Responsibilities: Reyna Gilbert-Lowry was promoted to Executive Associate AD/Inclusive Excellence and Alumni Engagement in the fall 2023. She serves as the Executive Director of the Monogram Club (the Virginia Tech Athletics Letterwinner organization), is the Senior Women's Administrator for Virginia Tech, develops strategies and initiatives to promote diversity, inclusion, and belonging within the Virginia Tech Department of Athletics, represents Virginia Tech as the Athletics Diversity and Inclusion Designee on a variety of committees, and serves as Chair for the Athletics Diversity and Inclusion Council. She is the oversight for the Women's Soccer, Men's Tennis, and Women's Tennis programs. She also serves on the Sexual Misconduct Prevention and Education Committee and is departmental liaison to Student Conduct.
Joined VT Athletics Staff: 2008
At Virginia Tech: Gilbert-Lowry began her career at Virginia Tech as the Assistant Athletics Director for Student Life where her duties included developing programs geared to enhance student-athletes’ personal growth, leadership and character development, professional development and community outreach endeavors. She has also been responsible for working with the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, nominating student-athletes for conference and national academic awards, and planning the annual Athletics Director Honors Breakfast and Gobblers Awards.
Prior to Virginia Tech: Before joining the Hokies, Gilbert-Lowry served as the compliance coordinator and CHAMPS/Life Skills coordinator at Nova Southeastern University in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. In 2005, she was also the coordinator of athletic academic services. Prior to NSU, Gilbert-Lowry served as an academic advisor at the University of Central Florida.
Education: Bachelor's Degree in Psychology, Northern Illinois University, 2001; Master’s Degree in Sport and Exercise Psychology, minor in Counseling, 2004, Ball State University.
Of Note: Gilbert-Lowry was a four-year letter winner at Northern Illinois, where she was a member of the women’s gymnastics team. She was named the MVP her senior season. She currently represents Virginia Tech as a member of the ACC Women’s Soccer, Women’s Gymnastics, and Student-Athlete Welfare committees and is a 2018 graduate of the NCAA Dr. Charles Whitcomb Leadership Institute.
Personal: A native of Maitland, Fla., Gilbert-Lowry currently lives in Blacksburg with her husband, Spencer, and their daughters, Brooklyn and Harlow.
