WELV is honored to have the support of American Fidelity Assurance Company as our first Business Partner. American Fidelity has more than 50 years of experience providing financial security solutions to the education community and is also an excellent resource for school systems in understanding the new healthcare laws.

Our thanks to American Fidelity for supporting women leaders!

ANNOUNCING NEW PARTNERSHIP!

WELV is excited to announce a new business partnership with Moseley Architects!

Learn more about the benefits of our Business Partnership Initiative

WELV REPS PRESENT AT VASCD ANNUAL CONFERENCE

Elaine Fogliani, the executive director of WELV, will moderate a panel presentation at the VASCD Annual Conference in Willliamsburg on December 1. Joining her on the panel will be WELV members Beth Baptist, Kim Evans, and Linda Reviea.

Using Amy Cuddy’s NY Times best-seller Presence as the anchor, the presentation–“Harnessing Presence, Poise, and Confidence for Your Biggest Challenges”–will focus on the concept of “presence” as it applies to women leaders. Click here for a  PowerPoint version of the presentation. Click here for a handout with the presentation’s agenda and key discussion points.

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MEET JANE GEYER, THE NEW REGION III REPRESENTATIVE

Jane Geyer earned a B.S. in Secondary Education with a concentration in Biology from the State University of New York at Oswego. She earned a M.S. in Secondary Education with a concentration in Affective Education at the same university.

For 10 years in Upstate New York she taught Life Science, Physical Science, Biology, Applied Chemistry I and II, and Astronomy to students in grades 7-12.

She moved to Virginia and accepted a teaching position with Westmoreland County Public Schools. For 6 years, she taught Biology, Chemistry, Earth Science, Life Science, and Physical Science.

After earning a Post Graduate Certificate in Administration and Supervision, she served as a middle school assistant principal for 3 years in Westmoreland. She was also the Standards of Learning Specialist, Division Director of Testing in the school division. She then became the principal of Montross Middle School, serving for seven years. She is now in her second year as the principal of Washington and Lee High School in Westmoreland County.

Jane has been an active member of WELV for 6 years and a member of the National Association of Secondary School Principals for 13 years. 

The WELV Ambassadors Program provides an opportunity for individual women leaders to lead outreach efforts for WELV. Whether hosting “chat and chew” sessions on important issues for women in leadership positions, sharing cutting-edge innovations in pedagogy, or simply meeting informally with other women educators in the state to talk about their daily challenges and long-range aspirations, our Ambassadors spread WELV’s core mission of advancing the interests of women education leaders in Virginia.

Dr. Taneshia H. Rachal, Ed.D., the first WELV Ambassador

WELV’s Awards Program recognizes distinctive achievements by women leaders in Virginia public education.

And our broad community of WELV supporters plays a crucial role in helping us to select deserving winners!

Acting on nominations from the community, the WELV Board of Directors examines the full range of a potential winner’s accomplishments as they relate to and reflect the purpose of each award. Winners are celebrated at our Annual Conference in March.

For more information about an award, please click on a page link under WELV Awards on the Menu at the top of this page.