
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.
2022-2023 Governor's Advisory Board Members
Clifford Yee, Board Chair (Fairfax)
Executive Vice President and CFO,
Northern Virginia Family Service
Adria Merritt (Richmond)
Director of Culturally Responsive and Inclusive Practices, Virginia Department of Education
Bryan Pearce-Gonzales (Winchester)
Professor of Hispanic Studies,
Shenandoah University
Cynthia M. Downs Taylor (Chester)
Senior Advisor,
United States Senator Mark R. Warner
Enid Mpumwire-Machayo (Loudoun County)
Co-Founder,
Global Inheritance Inc.
Jamie Seagraves (Richmond)
Grants Manager, Capital One Financial
Jessica M. Bowser (Fairfax)
Podcast Host,
Virginia Outdoor Adventures
Julie M. Strandlie (Fairfax)
Public Affairs Consultant,
Strandlie Advocacy, LLC
Kimberly Luckabaugh (Fairfax)
Executive Director,
Reset180
Sheila Williamson-Branch, Vice Chair (Danville)
Treasurer,
City of Danville
Mark Fero (Ruther Glen)
Program Manager,
Virginia Office of the Attorney General
Naila Alam (Herndon)
Herndon Town Council and
Co-Owner, Express Realty USA
NaQuetta N. Mitchell (Prince George)
Founder, Women of Endurance, Site Coordinator, Communities In Schools of Petersburg
Peppy Linden (Charlottesville)
Retired,
Non-Profit Executive Director
Priscilla Martinez (Hamilton)
Community Leader and Volunteer
Vanessa Diamond (Richmond)
Sr. VP, Civic Innovations, The Community Foundation Serving Richmond and Central Virginia
Zachary Leonsis (Washington, DC)
Senior Vice President,
Monumental Sports Network
Ex-Officio
Lora Grady
Senior Portfolio Manager, AmeriCorps
Next Meeting
TBD
Meeting Minutes
- September 8, 2022
- May 12, 2022
- 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