Director, STEM Academy
Susan Cash has spent the last twenty-seven years in various educational positions, most recently as the Director for XLR8-Lynchburg Regional Governor’s STEM Academy since January of 2013. Previously she served as a special education teacher in Fairfax County schools (1993-1994), a special education teacher in Amherst County Schools (1994-2001), the division-wide career counselor for Lynchburg City Schools (2001-2012) and as a school counselor at Heritage High School(2012-2013). She holds an undergraduate degree in psychology with a minor in special education from James Madison University. Cash graduated from Lynchburg College in 2001 with a master’s of education degree in school counseling and earned a master’s of education in educational leadership from Lynchburg College in 2012. She received the 2006 “Creating Excellence Award” from the Virginia Department of Education.