BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Senior Master Sergeant Lakia S. Hamlin is the Aviation Resource Management Wing Functional Manager, 1st Operations Support Squadron, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, VA. She is the enlisted advisor to the Squadron Commander. Sergeant Hamlin leads 210 enlisted and commissioned officers in personal and professional development. She also serves as the Aviation Management expert for all aviators assigned and attached to the 1st Fighter Wing. She implements Air Combat Command's aviation policies and oversees the wing's $3M flying hour program.

Senior Master Sergeant Hamlin entered the Air Force in Norfolk, Virginia in October, 2008 as a fresh graduate out of Booker T. Washington High School. Her background includes various assignments in Squadron and Host Aviation Resource Management as well as Chief, Host Aviation Resource Management. She has served at bases in California, South Dakota, South Carolina, Virginia, and Louisiana. She has worked with multiple airframes to include B-1s, C-17s, F-22s, and B-52s in three different major commands. Senior Master Sergeant Hamlin has deployed in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. She dedicates her time as a Court Appointed Special Advocate for Children and a Sexual Assault Prevention Responder for Active Duty members and their dependents. Additionally, Senior Hamlin is a Suicide Prevention Training Facilitator 300-400 military members per year.

Dr. Elizabeth Marsh Vantre, a native of Montclair, New Jersey, earned her bachelor's degree in Psychology from Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina in 1994. Early in her career, she spent time in Alexandria, Virginia, working with a suspension intervention program designed to provide students with counseling, conflict resolution skills, and team-building opportunities during their suspension period.This initiative aimed to reduce repeat suspensions by fostering positive behavior in a small group setting.

Dr. Vantre went on to earn her doctoral degree in School Psychology from Temple University in Philadelphia in 2000. During her studies, she served as a behavior specialist and mobile therapist for Children’s Outreach in Philadelphia. Dr. Vantre is passionate about supporting and including students with disabilities. Her dissertation focused on the development of The Marsh Inclusion Scale, a tool designed to assess the effectiveness of inclusion programs for students with disabilities, based on best practices in the field.

Following her internship in Philadelphia, Dr. Vantre worked as a school psychologist for the Chadds Ford School District for three years. In 2004, after relocating to Richmond, Virginia, she joined Henrico County Public Schools as a school psychologist. In 2013, she co-authored the book Ready, Set, Parent: Dr. Mom’s Guide for Parenting and was invited to speak at several preschool programs in the Richmond area. She served as a contributing writer for Richmond Moms and Soccer Parenting Websites 2013-2016. Dr. Vantre also spent nine years providing evaluations for The Steward School’s admissions office before joining TALK, LC, in 2019 as Director of School Psychologists.

In recent years, she has served as both director for TALK, LC and as a contracted school psychologist for Hopewell City Public Schools, Culpeper County Public Schools, and Nottoway County Public Schools. Outside of her professional work, Dr. Vantre enjoys spending time with her husband and four children. Over the past 12 years, she has been actively involved in her children's charity, Just Drew It, which collects and distributes school supplies to local schools in need within the Richmond metro area. In her free time, she enjoys hiking, reading, and watching college football.

Anthony Swann became the first African American sitting teacher to be appointed to the State Board of Education in Virginia by Governor Ralph Northam in 2021. He has had the privilege of teaching every elementary grade except Kindergarten. His experience also includes two years from North Carolina. Anthony has been in education for 17 years as a classroom teacher, instructional coach, and now serves as the assistant principal of Monterey Elementary in Roanoke, VA. In 2018, he began a program entitled “Guys with Ties”at Rocky Mount Elementary to teach boys the importance of honesty, integrity, and character inside and outside of the classroom. He was elected by his peers to be the Teacher of the Year at Rocky Mount Elementary in 2021. He was later selected to be the Teacher of the Year for Franklin County Public Schools in 2021. From there, he was chosen to be the 2021 Region 6 Virginia Teacher of the Year as well as the 2021 Virginia State Teacher of the Year. Mr. Swann earned a bachelor’s degree in elementary education from Averett University and later earned a Masters of Education in educational leadership from Regent University in 2015. He and his wife, Jasmine, currently reside in Roanoke, Virginia.

Mr. Matthew Brown is a Northern Virginia native with a B.A. in Political Science and an M.S. in Project Management from Virginia State University. Early in his career, he committed much of his time to volunteering with children and senior citizens, a passion that continues to shape his work today. Currently, Matthew serves as a Public Speaker and Consultant specializing in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI). He leads cultural transformation initiatives for corporations and non-profits throughout Virginia, helping organizations foster inclusive environments and drive meaningful change.