PLP Class of 2005
Jeff Ahn, Alexandria, president and owner, Superior Cleaners; former police officer; member of the Board of Directors of the Korean-American Association of Greater Washington, the League of Korean-American Organizations and the International Fabric Institute; fluent in Korean.
Lynda Sharp Anderson, Richmond, Deputy Secretary of the State Board of Elections; Secretary of the Capitol Region Airport Commission; Vice Chairwoman of the Richmond Economic Development Corporation; Chairperson of WBC, a non-profit assisting the homeless.
Lou Arnatt, Richmond, Director of Gubernatorial Appointments in the office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth; former regional Campaign Finance Director for the Warner for Governor campaign.
Connie Brennan, Faber, nurse-practitioner, UVa Student Health Department; member of the Nelson County Board of Supervisors; member of the board of directors of the Thomas Jefferson Planning District and the Virginia Association of Counties; active in women’s and children’s health issues and the Democratic Party.
Rick Claybrook, Broadway, Deputy Commonwealth’s Attorney, Harrisonburg/Rockingham County; former staff member for Gov. John Dalton; Chairman of the Town of Broadway Planning Commission; past president of the Harrisonburg/Rockingham Bar Association; active in the Republican Party.
Edda Collins, Dulles, former Democratic National Committee staff; worked on the Gephardt for President Campaign; former special assistant in Gov. Mark Warner’s Washington office; active in the Black Caucus of the Democratic Caucus of Virginia; volunteer voter registrar in Fairfax County.
Shirley Copeland, Charlottesville, founder of Learning Resource Group; commissioner for the Charlottesville/Albemarle Commission on Children and Families; member of the National Women’s Political Caucus; active in the Democratic Party.
Linda Crandell, Colonial Beach, member of the Colonial Beach Town Council; member of the board of the Virginia Board of Conservation and Recreation; former board member and chairman of Education Committee, Colonial Beach Historical Society; Mentor/Tutor Colonial Beach High School; Girl Scout leader.
Mary Loose DeViney, Keswick, vice president of a family business, Tuel Jewelers; former legislative aide to four members of the General Assembly; member of the US Coast Guard Auxiliary; Vice Chairman of the Charlottesville-Albemarle Regional Chamber of Commerce.
Tom Fox, Annandale, senior manager, Partnership for Public Service; former legislative staff for U.S. Sen. John Glenn; vice chair, Community Action Advisory Board; board member, Fairfax Futures; active in the Democratic Party.
Cathie France, Virginia Beach, lobbyist for Vectre Corporation; former Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney for Virginia Beach; former legislative aide to Virginia Sen. Ken Stolle; member of the board of directors of Prevent Child Abuse Hampton Roads; member of the Republican Party’s State Central Committee.
Kenny Golden, Virginia Beach, consultant with British Aerospace; retired from the U.S. Navy retired as a commodore; as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom, commanded the largest amphibious force to leave the west coast of the U.S. since the Korean War; trustee of the Naval Helicopter Association.
Brian Gottstein, Roanoke, lead consultant with Positive Impact Consulting; past president and chairman of the Roanoke Jaycees; founder of the Alliance for Individual Rights and Responsibility; member of the Libertarian Party.
Cathleen Smith Grzesiek, Richmond, director of public advocacy for the American Heart Association; co-chair of Virginia Action for Health Kids; co-chair of Virginians for a Healthy Future.
Tim Heaphy, Charlottesville, Assistant U.S. Attorney; member of the Charlottesville/ Albemarle Commission on Children and Families; served on the President’s Commission on Equity and Diversity at the University of Virginia; active in the Democratic Party.
Waldo Jaquith, Charlottesville, student at Virginia Tech. and president of Munk and Phyber; ran for Charlottesville City Council at age 23; former trustee of the Jefferson Madison Regional Library; former board member of the Charlottesville Downtown Foundation; active in the Democratic Party.
Herb Jones, Quinton, Treasurer, New Kent County; former member and president of the board of directors of the Quin River Community Action Agency; charter member of the New Kent Rotary Club; member of the New Kent Ruritans; member of the Va. Tech Extension Leadership Council (ELC).
Thad Jones, Richmond, retired police officer; graduate of Leadership Metro Richmond; member of the Crusade for Voters and Warrant Officers Association; active in the Fraternal Order of Police; marathon runner.
Dan Jordan, Fairfax, attorney for Hunton and Williams; former staff member for U.S. Sen. John Warner; recipient of the 2004 E. Randolph Williams Pro Bono Award.
Sean Sullivan Kumar, Alexandria, student at the University of Richmond School of Law; Editor-in-Chief of the Richmond Journal of Law and Technology.
Joe Longobardo, Springfield, attorney for Hogan & Hartson; firm liaison to Spingarn High School Street Law program; co-founder of the American University Washington College of Law Habitat for Humanity chapter; Harry S. Truman Scholarship finalist, 1997; founder of the Lycoming College Democrats.
Dyana Mason, Richmond, executive director of Equality Virginia; Federal Club Member of the Human Rights Campaign; active in the Democratic Party.
Doug Meade, Abingdon, director of the Washington County Department of Social Services; member of the board of directors of the Virginia League of Social Services;
Edward Mullen, Richmond, senior aide to Gov. Mark Warner; former deputy finance director for One Virginia PAC; member of the Quoit Club and OPUS.
Will Payne, Williamsburg, legislative aide to Virginia Sen. Ken Stolle; assistant coach of the William and Mary ice hockey team; former staff for Virginia Sen. Tommy Norment; campaign work includes: John Hager for Governor, Troy Lapetina for Delegate, and Mickey Chohany for City Council; former teacher at Vermont Academy in Saxtons River, VT.
Casey Peters, Richmond, program manager for the Greater Richmond Chamber of Commerce; youth leader and flying coordinator for the West End Assembly of God.
Scott Rigell, Virginia Beach, owner of Freedom Automotive; member of the board of directors of Horizons Hampton Roads, a summer enrichment program for under-privileged children in Norfolk and Virginia Beach.
Cyn Romero, Virginia Beach, family physician with Romero Family Practice; 2005 Fellow for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Primary Healthcare Policy Program; member of the American Academy of Family Physician’s Commission on Public Health; immediate past president of the Virginia Academy of Family Physicians; Lector & Eucharistic Minister at St. Matthew's Catholic Church.
Chuck Smith, Virginia Beach, self-employed attorney; director of the Campus East Community Association and Baby Steps; delegate to the 2004 Republican National Convention; fluent in Spanish.
Doug Smith, Mechanicsville, executive director of the Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy; member of the executive committee of the Heifer Project International and the Virginia Indigent Defense Coalition; active in the Rotary Club.
Shannon Valentine, Lynchburg; neighborhood coordinator of the Lynchburg Housing Partnership; chairwoman of strategic planning for the Lynchburg Democratic Committee, co-chair of long range planning for Holy Cross Regional School Board.
Angelia Williams, Norfolk, administrative assistant for the Norfolk Sheriff's Department; trustee of the Norfolk Public Libraries Board; member of Toastmaster’s International of Norfolk; member of the Ingleside Civic League.
Vickie Williams, Hampton, Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act Coordinator, State Board of Elections; member of the Military Affairs Council; volunteer mediator for the Department of Dispute Resolution; commissioner for the Hampton Unity Commission; volunteer workshop facilitator for the Southeastern Family Project; self employed mediator and workshop facilitator.
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