Monecia Taylor, who has served as a senior leader in ascending roles within Virginia Tech’s Advancement Division since 2016, has been named vice president for advancement for the university.

The move is a promotion for Taylor, who for the past four years served as senior associate vice president for advancement. Taylor’s vice presidential position comes with expanded responsibilities within the division. Advancement manages Virginia Tech’s fundraising, communications and marketing, and alumni engagement, and is led by Senior Vice President for Advancement Charlie Phlegar.

Taylor’s role as vice president for advancement is a new one on the Advancement Division executive leadership team. This role includes overseeing division-wide fundraising, long-term planning, coordination of Advancement’s senior leadership team of directors and program managers, and leading multiple efforts in support of major priorities of the university president.

“Monecia’s insight and attention to detail have been invaluable as we engage our alumni, friends, and partners to support our role as an accessible, leading public research university with a mission to serve our communities,” Virginia Tech President Tim Sands said. “I look forward to working with her in this new role as we explore future opportunities.”

Taylor joined Virginia Tech as associate vice president for principal gifts, having previously served as associate director for external affairs at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Air and Space Museum. Her work leading high-dollar fundraising teams has helped to secure numerous six-, seven-, and eight-figure donations as Virginia Tech has progressed from an institution that had only topped $100 million per year in new gifts and commitments once to one that has exceeded $200 million four years in a row, including $226.1 million this past fiscal year.

“Monecia is a proven leader who has demonstrated, time and again, her ability to work with colleagues throughout campus, as well as our alumni, friends, and partners nationwide on projects of the utmost importance to the future of Virginia Tech,” said Phlegar, to whom Taylor will continue to report. “She’s a crucial member of our team, and we will rely on her to help us dramatically grow the level of impact our division can make each year.”

During Taylor’s time at Virginia Tech, Advancement has helped secure record gifts on multiple occasions, while numerous colleges and programs have had their best-ever fundraising years. Advancement has a goal to increase Virginia Tech’s three-year fundraising average for new gifts and commitments, currently $239.8 million, to $300 million this decade.

“It’s exciting to be part of the Advancement Division’s important work in support of President Sands’ bold vision for what a 21st century university can be,” Taylor said. “Hokies are passionate, generous people who are a joy to work with. I’m excited, and honored, to help support the division in this new role.”

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