineer
jonathk@vt.edu
540-231-1860
Operations

Leah Sanders
Chief of Operations
leahsanders@vt.edu
540-231-5564

Zachary Wehr
Pilot and Safety Officer
wehrz@vt.edu
540-231-3470

Jourdan Hill
Pilot and Safety Officer
jourdanh@vt.edu

Dakota Scharver
Pilot and Safety Officer
dscharver@vt.edu
540-231-7489
Affiliated Staff

Sarah Rhodes
Drone Park Operations and Training Manager
sarahrhodes@vt.edu
540-231-7484

Lexi Clatterbuck
Communications Manager, Institute for Critical Technology and Applied Science
lexi17@vt.edu
Our talented staff includes
- FAA-certified pilots, flight instructors, and mechanics.
- DoD-trained drone operators and safety managers.
- Engineers.
- Project managment professionals.
- And experts in a wide range of topics in to UAS technology and operations.