Directors and Board

Meet our Directors

About Dr. Mark Emblidge, Director
About Ms. Barbara Gibson, Associate Director
About Dr. Christopher E. Chin, Assistant Director of Research

Meet our advisory board

Chair: Dr. Beverly J. Warren
Dean, School of Education
Virginia Commonwealth University

Vice Chair: Mrs. Jeannie P. Baliles
Former First Lady of Virginia

Mr. David Baldacci
David Baldacci Enterprises - a division of Columbus Rose, Ltd.

Mrs. Jane Bassett Spilman
Community Leader

Mr. Peter A. Blake
Vice Chancellor, Workforce Development Services
Virginia Community College System

Dr. William C. Bosher, Jr.
Executive Director for Commonwealth Educational Policy Institute
Virginia Commonwealth University

Dr. Michael D. Davis
Chair, Department of Teaching and Learning
Virginia Commonwealth University

Dr. Mark E. Emblidge
Director
The Literacy Institute at VCU

Ms. Kathy Glazer
Director, Office of Early Childhood Development
Department of Education and Department of Social Services

Dr. Robert D. Holsworth
Founder
Virginia Tomorrow LLC

Mr. Robert T. Ritter
Retired Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
The Brinks Company