Here are the teachers, parents, district administrators, and community members who volunteered their time, brains, and energy toward this initiative.
Amy Abbott, Gifted Resource Teacher, Green Run Collegiate, Mindset Network
Natalie Allen, Chief Media and Communications Officer, VBPCS
Lisa Banicky, Executive Director of Planning, Innovation, and Accountability, VBCPS
Michelle Burton, Gifted Resource Teacher, Holland Elementary School, Mindset Network
“I have a big passion for seeing forgotten people. Especially with youth...It’s real lives that can be changed by the work [we are doing] here.”
Joyann Drumm, Teacher, Kempsville Elementary School, Equity Network
Penney Fonville, Assistant Principal, College Park Elementary School, Equity Network
Joanna Gjeldum, Math Teacher, Tallwood High School, Mindset Network
Ashley Godfrey, Assistant Principal, Bayside Elementary School, Mindset Network
Micah Harris, Principal, Malibu Elementary School, Mindset Network
Lori Hasher, Principal, Kempsville Elementary School, Equity Network
Todd Kern, Founder & Partner, 2Revolutions
Melanie Lee, Parent & Church Educator, Equity Network
“I chose the mindset group because I think that if we set limits—so often teachers limit what kids can do—we put ourselves and we put other people in boxes. We want to figure out ways to open the box.”
Rachel Lopkin, Consultant, 2Revolutions
Amy Mallison, Vice President of Marketing, VBSFCU, Mindset Network
Elizabeth Merce, Kindergarten Teacher, Glenwood Elementary School, Mindset Network
Tammie Mullins-Rice, Program Officer, Obici Healthcare Foundation & Finance Officer, AAUW-VB, Equity Network
“Transformational mindsets are needed to enable transformational learning.”
Wellinthon Muñoz, Assistant Principal, Landstown High School, Equity Network
Kelly Ocasio, Senior Consultant, 2Revolutions
Ryan O’Meara, Assistant Principal, Princess Anne High School, Mindset Network
LaQuiche Parrott, Director of Opportunity and Achievement, VBCPS, Equity Network
James Pohl, Executive Director of Secondary Teaching and Learning, VBCPS
Lisa Powers, Fourth Grade Teacher, Princess Anne Elementary School, Mindset Network
Shana Remain, Assistant Principal, Princess Anne High School, Equity Network
Don Robertson, Chief Schools Officer, VBCPS
Sarah Routsis, Business Teacher, Kempsville High School, Mindset Network
Kristin Sanderlin, ITS, Landstown High School
Krystal Shorts, Parent & Civil Engineer, Equity Network
David Swanger, Director, Virginia Beach Technical and Career Education Center, Equity Network
Troy Walton, Assistant Principal, Plaza Middle School, Equity Network
Tomeka Wilcher, Literacy Teacher, Bayside Middle School, Equity Network
“I see the power in equity and providing children opportunities or resources needed to be successful.”