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Board Chair – Dr. Dorothea Shannon

Dr. Dorothea Shannon is a retired school superintendent and currently serves as an education consultant to the Virginia Department of Education and to the Southern Virginia Higher Education Center.  She is also administrator for the Center for Rural Education and Economic Development (CREED), a consortium of 22 school divisions across Southern Virginia. 

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. 

Executive Assistant – Sue Adams  sueadams@svhed.org or 434.572.5474

Director of Science – Susan Ramsey  susanramsey@svhed.org or 434.489.2303

Director of English -- Virginia "Jen Lou" Moore jenloumoore@svhed.org or 434.446.0151

Director of Math -- Gloria Barrett gloriabarrett@svhed.org or 434.446.0377

Board Members
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jack reasor hugh keogh ben davenport
Dorothea Shannon
Chair, VASS
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
barnie day chris lumsden pat wright

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

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

Barnie Day
Vice-President – Smith River Community Bank
Chris Lumsden, Secretary/Treasurer, VASS
CEO – Halifax Regional Health System
Dr. Patricia I. Wright
Chief Deputy Superintendent of Public Instruction – VA Department of Education
 
     

 

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

Office: 434-572-5474  Fax: 434-572-5462
vassinfo@svhed.org