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Kirtesh Patel has joined the Board of Directors of the Virginia Western Community College Educational Foundation<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Patel is President and Chief Operating Officer of Omma Management LLC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Kirtesh Patel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The volunteer Board of Directors guides the Educational Foundation’s mission of supporting student scholarships, faculty development and endowment initiatives at Virginia Western. Board members have been the driving force behind Virginia Western’s Community College Access Program (CCAP), a successful public-private partnership that provides up to three years of tuition to eligible students.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Kirtesh Patel has joined the Board of Directors of the Virginia Western Community College Educational Foundation. Patel is President and Chief Operating Officer of Omma Management LLC. The volunteer Board of Directors guides the Educational Foundation’s mission of supporting student scholarships, faculty development and endowment initiatives at Virginia Western. 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