Educational Organizations in Virginia
Updated February
2008
For corrections, contact: patricia.hicks@doe.virginia.gov
Association of Teacher Educators in Virginia
President, Dr. Susan Magliaro
Associate Dean for Professional Education
Director, School of Education
226 War Memorial Hall (0313)
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA 24061
(O) 540-231-1802 (F) 540-231-9705
E-mail: sumag@vt.edu
Executive Director,
Dr. Patricia B. Shoemaker
Interim Dean, College of Education and Human Development
Peters Hall (A114)
P. O. Box 6960
Radford University
Radford, VA 24142
(O) 540-831-5439 (F)
540-831-6053
E-mail: pshoemak@radford.edu
Website: www.ateva.org/
Department for the Blind and Vision
Impaired
397 Azalea Avenue
Richmond VA 23227-3697
(O)
804-371-3140 (Voice/TTY)
Toll Free (Within Virginia) 1-800-622-2155
(Voice/TTY)
(F) 804-371-3390
Commissioner, Joseph A. Bowman
Education Services Program Director, Glen R. Slonneger
E-mail: Glen.Slonneger@DBVI.virginia.gov
Website: www.vdbvi.org/
Foreign Language Association of
Virginia
President, Mr. Isidoro Kessel
Hampton High school
1491 West Queen Street
Hampton, VA 23669
(W) 757-825-4729
E-mail : iskessel@sbo.hampton.k12.va.us
President-Elect, Dr. Amy deGraff
Department of Romance Languages
Randolph-Macon College
Ashland, VA 23005
(W) 804-752-7281
E-mail: adegraff@rmc.edu
Elections are held during the annual
fall conference.
Website: www.flavaweb.org
Organization of Virginia Homeschoolers
P.O. 5131
Charlottesville, VA 22905
(O) 866-513-6173
President, Parrish Mort
E-mail: President@vahomeschoolers.org
Website: vahomeschoolers.org
Professional Association of Teachers (PAT)
3419 Virginia Beach Blvd, PMB 190
Virginia Beach, VA 23452-4419
Phone or Fax (800) 955-6050 or (757) 463-6050
President, Wayne Adamson
Vice President, Bill Carson
E-mail: Bill.Carson.PAT@cox.net
Website: www.ProfessionalTeachers.org
Speech-Language-Hearing Association
of Virginia, Inc.
3126 W. Cary Street #436
Richmond, VA 23221
Toll Free 1-888-729-7428
(F) 888-729-3489
E-mail: shavoffice@shav.org
President,
Jane Hilton
(O) 540-568-3867
E-mail: hiltonjc@jmu.edu
President Elect, Claire Jacobson
(O) 540-568-6416
(F) 540-568-8077
E-mail: jacobsca@jmu.edu
Elections are held annually in the spring.
Website: www.shav.org
VASSP Department of Student
Leadership Services
Sponsor of Virginia Student Councils
Association
Virginia Association of Honor Societies
Virginia
Association of Student Activity Advisers
Contact: Director of Student
Leadership
4909 Cutshaw Avenue
Richmond, VA 23230
(O) 804-355-2777 (F)
804-355-4262
Virginia Academy of School
Psychologists (VASP)
118 North Eighth Street
Richmond, VA 23219
(O) 804-643-7300 (F) 804-643-5615
President, Stephen D. Hale,
Ed.S.
Pulaski County Public Schools
202 North Washington Ave.
Pulaski, VA 24301
(O) 540-643-0449
E-mail:
shale@pcva.us
President-Elect, Terri Sisson
P. O. Box 647
Madison, VA 22727
(O) 540-948-3780 (H) 540-948-5143
E-mail: stormdore@comcast.net
Board of
Directors’ offices run January to December.
Website: www.vaspweb.org
Virginia Academy of
Science
(F) 804-864-1488
Science Museum of Virginia
2500 West Broad Street
Richmond, VA 23220-2054
President, Dr. Werner Wieland
University of Mary Washington
E-mail: wwieland@umw.edu
Executive
Officer, Dr. Robert G. Bass
(O) 804-864-1451
E-mail:
jbass@smv.org
Administrative Assistant,
Lisa Martin
E-mail: vas@smv.org
(O) 804-864-1450 (F) 804-864-1488
Virginia Junior Academy of Science
(VJAS)
Director, Susan Booth
134 Twin Lake Circle
Newport News,
VA 23608
757-874-3349
E-mail: susanscience@msn.com
Elections are held
annually.
