Our Mission

Working together as a team, we will end the predictive value of race, class, gender, and special capacities for our children’s success through high quality teaching and learning for all. We seek to build relationships with families and communities to ensure that every student succeeds. We will know every student.

Our Mission

Directories

Division Leadership Directory

Click on the tabs below to view our leadership directories for the 2023-24 school year.

Superintendent's Cabinet

The Superintendent’s Cabinet includes the superintendent, assistant superintendents, chief officers, the strategic communications officer, and the school division counsel.

Pictured:

Back row, from left:
Dr. Patrick McLaughlin, Assistant Superintendent for Strategic Planning
Dr. Helen Dunn, Chief Communications Officer
Dr. Clare Keiser, Assistant Superintendent for Organizational Development
Dr. Christine Diggs, Chief Technology Officer
Josiah Black, School Division Counsel

Front row, from left:
Rosalyn Schmitt, Chief Operating Officer
Dr. Daphne Keiser, Assistant Superintendent for School Community Engagement
Dr. Matthew Haas, Superintendent of Schools
Dr. Chandra Hayes, Assistant Superintendent for Instruction

Executive Leadership

Executive Leadership includes the Superintendent’s Cabinet, executive department leaders (executive directors, directors, and deputy chiefs), and school principals. Members are listed below by department, while school principals are identified in the School Leadership tab.

Superintendent’s Office

Instruction

Assistant
Superintendent

Dr. Chandra Hayes

Executive Director of Elementary Education

Michele Castner

Executive Director of Secondary Education

Jay Thomas

Executive Director of Curriculum, Assessment & Instruction

Craig Dommer

Executive Director of Student Services

Kevin Kirst

Director of Equity Education

Ayanna Mitchell

Director of Special Education

Katy Compel

Organizational Development

Community Engagement

Strategic Planning

Operations

Chief Operating Officer

Rosalyn Schmitt

Director of Budget & Planning

Maya Kumazawa

Director of Building Services

Matt Wertman

Director of Child Nutrition

Christina Pitsenberger

Director of School Safety & Security

Ralph Bradley

Director of Transportation Services

Jamie Gellner

School Finance Officer

Jackson Zimmermann

Technology

Communications

School Division Counsel

School Leadership

School Leadership includes all school principals, assistant principals, center and program directors, high school athletic directors, and counseling directors. Contact information for each of our schools is located on the Our Schools web page.

Elementary School Leadership

Agnor Elementary School
Michael Irani, Principal
Catrina Sims, Assistant Principal

Baker-Butler Elementary School
Brad Handrich, Principal
Tonya Carter, Assistant Principal
Ashley Redmond, Assistant Principal

Broadus Wood Elementary School
Amy Morris, Principal
Emily Elliott, Assistant Principal

Brownsville Elementary School
Jim Kyner, Principal
Brandi Robertson, Assistant Principal

Crozet Elementary School
Staci England, Principal
Christa Livermon, Assistant Principal

Greer Elementary School
Stephen Saunders, Principal
Becca Irvine, Assistant Principal
Ashlie Newberry, Assistant Principal

Hollymead Elementary School
Joe McCauley, Principal
Kim Gentry, Assistant Principal

Ivy Elementary School
Jennifer Underwood, Principal
Laura Morris, Assistant Principal

Mountain View Elementary School
Seth Kennard, Principal
Christine Peterson, Assistant Principal
Stephanie Provines, Assistant Principal

Murray Elementary School
Wendy Eckerle, Principal
John Hobson, Assistant Principal

Red Hill Elementary School
Nancy McCullen, Principal
Gene Osborn, Assistant Principal

Scottsville Elementary School
Cyndi Wells, Principal
Jae Ellegood, Assistant Principal

Stone-Robinson Elementary School
Leslie Wills-Taylor, Principal
David Foreman, Assistant Principal

Stony Point Elementary School
Maureen Jensen, Principal
Paula Gately, Assistant Principal

Woodbrook Elementary School
Christie Isaiah, Principal
John Wheeler, Assistant Principal

Middle School Leadership

Burley Middle School
Kasaundra Blount, Principal
Michael Combs, Assistant Principal

Henley Middle School
Rick Vrhovac, Principal
Crystal Beasley-Gallihugh, Assistant Principal
Tim Driver, Assistant Principal

Journey Middle School
Ashby Johnson, Principal
Robert Morgan, Assistant Principal
Kellie Oxley, Assistant Principal

Lakeside Middle School
Michael Craddock, Principal
Craig Smith, Assistant Principal

