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Betsy Bell
Trustee
Elected 2023Parent of Alumnus, Class of 2022
Mental Health Professional
Betsy Bell is the mom of a 2022 FMS graduate and currently works as the Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Programs Coordinator at the Department of Criminal Justice Services, Division of Public Safety Training and Virginia Center for School and Campus Safety. She conducts and coordinates programs and training on a variety of mental health topics for school personnel and law enforcement. She also collaborates with other state agencies and programs to support the mental health of Virginia's youth. Before working at DCJS, she spent fourteen years in the public schools as a teacher, school counselor, school administrator, and director of mental health services, as well as adjunct faculty in the Virginia Community College System. Betsy lives in Albemarle County with her partner, Bob, and their dog.
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To innovate and create the military school for the twenty first century. One that redefines what it means to graduate young men with the skills to move forward wherever their lives take them with CHARACTER \ KINSHIP \ AGENCY.
Fishburne Military School has earned the US Army’s highest level of accreditation and maintained its designation as a JROTC Honor Unit With Distinction for over 40 years. We may also nominate qualified candidates to the United States Service Academies and host one of only four Summer JROTC programs in the nation, accredited by US Army Cadet Command.