Virginia
Alternative Educator's Association
President, Jan McKee Bryant
Alternative High School
Fairfax County Public Schools
2709 Popkins Lane
Alexandria, VA 22306
(W) 703-660-2000
E-mail: jan.mckee@fcps.edu
Website: www.vaea.k12.va.us
Virginia Art Education Association
President, Pat Franklin
Supervisor of Art Education
Newport News Public Schools
12465 Warwick Boulevard
Newport News, VA 23606
(O) 757-591-4561 (F) 757-595-7522
E-mail: Pat.Franklin@nn.k12.va.us
Vice President/Conference Coordinator,Sid Ames
3031 Waddington Drive
Richmond, VA 23224
E-mail: sid-ames@verizon.net
Executive Secretary, Peggy Wood
12107 Sugar Hill Drive
Midlothian, VA 23112
(H) 804-739-7041
E-mail: wood-vaea@yahoo.com
Elections are held every two years in spring-officers take over in
January.
Website: www.vaea.org
Virginia Association
for Adult and Continuing Education
President, Jane Swing
Radford University
P. O. Box 7015
Radford, VA 24142
(O) 540-831-6207 (F) 540-831-5779
E-mail: jswing@radford.edu
President-Elect,
Debbie Bergtholdt
Virginia Adult Learning Resource Center
817 W. Franklin St. Gym, Room 221, VCU
P. O. Box 842037
Richmond, VA 23284
(O) 800-237-0178 (F)
804-828-7539
E-mail: dberhtholdt@vcu.edu
Elections are held annually in April.
Website: www.vaace.org
Virginia
Association for Career and Technical Education (VACTE)
President, Sandy Jones
Career & Technical Education
Fairfax County
Public Schools
7423 Camp Alger Avenue
Falls Church, VA 22042
(O)
703-208-7804 (F) 703-280-1348
E-mail: sandy.jones@fcps.edu
Elections are held annually in July.
Virginia Association for the
Gifted
P. O. Box 26212
Richmond, VA 23260-6212
(O)
804-355-5945 (F) 804-355-5137
President, Judy Williams
Henrico County Public Schools
P. O. Box 23120
Richmond, VA
23223-0420
(O) 804-652-3765
E-mail: jawillia@henrico.k12.va.us
Executive
Director, Liz Nelson
E-mail: vagifted@comcast.net
Elections are held every two years in May.
Website: www.vagifted.org
Virginia Association for Health,
Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance
7812 Falling Hill Terrace
Chesterfield, VA 23832
(O)
804-608-0486 (F) 804-608-0486
President, Ms. Kay Schiltz
Executive Director, Mr. Henry Castelvecchi
Day (804) 304-1768 Evening
(804) 304-1768
E-mail: info@vahperd.org
Virginia Association for
Supervision and Curriculum Development
1622 Baileys Retreat
Charlottesville, VA 22901
(O) 434-296-6804 (F) 434-296-6971
President, Laurie McCullough
Director of Instruction
Waynesboro City Public
Schools
E-mail: lmccullough@waynesboro.k12.va.us
Executive Director, Ann Etchison
E-mail:
annetchison@earthlink.net
Elections are held in April - take office in July.
Virginia
Association of Colleges for Teacher Education
President, Dr. Brenda G. Gilman
Chair, Education Department
Randolph-Macon College
P. O. Box 5005
Ashland, VA 23005
(O) 804-752-7334
(F) 804-752-8990
E-mail: bgilman@rmu.edu
Treasurer, Dr.
Patricia Stohr-Hunt
University of Richmond
28 Westhampton Way
Richmond, VA 23173
(O) 804-289-8432 (F) 804-287-6369
E-mail: pstohrhu@richmond.edu
Elections are held every two years.
Virginia Association of Correctional Educators
President, Anne Ferrell
Buyer Specialist
Department of Correctional Education
James Monroe Building, 7th floor
101 N. 14th Street
Richmond, VA 23219-3678
(O) 804-225-3383 (F) 804-692-0704
E-mail: anna.ferrell@dce.virginia.gov/
Website: vace.dce.virginia.gov/
Virginia Department of Correctional Education
Superintendent, Walter A. McFarlane
(O) 804-225-3314 (F) 804-225-3255
E-mail: Walter.mcfarlane@dce.virginia.gov
Virginia Association of Elementary
School Principals (VAESP)
Executive Director, Dr. Thomas L. Shortt
1805 Chantilly Street
Richmond, VA
23230-3341
(O) 804-355-6791 (F) 804-355-1196
E-mail: tshortt@vaesp.org
President,
Mr. Barry Rosenberg
Principal, Swans Creek Elementary School
Prince William County Public Schools
17700 Wayside Drive
Dumfries, VA 22026
(O) 703-445-0930
E-mail: rsnbergb@pwcs.edu
Elections are held in March and elected assume office on July 1.
