Governor's Advisory Board on Service & Volunteerism
The mission of the Governor's Advisory Board on Service and Volunteerism is to be proactive in the support of community-based initiatives to build stronger communities and enhance existing relationships that address local educational, community development, economic, health, environmental and other social/cultural needs by identifying and involving diverse community service volunteers. The Board exists to fulfill the mandate of the Code of Virginia, Chapter 24 of Section 2.2-2478 which states:
The Governor's Advisory Board on Service and Volunteerism is established as an advisory board, within the meaning of § 2.2-2100, in the executive branch of state government to advise the Governor and Cabinet Secretaries on matters related to promotion and development of national service in the Commonwealth and to meet the provisions of the federal National and Community Service Trust Act of 1993.
Interested in having one of our board members speak at your next meeting or event? Please contact VirginiaServiceInfo@dss.virginia.gov.
Chairman
Julie M. Strandlie (Fairfax)
Public Affairs Consultant, Strandlie Advocacy, LLC
Vice-Chairman
Vanessa Diamond (Richmond)
Sr. VP, Civic Innovations, The Community Foundation Serving Richmond and Central Virginia
Board Members
Naila Alam (Herndon)
Herndon Town Council and Co-Owner, Express Realty USA
Lily Beres (Fairfax)
Student, University of Virginia
Jessica M. Bowser (Fairfax)
Host, Virginia Outdoor Adventures
Elizabeth Childress Burneson (Richmond)
Attorney, Hirschler Fleischer
Lorna Campbell Clarke (Loudoun County)
Director of Communications, Volunteer Fairfax
Lisette Carbajal (Richmond)
Mark Fero (Ruther Glen)
Grants Compliance Supervisor, Virginia Dept. of Criminal Justice Services
Zachary Leonsis (Washington, DC)
Senior Vice President, Monumental Sports Network
Peppy Linden (Charlottesville)
Retired, Non-Profit Executive Director
Priscilla Martinez (Hamilton)
Adria Merritt (Richmond)
Director of Culturally Responsive and Inclusive Practices, Virginia Department of Education
NaQuetta N. Mitchell (Prince George)
Founder, Women of Endurance, Site Coordinator, Communities In Schools of Petersburg
Enid Mpumwire-Machayo (Loudoun County)
Co-Founder, Global Inheritance Inc.
Bryan Pearce-Gonzales (Winchester)
Professor of Hispanic Studies, Shenandoah University
Jamie Seagraves (Richmond)
Grants Manager, Capital One Financial
Cynthia M. Downs Taylor (Chester)
Senior Advisor, United States Senator Mark R. Warner
Sheila Williamson-Branch, CAGS, MSA, MBA (Danville)
Treasurer, City of Danville
Clifford Yee, (Fairfax)
Executive Vice President and CFO, Northern Virginia Family Service
Ex-Officio
Lora Grady
Senior Portfolio Manager, AmeriCorps
Next Meeting
Thursday, February 17, 2022 (9:30am-1pm)
Meeting Minutes
- February 25, 2021
- November 19, 2020
- February 27, 2020
- November 14, 2019
- September 29, 2019
- April 9, 2019
- February 28, 2019
- November 29, 2018
- September 27, 2018
- April 10, 2018
- February 22, 2018
- November 30, 2017
- September 28, 2017
- May 15, 2017
- April 20, 2017