Brown had been serving as the interim assistance vice president since July 2024 and stepped into the permanent role in April.
Following a nationwide search, Peery joins Virginia Tech from Emory & Henry University, where she most recently served as assistant vice president for risk management and human resources
With the support of university leaders and Staff Senate, Virginia Tech will apply a base pay increase to annual salaries of certain staff employees.
The Service Recognition Program's time period is April 1 of the previous year through March 31 of the current year.