Regional School and Community Nutrition Program Specialists
VDOE Regions
There are eight regions in the state of Virginia with a specialist assigned to each region. The specialists are a valuable resource for school divisions. You may find the specialist for your school division or community organization below.
All Regions
- Temporary Acting Lead SNP Specialist: Kenndra Buyalos, (804) 418-4717
Region 1 Central Virginia
- SBP/NSLP: Kenndra Buyalos, (804) 418-4717
- SFSP/CACFP: Troyana Cheatham, (804) 750-8586
Counties: Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Goochland, Hanover, Henrico, New Kent, Prince George, Powhatan, Surry, and Sussex
Independent Cities: Colonial Heights, Hopewell, Petersburg, and Richmond
Region 2 Tidewater
- SBP/NSLP: Brandy Shaffer, (804) 750-8647
- SFSP/CACFP: Andrea October, (804) 750-8141
Counties: Accomack, Isle of Wight, Northampton, Southampton, and York
Independent Cities: Chesapeake, Franklin, Hampton, Newport News, Norfolk, Poquoson, Portsmouth, Suffolk, Virginia Beach, and Williamsburg
Region 3 Northern Neck
- SBP/NSLP: Amy Klein, (804) 750-8617
- SFSP/CACFP: Andrea October, (804) 750-8141
Counties: Caroline, Essex, Gloucester, King and Queen, King George, King William, Lancaster, Mathews, Middlesex, Northumberland, Richmond, Spotsylvania, Stafford, and Westmoreland
Independent City: Fredericksburg
Independent Towns: West Point and Colonial Beach
Region 4 Northern Virginia
- SBP/NSLP: Huong Lam, (804) 750-8089
- SFSP/CACFP: Sierra Bailey, (804) 750-8676
Counties: Arlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick, Loudoun, Madison, Madison, Page, Prince William, Rappahannock, Shenandoah, and Warren
Independent Cities: Alexandria, Falls Church, Manassas, Manassas Park, and Winchester
Region 5 Valley
- SBP/NSLP: Sabrina Chappell-Strickland, (804) 625-3351
- SFSP/CACFP: Sierra Bailey, (804) 750-8676
Counties: Albermarle, Amherst, Augusta, Bath, Bedford, Campbell, Fluvanna, Greene, Highland, Louisa, Nelson, Rockbridge, and Rockingham
Independent Cities: Buena Vista, Charlottesville, Harrisonburg, Lexington, Lynchburg, Staunton, and Waynesboro
Region 6 Western Virginia
- SBP/NSLP: Erica Davis, (804) 418-4698
- SFSP/CACFP: Sierra Bailey, (804) 750-8676
Counties: Alleghany Highlands, Botetourt, Craig, Floyd, Franklin, Henry, Montgomery, Patrick, Pittsylvania, and Roanoke
Independent Cities: Danville, Martinsville, Roanoke, and Salem
Region 7 Southwest
- SBP/NSLP: Marianna Chauvin, (804) 750-8595
- SFSP/CACFP: Troyana Cheatham, (804) 750-8586
Counties: Bland, Buchanan, Carroll, Dickenson, Giles, Grayson, Lee, Pulaski, Russell, Scott, Smyth, Tazewell, Washington, Wise, and Wythe
Independent Cities: Bristol, Galax, Norton, and Radford
Region 8 Southside and Residential Child Care Institutions
- SBP/NSLP: Denise Clark, (804) 750-8702
- SFSP/CACFP: Troyana Cheatham, (804) 750-8586
Counties: Amelia, Appomattox, Brunswick, Buckingham, Charlotte, Cumberland, Greensville, Halifax, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg, Nottoway, and Prince Edward
Private Schools
- SBP/NSLP: Matthew Franklin, (804) 750-8127
- SFSP/CACFP: Matthew Franklin, (804) 750-8127
- Special Milk Program: Matthew Franklin, (804) 750-8127