PLP Class of 2003

Page Atkinson, Richmond, certified public account; chairwoman of administration, Republican City Committe.

Tom Baker, Pennington Gap, lawyer, farmer.

Julia Torres Barden, Chesterfield, public relations manager; founding member of Virginia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and American Hispanics of Richmond Association.

Pete Burkhimer, Chesapeake, chief engineer for engineering services firm; former chairman, Chesapeake Chamber of Commerce.

Brad Davis, Springfield, teacher in Fairfax County public schools; member of the Virginia and Fairfax Education Associations' boards of directors.

David Fife, Albemarle County, businessman; director of the foundation board of the Miller Center for Public Affairs at the University of Virginia; executive committee of Duke University Endowment & Annual Fund.

Craig Fifer, Roanoke, electronic communications coordinator; Chairman, Sixth Congressional District Democratic Committee;Vice President for Development, Young Democrats of America; delegate to the 2000 Democratic National Convention.

Bea Gonzalez McDougle, Mechanicsville, lobbyist; finance director for the “YES” campaign for the Hampton Roads transportation referendum; former finance director for Republican Party of Virginia.

Alicia Gordon, Covington, microbiology lab technician; member of the Alleghany County Planning Commission; associate director of the Mountain Soil and Water Conservation District; traveled to the People’s Republic of China in 2001 as a member of People to People Ambassador Program.

Charlene Hinton, Richmond, sergeant in Richmond Police Department; member of the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives.

Tracey Hopper, Charlottesville, lawyer; member of the Albemarle County Planning Commission; board of directors for the Virginia Economic Development Corp.; vice chairwoman for the Voting Rights Restoration Committee in Charlottesville/Albemarle.

Ken Hutcheson, Richmond, political consultant; director of the Virginians for Jerry Kilgore political action committee; former political consultant for Republican candidates and projects.

Robert James, Arlington, lawyer; founder of the “Latitudes Group,” which brings together individuals of different cultural backgrounds; member of the Arlington County Democratic Committee.

Joseph Jones, Albemarle County, farmer; vice president of county’s Farm Bureau; owner of an outdoor contracting firm.

Vanessa Justice, Hopewell, vice mayor; president of The James House, an outreach program that helps sexual assaulted/domestic violence victims.

David Lambert, Richmond, Virginia Economic Development Partnership; former sales manager at Philip Morris USA; active in Governor Warner’s campaign.

Cham Light, Lynchburg, senior claims counsel for insurance company; member of board and executive committee of the Library of Virginia; founding organizer of the Free Clinic of Central Virginia.

Alfonso Lopez, Arlington, Associate, Government Relations Firm; former Legislative Assistant to a Democratic U.S. Senator; Steering Committee, Arlington County Democratic Committee; Member, Latino Democrats of Virginia; Finance Director for various campaigns.

John Henry Martin, Chesapeake, president of realty company; former chairman Chesapeake Department of Parks and Recreation.

Gary Marx, Chesterfield County, development director, Family Foundation of Virginia; former executive director of the Virginia Christian Coalition.

Suzette Matthews, Marshall, general counsel, Air Traffic Control Association; chairwoman of the county’s Democratic Committee.

Adisa Muse, Petersburg, assistant to chairman, Democratic Party of Virginia; student member of the Morehouse College Board of Trustees; supervised municipal elections in Bosnia in 1997; former political consultant for congressional races and House of Delegates campaigns.

Shaunna Payne, Bridgewater, Miss Roanoke Valley, resident director of college dorm; Eastern Mennonite Theology student.

Jennifer Pitts, Roanoke, Miss Virginia; founder of SERVE, Students Everywhere Readily Volunteering Every Day; spokesperson for Make-A-Wish Foundation and Volunteers of America; appointed to Virginia’s Commission on National and Community Service.

Rosa Prescott, Lancaster, retired analyst, Federal Communications Commission; translator and advisor to migrant workers and families.

David Redmond, Virginia Beach, executive with Hampton Roads Partnership; worked on Capitol Hill for Republican congresswoman and the House Committee on Agriculture; former member of Governor’s Task Force on E-Communities.

Barbara Saunders, Norfolk, president of paint company; appointed to the Norfolk Redevelopment and Housing Authority; president of Ocean View Merchants Association, president of Ocean View Beach Kiwanis.

Steven Sisson, Elkton, waste reduction and recycling manager, Coors Brewery; member of the Rockingham County Planning Commission; member of Sons of the American Revolution.

Patrice Taylor, Alexandria, legislative assistant, Governor Warner’s Washington, D.C.-liaison office; former intern to Congressman Bobby Scott.

Albert Thweatt II, Richmond, lawyer; active in the Virginia Bar Association and the Richmond Crusade for Voters.

Karen Waters, Charlottesville, Director of the Quality Community Council of Charlottesville, a non-profit citizens coalition; Charlottesville Department of Social Services Advisory Board member; political action chairwoman of the NAACP.

Margie Wilkinson, Danville, executive director, Danville Regional Health Foundation; member of the board, Danville Science Center; former executive director of the Danville Community College Educational Foundation.

Justin Wilson, Alexandria, Qwest Communications; member of the Virginia Advisory Committee on Juvenile Justice; appointed to the Alexandria Commission on Information Technology; former president of the Virginia Young Democrats.
 

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