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The Faison School
1701 Byrd Avenue
Richmond, VA 23230
Phone: 804.612.1947
Fax: 804.612.1955
Affiliated with VCU

 

 

 



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Board of Directors School

Chairman
Mr. Don Faison
Markel Corporation
4521 Highwoods Parkway
Glen Allen, VA 23060
Phone: 804.965.1613
email: dfaison@markelcorp.com

President
Mr. Peter deGroot
BB&T
4007 College Valley Court
Richmond, VA 23233
Phone: 804.360.7124
email: pdegroot@comcast.net

Treasurer
Mrs. Debbie Edmunds
3800 Indigo Run Drive
Richmond, VA 23233
Phone: 804.747.4483
email: rosielupe@aol.com

Secretary
Mr. John Maloney
Smith Barney
One Mooreland Point
Richmond, VA 23229
Phone: 804.740.0597
email: john.w.maloney@smithbarney.com

Ms. Marilyn Bota
Bluestone Process Dynamics
P.O. Box 5207
Midlothian, VA 23112

Mrs. Suzanne Burger
Cottrell Communications
412 Poplar Hill Court
Richmond, VA 23229
Phone: 804.282.8080
email: Suzanne@theburgers.com

Dr. Robert Cohen
VTCC
P.O. Box 980489
Richmond, VA 23298
Phone: 804.828.3146
email: rocohen@hsc.vcu.edu

Mr. Kris R. Keeney, PC
Digitalaw
4510 Cox Road, Suite 109
Glen Allen, VA 23060
Phone: 804.726.6000
email: kriskeeney@digitalaw.com

Mr. Philip W. Klaus
Children’s Wear Digest
3607 Mayland Court
Richmond, VA 23233
Phone: 804-270-7401
email: pklaus@cwdkids.com

Mr. John G. Myers, Jr.
Thalhimer, Inc.
1004 Regester Pkwy.
Richmond, Va. 23226
Home Phone: 804.285.7277
Cell Phone: 804.399.4896
Work Phone: 804.697.3465
email: john.myers@thalhimer.com

School / ACV Administration

Director of Education
Katherine Matthews, Ph.D.
804.612.1953

Director of Advancement and Finance
Wendy Kreuter
804.612.1952

Director of Development
Christy Schneider
804.967.2503

Assistant Director – Early Childhood &
Off Site Services

Adam Warman, M.S.

Assistant Director – School Age &
Life Skills

Ania Young, M.S., BCBA

Program Coordinator – Early Childhood
Beth Braddock, M.Ed.

Program Coordinator – School Age
TBD

Program Coordinator – Life Skills & Employment Center
Jennifer Camblin, M.Ed., BCBA

Program Coordinator – Off Site Services
Daniel Irwin, M.Ed., BCABA

Director, Autism Center of VA
Robert Cohen, Ph.D.

Clinical Consultant
Louis Hagopian, Ph.D.

 

About Our people

Director, Autism Center of Virginia
Robert Cohen, Ph.D., has served as Director of The Autism Center of Virginia at Virginia Commonwealth University since 1999. Dr. Cohen is a Professor and Vice Chair in the Department of Psychiatry at VCU. For the past 40 years Dr. Cohen has been engaged in research, teaching, program development and administration related to improving the quality of life of children and their families.

Education Director
Katherine Matthews, Ph.D. joined The Faison School for Autism in July of 2005. Dr. Matthews completed her doctorate at Teachers College, Columbia University in the behavior disorders and applied behavior analysis program.

Director of Advancement and Finance
Wendy Kreuter joined The Faison School in November 2003. Her prior experience includes 20 years at Schwarzschild Jewelers in a variety of upper management roles including operations, advertising and marketing, human resources and buying.

Clinical Consultant
Louis Hagopian, Ph.D., received his Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and is a behavioral specialist at the Kennedy Krieger Institute and The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.