our team
Randy Wright, president, has been teaching civics for the last 24 years at Liberty Middle School. Before that he was the vice president of Wright Brokerage.
Randy has been named a Hanover Honored Educator by Hanover Scholars over a dozen times, is the recipient of an R.E.B. award, and along with his students, originated the Liberty Bill.
In 2008, Randy has received a Resolution from the Virginia House of Delegates commending his creativity, vision and leadership. Randy has a Master’s degree in Educational Leadership from the University of Richmond.
On numerous occasions Randy has organized and led field trips to Washington, DC. and college campuses. He speaks often of the difference he has seen in students following their authentic learning experiences.
“Once you connect education to dreams. You give the students a prize upon which they can gaze, chase, and grasp.” -- Randy Wright.
Randy's most recent undertaking has been to write I'm Running For President Too.
Visit www.randywrightbooks.com for more information.
Suzanne Melzig, who serves on our board, has spent a lifetime in education. She began her teaching career in Boston, continued in Chesterfield County in special education at the elementary level, and has served as an adjunct professor in the Education Department at the University of Richmond.
Suzanne has been an educational consultant for testing and has tutored a number of students. Suzanne received her Master’s in Education at Wheelock College.
As co-founder of Commonwealth Parenting Center and board president of St. Stephen’s Kindergarten, Suzanne brings a broad range of experience and knowledge to our organization and to our field trips.
Lewis Lawson brings 44 years of teaching experience to Teaching Tours. A graduate of Hamilton College (BA) and the University of Richmond (MH), Lewis is very in-tune working with young people in their quest to gain experiential learning. For years, while teaching at Collegiate, he organized and led children from all over the area on bus trips so that they could learn first hand the material they had studied in school. Long an advocate of creating opportunities for inquisitive students to gain the experiences that will inspire them to achieve the goal of higher education, Lewis models the aims of Teaching Tours in its mission to enrich the lives of youngsters who may not have the means to do so individually.
Courtney Wright, a senior at James Madison University, created and designed our webpage. She keeps the webpage updated and is planning to join our summer Teaching Tours' trips as a teacher/chaperone.
A talented team of teachers with a wide breadth of knowledge offers teaching with passion and fun.
Their bios will soon be added.
Randy has been named a Hanover Honored Educator by Hanover Scholars over a dozen times, is the recipient of an R.E.B. award, and along with his students, originated the Liberty Bill.
In 2008, Randy has received a Resolution from the Virginia House of Delegates commending his creativity, vision and leadership. Randy has a Master’s degree in Educational Leadership from the University of Richmond.
On numerous occasions Randy has organized and led field trips to Washington, DC. and college campuses. He speaks often of the difference he has seen in students following their authentic learning experiences.
“Once you connect education to dreams. You give the students a prize upon which they can gaze, chase, and grasp.” -- Randy Wright.
Randy's most recent undertaking has been to write I'm Running For President Too.
Visit www.randywrightbooks.com for more information.
Suzanne Melzig, who serves on our board, has spent a lifetime in education. She began her teaching career in Boston, continued in Chesterfield County in special education at the elementary level, and has served as an adjunct professor in the Education Department at the University of Richmond.
Suzanne has been an educational consultant for testing and has tutored a number of students. Suzanne received her Master’s in Education at Wheelock College.
As co-founder of Commonwealth Parenting Center and board president of St. Stephen’s Kindergarten, Suzanne brings a broad range of experience and knowledge to our organization and to our field trips.
Lewis Lawson brings 44 years of teaching experience to Teaching Tours. A graduate of Hamilton College (BA) and the University of Richmond (MH), Lewis is very in-tune working with young people in their quest to gain experiential learning. For years, while teaching at Collegiate, he organized and led children from all over the area on bus trips so that they could learn first hand the material they had studied in school. Long an advocate of creating opportunities for inquisitive students to gain the experiences that will inspire them to achieve the goal of higher education, Lewis models the aims of Teaching Tours in its mission to enrich the lives of youngsters who may not have the means to do so individually.
Courtney Wright, a senior at James Madison University, created and designed our webpage. She keeps the webpage updated and is planning to join our summer Teaching Tours' trips as a teacher/chaperone.
A talented team of teachers with a wide breadth of knowledge offers teaching with passion and fun.
Their bios will soon be added.
