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2021 MERC Conference

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Terrie Allsbrooks

Petersburg City Public Schools

Christine Bae

Virginia Commonwealth University

Jentry Barrett

University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Jon Becker

Virginia Commonwealth University

Lauren Cabrera

Virginia Commonwealth University

Amy Corning

MERC/Virginia Commonwealth University

Jennifer Darby

Chesterfield County Public Schools

Missy Hill

Chesterfield County Public Schools

Alison Dossick

Virginia Commonwealth University

Erin Drulis

Virginia Commonwealth University

Kasey Dye

Virginia Commonwealth University

Elizabeth Edmondson

Virginia Commonwealth University

Eric Ekholm

Chesterfield County Public Schools

Amber N. Fugate

Henrico County Public Schools

Jungwon Eum

University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Christopher Gannon

Virginia Commonwealth University

Kume Goranson, Ed.D.

CodeRVA Regional High School

Jessica Gladstone

Virginia Commonwealth University

Tiffany Hinton

Henrico County Public Schools

Jennifer Kelley

Petersburg City Public Schools

Adria Hoffman

Virginia Commonwealth University

Amy Jefferson

Virginia Commonwealth University

Alison Koenka

Virginia Commonwealth University

Jason Liebler

Henrico County Public Schools

Mike Littleton

Williamsburg James City County Public Schools

Robyn Lyn

Virginia Commonwealth University

Hali Massey

Virginia Commonwealth University

Kim McKnight

Virginia Commonwealth University

John Mustachio

CodeRVA Regional High School

David Naff

MERC/Virginia Commonwealth University

Korinthia Nicolai

Virginia Commonwealth University

Brandon Petrosky

Henrico County Public Schools

Ibrahim Omeish

Fairfax County Public Schools

Hillary Parkhouse

Virginia Commonwealth University

MARIA PITRE-MARTIN

Petersburg City Public Schools

Eeman Salem

Chesterfield County Public Schools

Martinique Sealy

Virginia Commonwealth University

Jesse Senechal

MERC/Virginia Commonwealth University

Elizabeth Severson-Irby

Virginia Commonwealth University

Matt Shenker

Hanover County Public Schools/The Mindfulness Counselor

Brian J. Smith

Henrico County Public Schools

Angela Stewart

Henrico County Public Schools

Charles Spain

Petersburg City Public Schools

Margaret Wallace

Virginia Commonwealth University

Krystal Thompkins

Petersburg City Public Schools

Ronald Wallace

Williamsburg James City County Public Schools

LaTonya Waller

Richmond Public Schools

Candace Weather

Podium RVA

Peter Willis

Chesterfield County Public Schools

Shenita Williams

Henrico County Public Schools/Virginia Commonwealth University

Dorothy Nelson

Virginia State University

Vicki Yeroian, MSW

GLSEN Richmond/Podium RVA

Rich Ashburn

Henrico County Public Schools

Sarah Billups

Hanover County Public Schools

Destini Braxton

Richmond Public Schools

Matt Caratachea

Goochland County Public Schools

Rachel Davis

Virginia Commonwealth University

Sande Dawes

Virginia Commonwealth University

Olivia Exum

Goochland County Public Schools

Tracee Hogans Foster

Richmond Public Schools

Monica Grillo

Virginia Commonwealth University

Nicole M. Henderson

Henrico County Public Schools

Amy Jones

Hanover County Public Schools

Alma Kenup

Henrico County Public Schools

Olivia Sheridan

The College of William & Mary

Sera Lee

Virginia Commonwealth University

Valerie Robnolt

Virginia Commonwealth University

Kate Rolander

Virginia Commonwealth University

Melinda M. Preston

Henrico County Public Schools

Patricia Woodberry

Richmond Public Schools

Taylor M. Snow

Henrico County Public Schools

Fantasy Lozada

Virginia Commonwealth University

Leo Lee

Fairfax County Public Schools

Sunny Shin

Virginia Commonwealth University

JoAna Smith

Henrico County Public Schools

Amy Thompson

Hanover County Public Schools

Julie Dauksys

Hanover County Public Schools

Erica Ross

Virginia Commonwealth University

Richard Garries

Virginia Commonwealth University

Joy Reed

Henrico County Public Schools

Vicky Brucker

Henrico County Public Schools

Chin-Chih Chen

Virginia Commonwealth University

Brandon Lucas

Virginia Commonwealth University

Alexander Peskin

Goochland County Public Schools

Michael Stange

Chesterfield County Public Schools

Tiffany Stevens

Henrico County Public Schools

Emily Wilson

University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Omeed Shahbazi

Fairfax County Public Schools

Victoria Parent

Chesterfield County Public Schools

Hannah Sions

James Madison University

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