Damien starts every day by milking a cow– that’s the predictable part of his day. Once he heads to VIA Centers Lynchburg, he is never quite sure what the day will bring. Some days, he might start by directing traffic in the parking lot or by checking in with the rest...
Samantha Zaldivar is currently the Clinical Director at VIA Roanoke. Samantha has been with the organization for over 14 years, starting as an in-home therapist for BRAAC back in 2004 while she was getting her graduate degree in counseling to be a guidance counselor....
Thank you to Jeff Coppola for sharing this story and for his service on VIA’s Board of Directors as the Chair of our Nominations and Governance Committee. Full disclosure, I have the privilege of being a member of VIA’s Board of Directors. I do so as a believer in...
If you have ever called VIA’s James C. Hormel School, you have probably spoken to Jesseth Baul. Jesseth is the Administrative Coordinator for School Services, or as one of her colleagues put it, “School Services Superwoman.” Jesseth runs the front office at the...
Virginia Institute of Autism (VIA), Charlottesville, VA, and St. Vincent’s Home (SVH Services), Roanoke, VA, announced recently that the two organizations have merged. The result is an expanded Virginia Institute of Autism, forming one of the largest nonprofit...
Ashley Stonemetz-Walding is the director of compliance at VIA, but that’s just the most recent hat she’s put on in her 15 years with the organization. After earning a Bachelor’s degree in Special Education from the University of Akron, Ashley began her career as an...
