Dr. Thomas Shields, director of the Center for Leadership in Education, elected VPEL president-elect

Dr. Thomas Shields, assistant professor of education in the School of Professional & Continuing Studies and director of the University’s Center for Leadership in Education, has been elected President-Elect of the Virginia Professors of Educational Leadership (VPEL).

The Virginia Professors of Educational Leadership association is a group that meets once in the fall and spring to discuss policy and advocacy for educational leadership in Virginia. Its membership includes all the educational leadership programs in Virginia.

Shields will serve as president-elect for a one-year term, then assume the position of president for the 2013-2014 academic year.

The Center for Leadership in Education is a collaborative program of the School of Professional & Continuing Studies and the Jepson School of Leadership Studies. Shields is an adjunct lecturer in the School of Leadership Studies.