Susan Cash has spent the last thirty-one 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 the division-wide career counselor for Lynchburg City Schools and as a school counselor at Heritage High School. 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.
“My vision for the STEM Academy is to offer the students in central Virginia who are interested in careers in the health science, biotechnology, engineering, mechatronics, and cyber security fields an opportunity beyond the scope of normal high school curriculum to help prepare them for careers in the central Virginia workforce,” says Cash. “I envision the STEM Academy as a way to raise student aspirations and attract more students to post-secondary education to help provide well-trained workers to meet the workforce needs of existing businesses and aid in the recruitment of new businesses and industries to central Virginia.”
