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Registration open for Business Practices Webinar

From: Vice President for Finance and Chief Financial Officer

Registration is now open for the university's 2025 Spring Business Practices Webinar.  Offered virtually, this spring's program will be split into six sessions all occurring on March 19.

The theme for the webinar is International Activities. All employees are invited to attend. There is no cost and participants are also eligible to earn Continuing Professional Education (CPE) credit.

The following sessions will be offered: 

  • Welcome Session
  • Overview of International Travel (Part 1)
  • Responding to the Unexpected (Part 2)
  • Working Across Borders
  • Student and Group Travel Abroad
  • In-Bound International Hires and Visitors

Speakers for the event include:

  • Amy Sebring, executive vice president and chief operating officer
  • Allie Oberoi, associate director for global safety risk management
  • Elena Cirmizi, director of tax compliance
  • Jeffery Alan Van Doren, director of global strategic services
  • John Spence, associate director of procurement for goods and services
  • John Talerico, assistant vice president, research security and chief research security officer
  • Lynn Meadows, senior travel consultant
  • Meghan Weyrens Kuhn, director of VT Engage
  • Melinda West, associate vice president for finance and university controller
  • Rachel Fitzgerald, associate director for global education
  • Rebecca Folmar, director of risk management and insurance programs
  • Reed Nagel, assistant vice president for finance and director of procurement

The registration website includes additional details about the presentations and presenters. 

Please contact Shelley Seckers at financialmgmt@vt.edu with any questions.

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