Katie McNelly
President
Katie McNelly has 12 years of experience as a public educator in both Virginia and New York. Throughout her career, she has served in a variety of roles, including middle school English Language Arts teacher, special education teacher and case manager, fourth grade teacher, reading interventionist, IEP coordinator, and new teacher mentor.
During her time in New York City, Katie was a proud member of the United Federation of Teachers (UFT), where she learned firsthand the many ways unionizing can benefit public school employees and students. As President of the Stafford Education Association, she hopes to bring that knowledge and experience to supporting educators here in Virginia as SEA paves the way toward contract negotiations.
Summer Krebbs
Vice-President
Summer is a dedicated educator and passionate advocate who has spent the past nine years championing student success across Stafford and neighboring counties. With a strong foundation as a special education teacher at both the elementary and high school levels, she currently serves as the Behavior Analyst at Heather Empfield Day School. This diverse experience provides Summer with a deep understanding of the daily realities, challenges, and triumphs that Stafford County educators experience across different buildings and roles.
Summer’s core belief is that educator working conditions are student learning conditions, she stands shoulder-to-shoulder with the SEA executive board to ensure staff have a seat at the table in every district decision through transparency and a road to collective bargaining.
Outside of the classroom, Summer lives in Fredericksburg. She is currently completing her doctoral program in Educational Policy & Leadership at the University of Florida. In her free time, she enjoys reading and training her Havanese dog, Monster.
Jennifer Theut
Uniserv Director
Jennifer Theut has worked with VEA members since moving to Virginia in 2007. Before becoming a VEA staff member, she worked with one of the NEA Member Benefits affiliate partners, where she had the opportunity to meet and work with many VEA members. Through that experience, she discovered that she wanted to make a more direct difference in the lives of members.
As a UniServ Director, Jennifer supports both individual members and the local associations to which she is assigned. She currently serves as the primary UniServ Director for Stafford, Culpeper, and Rappahannock counties. She is no stranger to Stafford or the Mountain View UniServ (MVU) office, having first come to MVU in 2011. She returned in 2013 and worked with Spotsylvania, Culpeper, and Rappahannock for nearly ten years.
Most recently, Jennifer supported the Loudoun Education Association through every stage of its collective bargaining campaign. The campaign, which began in 2021 and included many twists and pivots along the way, culminated in LEA's first two collective bargaining agreements taking effect on July 1, 2026.
Jennifer's goal is not only to support individual members, but also to teach members how to harness the power of their union. She believes her work is most successful when members trust the organizing process, identify the issues that matter to them, organize around those issues, rally their colleagues and community, and advocate together for the things they hold most dear.
Jenni McCall
Secretary
Jenni McCall is a math teacher at North Stafford High School. Throughout her career, she has also taught Theatre, English to Speakers of Other Languages, and Special Education in Utah and Pennsylvania.
Jenni believes passionately in the power of education to shape the future. She values SEA's role in supporting educators and strengthening their collective voice to help bring about meaningful change. She believes that educators are better together.
Shelley Everett
Treasurer
Becky Gee
ESP Director (Transportation)
Becky Gee has been a school bus driver with Stafford County Public Schools for approximately three years. She joined SEA when she began working for SCPS and quickly became interested in taking a more active role, first serving as a representative to help support her fellow members.
Becky brings experience from a variety of private schools, daycares, and children’s centers and understands the importance of having authentic representation in the workplace. As ESP Director (Transportation), she is excited to be a stronger voice for others and to help create a better working environment for SCPS employees.
Adrian Caulfield
ESP Director (Building)
Adrian Caulfield has been with Stafford County Public Schools for more than 15 years and currently works at Colonial Forge High School. Adrian began working with SCPS in MD (Level 2 Special Education) and now works in Level 1.
As ESP Director (Building), Adrian looks forward to supporting SEA members and building strong connections throughout the association.
Heather Drane
Middle School Director
Heather Drane is a middle school educator with 21 years of classroom experience, a Master’s degree in Education, and certification as a Reading Specialist. She currently teaches 8th grade English at A.G. Wright Middle School, where she focuses on building strong literacy skills and helping students grow as confident readers and writers.
Before transferring to Stafford County during the 2023–2024 school year, Heather served as a member organizer for the Spotsylvania Education Association. She is passionate about advocating for the professional treatment of teachers, protecting students’ intellectual freedom, and working toward a collective bargaining agreement in Stafford County.