Dr. Ashleigh “Bing” Bingham (she/they) joined the Virginia Tech and Cultural and Community Center team in October 2019 as the Director of the LGBTQ+ Resource Center. Dr. Bing’s work focuses on supporting the mental, emotional, social, and physical well being of LGBTQ+ Hokies by creating space, providing resources, advocating for student needs, and facilitating learning opportunities for students, faculty, and staff. This work has included chairing the LGBTQ+ Working Group, serving on the steering committees for the Queer Studies minor and the Lavender House LLC, and advising HokiePRIDE. Since their appointment, four all gender restrooms have been added to campus, a fifteen-week VirTual Safe Zone training program has been created and implemented, and chosen names have been incorporated in Banner and on Hokie Passports.

Dr. Bing holds a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology, Master’s degree in Social Psychology, and a Doctorate degree in Higher Education from Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana.