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Staff Directory

VEA Team Directory | Virginia Education Association

VEA President and VEA Executive Director

Dr. James J. Fedderman

VEA President

Brenda Pike

Executive Director

VEA's headquarters office numbers are (800) 552-9554 toll-free or (804) 648-5801. Switchboard hours are 8:15 a.m to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.

VEA Staff

Office of the President/Office of the Executive Director

Dr. James J. Fedderman
VEA President

Brenda Pike
Executive Director

Sandra Melvin
Administrative Assistant

Samantha “Sam” Crouse
Office Manager/Executive Assistant

Human and Financial Resources

Kevin Shaver
Director, Human & Financial Resources, Treasurer

Chris Yoder
Controller

Patrick Flood
Accountant

Lisa Craig
Accountant

Ellie St. John
Human Resources Manager

Dominique Hubbard
Conference Coordinator

Government Relations and Research

Kathy Burcher
Director

Bea Snidow
Government Relations Specialist

Tiffany Van Der Hyde
Political Coordinator

Shane Riddle
Policy Analyst

Mary Rozycki
Research Assistant (Part time)

Sonia Lee
Administrative Assistant

Communications and Public Affairs

John O’Neil
Director

Tom Allen
Communications Specialist
Editor, Virginia Journal of Education

Reilly Bradshaw
Digital Media Specialist

Lisa Sale
Graphic Artist

Yolanda Morris
Administrative Assistant

Technology and Data

Paul Kirill
Director

Sally Fricke
Membership Records Supervisor

Shon Goode
Information Systems Specialist

Teaching and Learning

Melinda Bright
Director

Amber Brown
Teaching and Learning Specialist

Donna Hamilton
Administrative Assistant

Chastity Howard Urquhart
Administrative Assistant

Legal Advocacy

Dena Rosenkrantz
Director and Senior Staff Attorney

Cathie Lee
Staff Attorney

Mary Haislip
Administrative Assistant

Human and Civil Rights

Naila Holmes
Director

Chastity Howard Urquhart
Administrative Assistant

Organizing and Field Support

Todd Park
Director and Manager, UniServ Program

Katie Bishop
Assistant Director

Ann Robinson
Administrative Assistant (temporary)

UniServ Directors

Jeff Berntsen
UniServ Director

Kelly Byrd
UniServ Director

Dorothy Carter
UniServ Director

Don Cash
UniServ Director

Jay Deck
UniServ Director

Robin Gardner
UniServ Director

Tim Hickey
UniServ Director

Patricia (Pat) Hill
UniServ Director

Vickie Kitts
UniServ Director

Kevin Manor
UniServ Director

Toney McNair, Jr.
UniServ Director

Divine Munyengeterwa
UniServ Director

Levetta Nesbitt
UniServ Director

Fabricio Rodriguez
UniServ Director

Bekah Saxon
UniServ Director

Chandra Smith
UniServ Director

Lisa Staib
UniServ Director

Christy Sullivan
UniServ Director

Jennifer Theut
UniServ Director

Alice Willingham
UniServ Director

Evette Wilson
UniServ Director

Boaz Young-El
UniServ Director

Theresa Zeigler
UniServ Director

Organizing Specialists

Yusuf Al Barzinji
Richard Granger
Jannett Lopez
Tom Sullivan

All assigned to the Fairfax Education Association.

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