Hokies Football announce 7 new support staff hires / roles

Jeron Gouveia-Winslow (Ashburn, Va. & Stone Bridge HS) has moved from player personnel into a new role as an analyst. Gouveia-Winslow played at Tech from 2008-12 and started at whip linebacker his final three seasons under head coach Frank Beamer and defensive coordinator Bud Foster.

Jan Johnson, Jr. (Mohton, Pa. & Governor Mifflin HS) begins his first season as an analyst at Virginia Tech. Johnson played linebacker for Pry at Penn State from 2015-19.

A.J. Hampton (Roanoke, Va. & Lord Botetourt HS) joined Tech this spring as a graduate assistant, working primarily with the defensive backs. He previously was the wide receivers coach at Morgan State and before that was the passing game coordinator and wide receivers coach at West Virginia State. He owns a diverse background in football working with both offensive and defensive positions groups that includes a stint at Florida State as wide receiver and tight ends student assistant.

Carrie Lynne Wolford (Wytheville, Va. & George Wythe HS) has moved into a new role as director of player engagement. A familiar face for Hokies' student-athletes, she served as assistant director of football operations at Virginia Tech since August 2021. In that role, she communicated with the entire squad on a regular basis and assisted in coordinating a myriad of logistical tasks for the team, both at home and on the road.

Alex Jones (Charleston, W.Va. & George Washington HS) begins his initial season as assistant director of player personnel for the Hokies in 2022. He served in that same capacity at Marshall since April 2019.

Rob Branch (Baltimore, Md. & Gilman School) enters his first season as a player personnel assistant at Virginia Tech. Branch joins Pry's staff after spending four years at West Virginia State where he was the safeties and corners coach

Serena Rodriguez (Lebanon, Pa. & Cedar Crest HS) embarks on her first year in Blacksburg as assistant director of creative media. Rodriguez came to Blacksburg after spending a semester at the University of Colorado as a graphic designer where she worked closely with the creative director and senior graphic designer creating a wide variety of print and digital design work for the Buffaloes' 17 varsity sports and internal departments.

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