Cash has spent the last twenty -two years in various educational positions, most recently with Lynchburg City Schools. She has served as the division-wide career counselor 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 education 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 Region 2000 who are interested in careers in the health science or the mechatronics fields an opportunity beyond the scope of normal high school curriculum to help prepare them for careers in the Region 2000 workforce,” says Cash. “I envision the STEM Academy as a way to raise student aspirations and attract more students to postsecondary 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 Region 2000.”