In his new position, Williams will be responsible for the overall condition of the R-MA campus, including all of the facilities. He will oversee the support staff in areas of Food Services, Maintenance, Transportation, Grounds, and Housekeeping.
In addition, Williams has been selected as an Honored Member of the Covington Who’s Who Executive and Professional Registry, in recognition of his commitment to excellence in education.
Williams earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Music Education and a Performance Certificate from Shenandoah Conservatory of Music, followed by a Master’s Degree in Music Education from James Madison University, and completed a certification program in advanced studies in education administration from Virginia Tech. Working in the field of education since 1980, Mr. Williams first began his career as the band director at Frederick County Middle School in Winchester, VA. By 1994 he became a school administrator at Auburn Middle and High School in Riner, VA, then moved on to become assistant principal in 1996 and principal in 1998 of Senseny Road Elementary in Winchester. In 2000, he became principal of Robert E. Aylor Middle School in Stephens City, VA.
Williams took on the position as assistant dean at R-MA in 2010 after retiring from the public school system. In this position for the past four years, he oversaw staff development, standardized assessments and evaluations, teacher evaluation, master schedule development, new teacher mentoring and student mentoring, and the freshman transition team. He has served as a member on R-MA’s safety committee and student retention committee, as technology committee chairman, as Advanced Placement testing coordinator, and as academic liaison between R-MA and Shenandoah University.
“I have always wanted to be a teacher and I had the unique opportunity to see how educators impacted the lives of other students. I started out with the intention of always being a band director, but I also had a knack for understanding what makes for good instruction and moved to the administrative field to be a teacher of teachers,” Williams said.
Williams now looks forward to learning how to use his professional skills to work with the support staff at the Academy. Support services are often the first to make an impression on visitors, and he is eager to lead the team that provides that “wow factor” when students, families, and alumni first step on the campus to begin their visit.
-Based on a Covington press release