About Us
VASCO is in the business of changing and shaping lives. The work we do at our veterans' organization is aimed at providing a holistic approach to solving some of our society’s biggest challenges. We make sure our partners are empowered by creating opportunities for individuals and communities.
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President
Jessica Reilly
Northern Virginia Community College
Vice President
Chequana Boisseau
J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College
Ms. Chequana Boisseau hails from Chesterfield, Virginia, and is an alumna of Virginia Commonwealth University, where she earned her bachelor’s degree in psychology. With a robust background in higher education spanning over 17 years, she has dedicated her career to serving the veteran community. Currently serving as the Coordinator of Military Services and VERITAS Veteran Liaison at J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College, she brings a wealth of experience and passion for supporting veterans and their families pursue and attain their educational dreams.
As Vice President, she will advocate for veterans and their dependents, ensuring they receive the support and resources they have earned. She is committed to exploring ways to enhance the training programs offered by VASCO by identifying the important topics that have been identified by our students and trends within higher education. This will involve creating comprehensive workshops and establishing forums for in-person Q & A sessions, ensuring that our Virginia School Certifying Officials receive effective support and resources.
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Treasurer
Sloan Mundy
University of Virginia
Secretary
Angelia (Angie) Griffith
University of Virginia
Angelia (Angie) Griffith have been a School Certifying Official (SCO) at University of Virginia (UVA) for a little over 2 years. Her military background is of a daughter of a retired Army soldier, and wife of a retired Army soldier. She is serving on the VASCO Board as the Secretary to be a voice for all the Virginia SCOs, so we can continue serving our military-affiliated students in Virginia with excellence. Our military-affiliated students deserve to continue receiving excellent service when using their military educational benefits for their education.
The Evolution of VASCO
September 30, 2013
First VASCO meeting is held.
September 17, 2017
Begin holding regular conference calls to generate interest among Virginia schools in establishing an association. About 50 interested individuals participated in the monthly calls.
November 7, 2017
Nominations submitted for
Executive Board positions.
January 24, 2018
Scheduled first in-person meeting at ECPI.
January- May 2018
Creating By-Laws and Constitution.
April 5, 2018
In-person meeting scheduled and
leadership candidates identified.
May 29, 2018
Final draft of Constitution sent out.
June 1, 2018
First in-person meeting at ECPI in Richmond.
Twenty-four people attended to vote
for the executive board.
July 18, 2018
By-laws and Constitution finalized
and approved.
September 19, 2018
Contracted Consultant Company, Nonprofit Elite, to submit corporation filings.
October 11, 2018
Commonwealth of Virginia recognizes
VASCO as a corporation.
November 5, 2018
Official VASCO logo and table cover
are finalized.
December 4, 2018
Received VASCO EIN number.
December 6, 2018
VASCO list-serv created.
February 22, 2019
First in-person training with approximately
30 people attending at ECPI in Richmond.