Website: www.vaesp.org
Virginia Association of School Business Officials
President, David S. Cline
Director of Financial Services
Prince William County
Public Schools
P. O. 389
Manassas, VA 20108
(O)
703-791-8753 (F) 703-791-8752
E-mail: clined@pwcs.edu
Elections are held annually in May.
Website: www.VASBO.org
Virginia Association of School Nurses
P. O. Box
28313
Richmond, VA 23228
President, Lynn Newberry, BSN
(H) 757-365-0214
E-mail: rnnewberry@netzro.com
National Director, Tia Campbell
(H) 804-779-2926
E-mail: campbellclan82@msn.com
Virginia
Association of School Personnel Administrators
President, Dr. Harold
Fitrer
E-mail: hftrer@Richmond.k12.va.us
Executive Director, Dr. Steve Sailer
12931 Lodore Road, Suite
222
Amelia, VA 23002
(O) 804-561-5719 (F) 804-561-5719
E-mail:
wssels@email.msn.com
Elections
are held annually in May.
Virginia
Association of School Superintendents
Executive Director, Dr.
Alfred R. Butler, IV
405 Emmet Street, P. O. 400265
Charlottesville, VA 22904-4265
(O) 434-924-0538 (F) 434-982-2942
E-mail: arb6n@virginia.edu
President, Dr. Thomas Smith
Superintendent, Fluvanna County
Public Schools
P.O. Box 419
Palmyra, VA 22963
(O)
434-589-8208
Elections are held annually in April.
Virginia Association of Science
Teachers
President, Don Foss
109 St. Ives Road
Charlottesville, VA 22911
(O) 434-975-9300 (F) 434-974-4335
E-mail: dfoss@k12albemarle.org
Editor, Science
Educator
Jean Foss
109 St. Ives Road
Charlottesville, VA
22911
(O) 434-823-8700 (F) 434-823-8711
E-mail: jfoss@k12albemarle.org
Executive
Director, Susan Booth
134 Twin Lake Circle
Newport News, VA
23608
(O) 757-874-3349 (F) 757-874-3349
E-mail:
susanscience@msn.com
Virginia Association of Secondary
School Principals, Inc.
Executive Director, Dr. Randy D.
Barrack
VASSP
4909 Cutshaw Avenue
Richmond, VA 23230
(O) 804-355-2777 (F)
804-355-4262
E-mail: rbarrack@vassp.org
President, William Davis, Principal
Norfolk Tech-Voc Center
1330 N. Military Highway
Norfolk, VA 23502
(O) 757-892-3300 (F) 757-892-3305
E-mail: wdavis@nps.k12.va.us
Elections are held annually the end of June.
Virginia Association of Teachers of English
President, Christine Woods
English/Language Arts Teacher
Roanoke Valley Juvenile Detention Center
498 Coyner Springs Road
Roanoke, VA 24012
(O)
540-561-3840 (F) 540-561-3868
E-mail: cwoods@rcps.info
Executive Secretary, Chuck Miller
1417 Birchwood Drive
Crozet,
VA 22932
(O) 434-823-1483
E-mail: cmillercrz@cs.com
Website: www.vate.org
Virginia Council on Accreditation and School Improvement (CASI),
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS)
Chairperson, Lucille Wolfrey
Retired Elementary Principal
Roanoke, VA 24018
Director, Hilda C. Kelly
SACS CASI Richmond Office
Virginia Department of Education
PO Box 2120
Richmond, VA 23218
(O) 804-225-2814 (C) 804-814-1702
E-mail: hkelly@sacscasi.org
Associate Director, Dr. Patricia Golding
SACS CASI Radford Office
Radford University
Box 7007
Radford, VA 24142
(O) 540-831-5399 (C) 540-520-8600
E-mail: pgolding@sacscasi.org
Virginia
Consortium of Administrators for Education of the Gifted
Chairperson, Beverly Catlin
Charlottesville City Public Schools
1400 Melbourne Road
Charlottesville, VA 22901
(O) 434-245-2421
Secretary, Beth Knight Brown
Middlesex County Public Schools
P. O. Box 205
Saluda, VA 23149
(O) 804-758-2561 (F) 804-758-0834
E-mail: bbrown@mcps.k12.va.us
Elections
are held annually in the fall.
