CHAIRPERSON
Mrs. Jeannie P. Baliles
Former First Lady of Virginia
jpbaliles@verizon.net
VICE CHAIRPERSON
Ms. Ruth Hazel
Executive Director
Emerging Scholars
ruth@emergingscholarsprogram.org
TREASURER
Ms. Troilen Gainey Seward
Former Superintendent of Dinwiddie County Public Schools
troilen@aol.com
Dr. Mark Emblidge
Founding Director, Ex-Officio
Virginia Literacy Foundation
W: 804-237-8909
vlime@earthlink.net
Asst: Rita Layne
vlilv@earthlink.net
Mr. Jeffrey Holland
Executive Director
Chesapeake Bay Bridge & Tunnel Dist.
jholland@cbbt.com
Ms. Malinda Langford
Senior Vice President of Programs
Northern Virginia Family Service
mlangford@nvfs.org
Ms. Heidi Silver-Pacuilla
Adult Education Coordinator
Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education
Virginia Department of Education
heidi.silver-pacuilla@doe.virginia.gov
Ms. Victoire (Vic) Sanborn
Former Literacy Specialist
The Literacy Institute – VCU
vjgerkenssanborn@gmail.com
Mr. Ronald B. Robertson
President, Excellent Beginnings
Network, Inc. (EBN)
rrobertson75@outlook.com
Dr. Deborah L. Speece
Former Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Development
Virginia Commonwealth University
dlspeece@gmail.com
Mrs. Jane Bassett Spilman
Community Leader
jbspilman@gmail.com
Mrs. Marcy Sims
Former Director
Virginia Beach Public Library
marcysims7@gmail.com
