PLP Class of 2006
Debby Allen, Forest, CPA, treasurer of a family business, Sidney B. Allen, Jr., Builder, Inc.; Co-chair, Jefferson Forest Attendance Zone PTA Coalition; Bridgewater College Alumni Association Board; coordinator of candidates' forums; member of the Republican Party; Virginia PTA Honorary Life Membership from Bedford County PTA Council.
Muneer Baig, Manassas, IT Professional; Prince William Community Leadership Institute; Prince William Human Rights Commission; Muslim Association of Virginia Board; Virginian Muslim Political Action Committee Board; Interfaith Alliance of Northeast Virginia; 2005 CAIR Award for Political Activism in Northern Virginia.
Hobey Bauhan, Harrisonburg, president, Virginia Poultry Federation; Governor's Advisory Council on Revenue Estimates; Associate Director, Shenandoah Valley Soil and Water Conservation District; Skyline Literacy Coalition Board; served in Governor Allen’s administration and on the staff of Representatives Slaughter and Allen.
Sindy Benavides, Springfield, Deputy Director of Constituent Services & Latino Liaison to the Governor; Democratic Latino Organization of Virginia (DLOV); League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC); Congressman Moran's Latino Advisory Committee.
Andy Block, Charlottesville, Legal Director, JustChildren Program of the Legal Aid Justice Center; Supervisor, University of Virginia School Of Law Child Advocacy Clinic; Coordinator, Virginia Coalition for Juvenile Justice; Recipient of American Bar Association Young Lawyer's Division 2005 Child Advocate Award.
Marc Cheatham, Richmond, Director, Constituent Services, Office of the Governor; former Sergeant, United States Marine Corps; President of VCU Baptist Student Union; resource leader for National Conference of Community Justice Metrotown Institute; missionary work in New Orleans working with HIV/AIDS patients.
Bryan Collins, Chesapeake, Physical Science Technician; Naval Facilities Mid Atlantic; Senior Consultant, B & E Tax Service; Chesapeake Planning Commission Chairman; Girl's Inc. of Southwest Hampton Roads Board.
Christie New Craig, Chesapeake, Legislative Aide to Delegate John Cosgrove; 4th Congressional District Committee Vice President of Organization; Financial Secretary for the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge #9; previous law enforcement officer in City of Chesapeake Sheriff’s office.
Hill Ewald, Charlottesville, Trust and Money Management Division, Virginia National Bank; former SVP, Bank of America in Charlottesville; Chairman, Children’s Medical Center Committee at UVA; Miller School Board.
Mike Farruggio, Charlottesville, Sergeant Charlottesville Police Department, (Traffic Motor Unit and SWAT); past president Fry's Spring Neighborhood Association; past member Urban Design Committee and Affordable Housing Task Force; Planning Commissioner; Parks and Rec Advisory Committee.
Bill Figaro, Lynchburg, CEO, GROW!, Inc.;Entreprenurial Consulting Firm; Managing Partner in accounting firm of Moses, Ford & Figaro, LLC; Community Volunteer; Graduate of Leadership Lynchburg and LEADVA.
Rita Ghazal, Richmond, Title I specialist, Virginia Department of Education; Medical College of Virginia volunteer; active member of the University of Michigan and Columbia University Alumni Association; active member of the American Educational Research Association; former presidential campaign staff volunteer.
Steven Gould, Richmond, Senior Special Assistant to the Governor for Policy and Director of the Governor's Fellows Program, Office of Governor Tim Kaine; UNC-Chapel Hill Wesley Foundation Board.
Conaway Haskins, Chesterfield, Program Officer, The Cameron Foundation; Task Force for Responsible Growth Board; Membership Committee member, Southeastern Council of Foundations; Publisher & Editor, SouthoftheJames.com.
Charniele Herring, Alexandria, Senior Associate Leftwich & Ludaway, LLC; Alexandria Commission for Women Chairman; Virginia Business and Professional Women’s Young Careerist 2002-2003; Alexandria Democratic Committee; 1994 recipient of the Monsignor Geno Baroni Award for Social Justice.
Brandon Hudson, Virgilina, attorney and mediator; Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative Board; organizer, Young Life of Marion; actor, non-profit theater.