Walton Middle School
Josh Walton, Principal
Tireese Lewis, Assistant Principal

High School Leadership

Albemarle High School
Damean Barfield, Principal
Jill Dahl, Assistant Principal
Leilani Keys, Assistant Principal
Camona Murray, Assistant Principal
William Schaffer, Assistant Principal
Lisa Bendall, Athletic Director
Meghan Parsons, Counseling Director

Monticello High School
Beth Costa, Principal
Wendell Green, Assistant Principal
Lisa Peregoy, Assistant Principal
Andrea Trotter, Assistant Principal
Matthew Pearman, Athletic Director
Irvin Johnson, Counseling Director

Western Albemarle High School
Jennifer Sublette, Principal
Doug Granger, Assistant Principal
Yolanda Speed, Assistant Principal
Teresa Tyler, Assistant Principal
Daniel Bledsoe, Athletic Director
Amy Wright, Counseling Director

Charter School Leadership

Center & Program Leadership

Center I
Jeff Prillaman, Director

Center for Learning and Growth
Emily Uosseph, On-Site Program Administrator

High School Summer Program
Meagan Maynard, Curriculum Coordinator

Post High
Ashley Struzik, Coordinator

Ivy Creek School
Gary Wintersgill, Principal

Piedmont Regional Education Program (PREP)
Angela Neely, Executive Director

Central Leadership

Service Directory

Services are listed below in alphabetical order. If you cannot locate the information you need, please call (434) 296-5820 for assistance.

A

Adult Education | Laura Brown | (434) 296-3872

Albemarle County Parent Resource Center | Michael Armstrong | (434) 296-5885

Albemarle Foundation for Education | Daphne Keiser | (434) 296-5820

Albemarle McKinney-Vento Connection | Laura Brown | (434) 296-3872

Artist-in-Residence Program | Ayanna Mitchell | (434) 296-5820

Assessment (Testing) | India Haun | (434) 296-5820

Athletics | Jay Thomas | (434) 296-5820

Attendance Areas | Rich Cieslewitz | (434) 973-5716

AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination) | Jay Thomas or Katina Dudley | (434) 296-5820

B

Bright Stars Preschool Program (Social Services Partnership) | Lisa Molinaro | (434) 296-5820

Budget | Maya Kumazawa | (434) 296-5829

Building Maintenance | Jeff Rohm | (434) 975-9340

Building Services | Matt Wertman | (434) 975-9340

Bullying Prevention | Ralph Bradley | (434) 296-5820

Bus Routes | Rich Cieslewitz | (434) 973-5716

Business & Community Partnerships | Eric Irizarry | (434) 296-5820

C

Capital Project Planning (Facilities Planning) | Maya Kumazawa | (434) 296-5820

Career and Technical Education (CTE) | Meagan Maynard | (434) 296-5820

Child Nutrition Program (School Meals) | Christina Pitsenberger | (434) 295-0566

Chronic Absenteeism | Jesse Turner | (434) 296-5820

Communications | Helen Dunn | (434) 975-9452

Community Education | Karen Waters | (434) 975-9450

Community Engagement | Daphne Keiser | (434) 296-5820

Community Messages | Jennifer Butler | (434) 260-4634

Compass (employee login required) | Jennifer Butler | (434) 260-4634

Community Usage Hotline | Kimberly Rhodes | (434) 975-9331

Culturally Responsive Education (CRE) | Ayanna Mitchell | (434) 296-5820

Custodial Services | Tiffanny Morris | (434) 975-9340

D

E

Early Childhood Special Education | Katy Compel | (434) 296-5885

Electronic School Notification System (ESNS) - Enrollment & Permissions | Mark Leach | (434) 872-4569

Elementary Education (PK-5) | Michele Castner | (434) 296-5820

Employment | Human Resources | (434) 296-5827

English Learners (EL) Program | Lauren MacLean | (434) 296-6517

Environmental Management | John Coles | (434) 975-9340

Equity Education | Ayanna Mitchell | (434) 296-5820

Extended Day Enrichment Programs (EDEP) | Kelvin Reid | (434) 296-5840

F

Facility Rental | Kimberly Rhodes | (434) 975-9340

Families in Crisis Program | Please see "A" for Albemarle McKinney-Vento Connection

Family Life Education | Katina Dudley | (434) 296-5820

Family Support Program (Social Services Partnership) | Contact your child’s school and ask to speak to the Family Support Worker, or call the Albemarle County Department of Social Services at (434) 972-4010 and ask to speak to the Family Support Program Supervisor

Fine Arts Education | Dama Schneider | (434) 296-5820

Fiscal Services: Budget & Planning | Maya Kumazawa | (434) 296-5829

Fiscal Services: School Finance | Jackson Zimmermann | (434) 296-5829

Foster Care Services | TBD | (434) 296-5820

Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Requests | Helen Dunn | (434) 975-9452