AHEAD in Virginia
Executive Committee
2024-2025
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Joan Ehrlich, Past President
(Northern Virginia Community College – retired)
Martina Svyantek, President
Strategic Initiatives and Assistive Technology Manager
University of Virginia
Chris Parthemos, President Elect
Associate Director, Student Accessibility and Educational Opportunity
Virginia Commonwealth University
Jamie Chandler, Secretary
Director, Office of Accessibility Services
Southern Virginia University
Nancy Beach, Treasurer
(Ferrum College – retired)
Scott Guebert, Communications Committee Chair
disAbility Resources Counselor
Patrick & Henry Community College
Andrea Sharpe-Robinson, Government Relations Committee Chair
Director, Center for Accessibility Services
Radford University
Christa Miller, Scholarship Committee Chair
Associate Director, Services for Students with Disabilities
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Matthew Shelor, Nominations Committee Chair
Counselor, Services for Students with Disabilities
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Sarah Beth Dreis, Membership Committee Chair
GEAR UP Virginia Regional Manager
State Council for Higher Education for Virginia
Korey Singleton, Technology Committee
Deputy ADA Coordinator for Accessibility and ATI Manager
George Mason University
Tiffanny Putman, Member-At-Large
Counselor, Office of Educational Accessibility
Tidewater Community College
Larvail Jones, Member-At-Large
Coordinator of Access Services
Randolph College
Naomi Martinez-Jones, Peer Mentoring Co-Chair
Director, Disability Services
George Mason University
Morgan Thompson, Peer Mentoring Co-Chair
Analyst for Education and Strategic Initiatives
George Mason University
Doral Jackson, Fall Conference Co-Chair
Counselor, Office of Educational Accessibility
Tidewater Community College
Kate McDonald, Fall Conference Co-Chair
Director of Disability Services
Randolph-Macon College