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At its Jan. 14 meeting, the School Board of the City of Virginia Beach elected Kathleen Brown as chair and Carolyn Weems as vice chair. Brown has served on the School Board for two years and Weems for 22 years.
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Leadership
Division Leadership
Dr. Donald Robertson
Superintendent
757.263.1007
Cheryl R. Woodhouse
Chief of Staff
757.263.1007
Senior Staff
Dr. Lisa Banicky
Executive Director of Planning, Innovation and Accountability
757.263.1109
Dr. Walter C. Brower, Jr.
Senior Executive Director of High Schools
757.263.1088
Danielle E. Colucci
Chief Academic Officer
757.263.1419
Matthew Delaney
Chief Schools Officer
757.263.1088
David Din
Chief Information Officer
757.263.1100
Jack Freeman
Chief Operations Officer
757.263.1040
Dr. Melanie Hamblin
Senior Executive Director of Elementary Schools
757.263.1088
Ty Harris
Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
757.263.1936
Nicole Livas
Chief Communications and Community Engagement Officer
757.263.1075
Crystal M. Pate
Chief Financial Officer
757.263.1066
Dr. James Smith
Senior Executive Director of Middle Schools
757.263.1088
Dr. Darnita Trotman
Chief Human Resources Officer
757.263.1133
Executive Directors
Melisa A. Ingram
Executive Director of Facilities Services
757.263.1090
Robert Jamison
Executive Director of Student Support Services
757.263.1980
Dr. Lorena L. Kelly
Executive Director of Elementary Teaching and Learning
757.263.1429
James Lash
Executive Director of Transportation and Fleet Management Services
757.263.2928
Roni Myers-Daub
Executive Director of Programs for Exceptional Children
757.263.2405
Thomas Quinn
Executive Director of Secondary Teaching and Learning
757.263.1446
Directors
Dr. Admon Alexander
Director of Family and Community Engagement
757.263.1113
Rachel Amato
Director of Food Services
757.263.1101
Muhammad Babar
Director of Technology
757.263.1100
Sean Barnes
Director of Transportation
757.263.1545
Teri Breaux
Director of Elementary Schools
757.263.1088
Amy N. Church
Director of Employment Services
757.263.1133
Joe Damus
Director of Technology
757.263.1100
Adrian Day
Director of Student Services
757.263.1980
Thomas DeMartini
Director of Safe Schools
757.263.2450
Stephanie Enzmann
Director of Employee Relations
757.263.1046
Dr. Janene Gorham
Director of Professional Growth and Innovation
757.263.6973
Daniel G. Hopkins
Director of Business Services
757.263.1745
Dr. Heidi Janicki
Director of Research and Evaluation
757.263.1199
Tracy LaGatta
Director of Testing
757.263.1030
Dr. Crystal Lewis-Wilkerson
Director of K-12 and Gifted Programs
757.263.1405
Dr. Sara L. Lockett
Director of Technical and Career Education
757.648.6180
Linda Matkins
Director of Consolidated Benefits
757.263.1060
Dr. Sharon Shewbridge
Director of Instructional Technology
757.263.1633
Laura Silverman
Director of Title I
757.263.1450
Tania Sotomayor
Director of Compliance and Special Education
757.263.2400
Leeane Turnbull
Director of Student Leadership
757.263.2020
Kimani Vaughan
Director of Elementary Schools
757.263.1088
Eric Woodhouse
Director of Maintenance
Services
757.263.2500
Karen Woodson
School Board Internal Auditor
757.263.1140
TBD
Director of Budget
Alicia Smith
Director of Procurement Services
757.263.1175