Policy and Legislative 

• Dr. Mike Asip, Chair

• Vivian Vitullo, Newport News City Schools

• Pat Abrams, Retired, VADOE

• Anu Uphadaya, RCG Healthnetwork

• Lauran Ziegler

 

Policy and Legislative Committee Assists Chair in Developing Recommendations for: 

• monitoring legislative action at the State and Federal Level;

• developing response and/or platform to proposed legislative action;

• crafting sample letters to legislators to support or oppose legislation impacting students with disabilities and special education;

• contact and/or meet with legislators, boards, commissions, or councils to advocate for bills and/or policies that support the education of students with disabilities
   

Professional Development ​

• Hayley Mullins, Chair, VCASE President-Elect

• Patricia Abrams, Retired, VADOE

• Adam Brown, Williamsburg James City County Schools

• Lisa Gehring, Old Dominion University

• Randy Jennings, Salem City Schools

• Jan Medley, Amelia County Schools

• Ron Pannell, Prince William County Schools

• Sarah Polcha, Pulaski County Schools

• Patricia Radcliffe, VADOE

• Jill Sowers, VA DJJ

• Vivian Vitullo, Newport News City Schools

 

Professional Development Committee Assists Chair in Developing Recommendations for:

• planning for conference topics/speakers/sessions;

• developing process for conference session  proposals;

• reviewing and selecting conference speakers/sessions; and

• developing program evaluation.

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Membership and Awards

• Dr. Beth Harman, Chair, VCASE Past President

• “Meg” Margaret Nice, Stafford County Schools

• Hayley Poland, Roanoke City Schools

• Marie Giles, Hampton City Schools

• Angelina Prestipino, Falls Church City Schools

• Kathleen Velez, Montgomery County Schools

• Angela Neely, Director, ASELA

 

Membership and Awards Committee Assists Chair in Developing Recommendations for: 

• materials, strategies & activities to promote VCASE membership and conference attendance as well as unified membership;

• contacting lapsed VCASE members to encourage membership renewal and/or upcoming conference attendance;

• personally contacting new special education administrators to encourage VCASE and unified membership and to explain the benefits of membership and conference attendance; and

• nominating VCASE members for awards, reviewing nominations, and selection of award recipients.

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Communication Committee: 

• Kristina Williams, Chair, VCASE Secretary  

• Sheila Bailey, VCASE Executive Director

• Martha Brizindine,  Halifax County Schools

• Elizabeth Auguste, College of William and Mary

• Matthew Newton, Virginia Tech

• Ellen Baker, Shenandoah County Schools

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Finance Committee: 

• Angela Neely, Chair

• Angelina Prestipino, VCASE Treasurer

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