PLP Class of 2007

Kim Adkins, Martinsville, president, Martinsville-Henry County Chamber of Commerce; president, Carlisle School; Martinsville Industrial Development Authority; Southside Business Technology Center board.

Rodrick Adkins, Charlottesville, A+, Network+; Albemarle County Fiscal Impact Committee; Staff Sergeant, U.S. Air Force Reserve; full-time Student at Bluefield College; part-time Sales Specialist, Lowes; Owner, independent record label.

Rita Aguilar, Arlington, State Legislative Counsel, Governmental Affairs Office, American Bar Association; Liaison, Government Relations Section, National Association of Bar Executives; Arlington Human Rights Commission; Pro Bono Counsel, Advice and Referral Clinic, DC Bar; Alumni Leadership, Southwestern University, University of Texas School of Law and University of Edinburgh Post-Graduate College of Law.

James Alcorn, Richmond, Policy Advisor, State Board of Elections; committee member, Richmond Habitat for Humanity; mentor, Richmond Big Brother ' Big Sister; attorney, New York state bar; worked on Presidential primary, gubernatorial, and state senate campaigns; Eagle Scout.

Vance Ayres, King George, Business/Legislative Representative, Washington, D.C. Building and Construction Trades Council; Lobbyist, Virginia State Building and Construction Trades Council; Coach, Little League Football; Coordinator, Community Food Banks; Northern Virginia Central Labor Council.

Brian Bates, Buckingham, Assistant Professor, Longwood University; Vice-Chairman, Buckingham County Board of Supervisors; Firefighter, Chief, Toga Volunteer Fire Department; President, Caring Friends, Inc; Treasurer, Salvation Army Buckingham; Chairman, Commonwealth Regional Council; Sorensen Institute Candidate Training Program, 2007.

Jeffrey Britt, Richmond, Assistant Vice President, Grassroots Issue Management, McGuireWoods Consulting; former Political Director, Virginians for Jerry Kilgore; former Political Director, Republican Party of Virginia; former Statewide Field Director, John Warner for Senate; former Special Assistant, Office of Governor Gilmore.

Dan Carey, Lynchburg, Cardiologist, Cath Lab Medical Director, The Cardiovascular Group; Major (ret.), United States Air Force; 2nd Vice President, Medical Society of Virginia; Chair, MSV Tort and Liability Reform Task Force; Vice President, Medical Society of Virginia Foundation; President, Lynchburg Academy of Medicine.

Victoria Huber Cochran, Blacksburg, Consultant, criminal justice/mental health interface issues; Chair, State Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services Board; Commission on Mental Health Law Reform; 2005 Governor's Transition Committee and HHR Transition Policy Committee; NAACP Sustaining Life Member; former Public Defender.

Bernard Coleman, Fairfax, Member Advocacy Specialist, Society for Human Resource Management; former Executive Director, Steny Hoyer for Congress Committee; Washington Area State Relations Group; Hampton University Alumni.

M. Imad Damaj, Richmond, Associate Professor, VCU School of Medicine; President, Virginia Muslim Coalition for Public Affairs; Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy Board; ACLU Virginia Board; Hope in the Cities Board; Multicultural Subcommittee, Richmond Red Cross; Leadership Metro Richmond, 2005 class.

Glenn Davis, Virginia Beach, President and COO, Comverge, Inc.; Junior Achievement of Greater Hampton Roads Board of Directors; ECPI College of Technology Advisory Board; Virginia Beach Rotary; 2006 Candidate, Virginia Beach City Council; former Legislative Aide to Delegates Wagner and McDonnell.

Whitney Duff, Henrico, Director, Americans for Prosperity-Virginia; Chairman, Greater Richmond Young Republicans; Henrico County Republican Committee; CavsCare Committee, UVA Alumni Club of Richmond; James River Republican Women's Club; former legislative aide to Delegate Chris Saxman.

Jeffrey Faries, Colonial Heights, Chief of Police, Colonial Heights Police Department; FBI National Academy Association; Virginia State Police Witness Protection Program Advisory Board; Chesterfield/Colonial Heights Community Criminal Justice Board; Colonial Heights Chamber of Commerce; Colonial Heights Kiwanis Club.

Ann Flandermeyer, Virginia Beach, Director of Legislative Affairs, Office of Delegate Iaquinto; Secretary, Republican Party of Virginia Beach; Treasurer, 2nd Congressional District Republican Party; former grassroots operative for Thelma Drake Campaign; Director, Safe Kids Day in Virginia Beach; Student Leadership Forum Planning Committee; voice-over artist, Studio Center.

Lisa Friel, Alexandria, Founder of consulting firm offering fundraising, public relations and communications strategy; freelance writer and photographer; former White House Liaison at USAID; former staffer at the RNC and for the late U.S. Senator Hayakawa.

Eric Gregory, Richmond, Assistant Attorney General, Commerce & Financial Law Section, Office of the Attorney General; Vice-chairman/Chairman-elect, Richmond Bar Association's Young Lawyers Section; Federalist Society, Richmond Chapter Steering Committee; Third Ward Chairman, City of Richmond Republican Committee; Immediate Past-President, Young Graduates' Assoc. Board of Directors, University of Richmond School of Law.

