Jean Bankos, President
Virginia Education Association

Frank Barham, Executive Director
Virginia School Boards Association

Randy Barrack, Executive Director
Virginia Association of Secondary School Principals

Herbert Berg, Superintendent
Alexandria City Public Schools

Edward Bersoff, President and CEO
BTG, Inc.

Captain Joseph Bouchard, Commanding Officer
Norfolk Naval Station

Brenda Bryant, Director
Virginia Women’s Institute for Leadership
Mary Baldwin College

Alfred Butler, IV, Executive Director
Virginia Association of School Superintendents

The Honorable John Chichester
The Senate of Virginia

William Cleveland, Vice-Mayor
Alexandria City Council

Patricia Cormier, President
Longwood College

James Dyke, Jr., Partner
McGuire Woods LLP

The Honorable Mark Earley
Attorney General of Virginia

Bernard Franklin, President
Virginia Union University

Susan Genovese, Member
Virginia Board of Education

Margaret Grogan, Director
Women Leaders Program
University of Virginia

The Honorable John Hager
Lieutenant Governor of Virginia

Jackie Hardy, Physics/Technology Teacher
Pittsylvania County Public Schools

Virginia McLaughlin, Dean
School of Education
College of William and Mary

Alan Merten, President
George Mason University

Phil Odeen, Executive Vice-President
Washington Operations, TRW, Inc.

Larry Sabato, Director
Center for Governmental Studies
University of Virginia

The Honorable Richard Saslaw
The Senate of Virginia

Thomas Shortt, Executive Director
Virginia Association of Elementary School Principals

Kenneth Tilley, Executive Director
Virginia High School League, Inc.

Major (Ret.) Winfred Towns, Commandant
Franklin Military Academy

Mark Warner, Partner
Columbia Capital, LLC

Belle Wheelan, President
Northern Virginia Community College

Hannah Bailey
Albemarle County Public Schools

Denise Bowman-Scott
Virginia Congress of Parents and Teachers

Veronica Davis
Waynesboro City Public Schools

Katina Dudley
Albemarle County Public Schools

Pamela Herrmann
Virginia Career Development Association

Dawn Johnson
Prince William County Public Schools

Aubrey Lindsey
Chesterfield County Public Schools

Linder Martin
Halifax County Public Schools

Jan Milkovich
Prince William County Public Schools

Anthony Morris
Virginia Association of Secondary School Principals

Robert Peck
Henrico County Public Schools

Shirley Ramsey
Henrico County Public Schools

Jack Richford
Chesterfield County Public Schools

Robin Shapiro
Hanover County Public Schools

Dianne Simons
Virginia Commonwealth University

Allison Steele
Russell County Public Schools

Melissa Stewart
Hanover County Public Schools

Angela Stokes
Center for Governmental Studies
University of Virginia

Major (Ret.) Winfred Towns
Richmond City Public Schools

Carla Traynham
Henrico County Public Schools

Kurt Waters
Fairfax County Public Schools

Neils W. Brooks
Director of Career and Technical Education

Maureen Hijar
Director of Middle School Instruction

Linda M. Wallinger
Director of Secondary Instruction

Sandy Dofflemyer
Specialist, Health and Physical Education

Terry Franson
Specialist, English as a Second Language

Marsha Owens
Specialist, School Violence Prevention

Margaret L. Watson, Administrative Coordinator

Anita T. Cruikshank, Writer/Editor

Mary C. Grattan, Librarian/Editor

Margaret B. Gunter, Writer/Editor

Darren E. Morris, Writer/Editor

Michael D. Merritt, Technology Specialist

Elizabeth Barton, Specialist, Elementary History and Social Science

Barbara F. Jones, Specialist, Elementary Reading/English

Karen Grass, Specialist, Elementary Mathematics K-5

Linda Poorbaugh, Director, Elementary Instructional Services

Catherine Rosenbaum, Specialist, Middle School English

Christa Southall, Specialist, Middle School Mathematics

Beverly Thurston, Specialist, Middle School History and Social Science

Jim Firebaugh, Director, Middle Instructional Services

Cherry Gardner, Specialist, Fine Arts K-12

Deborah K. Lyman, Specialist, Secondary Mathematics

Eric Rhoades, Specialist, Secondary Science

Faye Rollings-Carter, Specialist, Foreign Languages K-12

Anita Wallace, Specialist, Secondary English

Vanessa Wigand, Specialist, Health, Physical Education, and Driver Education K-12

Maureen Hijar, Director, Secondary Instructional Services