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Global Travel Oversight Committee

The Global Travel Oversight Committee (GTOC) is charged with providing ongoing assessment of the countries or regions where Virginia Tech community members travel.  GTOC develops international travel guidelines to ensure the health and safety of all travelers, and reviews requests for travel to high-risk destinations. In the event of a major incident abroad affecting the Virginia Tech community, the Global Incident Management Team may call upon GTOC to assist with crisis response.

GTOC is chaired by Allie Oberoi, associate director for global safety and risk management, and consists of the following: 

  • Mac Babb - Chief of Police & Director of Security
  • Reza Barkhi - Associate Dean for Strategic and Global Initiatives and Innovation, Pamplin College of Business
  • Steve Capaldo - Associate University Legal Counsel
  • Joanna Culligan - Instructor of Human Development and Family Science
  • Renee Eaton - Senior Instructor and Undergraduate Program Director, Human Nutrition Foods Exercise
  • Rebecca Folmar - Director, Risk Management
  • Alene Harris - Assistant Director, Risk Management
  • Kay Heidbreder - University Legal Counsel
  • Theresa Johansson - Director, Global Education Office
  • Michael Kendrick - Program Manager, Office of Export Control & Secure Research Compliance
  • Andrew Marinik - Executive Director, Emergency Management
  • Michael Mulhare - Interim Associate Vice President for Public Safety
  • Lauren Oliver - Director, Cranwell International Center
  • Nicole Sanderlin - Director of Global Engagement, College of Engineering
  • Jill Sible - Associate Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education
  • John Talerico - Director, Office of Export Control & Secure Research Compliance
  • Meghan Weyrens Kuhn - Director, VT Engage

Questions concerning the GTOC or questions concerning travel to locations requiring an exception to Virginia Tech Policy 1070: Global Travel Policy, can directed to VTGlobalSafety@vt.edu or (540) 231-2867.