(Page updated 09/22/08)

The Executive Board of VACTEA includes the elected officers and representatives from the eight superintendents' regions of Virginia.  The Board meets five or six times per year. All Board meetings are open to the general membership.

  2008-2009 VACTEA Executive Board Members

PRESIDENT 
Steve C. Straight
Frederick County Public Schools
1415 Amherst Street
Winchester, VA 22601
Phone: 540-662-3889, ext.88178
Fax:    540-667-5179
straighs@frederick.k12.va.us

PAST-PRESIDENT
Sandy K. Hespe 
York County Public Schools 
302 Dare Road
Yorktown, VA 23692
Phone: 757-898-0469
Fax:    757-890-0771
shespe@ycsd.york.va.us
Region II Representative
Denise G. Wiggins
Norfolk City Public Schools
Senior Director,
Career & Technical Education & Adult Ed.
1330 N. Military Highway, Room B7
Norfolk, VA 23502

Phone: 757-829-3964
Fax:    757-892-3244
dwiggins@nps.k12.va.us

 
Region VII Representative
Deborah R. Stone
Wythe County Technology Center
Wythe County Public Schools
1505 West Spiller Street
Wytheville, VA 24382
Phone: 276-228-5481
Fax:    276-228-8254
dstone@wythe.k12.va.us
PRESIDENT-ELECT 
Cara L. LeGrys
Supervisor Career Technical Education
Loudon County Public Schools
21000 Education Court
Ashburn, VA 20148
Phone: 571-252-1070
Fax:     571-252-1635

CLEGRYS@loudoun.k12.va.us
 
Public Policy Liaison
John F. Ledgerwood

Virginia Beach City Public Schools
1800 College Crescent
Virginia Beach, VA 23453

Phone: 757-648-6180
Fax:    757-468-4233
John.Ledgerwood@VBSchools.com
Region III Representative
Jason Perry
Gloucester High School
6489 Main Street Bldg. 2, Suite A
Gloucester, VA 23061
Phone:  804-693-7910
Fax:     804-693-6275
jperry@gc.k12.va.us
Region VIII Representative

 
VICE-PRESIDENT
Beth Brown
Middlesex County Public Schools
P. O. Box 205
Saluda, VA 23149
Phone:  804-758-2277
Fax:      804-758-3727
bbrown@mcps.k12.va.us
Public Policy Liaison
Dr. Brenda D. Long
420 Stonegate Drive
Blacksburg, VA 24060
Phone: 540-760-2504

Fax:    540-961-4392
brendalong73@gmail.com 
Region IV Representative
Kris Martini
Arlington Public Schools
Clarendon Education Center

2801 Clarendon Boulevard, Suite 306
Arlington, VA 22201
Phone:  703-228-7227
Fax:     703-228-7205
kmartini@arlington.k12.va.us
 
Ex-Officio Member
Elizabeth M. Russell

VA Department of Education
P. O. Box 2120 - 21st Floor
Richmond, VA 23218-2120
Phone:  804-225-2847
FAX:    804-371-2456
Elizabeth.Russell@doe.virginia.gov
SECRETARY
Diane P. Pruner
Fairfax County Public Schools
Instructional Services Department
Alan Leis Instructional Center 
7423 Camp Alger Ave.
Falls Church, VA 22042
Phone: 703-208-7823

dpruner@fcps.edu

 
VACTE Representative 
Teresa Simpson
Essex County Public Schools
Essex High School
P. O. Box 1006
833 High School Circle
Tappahannock, VA 22560
Phone: 804-443-4684
tsimpson@essex.k12.va.us
Region V Representative
Barry Z. Arey
Supervisor Vocational Education 
Shenandoah County Public Schools
600 N Main Street  #200 
Woodstock VA 22664 
Phone: 540-459-6222
Fax:    540-459-6744

bzarey@shenandoah.k12.va.us
Ex-Officio Member
B. Anne Rowe

VA Department of Education
P. O. Box 2120 - 21st Floor
Richmond, VA 23218-2120

Phone:  804-225-2838
Fax:      804-371-2456
anne.rowe@doe.virginia.gov
TREASURER
Mary M. Roman
Alexandria City Public Schools
2000 N. Beauregard Street
Alexandria, VA 22311
Phone: 703-824-6633
FAX:    703-824-6741
mroman@acps.k12.va.us

 
Region I Representative
 
Region VI Representative
Dr. Lorraine Crawford
Radford City Public Schools
1612 Wadsworth Street
Radford, VA 24143
Phone:  540-731-3647
Fax       540-731-4419
lcrawford@rcps.org
Ex-Officio Member
Peggy L. Watson

CTE Resource Center
2002 Bremo Road, Lower Level
Richmond, VA 23226

Phone:   804-673-3778
Fax:      804-673-3798
mlwatson@CTEresource.org