Staff News Prasnicki Named VMI Alumni Agencies CEO Samuel N. Stocks ’90, VMI Alumni Agencies’ “The contributions he has made toward inboard of directors chairman, announced Jan. 10, creasing the effectiveness of the VMI Alumni 2022, that the board named David L. Prasnicki, Agencies are innumerable and important, esVMI Alumni Agencies interim chief executive pecially in the past several years as the Agencies officer, the permanent CEO. reorganized in pursuit of their shared goal of adPrasnicki is among the VMI Alumni Agencies’ vancing the Institute,” continued Stocks. “Finally, longest-serving employees, beginning his career hundreds of volunteer leaders associated with the with the VMI Foundation in February 1986. In VMI Alumni Association, the VMI Foundation, his more than three-and-a-half decades serving the and the VMI Keydet Club have relied on David VMI family, Prasnicki has taken on positions of for valuable insights and advice. increasing responsibility. In 1996, he became the “My colleagues on the Agencies’ board are VMI Foundation’s chief financial officer; in 1998, pleased David has accepted this position after he received the title and responsibilities of vice serving as the interim CEO since last fall. We president and chief financial officer. In those polook forward to many years of energetic and efsitions, Prasnicki supervised a staff that provided fective leadership.” accounting, personnel management, financial Prasnicki reacted to his appointment by saying, management, and information technology ser“I have been privileged to have a front-row seat vices to the VMI Foundation, VMI Keydet Club, as VMI has gone through many changes, such as former VMI Development Board, VMI Alumni stepping back from mandatory commissioning, Association, VMI Alumni Agencies, and George ending Saturday classes, and transitioning to coC. Marshall Research Foundation. education. Throughout that time, however, VMI For several years, he has been responsible for has remained steadfastly committed to its mission the day-to-day management of VMI Investment and has always worked to be a stronger version of Prasnicki Holdings, LLC, the organization responsible for itself. It is an honor to serve the Agencies and the managing the endowments of the VMI Alumni Agencies, VMI, and Institute in this new role, and I look forward to working with the entire the George C. Marshall Research Foundation. Prasnicki is a graduate VMI family to ensure the Institute enjoys an ever-brighter future.” of Roanoke College, earning a Bachelor of Business Administration Prasnicki assumed his duties as the permanent CEO effective Mondegree in 1985. He worked for the VMI treasurer from June 1985 until day, Jan. 10. Prasnicki is the father of two sons—the late Stephen he joined the VMI Foundation. Chase Prasnicki, who was killed in action in Afghanistan in 2012, “Anyone involved with the VMI Alumni Agencies in the past 36 and Tyler L. Prasnicki ’15, a captain in the U.S. Army with the 173rd years knows David as a consummate professional,” said Stocks. “In Airborne Brigade in Germany—and a daughter, Lauren, who holds every position he has held, he has demonstrated strong leadership, a master’s degree in occupational therapy from James Madison Unisound judgment, and an unshakable devotion to the Institute and versity and currently works as an occupational therapist at the Walter VMI Alumni Agencies. Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland.
Elliott Named VMI Alumni Agencies Chief Financial Officer Crissy Elliott was named chief financial officer of the VMI Alumni Agencies in January 2022. She began working for the VMI Foundation in 2000 and served as financial controller of the Alumni Agencies. In that capacity, she was responsible for financial accounting, internal/external reporting, supervision of accounting staff, and information technology. She has also served as the secretary of VMI Investment Holdings, LLC. A native of Buena Vista, Virginia, Elliott holds a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from Lynchburg College and has passed the CPA exam.
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Before coming to work for the Agencies, she served as director of finance for Rockbridge County Public Schools and worked for the public accounting firm Brown, Edwards, and Company LLC. She and her husband, Randy Elliott ’94, have a daughter, Josie, a junior at Oklahoma State University. “Crissy Elliott’s promotion bolsters the strength of our fiscal program at VMI,” said David Prasnicki, VMI Alumni Agencies chief executive officer. “Her experience, talent, and enthusiasm for VMI is demonstrated in everything she does. We are lucky to have her on our team and in this new role.”
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