Ms. Donna Hall: School-to-Work Coordinator

This is Ms. Hall’s first year serving as School-to-Work Transition Coordinator for the Tech Center.  She holds a Bachelor's and a Master's degrees. Ms. Hall has 26 years of experience at Princess Anne High and Kempsville High as a Marketing Education Coordinator, which involved placing and evaluating cooperative students in local businesses.  At the Tech Center, she is responsible for coordinating and assisting in the various school to work and internship programs and facilitating industry certification testing.

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Mrs. Gail Maund: Career Resource Coordinator

Gail Maund came to the Tech Center in 1994 and has previously been a high school English teacher and a media specialist. At the Tech Center, her primary role as the career resource coordinator includes the implementation of student portfolios and teaching Virginia’s Workplace Readiness Skills. She holds a B.A. in English, a Masters in Secondary Education and an advanced certificate in Library Science.

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Mr. Randy Sowala: Guidance Counselor

Guidance Counselor, Mr. Randy Sowala, has been with at the Tech Center for 11 years. Earning his Masters degree in education and completing various courses in social work, he started out as an psychiatric social worker for adolescents and spent 12 years in that field. When Mr. Sowala joined the Virginia Beach Public School system, he worked as a counselor at Ocean Lakes for 3 years, and at Kellam for 2 years. "Students working in a 'hands-on' curriculum sets the Tech Center apart from every other school in Virginia Beach" says Mr. Sowala. He believes the Tech Center provides a setting that coincides with work in the classroom and work in the real world.

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Mrs. Heidi Calma's: Computer Resource Specialist

This is Mrs. Calma's fourth year as the Computer Resource Specialist at the Tech Center. She is certified in English Education and holds a Master's degree in Education and Instructional Technology. Before coming to the Tech Center, Ms. Van Riper was the Computer Resource Specialist at Brandon Middle School and an English teacher at Virginia Beach Middle School. She is responsible for helping teachers integrate technology into their curriculum, guiding students in the appropriate use of technology, managing the technology in the building, and training the staff in any new technologies that are available.

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Jacqueline H. Clarke, RN, BSN, M.Ed

Jacqueline Clarke has been a school nurse for 11 years.  She obtained her RN degree in nursing from DePaul School of Nursing Norfolk Virginia in 1995.  Ms. Clarke continued her education by earning a Bachelor of Science in Nursing, and subsequently a Master of Arts in Education and Community Counseling at Norfolk State University.  
Prior to becoming a school nurse her work experiences include adult medical surgical, psychiatric and camp nursing at Norfolk Community Hospital, Virginia Beach General, Virginia Beach Psychiatric Hospital and Virginia Beach Parks and Recreation.  She transitioned to school nursing with Open Campus High School in 1977 and subsequently moved to the Technical and Career Center in January 2009.
As the school nurse, Mrs. Clarke provides direct care to student and staff.  She describes her mission as providing health support and counseling necessary for students learning experiences.  This includes assessing individual student health needs, providing intervention measures, health counseling, administering prescribed medications, first aid as well as implementing emergency procedures for both students and staff.
Her future professional goal is to obtain national certification in school nursing to further specialize her practice.

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