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Maggie L. Walker Governor's School
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          Established in 1991 – Fostering a supportive environment for academic and personal growth.

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        • English
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        • Social Studies
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        • Converge Summer Program
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          MLWGS welcomes a broad range of gifted students.

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          MLWGS competes in a broad range of Virginia High School League sports.

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          Resources for students at Maggie L. Walker Governor’s School.
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          Resources for parents of students at Maggie L. Walker Governor’s School.
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Faculty and Staff

Kristin K. Janssen, Executive Director

Administration and Support

  • Kristin K. Janssen, Executive Director
  • Michael ‘Max’ Smith, Ed.D, Assistant Director
  • Lisa Williams, Ed.D, Assistant Director
  • David Bortz, Chief Technology Officer
  • Terry ‘Les’ Cook, Senior Seminar/Mentorship Coordinator
  • Wendy DeGroat, Librarian
  • Paige Hawkins, Activities Director

English

  • Kerry Sheppard, Department Chair
  • Cecilia Boswell
  • Peter Cashwell
  • Ed Coleman
  • Kayleigh Conner
  • Lindsey LeCroy-Whitworth
  • Kara Love
  • Erin MacPherson
  • Andrew Maples
  • Jennifer McLaughlin

International Languages

  • Michael White, Department Chair
  • Ruth Bradner
  • Yoko Eshita
  • Carlisa Gunter
  • Susan Hefty
  • Rana Khashroom
  • Amanda Lemco
  • Sha Li
  • Kristen Macklin
  • Alison Manning
  • Sharon Meng
  • Alecia Nichols
  • Madeline Paturel
  • Steve Ross

Science

  • Jennifer Todd, Department Chair
  • David Barnes
  • Elise Burke
  • William Cottrell
  • Tim Donahue, Ph.D.
  • Pam Edgerton
  • Hillary Gawne
  • Brandon Gooss
  • Joshua Lehman
  • Adam Rotche
  • William Ryba
  • David Smail

Visual and Performing Arts

  • Jeff Hall, Department Chair
  • Allison Barnes
  • Todd Raviotta
  • Georgianne Stinnett
  • Nicholas Merillat
  • Joseph Revell
  • Delanie Utterback

Office Professionals

  • Darleen Bowman, Clinic Attendant/Attendance Technician
  • Crystal Charity, Account Technician (Business)
  • Karen Hoover, Business Manager
  • Barbara Marshall, School Board Clerk
  • Kay Rowe, Finance Officer
  • Valenta Williams, Reception/Community Service Assistant

Counseling

  • Rachel Loving, Ph.D., Co-Coordinator of School Counseling
  • Joy Cobb, Co-Coordinator of School Counseling
  • Kimberly Forquer
  • Kelly Ndayizigiye
  • Erin Ortiz, School Social Worker
  • Lucas Veale, Registrar

Health and Physical Education

  • Paige Hawkins, Department Chair
  • Don Blanton
  • Mike Brown

Mathematics

  • Connie Hill, Department Chair
  • Dickson Benesh
  • Raleigh Browne
  • Crista Hamilton
  • Heather Kemmerly
  • Patrick Kennedy
  • Amy Maxey
  • Lynn Foshee Reed
  • Christie Riles
  • Ashley Sigrest, Ph.D.
  • Ryan Webb

Social Studies

  • Dan Brown, Department Chair
  • Christine Anderson, Ph.D.
  • Allison Anthony
  • John Clark
  • Robinette Cross
  • Alexandria Purifoy, Ph.D.
  • Tyler Goldberger, Ph.D
  • Nakita Lee
  • Hana Reed Voight
  • Jaelyn Szerokman
  • Matthew Ruskan
  • Sam Ulmschneider
  • Michael White

School Nurse

  • Alisa Shapiro

Facilities

  • Troy Mitchell, Facility Manager
  • Robert ‘Sonny’ Banes

Security

  • Sergeant Warren Smith
  • Officer Bradley Jenkins
  • Officer Kayla Jeffreys

Technology

  • Rachel Kincaid, Educational Technology Integrator
  • Mark Sailer, Educational Technology Integrator

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