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Serving The Commonwealth
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The Commonwealth is actively seeking qualified,
service-minded Virginians to serve the Commonwealth on a board or
commission. If you are interested in serving as a
gubernatorial appointee please visit the Office of the Secretary
of the Commonwealth's website for more information. Here
you will find detailed information of each board and commission (see
the Blue Book) as well as openings for 2011, 2012 and 2013
and current vacancies.
Don't forget
to let us know if you are appointed so we can share the news
with your fellow alumni!
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2011 Alumni Committee
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Chair
Scott Schoenborn '08
Senior Account Manager
Pfizer
804-750-1856
Scott.s.schoenborn@pfizer.com
Chair-elect
Carl Mitchell '10
President & CEO
Virginia Economic Bridge
540-731-6800
cmitchell@vebinc.org
Richmond
Caryn Durham '08
Managing Director
Charles Ryan Associates
804-643-3820
cdurham@charlesryan.com
Northern Virginia
Lisa Youngers '09
Vice President, Federal Affairs
XO Communications
703-547-2258
Lisa.r.youngers@xo.com
Southern Virginia
Cian Robinson '08
President
Robinson Ventures, LLC
716-308-7357
cianrobinson@robinsonventures.com
Southwest Virginia
Alex Hoffman '10
Director of Strategy
Alpha Natural Resources
276-619-4037
ahoffman@alphanr.com
Hampton Roads
Greg Edwards '09
Director of External Affairs
Virginia Port Authority
757-683-2110
gedwards@portofvirginia.com
Shenandoah Valley
Steve Rosenberg '07
Associate General Counsel
Office of the General Counsel
University of Virginia
434-982-2810
srosenberg@virginia.edu
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LEAD VIRGINIA Alumni Survey
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Recently
LEAD VIRGINIA
launched an alumni survey in an effort to ensure that we had the most
up-to-date information for our alumni, and to
help us with promoting the LEAD VIRGINIA program experience.
The survey also helped us gather information about what boards &
commissions our alumni are currently serving on, which in turn helped
us to quantify our alumni's level of involvement.
95 of our 253 alumni have completed the survey as of
February 10, 2011, for a total of 38%. Of those who completed the
survey, 81 alumni currently serve in over 290 different boards and commissions,
ranging from local/state/federal government to professional, service,
education, health, and transportation.
If you have not yet done so, we strongly urge you to
please follow this link to
complete the alumni survey. If you have any questions, please do not
hesitate contacting Margaret Taylor, Director of Programs &
Alumni Relations (mtaylor@leadva.org).
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Northern Virginia Alumni Gathering
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The Northern Virginia alumni gathered together for a
happy hour event at Ruth's Chris Steakhouse on Tuesday, February 8,
2011. With five consecutive years of graduates through the LEAD VIRGINIA program,
Washington Gas generously offered to host the event for the alumni in
the area. Alumni from each of our six graduating classes, and one
from the new class of 2011, enjoyed a chance to reconnect over
delicious appetizers and wine.
A special thanks to Adrian Chapman '06 and Tanya Hudson
'10 with Washington Gas for hosting a wonderful event!
Adrian Chapman, '06, David Hunn, '10, Tim Sargeant,
'10 and Jamie Walton, '10
Doug McVicar, '09, Marcellous Frye, '09 and Lisa
Youngers, '09
Hope Johnson, '05 and Deborah Johnson, '06
To see more pictures that were taken at the alumni get
together, please visit our website.
If you're
interested in hosting an event in your region, please contact either
your regional chair (mentioned in this e-newsletter) or Margaret
Taylor, Director of Programs & Alumni Relations (mtaylor@leadva.org).
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Upcoming Events
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Thursday, February
17 - Shenandoah Valley Alumni will attend the musical Kiss me Kate at
the James Madison University Performing Arts Center.
Thursday, Arpil 14
- Come join your fellow LEAD VIRGINIA alumni and welcome
the Class of 2011 at the Opening Session Luncheon at the Williamsburg
Lodge. The luncheon will begin at 11:30AM this year; we will
provide more details as the date approcahes.
Thursday, June 2 -
Saturday, June 4 - Mark your calendars now for the 4th annual Alumni
Conference being held this year in the Roanoke/New River
Valley.
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Alumni Buzz
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The Virginia Chamber of Commerce has announced their
new Board of Directors for 2011 and LEAD VIRGINIA is very well
represented. Chris
Caldwell, '08 and BK Fulton, '11 will join as
new board members. Whitt
Clement, LEAD
VIRGINIA Board of Directors Vice Chair is the new Chair
of the Virginia Chamber's Board and Ned Massee, '07 and LEAD VIRGINIA
Board of Directors is the Virginia Chamber's Chair-elect.
Lisa Johnson, '08, was appointed by
Governor McDonnell to the Virginia Offshore Wind Development
Authority.
Dr. Patricia Cormier, LEAD VIRGINIA Immediate
Past-Chair, has been appointed by Governor McDonnell to the Virginia
Commission for Higher Education Board.
Michael Kerner, '06, was
appointed by Governor McDonnell to the Virginia Health Workforce
Development Authority.
Fran Inge, '05, has been
appointed by Governor McDonnell to the Domestic Violence Prevention
and Response Advisory Board.
Crystal Twitty, '10, was recently
appointed as Associate System Counsel for the Virginia
Community College System. Here she will work alongside two
other attorneys providing legal and policy advice to the
twenty-two community colleges across the Commonwealth. Her new
contact information (effective Feb. 16) will be:
Crystal Y. Twitty
Associate System Counsel
Virginia
Community
College System
James Monroe Bldg.
17th Floor
101 N 14th Street
Richmond, VA 23219
(804) 819-4790 (phone)
cyt@vzw.blackberry.net
Dr. David Sam, '10, and Germanna Community College are happy to
announce the third building on the Fredericksburg area
campus. Groundbreaking ceremonies were held on January 28 with
remarks from Governor McDonnell.
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