ACE Board 

& Leadership Team

Regional Office

Amherst Education Center

219 Trojan Rd., Madison Heights, VA 24572 

Phone: 434-528-6494      Fax: 434-947-1200

Regional Program Manager: Luke Saechao, lsaechao@amherst.k12.va.us

Regional Data Specialist: Cathy Lindsay, clindsay@amherst.k12.va.us 

Regional Instructional Specialist: TBD

ELA Instructional Specialist: TBD


Amherst County

Local Coordinator: Luke Saechao, lsaechao@amherst.k12.va.us

(434) 528-6494


Appomattox County

Local Coordinator: Doriane Mills,      dmills@acpsweb.com

(434) 664-9906


Bedford County

Local Coordinator: Kathryn Smith, kathryn.smith@bedford.k12.va.us

(540) 586-1270 opt. 4


Campbell County

Local Coordinator: Debbie Elliott, delliott@campbell.k12.va.us 

434-477-5583 ext. 632


City of Lynchburg 

Local Coordinator: Contessa Broadus, broaduscc@lcsedu.net

(434) 515-5000 ext. 39001




Leadership Team

Luke Saechao - Program Manager

Cathy Lindsay - ACE Data Specialist 

Doriane Mills - Appomattox County

Kathryn Smith - Bedford County

Debbie Elliott - Campbell County

Contessa Broadus - City of Lynchburg

TBD - ELA Instructional Specialist 

TBD - Regional Instructional Specialist


Advisory Board 

Luke Saechao - Program Manager

Cathy Lindsay - ACE Data Specialist 

Doriane Mills - Appomattox County

Cheryl Servis - Appomattox County

Kathryn Smith - Bedford County

Curtis Hetherington - Bedford County

Debbie Elliott - Campbell County

Christopher Young - Campbell County 

Contessa Broadus - City of Lynchburg

Derrick Brown - City of Lynchburg 

TBD - ELA Instructional Specialist 

TBD - Regional Instructional Specialist