Virginia Council for Mathematics Supervision
President, Susan Birnie
Alexandria City Public Schools
2000 N. Beauregard Street
Alexandria, VA
22003
(O) 703-824-6680 (F) 703-824-6741
E-mail: sbirnie@acps.k12.va.us
Secretary/Treasurer VCMS, Paula Szalankiewicz
Louisa County Public Schools
P.O. Box 7
Mineral, VA 23117
E-mail: szalanpj@lcps.k12.va.us
Elections
are held every two years in the spring.
Website: www.vcmsonline.com
Virginia Council of Administrators of Special Education
President, Dr. Sue Clark
Director of Special Programs
Stafford County Public
Schools
31 Stafford Avenue
Stafford, VA 22554
(O)
540-658-6500
E-mail: sclark@staffordschools.net
Executive Director, Marylou Wall
E-mail: marylwall@aol.com
Elections are held every two years in
May.
Website: www.vcase.org/
Virginia Council of Teachers of
Mathematics
President, Pat Gabriel
Fairfax County Public Schools
P.O. Box 714
Annandale, VA 22003-0714
E-mail: pmgabriel@aol.com
Secretary, Beth Williams
Bedford County Public Schools
1619 Cove Creek Farm Road
Coleman Falls, VA 24536
E-mail: erwilliams@worldnet.att.net
Virginia Council on Economic
Education
301 West Main Street
P. O. Box
844000
Richmond, VA 23284-4000
(O) 804-828-1627 (F) 804-828-7215
Executive Director, Sarah Hopkins Finley
E-mail: shfinley@vcu.edu
Virginia Counselors
Association
Executive
Director, Heidi B. Davis
307 Blacksmith Arch
Yorktown, VA 23693
Toll-Free 800-225-8103
(O) 757-766-5466
(F) 757-766-5467
E-mail:
vcaoffice@cox.net
Elections are held
annually in April.
Virginia Education
Association
116 S. Third Street
Richmond, VA 23219
(O)
804-648-5801 (F) 804-775-8379
President, Princess Moss
Executive
Director, Robert Whitehead
E-mail: rwhitehead@veanea.org
Elections
held every two years in August.
Virginia Educational Media
Association (VEMA)
P. O. Box 2743
Fairfax, VA 22031-0743
President, Nancy Silcox
Executive Director, Jean Remler
(O)
703-764-0719 (F) 703-272-3643
E-mail:
jremler@pen.k12.va.us
Installation of officers held at fall conference.
Virginia
Educational Research Association
President, Michaeline M.
Powell
3354 Taleen Court
Annandale, VA 22003-1161
(O)
703-698-1325 (F) 703-698-0587
E-mail: mpowell@ctb.com
Treasurer, Ruth
Grimes-Crump
E-mail: RGrimescru@aol.com
Elections are held
annually in October.
Virginia
Educational Technology Advisory Committee (VETAC)
Chairman, John Littlefield
Director of Technology
Suffolk City
Public Schools
P. O. Box 1549
524 North Main Street
Suffolk, VA 23434-1549
(O)
757-925-5732 (F) 757-925-5702
E-mail: johnlittlefield@spsk12.net
Virginia Educational Technology
Alliance (VETA)
Executive Director, L. B. Berg, Ph.D.
The College of William and Mary
School of Education
231 Jones Hall
Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795
(O) 757-221-2411 (F) 757-221-2988
E-mail:
veta@wm.edu
Virginia ESL
Supervisors Association
President, Katy Myers
ESL Supervisor
Loudoun County Public
Schools
102 North Street, N. W.
Leesburg, VA 20175
(O) 703-771-6435
(F) 703-771-6409
E-mail: Kmyers@loudoun.k12.va.us
Elections held every two years.
Virginia Foundation for
Educational Leadership, Inc.
Executive Director, Dr. Randy D.
Barrack
VASSP
4909 Cutshaw Avenue
Richmond, VA 23230
(O) 804-355-2777 (F)
804-355-4262
E-mail: rbarrack@vassp.org
President, William Davis, Principal
Norfolk Tech-Voc Center
1330 N. Military Highway
Norfolk, VA 23502
(O) 757-892-3300 (F) 757-892-3305
E-mail: wdavis@nps.k12.va.us
Elections are held annually the end of June.
Virginia High School League,
Inc.
1642 State Farm Boulevard
Charlottesville, VA 22911
(O) 434-977-8475 (F) 434-977-5943
E-mail:
lbickley@vhsl.org
Chairman, Pete Koste
Manchester High School
12601 Bailey Bridge Road
Midlothian, VA 23112-1805
(O) 804-739-6275
E-mail: Peter_Koste@ccpsnet.net
Executive Director, Ken Tilley
E-mail:
ktilley@vhsl.org
Virginia Middle School
Association
President, Gwen Griffith
173 Nora Valley Road
Troutville, VA 24175
540-966-4255
E-mail: gwenbgolf@aol.com
Executive
Director, Karen Poindexter
9804 Copeland Drive
Manassas,
VA 20109
(O)703-361-3515 (F) 703-361-3515
E-mail: vmsaed@comcast.net
Elections are
held every two years.