Sharon Jadrnak, Emporia, executive director, Emporia-Greensville Habitat for Humanity; Emporia Redevelopment and Housing Authority Commissioner; Financial Literacy Coalition; Homeless Coalition; OB/Birthing Center Task Force; Committee to Save the Historic Greensville Bank Buildings.
Jay James, Charlottesville, Program Director, News Radio 1070 WINA; Charlottesville Radio Group; Current Applicant Jefferson Area Board for Aging Executive Board; Former Head Coach, University of Virginia Women's Club Basketball Team; Former United Way Volunteer on community fundraising.
Tim Johnson, Arlington, legislative aide to state delegate L. Scott Lingamfelter; worked on campaigns for House of Delegates; Political Director for a Congressional campaign.
Yvonne Johnston, Louisa, Financial Representative, Northwestern Mutual Financial Network; Charlottesville Area School Business Alliance Board; Co-Founder of Women United in Philanthropy; 2005 graduate of the Chamber of Commerce Leadership Charlottesville Program.
Krysta Jones, Arlington, lobbyist for the American College of Ob-Gyns; former intern for Congresswoman Corrine Brown; Northern Virginia Legislative Coalition Founder; former municipal services development consultant; US Peace Corps-Paraguay; National Social Action Director, Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.
Tarina Keene, Norfolk, Development Coordinator, Elizabeth River Project; President, Virginia NOW; March for Women's Lives 2004 Hampton Roads Organizer; former television reporter and producer; completing a Masters in Public Administration from Old Dominion University.
John Lawrence, Lynchburg, Founder and Owner, JL Home Improvement; Chairman, Lynchburg Democratic Committee; many years of experience as a carpenter in the construction industry.
Norm Leahy, Richmond, Senior Copywriter with Huntsinger & Jeffer; former director of the U.S. Term Limits Foundation; 7th District Chairman of Tertium Quids.
Don Lefeve, Alexandria, lobbyist for Alcalde & Fay; former Legislative Aide for Senator John Warner; Founding member of Phi Delta Phi (Ethics Fraternity) at George Mason University School of Law.
Blanton Marchese, Chesterfield, CEO/Co-founder Emergency Services Solutions Inc.; Investigator for the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner; former paramedic, ER technician and volunteer EMS.
Missy Neff, Richmond, Assistant Secretary of Natural Resources for Administration, Office of the Governor; former Program Coordinator, Virginia League of Conservation Voters; Virginia's Council on the Status of Women.
Carter Phillips, Hampton, Attorney, Weisbrod & Phillips, P.C.; former Hampton Democratic Committee Chairman; 2nd Vice Chair, Hampton Democratic Committee; State Central Democratic Committee; political activist.
Carlos Soles, Arlington, immigrant community advocate; The Bolívar Network Chairman, the Latino Alumni Association at the University of Virginia; Virginia Latino Advisory Board; Arlington Multicultural Advisory Commission Vice Chair; Northern Virginia AIDS Ministries Board; US Peace Corps-Nicaragua.
Mike Taylor, Ringgold, Lieutenant of Field Operations, Pittsylvania County Sheriff's Office; Administration of Justice Advisory Committee Chairman, Danville Community College; Big Brothers Big Sisters Board; graduate of the FBI National Academy.
Shawn Utt, Pulaski, Grant Writer/City Planner for the City of Radford; secured close to $15 million in State and Federal grant funds for the localities of the New River Valley while employed at the NRV Planning District Commission.
Margie Vanderhye, McLean, government relations consultant; Governor's appointee to the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority; appointee for two U.S. Presidents, two Virginia Governors, and the Episcopal Bishop of the Diocese of Virginia; member and chair of national, regional, and community level boards and commissions.
Claire Ward, Richmond, Sales Operations Project Manager, Genworth Financial; Virginia Cave Board Chairman; The READ Center Board of Directors Chairman; Equality Virginia PAC Board.
Joyce Waugh, Roanoke, VP of public policy, Roanoke Regional Chamber of Commerce; Roanoke Valley Heart Association past Chairman; Roanoke Valley Preservation Foundation; co-chairs public policy for the Virginia Economic Developers Association; The Arts Council of the Blue Ridge Board.
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