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Board Chair – Mr. Barnie Day

Mr. Day is a former state legislator who served in the Virginia General Assembly from 1996 until 2001. He is now an executive with Smith River Community Bank in Stuart. Previously, Mr. Day was county administrator for Patrick County and owner of Vesta Supply. He is a native of Person County, N.C., and has a bachelor’s degree from the University of North Carolina and a master’s of business administration from Duke University.

President/Chief Executive Officer – Paul C. Nichols, III  paulnichols@svhed.org or 434.579.0904

Paul Nichols is former Executive Director of Administration for Halifax County Public Schools and was chosen by the VASS Board of Directors to lead the statewide AP initiative due to his strong background in education and his experience in starting up and leading such innovative endeavors in Virginia. 

Chief Financial Officer/Project Director – Jennifer Stevens  jenniferstevens@svhed.org or 434.572.5447

Jennifer Stevens was the Research and Development Specialist for the Southern Virginia Higher Education Center and was part of the proposal team that secured the NMSI grant for Virginia.  She is a former educator and has extensive experience in administering grant projects and managing budgets relative to educational programming. 

Office Manager – Sue Adams  sueadams@svhed.org or 434.572.5554

Administrative Assistant - Courtney Carson courtneycarson@svhed.org or 434.572.5474

Director of Science – Susan Ramsey  susanramsey@svhed.org or 804.833.4506

Director of English -- Virginia "Jen Lou" Moore jenloumoore@svhed.org or 804.399.7411

Director of Math -- Gloria Barrett gloriabarrett@svhed.org or 919-704-0484

Board Members
barnie day
jack reasor hugh keogh ben davenport
Barnie Day, Chairman, VASS
Vice-President – Smith River Community Bank
Jackson Reasor
Vice-Chair, VASS
President/CEO – Old Dominion Electric Cooperative
Hugh Keogh
President – Virginia Chamber of Commerce
Ben Davenport, Jr.
Chairman – Davenport Energy & First Piedmont Corporation
tom morris patrick dexter clarke hogan ginny mclaughlin

Dr. Thomas Morris
Secretary of Education
Commonwealth of Virginia 

Patrick Dexter
Headquarters Community Relations Advisor – Exxon Mobil Public Affairs
Clarke Hogan
Virginia House of Delegates
60th District
Dr. Virginia McLaughlin
Dean Chancellor Professor of Education – College of William and Mary
dshannon chris lumsden pat wright

Ted Bennett

Dorothea Shannon
Consultant, VDOE
Chris Lumsden, Secretary, VASS
CEO – Halifax Regional Health System
Dr. Patricia I. Wright
Chief Deputy Superintendent of Public Instruction – VA Department of Education
W.W."Ted" Bennett, Jr.
Former Executive Director of the Southern VA Higher Education Center
Dr. Podraza

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Eva Teig Hardy
Executive Vice President-External Affairs and Corporate Communications - Dominion 

 

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Bryant Stith
Executive Director – SCORE (Setting Children on the Road to Empowerment)

 

 

Dr. Kenneth Podraza
Vice President, Altria Client Services
   

Virginia Advanced Study Strategies
National Math and Science Initiative in Virginia
820 Bruce Street, South Boston, VA 24592

Office: 434-572-5474  Fax: 434-572-5555
vassinfo@svhed.org