About

Mary Kay Downes - MJE advised the Chantilly HS Odyssey yearbook for 34 years. Her students earned multiple NSPA Pacemakers and CSPA Crowns. She was the 2007 Yearbook Adviser of the year and the 2018 Linda Putney Teacher Inspiration Award recipient. She holds the JEA Medal of Merit and its Lifetime Achievement Award. She is in the Virginia High School Hall of Fame. She retired in 2021 and remains active in the journalism community. She is currently the JEA State Director for Virginia.