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Veleka S. Gatling
Independent · Virginia · 2026Dr. Veleka S. Gatling serves as Associate Vice President for Community Relations at Old Dominion University and has more than 30 years of K-12 educational leadership experience, per her campaign site. She began as an inclusion teacher in Norfolk Public Schools and advanced through principal roles in Norfolk and Suffolk before serving as an executive director in Virginia Beach City Public Schools, per the same source; she holds a Ph.D. from Virginia Tech.
Priorities
- Student success through inclusive, student-centered instruction, per the campaign site
- Partnering with the community so schools address the needs of the neighborhoods they serve, per the campaign site
- Effective, transparent board governance, per the campaign site
On the ballot
Member School Board, Ward 2 · Virginia · 2026
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