About me
Vera is the Emerging Technologies Consultant for the NC Department of Public Instruction. She has a wide range of experience in K12 education at the school, district, and state levels and a passion for responsible AI implementation and promoting AI Literacy for all students and staff. In this statewide leadership role, she leads North Carolina's AI implementation and was instrumental in publishing North Carolina’s AI Guidelines, a comprehensive guidebook for education leaders (go.ncdpi.gov/AI_Guidelines). She is also honored to serve on the Southern Regional Education Board's Commission on Artificial Intelligence in Education and is part of the EdSafe Alliance AI Catalyst Fellowship as well as serving on several other task forces and working groups.