PLP Class of 1996

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Deborah Barnett, Front Royal, licensed clinical social worker; former member of Warren County School Board; board member of Front Royal/Warren County United Way.

David Bearinger, Stanardsville (Greene County), associate director of the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities and Public Policy; vice chairman of the Greene County Planning Commission; founding member of the Thomas Jefferson Sustainability Council.

Cynthia Burton, Keswick (Albemarle County), bookkeeper for various firms; campaign manager for independent candidate in Albemarle County board of supervisors race.

Vincent (Skip) Campana, Williamsburg, director of commercial sales and leasing for a real estate company; director of the James City County Industrial Development Authority; board member of the Peninsula Boy Scouts.

Doug Clark, Alexandria, assistant for media relations for U.S. Rep. Bob Goodlatte; formerly a vice president at Mary Baldwin College and North Carolina Wesleyan College and a dean at Roanoke College.

William (Petie) Craddock, Charlottesville, sales representative for office-products firm; president of parents-teachers organization; president of volunteer fire department.

Jeffrey Dion, Kingstowne (Fairfax County), law clerk; vice president of transitional housing program for homeless mothers and children; member of board of homeowners' association.

Dale Durrer, Reva (Madison County), legislative aide to Del. John (Butch) Davies; served as assistant to former U.S. Rep. French Slaughter; member of Madison County Jaycees.

Raymond Eaddy, Virginia Beach, public school teacher; member of North Landing and Tributaries Scenic Advisory Board; former aide to state Sen. Mark Earley.

Torey Edmonds, Richmond, Realtor; member of the Richmond Crusade for Voters; chairwoman of Housing Committee of the East District (Richmond) Initiative.

Marlowe Foster, Richmond, administrative assistant in Richmond Department of General Services; managed "Project Best," a mentoring program for "at-risk" students; former aide to Dels. Anne Rhodes and Dwight Jones.

Dan Gardner, Gladstone (Nelson County), co-owner of landscaping company and hunting kennel; former chairman of Nelson County Republican Party; board member of Gladstone Volunteer Fire Department.

Peggy Garland, Montross (Westmoreland County), lawyer; former Commonwealth's attorney; on various boards of Boy Scouts; board member of Westmoreland Housing Coalition.

Jean Jensen, Alexandria, former executive director of Democratic Party of Virginia; former legislative aide to Del. Linda Puller; president of Women's National Democratic Club.

Grindly Johnson, Chesapeake, marketing analyst for automotive firm; chairwoman of the city Democratic Committee; board member of Center Stage (performing arts for youth); board of NAACP.

Vickie Johnson-Scott, Williamsburg, account manager, Healthkeepers Plus, Richmond; secretary of the National Conference of Minority Public Administrators; vice president of the Leukemia Society; director of the Peninsula Aids Foundation.

Sharon Jones, Charlottesville, president/administrator of day-care school; chairwoman of state Child Day-Care Council; member of board of National Association of Child Care Professionals.

Alia Kahn, Fairfax, policy analyst for American Civil Liberties Union; formerly legislative coordinator for Virginia National Organization for Women; delegate to the Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing, China.

Alicia Knight, Stafford, owner/operator of child-care business; board member of the Virginia Alliance of Family Child-Care Associations; board member of Virginia Association for Early Childhood Education.

James Leftwich, Chesapeake, lawyer; president of Great Bridge (Chesapeake) Jaycees; board member of Chesapeake/Portsmouth division of American Cancer Society.

John Lovaas, Reston (Fairfax County), international consultant; vice chairman of Fairfax County Democratic Committee; member of "Reston " committee, which studied the future of governance in the town.

Courtney Malveaux, Alexandria, legislative aide to Del. Bill Mims; member of Fairfax County Republican Committee; founder of Focus, an educational foundation for black college students.

Sheryl Moore, Hampton, executive director of the Peninsula YWCA; former program director for battered women's shelter.

David Roberts, Arlington, assistant vice president of an information-technology company; chairman of the Arlington Fiscal Affairs Advisory Committee; vice president of local Big Brothers organization.

Marshall Orr, Richmond, busines consultant; member of board of Greater Richmond Red Cross; member of board of American Society for Training and Development; former trustee, Randolph-Macon Women's College.

Price Shapiro, Norfolk, lawyer; board member of The Diabetes Institute; chairman of the legal division of The United Way.

Shelvia Richards, Madison County, retired seamstress; vice chairman of Madison County Democratic Party; treasurer of NAACP; member of board of United Way.

Robert Tull, Chesapeake, president of financial planning firm; member of board of Institute of Certified Financial Planners; member of Republican city committee; member of board of Rotary Club.

Angela Vann, Staunton, owner-operator of business consulting firm; board member of Women's Resource Center; adjunct faculty member at business college.

Helen Walutes, Mount Vernon, executive vice president of the American Horticultural Society; president of the Rotary Club of Mount Vernon.

B.J. Webb, Leesburg (Loudoun County), Realtor; member of Leesburg Planning Commission; member of Loudoun County Republican Committee; member of Mothers Against Drunk Driving.

Paul Wright, Charlottesville, investment broker; president of art gallery; co-founder of Fine Arts Council of Charlottesville/Albemarle.

Greg Yates, Culpeper, real estate developer; former member of Culpeper Planning Commission; former member of the Culpeper Board of Supervisors.
 

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Featured Alumni

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    Ralph Northam

    Candidate Training Program

    Class of 2007

    Dr. Ralph Northam works in the Division of Neurology at the Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters in Norfolk. In November of 2007 he was elected to the Virginia Senate where he represents the 6th District.