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Principal Daniel Keever	Daniel Keever is a product of Virginia Beach City Public Schools having attended Thoroughgood ES, Bayside Junior, Independence Junior, and Bayside High. Mr. Keever attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where he received a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and History. His education career in Virginia started in 1994 when he was a security assistant at Ocean Lakes High School. During his time at Ocean Lakes, Mr. Keever taught VA/US History, Government, and Leadership Skills Development. Earning a Master’s Degree in Educational Administration from Old Dominion University in 2004, he also worked in the Office of Organizational Development, the Student Activities Office, and the Superintendent’s Office as Executive Assistant. From 2006-2009, Mr. Keever was an assistant principal at Tallwood High. In 2009, he was appointed principal of Larkspur Middle School where he served until April of 2012 when he became principal of Salem High School. Mr. Keever and his wife Amber have a son (Minor) and a daughter (Finley) who instantly became SunDevil fans when he joined the Salem community!

10th Grade Assistant Principal 9th Grade students G-NA Elizabeth Bryant	Mrs. Bryant joined the Salem Administrative team in 2011. Mrs. Bryant received a BA in Biology from the College of Charleston in 1995, a Master’s degree in Educational Leadership from Troy State University in 2000, and National Board Certification in 2006. Prior to moving to Virginia Beach in 2011, Mrs. Bryant served as a high school science teacher, instructional lead teacher, graduation coach and assistant principal. Mrs. Bryant is married and has an 11 year old son.

11th Grade Assistant Principal 9th Grade students NE-Z Jairo Padilla	Mr. Padilla joined the Salem High School administrative team during the summer of 2012. Prior to joining the SunDevil family, Mr. Padilla had an extensive career as an educator. He first earned his Bachelor’s degree from Old Dominion University in Secondary Spanish Education. Mr. Padilla continued his passion for education and began his teaching career at Princess Anne H.S. where he taught Spanish. During this time, Mr. Padilla continued his studies and earned a Master’s degree from the University of Virginia in Curriculum and Instruction and an Ed. S degree in Supervision and Administration from The George Washington University. Mr. Padilla continued to move forward as an educator and instructional leader by serving as assistant principal during the 2006 and 2011 summer school programs at Princess Anne H.S. This led to Mr. Padilla’s 2011-2012 role as administrative assistant at Landstown High School Governor’s STEM and Technology Academy where he assisted their administrative team as well.

12th Grade Assistant Principal 9th Grade students A-F Leeane Turnbull	Ms. Turnbull is a graduate of First Colonial High School. She joined the Salem Administrative team in 2009. Ms. Turnbull received a BS in Psychology from Old Dominion University in 1998, a Master’s Degree in Education in December in 1998 from Old Dominion University, and an Ed.S from Old Dominion University in 2009. Prior to serving as an assistant principal at Salem High, Ms. Turnbull served as a special education teacher at both Princess Anne Middle School (2 years), then at Ocean Lakes High School (7 years). While teaching at OLHS, Ms. Turnbull also served as an assistant student activities coordinator, Leadership Workshop Director, cheerleading coach, and freshman transition coordinator. She left the classroom while at OLHS and served for two years as the School Improvement Specialist. This is her fourth year serving as an Assistant Principal.

School Improvement Specialist Wellinthon Munoz	Wellinthon Muñoz joined Salem High School in 2003 as a Spanish teacher and currently serves as Salem’s School Improvement Specialist and Testing Coordinator. Before becoming part of the Salem family, he served in the United States Navy and worked for the Chesapeake Sheriff’s Office as a Probation Officer. He graduated from Virginia Wesleyan College with a dual degree in Criminal Justice and Spanish. His graduate work was completed at the George Washington University with a Master’s Degree in Educational Leadership and Administration.

Guidance Chair Robert Toran	Mr. Toran enters his second year as the Guidance Director at Salem High School. Prior to that he served as a School Counselor at Norview High for seven years. A native of Norfolk, he is a graduate of Norview High School who went on to earn his Bachelor of Art Degree in Mass Communications from Winston-Salem State University in Winston-Salem, NC. In 2005 he received his Masters of Art Degree in School Counseling from Norfolk State University in Norfolk, Va. Outside of his counseling duties Mr. Toran has been actively involved in coaching football and wrestling throughout the Tidewater Area for over 25 years. Mr. Toran and his wife Andrea have been married for 21 years and from their union they have four beautiful children; Aleyshia, Andre’, Robyn and Aaron.

Student Activities Coordinator EMark Harrison	Mark Harrison received a BA in Physical Education from Newberry College in 1980 and his M.Ed. In Athletic Administration from Slippery Rock University in 1984. He has served the Virginia Beach City Public School System for 25 years, and enters his 21st year as the Student Activities coordinator at Salem. Harrison is also a standing member with the Virginia Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association.

Visual and Performing Arts Academy Administrator Eva Melatti	Eva Melatti received her Bachelor’s degree from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire and her Master of Education from the University of Virginia. She joined the VBCPS staff in the fall of 1987 where she was hired as an English/theatre teacher at Green Run High School. In 1989 she moved to Salem High School when it opened and acted as the theatre teacher there for 10 years. During that time she was named the 1998 Citywide Teacher of the Year. Ms. Melatti was the first fine arts teacher to be recognized in this capacity. She then moved to central administration and from 1999-2004 where she created the school system's distance learning program, Quality Connection. In July 2004 Melatti was named the Visual and Performing Arts Academy Coordinator which opened in September of that year.