Our Team
Lisa Garcia
Lisa Garcia serves as Vice President of Entrepreneurial Development of Verge, the parent organization of RAMP and RBTC, and Director of RAMP. Garcia is an educator, business and executive coach, and passionate technology advocate. She has served as the instructor for the National Science Foundation’s I-Corps program, where the mission is to commercialize technology developed inside universities. She is also an Instructor at Virginia Tech, where she works to empower the university’s entrepreneurial ecosystem in its role as a partner of the Mid-Atlantic I-Corps Hubs program.
Additionally, she serves as an adjunct instructor in the Pamplin College of Business, teaching members of the Innovate LLC, where she also serves as a board member. She has also taught in the Mechanical Engineering Department of the College of Engineering for students focused on product development, leadership and research focus, and ideation.
Sarah Spotswood
Sarah was first brought into the Roanoke-Blacksburg Technology Council as an AmeriCorps member working for RAMP Director Mary Miller. Shortly after, Sarah became the membership coordinator with the RBTC before becoming the project manager with RAMP. A graduate of Virginia Tech, Sarah earned her bachelor’s degree in International Studies with a concentration in business and a minor in French. Outside of work, Sarah enjoys spending time with her family and volunteering at her local dog shelter.