Brenda Haegley, Virginia Beach, Marketing & PR consultant; Owner, Write Outloud Promotions; Vice President, Nimmo Republican Woman's Club; 81st District Chair; Jennifer Byler Institute Alumni President; Marketing Chair, Hampton Roads Lacrosse League; contributor, BearingDrift.com.

Rob Hamilton, Richmond, Vice President, Air Methods Corporation; former Program Director, LifeEvac Air Medical Services; former United States Marine Corps.

Sean Holihan, Norfolk, Legislative Analyst, Delegate Brink; Vice-President, Mid-Atlantic Water Systems, Inc.; 89th House Vice Chair, Norfolk City Democratic Executive Committee; Immediate Past President and Co-founder, Tidewater Young Democrats; Tidewater Chair, Virginia Partisans; Labor Caucus Chair, Virginia YD's.

Valarie A. Jones, Richmond, Deputy Secretary, State Board of Elections; Life member, Parliamentarian, Virginia State University Alumni Association; Secretary, VSU Real Estate Foundation; President, VSUAA Northern Virginia Chapter; Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., a public service organization.

Diane Kaufman, Norfolk, Community Relations Manager, Virginia Port Authority; Hampton Roads Political Director, Tim Kaine for Governor; former Legislative Assistant, Delegate Alexander; Field Director, 2002 Transportation Referendum; Virginia Democratic Party 3rd District Committee; District Vice Chair, Norfolk City Democratic Committee.

Vivek Kundra, Richmond, Assistant Secretary of Commerce and Trade, Office of Governor Tim Kaine; former CEO, Creostar; former Vice President of Marketing, Evincible Software; former Director of Information Technology, County of Arlington; Internet Societal Task Force; Cable TV and I.T. Advisory Board.

David Ledbetter; Waynesboro, Assistant Commonwealth's Attorney, City of Waynesboro; Vice-Chairman, Waynesboro Economic Development Authority; Past President, Augusta Bar Association; Past-Master, Lee Lodge #209 A.F. & A.M.

Keri Markiewicz, Virginia Beach, attorney, Keri A. Markiewicz, P.C.; Legislative Assistant, Senator Stolle; Virginia Beach Bar Association; Virginia Trial Lawyers Association; former Assistant Commonwealth's Attorney; Member of Virginia Beach Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court Liaison Committee; Virginia Beach C.L.A.S.S. attorney; Virginia Beach SPCA board.

Luis Parada, Vienna, Attorney, Public International Law group, LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae LLP; Regional Co-vice President, Democratic Latino Organization of Virginia; Fairfax County Democratic Committee; Virginia Coalition of Latino Organizations; former officer, Armed Forces of El Salvador; former diplomat, Embassy of El Salvador in Washington, D.C.; former Secretary General, Salvadoran Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Kelly Porell, Richmond, Executive Director, Virginia21; William & Mary Alumni Association Richmond Board; YRichmond Steering Committee; William Byrd Community House Junior Board; former Field Consultant, Grassroots Solutions.

Maribel Ramos, Richmond, Policy Assistant, Office of the Governor; Association of Hispanic Americans of Richmond Board; Generation Engage Board; Governor's Virginia Latino Advisory Board.

Tack Richardson, Alexandria, Legislative Correspondent, Office of Senator John Warner; Campaign Volunteer, Senator George Allen ('06) and Senator Lisa Murkowski ('04); St. Stephen's and St. Agnes School Alumni Association Board.

Margaret Sacks, Arlington, Account Supervisor, Powell Tate/Weber Shandwick Public Affairs; former Legislative Director and Campaign Manager, State Senator O'Brien; completing a Masters in Public Policy from George Washington University.

Mark Seymour, Broadway, Senior Human Rights Advocate, Virginia Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation, and Substance Abuse Services; Facilitator, Human Rights Regulation Task Force; Co-founder of Advance; former Valley Associates for Independent Living Board.

Carrie Shaeffer, Charlottesville, Project Director, Barton Malow Company; LEED accredited professional; President, Leadership Charlottesville Alumni Association; Leadership Charlottesville Development Council; Secretary, Albemarle Handweavers' guild.

Terron Sims, Arlington, Senior Analyst, ASM Research, contracted to Headquarters, Department of the Army; Outreach Officer, Arlington Young Democrats; Deputy Volunteer Coordinator, Arlington County Democratic Committee; Candidate Training Director, Virginia Leadership Institute; Founder, The Network; Executive Board member, Arlington County NAACP.

R. Grant Tate, Fork Union, CEO, Bridgewater Innovations Group; Chair, Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission; Charlottesville Venture Group Board of Directors; former Chair, Fluvanna County Economic Development Commission; former chair, Fluvanna County Democratic Party; Faculty member, University of Phoenix Online.

Angelia Yancey, Charles City, County Administrator, County of Charles City; Chair, Charles City Local Emergency Planning Committee; Chapter President, Central Virginia Film Institute; Chair, Riverside Regional Jail Authority Board; Executive Board, Conference on Minority Public Administrators; Peninsula Alcohol Safety Program Board; Capital Area Workforce Investment Board; Virginia Commission on Local Government Task Force; Human Services and Education Committee, National Assoc. of Counties.
 

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