Regional School Nutrition Program Specialists
VDOE Regions
There are eight regions in the state of Virginia with a specialist assigned to each region. The specialists are a valuable resource for school divisions. You may find the specialist for your school division by clicking on the regional map below.
Region 1 Central Virginia - Rasa Lakas (804) 225-2433
Counties: Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Goochland, Hanover, Henrico, New Kent, Prince George, Powhatan, Surry and Sussex
Independent Cities: Colonial Heights, Hopewell, Petersburg and Richmond
Region 2 Tidewater - Brenda Walls (804) 225-2695
Counties: Accomack, Isle of Wight, Northampton, Southampton and York
Independent Cities: Chesapeake, Franklin, Hampton, Newport News, Norfolk, Poquoson, Portsmouth, Suffolk, Virginia Beach and Williamsburg
Region 3 Northern Neck - Denise Clark (804) 786-7055
Counties: Caroline, Essex, Gloucester, King and Queen, King George, King William, Lancaster, Mathews, Middlesex, Northumberland, Richmond, Spotsylvania, Stafford and Westmoreland
Independent City: Fredericksburg
Region 4 Northern Virginia - Lori A. Beckwith (804) 371-2337
Counties: Arlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick, Loudoun, Orange, Madison, Page, Prince William, Rappahannock, Shenandoah and Warren
Independent Cities: Alexandria, Falls Church, Manassas, Manassas Park and Winchester
Region 5 Valley - Karen Howard (804) 786-7052
Counties: Albermarle, Amherst, Augusta, Bath, Bedford, Campbell, Fluvanna, Greene, Highland, Louisa, Nelson, Rockbridge and Rockingham
Independent Cities: Buena Vista, Charlottesville, Harrisonburg, Lexington, Lynchburg, Staunton and Waynesboro
Region 6 Western Virginia -Betty Ball (276) 782-3336
Counties: Alleghany, Botetourt, Craig, Floyd, Franklin, Henry, Montgomery, Patrick, Pittsylvania and Roanoke
Independent Cities: Covington, Danville, Martinsville, Roanoke and Salem
Region 7 Southwest - Dianne Suhrbier (276) 782-3336
Counties: Bland, Buchanan, Carroll, Dickenson, Giles, Grayson, Lee, Pulaski, Russell, Scott, Smyth, Tazewell, Washington, Wise and Wythe
Independent Cities: Bristol, Galax, Norton and Radford
Region 8 Southside and Residential Child Care Institutions - Janet Luc (804) 371-8281
Counties: Amelia, Appomattox, Brunswick, Buckingham, Charlotte, Cumberland, Greensville, Halifax, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg, Nottoway and Prince Edward