November 12-14, 2003
Richmond Marriott Hotel
Richmond, Virginia

Conference Supporters & Exhibitors

Please take a few minutes to explore the array of invaluable services and products offered by this year's VASPA supporters. VASPA would like to recognize and thank the following organizations for their support and contribution in making this conference a success.


Sponsor of the Luncheon

Combined Computer Resources, Inc., is an industry leader in document capture, business workflow and Human Resources software solutions.

Contact: Paul Montgomery
Phone: 800/956-1866
E-Mail: paul@WinOcular.com
Website: www.winocular.com


Sponsor of the Continental Breakfast

Commonwealth Professional Resources, Inc.,(description to follow.)

Contact: Teresa Evans
E-Mail: tees_here@yahoo.com


Sponsor of the Breakfast

Teacher-Teachers.com, the Internet’s premier education recruitment service, provides local school divisions with an effective and inexpensive way to streamline the process they use to connect with qualified candidates. The key to Teachers-Teachers.com’s success resides within the user-friendly interface, personalized customer service. and aggressive marketing strategy.

Contact: B.J. Robinson
Tel: 877-812-4071, ext.13
Fax:801-605-5004 URL: www.teachers-teachers.com/virginia


CRS, Inc., Brodart, is the leading provider of SubFinder, the complete Employee Absence Management and Substitute Placement System.

Contact: Nancie English
Tel: (800) 782-3436
Fax: (570)329-1360 E-Mail: subfinder@crs-ivr.com
URL: www.crs-ivr.com


Sponsor of the Job Fair

Old Dominion University Career Switcher Program focuses on reducing teacher shortages in the high demand areas of math, science, technology, foreign languages and other endorsed areas as defined by school districts in the Tidewater and Northern Virginia.

Contact: Lisa Watts
Tel: (800) 262-0009
Fax: (570) 683-5405 E-Mail: lwatts@odu.edu
URL: www.odu.edu/careerswitcher


Sponsor of the Job Fair Hospitality Center

Universal Agency, Inc., provides quality, experienced teachers at no cost or hassle to school divisions. School systems pay no fees and the company's Immigration Lawyers handle all paperwork required for candidates to receive H-1B working visas. All teachers have B.S. degrees (many have M.A.s and Ph.D.s) and five years of teaching experience.

Contact: Randy Henry
Tel: (818) 775-1084
E-Mail: Recruit@UniversalAgency.org
URL: www.UniversalAgency.org


Sponsor of the President's Reception

Visiting International Faculty Program is the leading exchange program for International educators who want to teach in the United States.

Contact: Terri Strange-Boston
Tel: (804) 752-2002
Tel: (804) 752-7114
E-Mail: terris@vifprogram.com
URL: www.vifprogram.com


Inkwell Promotions, Inc., is a full service Promotional Marketing Company and one of the nation's top promotional merchandise agencies.

Contact: Arlene


Joseph Educational Consulting Services

Contact: Paul Joseph
Tel: (804) 530-0446
Tel: (804) 530-0446
E-Mail: pfjoseph@comcast.net


SearchSoft Solutions, Inc., provides a K-12 focused applicant tracking system to hundreds of school districts across the nation that minimizes the labor intensiveness of the traditional teacher hiring process.

Contact: Mark VanHooser
Tel: (317) 488-5240 ext. 114
Tel: (317) 630-4879
E-Mail: mvanhooser@searchsoft.net
URL: www.searchsoft.net


Ventures of Excellence, Inc., is recognized as a national leader in the areas of personnel selection and professional development and offers specific strategies for assisting school personnel to achieve high levels of excellence.

Contact: Robert Voss
Tel: (402) 483-2844
Tel: (865) 458-5713
E-Mail: bgvoss@aol.com
URL: www.venturesforexcellence.com


Teacher Quality Enhancement Office, Division of Teacher Education and Licensure, VDOE, administers a 13 million dollar Governor's Teacher Quality Enhancement Grant with funds from the USDOE.

Contact: Joy Baytops
Tel: (804) 225-2047
Tel: (804) 225-3671
E-Mail: jbaytops@mail.vak12ed.edu
URL: www.pen.k12.va.us


AASPA is the only organization in North America that represents human resources professionals. The association provides research, professional development and networking to enable members to do their jobs more effectively.

Contact: Jody Shelton
Tel: (913) 829-2007
Tel: (913) 829-2007
E-Mail: shelton@aaspa.org
URL: www.aaspa.org


Brown & Bigelow, Inc., manufactures and sells hundreds of thousands of promotional products that are used by organizations and businesses to promote sales and create goodwill.

Contact: Paula Russo
Tel: (757) 363-0944
Tel: (757) 363-2022
E-Mail: paularusso@brownandbigelow.com
URL: www.brownandbigelow.com


Virginia Retirement System administers a defined benefit plan, a group life insurance plan, a deferred compensation plan and a cash match plan for Virginia's public school employees.

Contact: Tim Rhea
Tel: (804) 649-8059 ext.697
E-Mail: trhea@vrs.state.va.us
URL: www.varetire.org

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