The all-student run Virginia Tech Rescue Squad elects new officers each academic year to lead its 35 members and help advance the campus community’s safety.
The squad held a virtual swearing-in ceremony in early April to honor and recognize the new leaders.
The new officers for the 2022-23 academic year are Connor Duda, chief, a rising senior majoring in biological sciences in the College of Science.
Bella Filippone, administrative captain, a rising junior majoring in human nutrition, foods, and exercise in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.
Matt McLaughlin, operations captain, a rising senior majoring in electrical engineering in the College of Engineering.
Colin Carnley, personnel lieutenant, a rising junior majoring in public health and neuroscience in the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine and College of Science.
Jessica Sova, training lieutenant, a rising junior majoring in biological sciences in the College of Science.
Ana Montoya, public outreach lieutenant, a rising senior majoring in experimental neuroscience in the College of Science.
Lydia Kuo, equipment lieutenant, a rising senior majoring in human nutrition, foods, and exercise in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.
Nathan Duda, vehicles lieutenant, a rising senior majoring in environmental science in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.
Jake Weirer, communications lieutenant, a rising sophomore majoring in aerospace and ocean engineering in the College of Engineering.
Josh Brown, special operations officer, a rising junior majoring in public health in the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine.
Alice Rosales, member at large, a rising junior majoring in criminology, College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences.
Sheharyar Khan, membership chair, rising senior majoring in psychology, College of Science.
Tim Wojcik, parliamentarian, rising junior majoring in aerospace engineering in the College of Engineering.
Responding to around 1,200 emergency calls on the Blacksburg campus in a typical year, the Virginia Tech Rescue Squad performs the same functions as that of a municipal rescue squad. Its members also provide emergency medical services at major university and athletic events, manage the AED program on the Blacksburg campus, and offer ongoing health and safety-related training — such as Stop the Bleed — for the university community.
