Deana Sentman is currently the Associate Controller of Radford University in Radford, Virginia. She is a graduate of Radford University (BBA Accounting and Finance) and Virginia Tech (Masters of Taxation). She has over 10 years of experience in public and private accounting with specialization experience in non-profits, real estate, investment firms, and manufacturing. She is a member of the AICPA and VSCPA, and a recipient of the VSCPA Top 5 under 35 Accountants in Virginia. She lives in Blacksburg with her husband, son, two dogs and one cat.

Kate Stone graduated from Virginia Tech with a BS in English and from Radford University with an MS in Special Education.  She served MCPS for 15 years in the field of special education, first as an instructional assistant, then as a special education teacher and lead special education teacher.  She is a strong advocate for inclusive practices.  Kate is currently working as a substitute teacher for MCPS as well as an IEP support specialist with Giles County Public Schools.  Kate lives in Blacksburg with her husband.

Dr. Barbara Wickham is starting her 33rd year in public education. She joined Montgomery Co. Public Schools in June 2016 as Director of Elementary Education and was appointed to Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction in January 2023. Prior to her work in Montgomery Co., Dr. Wickham served as Director of Assessment in Campbell County Public Schools; Elementary School Principal; Instructional Technology Specialist; Title 1 Reading Teacher; and Middle School Teacher in Lynchburg City Schools. She holds a doctorate in educational leadership and policy studies from Virginia Tech, a master’s degree in educational leadership from Lynchburg College, and a bachelor’s degree in interdisciplinary studies from Radford Univ. Dr. Wickham and her husband, Doug, are the parents of two sons; one is an MCPS graduate and the other is a middle school student.

Dr. Dunleavy joined Montgomery County Public Schools in October 2024. As a principal investigator, he has secured multiple grants totaling $17.6 million from organizations including the U.S. Department of Education, the National Science Foundation, the Virginia Department of Education, and the Intel Foundation. Prior to his current role, he served at Radford University from 2007 to 2024, where he held positions ranging from faculty member to Executive Director of the Vinod Chachra IMPACT Lab. From 2006 to 2007, he completed a postdoctoral fellowship in learning technologies at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, where he also directed the Handheld Augmented Reality Project (HARP). Dr. Dunleavy earned his Ph.D. in Educational Research, Statistics, and Evaluation from the University of Virginia in 2006. Before pursuing his graduate studies, he taught English as a Second Language as a Peace Corps volunteer in Cameroon, Central Africa, and later independently in Taiwan, Republic of China. 

Danny Knott is the Principal of Christiansburg Middle School for Montgomery County Public Schools. He is a graduate of Virginia Tech and Radford University. Danny is currently serving in his 41st year as an educator with MCPS. He has been a teacher, coach, middle and high school athletic director, high school assistant principal, middle and high school principal, and Director of Human Resources. Danny has served on the state Executive Committees of the Virginia Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association and the Virginia High School League.

Dr. Tiffany LaCroix began her career as a high school mathematics teacher in Columbia, MO where she earned her undergraduate degree and Master’s in Education from the University of Missouri. She then went on to teach high school mathematics in Columbia, MO and Raleigh, NC where she also served as department chair. Tiffany earned her doctorate from Virginia Tech in Mathematics Education. She currently is a remote assistant teaching professor in Learning, Teaching, and Curriculum at the University of Missouri where she teaches elementary and secondary mathematics methods courses to undergraduates, masters students, and educational specialists. She has been an MCPS parent for eight years and previously served as the PTO President at Gilbert Linkous Elementary School.