Advisory Council
Chairperson: Dr. Stewart D. Roberson
Former Superintendent of Schools
Hanover County Public Schools
roberson.stewart@gmail.com
Mrs. Jerrie H. Adams, Director
Special Education and Student Services
Wise County Public Schools
jadams@wise.k12.va.us
Dr. Michael Behrmann, Director
Helen A Keller Institute for Human disAbilities, GMU
George Mason University, Fairfax Campus
mbehrman@gmu.edu
Ms. Teresa Champion, Parent
teechamp@earthlink.net
Mr. Perry A. Corsello, Parent
perrycorsello@verizon.net
Dr. Joe Cox Jr., Superintendent
Colonial Heights Schools
joseph_cox@colonialhts.net
Ms. Kim Dockery, Assistant Superintendent
Fairfax Schools
Kim.Dockery@fcps.edu
Dr. Matt Eberhardt, Superintendent
Madison County Schools
meberhardt@madisonschools.k12.va.us
Donald R. Fairheart, MBA, Executive Director
Southeastern Cooperative Educational Programs (SECEP)
fairheart.donald@secep.net
Mr. Jim Gaynor II, Grafton
JGaynor@grafton.org
Dr. Bondy Shay Gibson, Executive Director
Exceptional Education and Support Services
Henrico County Schools
bsgibson@henrico.k12.va.us
Dr. Donna Gilles
The Partnership for People with Disabilities
dlgilles@vcu.edu
Mrs. Bradford Hulcher, Parent and Executive
Director, Autism Society Association, Central VA
bradhul@aol.com
Sam Hulcher
Intern, Project SEARCH
bradhul@aol.com
Mrs. Krista Swensson Hogan, Director
Special Education, Harrisonburg County Schools
khogan@harrisonburg.k12.va.us
Dr. Mark Jones, Superintendent
King William County Schools
mjones@kwcps.k12.va.us
Mrs. Kimberly Judge, Supervisor, Special Education
Department of Youth Development & Student Advancement
Newport News Public Schools
kimberly.judge@nn.k12.va.us
Mrs. Angie Leonard, Parent and Director
Blue Ridge Autism and Achievement Center
angiel.brac@gmail.com
Dr. Jonathan Lewis, Superintendent
Fauquier County Schools
jlewis@fcps1.org
Dr. Ethan Long, Executive Director
Virginia Institute of Autism
elong@viaschool.org
Mr. John W. Maloney, Parent
Virginia Autism Project
JMaloney@janney.com
Dr. Kathleen Matthews, Executive Director
Education -- Faison School
drkathymatthews@gmail.com
Jennifer O'Berry-Ham, Autism Specialist
Roanoke County Public Schools
joberryham@rcs.k12.va.us
Mrs. Linda Oggel, TTAC Director
Virginia Commonwealth University
lsoggel@vcu.edu
Sherrina Sewell, Unit Supervisor, Division of Rehabilitative Services
Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services, Resource Workforce Center
Sherrina.Sewell@dars.virginia.gov
Dr. Tom Smith, Superintendent
Fluvanna County Schools
Twdsmith1952@gmail.com
Mrs. Judy Sorrell,
Shenandoah Valley Regional Program
jsorrell@augusta.k12.va.us
Dr. Trevor Stokes, Director
Alvin V. Baird Center, James Madison University
stokestf@jmu.edu
Dr. Maria Urbano, Psychiatrist
Eastern Virginia Medical School Norfolk
urbanomr@EVMS.EDU
Ben Woolf
Bon Secours, St. Mary's Project SEARCH Mentor
wwoolf@mcvh-vcu.edu
Kim Woolf, Parent
kwoolf@vcu.edu
Ex-Officio Members
Dr. Patricia C. Abrams - Director
Office of Special Education Instructional Services
Virginia Department of Education
Pat.Abrams@doe.virginia.gov
Mr. John Eisenberg, Assistant Superintendent
Division of Special Education & Student Services
Virginia Department of Education
John.Eisenberg@doe.virginia.gov
Dawn Hendricks, Ph.D., Director of Training
VCU Autism Center for Excellence
drhendricks@vcu.edu
Samantha Marsh Hollins, M.T.
Educational Specialist for Autism Intellectual Disabilities
Office of Instructional Support and Related Services
Virginia Department of Education
samantha.marsh@doe.virginia.gov
John Kregel, ED.D., Director of Research
Autism Center for Excellence
Associate Director, VCU-RRTC
SOE Special Education and DP RRTC
jkregel@vcu.edu
Carol M. Schall, Ph.D., Director of Technical Assistance
VCU Autism Center for Excellence
cmschall@vcu.edu
Paul Wehman, Ph.D., Director
VCU Autism Center for Excellence
Professor of Physical Medicine
and Rehabilitation and Special Education
Chairman, Division of Rehabilitation Research
Medical College of Virginia
pwehman@vcu.org
