One Voice for Teacher Education

"The Virginia Association of Colleges and Teacher Educators is an inclusive organization that seeks to invite the involvement of multiple constituencies interested in promoting: (1) the professional development of pre-service and inservice teachers, and (2) school/university partnerships that enhance PreK-12 student learning and well-being: education and arts and sciences faculty and administrators in community colleges and colleges and universities; PreK-12 school-based clinical faculty and administrators; legislators and members of state departments; and teacher education candidates."

— VACTE Constitution

Executive Board

Officers

  • Executive Director - Nancy Bradley, Virginia Tech

  • Past President - Tricia Stohr-Hunt, University of Richmond

  • President - Kristien Zenkov, George Mason University

  • President Elect - Laurie Rice, Liberty University

  • Secretary - Audra Parker, George Mason University

  • Treasurer - Maggie Barber, Old Dominion University

All terms run from July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2027. The next elections will be held spring 2027.

Standing Committees

  • Awards Committee Co-Chair - Courtney Sullivan, University of Virginia

  • Awards Committee Co-Chair - Rebecca John, Virginia Wesleyan University

  • Communications Chair - Jillian McGraw, University of Virginia

  • Conference Planning Committee Co-Chair - Dara Hall, James Madison University

  • Conference Planning Committee Co-Chair - Kristina Peck, University of Mary Washington

  • The Teacher Educators’ Journal (TTEJ) Journal Editorial Team - Virginia Tech

    • Nancy Bradley

    • Christine Christianson

    • Natalie Ferand

    • Donna Fortunte

    • Kristina Bell

Special Interest Groups

  • Clinical Experiences SIG Co-Chair - Savannah Love, Virginia Commonwealth University

  • Clinical Experiences SIG Co-Chair - Kristina Peck, University of Mary Washington

  • Advocacy and Policy SIG Co-Chair - Jeff Davis, University of Virginia

  • Advocacy and Policy SIG Co-Chair - Maggie Barber, Old Dominion University

  • Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion SIG Chair - Oris Griffin, James Madison University

Representatives

  • Deans, Directors, and Chairs of Education in Virginia

    • Tamara Wallace, Radford University

    • Tara McDaniel, Longwood University

  • Virginia Education Assessment Collaborative

    • Joel Hanel, University of Virginia

    • Jillian McGraw, University of Virginia

  • Advisory Board on Teacher Education and Licensure

    • Eric Moffa, Washington-Lee University

    • Lindy Johnson, William and Mary

  • Virginia Public Education Coalition

    • Jeff Davis, University of Virginia

 
 

Executive Board Information

  • The Executive Board is composed of the five officers (President, President-Elect, Past-President, Secretary, and Treasurer); the Secretary-Elect and the Treasurer-Elect; the Executive Director; appointed co-chairs of the standing committees (Awards, Communications, Conference Planning, Journal Editors, Nominations and Elections, Virginia Education Assessment Collaborative); a representative of each Executive Board-designated special interest group, and the institution, agency and association representatives defined in Article V, Section 3 of the VACTE constitution.

  • Members of the Executive Board shall, to the extent possible, represent diversity in terms of cultural diversity, institutional size, disciplinary area/grade level expertise, superintendent regions within the commonwealth, and public/private designation.

    • No more than two representatives from a given institution may serve on the Executive Board concurrently.

    • All members of the Executive Board must hold individual membership in VACTE or represent a VACTE institution in good standing.

    • Co-chairs of standing committees are selected for staggered, renewable three-year terms.

    • The Executive Board and the Leadership Team (President, President-Elect, Secretary, Treasurer, Executive Director, and Conference Co-Chairs) shall each meet at least four times per year.

  • The officers (President, President-Elect, President, Secretary, and Treasurer), Executive Director, and standing committee chairs shall be voting members of the Executive Board.

    Representatives of special interest groups, institutions, agencies, and associations shall be non-voting members.