Board of directors and committees

The VAISEF Board of Directors provides strategic leadership and governance for the association, supporting its mission to advance excellence in specialized education throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia.

Officers

| | | | |—|—|—| | Tricia Delano | President | President & CEO, Jackson-Feild Behavioral Health Services | | Michael Triggs | First Vice President | Group Chief Executive Officer, Poplar Springs | | Veronica Myers | Second Vice President | VP of Educational Programs, Youth For Tomorrow | | Vacant | Treasurer | | | Leslie Painter | Secretary | VIA-Roanoke | | Jim McGee, Ed.S. | Immediate Past President | Program Director, New Story School |

Committee chairs

| | | | |—|—|—| | Robyn Puryear | Accreditation & Membership Recruitment | VP of Educational Services, KEYS Academy | | Bethany Mazurek | Quality Services | Special Education Director, Roanoke VIA Day School | | Beth Ackerman | Government Affairs | | | Sarah Headley-Boyd | Health & Safety | Charterhouse Schools | | Tamara Johnston | Membership Services | Program Supervisor, PHILLIPS School – Annandale | | Jim McGee, Ed.S. | Ways & Means | Program Director, New Story School |

Standing committees

VAISEF has seven standing committees, established in the association’s by-laws: Accreditation, Quality Services, Governmental Affairs, Health and Safety, Membership Services, Ways and Means, and Technology.

To join a committee, email office@vaisef.org.