Virginia Music Educators Association, Inc.
398 Snow Bird Lane
Swanton, MD
21561
(O) 301-387-2239 (F) 301-387-2239
President, Curtis Nolley
E-mail: president@vmea.com
State Manager, Moe Turrentine
(O) 301-387-2239
E-mail: vmea@wildblue.net
Elections are
held every even year.
Website: www.vmea.com
Virginia Parent Teacher Association
(PTA)
1027 Wilmer Avenue
Richmond, VA 23227-2419
(O)
804-264-1234 (F) 804 264-4014
President, Melissa Nehrbass
Office Administrator, Peggy Arthur Christmas
E-mail:
info@vapta.org
Elections are held every
two years in November.
Virginia Professional
Educators
1645 Prince Street
Alexandria, Virginia 22314
toll free: (888) 873-9661
office: (703) 739-0250
fax: (703) 739-2763
Executive Director, Mr. Tracey Bailey
1993 National Teacher of
the Year
E-mail:
Info@VirginiaEducators.org
Virginia Retirement
System
1200 E. Main Street
Richmond, VA 23219
P. O. Box
2500
Richmond, VA 23218-2500
(O) 804-649-8059 (F) 804-786-1541
Toll
Free Number 1-888-827-3847
Director, Forrest Matthews
E-mail:
fmatthews@vrs.state.va.us
Senior Deputy Director, Wallace G. Harris
E-mail:
bharris@vrs.state.va.us
Virginia School-Age Child Care Association
c/o Newport News Parks, Recreation & Tourism
700 Town Center Drive, Suite 320
Newport News, VA 23606
President, Karen Washington
(O) 757-926-1400/1499 (F) 757-926-1460
E-mail: kwashington@nngov.com
Website: www.VSACCA.org
Virginia School Boards
Association
2320 Hunter’s Way
Charlottesville, VA
22911
(O) 434-295-8722 (F) 434-295-8785
Website: www.vsba.org
President, Laura B. Hall
Executive Director, Dr. Frank E. Barham
Elections are held
annually in November.
Virginia School Counselor Association
307 Blacksmith Arch
Yorktown , VA 23693
Toll-Free 800-225-8103
(O) 757-766-5466
(F) 757-766-5467
E-mail: vsca@vsca.org
Virginia
Society for Technology in Education (VSTE)
PMB 149-9702 Gayton Road
Richmond, VA 23238
Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Daniel Arkin
(O)
804-320-3424 (F) 831-597-5648
E-mail: vste@vste.org
Board of Director’s term
is July 1 - June 30.
Virginia State Reading
Association
President, Al Buchanan
303 Hamlet Court
Yorktown, VA 23693
(H) 757-867-6408 (O) 757-896-5720 (F)
757-867-5251
E-mail: abuchanan@sbo.hampton.k12.va.us
State
Coordinator, Nancy W. King
10224 Faire Commons Ct.
Burke, VA
22015-2857
(H) 703-978-8017 (F) 703-978-6663
E-mail:
nw_king@yahoo.com
Elections are held
in June.
Virginia State Special Education Advisory Committee
c/o
Department of Education
Dr. Patricia C. Abrams
P. O. Box 2120
Richmond, VA 23218-2120
(O)
804-225-2932 (F) 804-371-8796
Chair, Ms. Anne Fischer
(Parent, Region 2 - Lower Tidewater)
133 Britanny Lane
Suffolk, VA 23435
Elections are held every three
years.
Virginia Student Councils
Association
Administered by the Department of Student Leadership
of the Virginia Association of Secondary School Principals
Contact: Director of Student Leadership
4909 Cutshaw Avenue
Richmond, VA 23230
(O) 804-355-2777 (F)
804-355-4262
VASSP Director of Student Leadership, Michael Newman
E-mail: cmnewman@vassp.org
Virginia
Theatre Association
President, Kimberly Kemp
Massaponax High School
8201 Jefferson Davis Highway
Fredericksburg, VA
22407
(O) 540-710-0419 (F) 540-710-1596
E-mail: kempkimberly@yahoo.com
Executive Director, Mary K. Molineu
JMU School of Theatre and Dance
MSC 5601
Harrisonburg, VA 22807
(JMU)
540-568-6342 (VTA) 540-568-6038 (F) 540-568-7858
E-mail: molinemk@jmu.edu