Porterfield named new human resources administrator
Christy Porterfield, of Newport, Va., has been named human resources administrator for the College of Architecture and Urban Studies.
Porterfield comes to the College of Architecture and Urban Studies from Student Programs, in the Division of Student Affairs, where she served as the human resources analyst for more than eight years. Previously, Porterfield worked as the human resources manager at Lowe’s Homecenters in Christiansburg, Va.
Porterfield, a certified public manager and certified professional in human resources, holds a bachelor’s degree from Bluefield College in Bluefield, Va.
Porterfield is a member of the American Academy of Certified Public Managers (AACPM), a founding member and current president of the Virginia Society of Certified Public Managers, a member of the national Society of Human Resources Management (SHRM), and president-elect of the New River Valley Society of Human Resources Management.
In 2005, she won the AACPM’s George C. Askew award for “utilization of management practices exemplifying the philosophy of the American Academy of Certified Public Managers,” and, in 1998, was named in Who’s Who among Professionals.
Porterfield volunteers as a member of the United Way of Montgomery, Radford, and Floyd Funds Distribution Committee; a member of the Combined Virginia Campaign’s Virginia Tech Steering Committee; and troop leader of Girl Scout Junior Troop 2286.
The College of Architecture and Urban Studies is one of the largest of its type in the nation. The college is composed of two schools and the departments of landscape architecture, building construction, and art and art history. The School of Architecture + Design includes programs in architecture, industrial design and interior design. The School of Public and International Affairs includes programs in urban affairs and planning, public administration and policy, and government and international affairs. The college enrolls more than 2,000 students offering 25 degrees taught by 160 faculty members.
