Newsroom Archive for 03/, 2010
Mar 1 2010 - 12:33pm
GALA 2010: Monday evening, April 19 in Richmond.
The Sorensen Institute for Political Leadership will host its annual Spring Gala on Monday April 19 at the Richmond convention center.
Speakers will include Richmond Mayor Dwight Jones, Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli, Lieutenant Governor Bill Bolling, and Governor Bob McDonnell.
Click here for complete information about directions, tickets, and sponsorhip opportunities. Discount room rates at nearby hotels will be available for alumni and board members.
Mar 2 2010 - 3:34pm
Colin Hood (HSLP 07) won a "landslide victory" yesterday as President of the Student Council at the University of Virginia. Congratulations Colin!
Mar 2 2010 - 4:10pm
Brian Gottstein (PLP 05) was recently named the Director of Communications for Virginia's new Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli. Congratulations Brian!
Mar 9 2010 - 10:51pm
Victorian Cochran (PLP 07) has been named to the 2010 list of "Influential Women of Virginia." Complete press release reads:
‘Influential Women of Virginia’ for 2010 named
Virginia Lawyers Media, publishers of Virginia Lawyers Weekly and the Virginia Medical Law Report, has announced the Class of 2010 of “Influential Women of Virginia.”
This awards program, started last year, recognizes the outstanding efforts of women in the commonwealth in all fields, including law, business, health care, education and the arts. The honors are given to individuals who are making notable contributions to their chosen professions, their communities and society at large.
The 2010 honorees are:
- The Hon. Leslie M. Alden, Fairfax Circuit Court, Fairfax
- Dr. Rita L. Bishop, Roanoke City Public Schools, Roanoke
- Kristina Bouweiri, Reston Limousine & Travel Service Inc., Dulles
- Michelle Clayton, MD, Children’s Hospital of the King’s Daughters, Norfolk
- Deborah Mancoll Casey, Vandeventer Black LLP, Norfolk
- Victoria Huber Cochran, Department of Behavioral Health & Development Services, Richmond
- Cressondra B. Conyers, Williamsburg Commonwealth’s Atty’s Office, Williamsburg
- Judy Curry, Curry’s Auto Service, Sterling
- Dr. Deborah M. DiCroce, Tidewater Community College, Norfolk
- Sara Dunnigan, Greater Richmond Partnership, Richmond
- Sandra Giannone Ezell, Bowman and Brooke LLP, Richmond
- Karen Fagelson, Reed Smith LLP, Falls Church
- Anne Frazier, Boys & Girls Clubs of the Blue Ridge, Martinsville
- Erin R. Freeman, Richmond Symphony Orchestra, Richmond
- Claire Guthrie Gastañaga, CG2 Consulting, Richmond
- Stephanie E. Grana, Cantor, Stoneburner, Ford, Grana & Buckner PC, Richmond
- Laura Gerringer Gross, Kaufman & Canoles PC, Norfolk
- Leslie A.T. Haley, Virginia State Bar, Richmond
- Phoebe P. Hall, Hall & Hall, Midlothian
- Susan Massie Hicks, The Susan Hicks Group, Fairfax
- Kathleen J.L. Holmes, Williams Mullen, McLean
- Julie M. Jacobs, AOL Inc., Dulles
- The Hon. Birdie H. Jamison, Richmond General District Court, Richmond
- Sheila Dodd Jones, Dodd’s Farm Supply LLC, Charlotte Court House
- Jean Kellogg, Hylton Performing Arts Center, Manassas
- Dr. Cynthia Keppel, Hampton University Proton Therapy Institute, Hampton
- Gail L. Letts, SunTrust Bank, Richmond
- Kimberly Magee, Hunton & Williams, Richmond
- Susan Cabell Mains, Martha Jefferson Hospital, Charlottesville
- Tonya Mallory, Health Diagnostic Laboratory Inc., Richmond
- Mary C. Malone, Hancock, Daniel, Johnson & Nagle PC, Richmond
- Jamie Baskervill Martin, McCandlish Holton PC, Richmond
- Blythe J. McGarvie, LIF Group, Williamsburg
- Misti Muhkerjee, Jackson Lewis LLP, Reston
- Lisa P. O’Donnell, Bertini, O’Donnell & Hammer PC, Norfolk
- Carrie Hallberg O’Malley, Hirschler Flesicher, Fredericksburg
- Lawrie S. Parker, Piedmont Dispute Resolution Center, Warrenton
- Melissa Peacor, Prince William County, Woodbridge
- The Hon. Cleo E. Powell, Virginia Court of Appeals, Richmond
- Pamela Coe Reynolds, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Board, Richmond
- Karen S. Rheuban, MD, University of Virginia Hospital, Charlottesville
- Lisa Marie Samaha, DDS, Port Warwick Dental Arts, Newport News
- Danielle O. Saunders, Accelligence LLC, Vienna
- Patricia M. Selig, RN, PhD, Bon Secours Richmond Health System, Richmond
- The Hon. Ann Hunter Simpson (ret.), Juridical Solutions, Fredericksburg
- Terrie L. Suit, Office of Commonwealth Preparedness, Richmond
- Lori D. Thompson, LeClairRyan, Roanoke
- Allison P. Weinstein, Weinstein Properties, Glen Allen
- Linda Whitley-Taylor, AMERIGROUP Corp., Virginia Beach
- Dorothy Leach Wood, J D & W Inc., Virginia Beach
The honorees will be celebrated at a gala luncheon on May 20 at the Omni Richmond Hotel in downtown Richmond. The “Influential Woman of the Year” for 2010, to be voted on by the 2010 honorees themselves, will be announced at this luncheon.
Each honoree also will be profiled in a special publication that will be distributed at the event and inserted into Virginia Lawyers Weekly in early May.
Mar 10 2010 - 11:31am
Whitney Duff (PLP 07) has been named the Vice President of Government Affairs at House of Rock Communications in Washington. Congratulations Whitney!
Mar 21 2010 - 1:58pm
On March 20, the Sorensen Institute was proud to host "A Conversation from the Left and the Right" as part of the Virginia Festival of the Book. Bob Gibson (center) moderated a discussion between Hendrik Hertzberg (left) of the New Yorker magazine and Richard Brookhiser (right) of National Review magazine. Over 200 people turned out at UVA's Culbreth Theater for the event. Topics ranged from the vision of the founding fathers to American foreign policy to health insurance reform. This is a fascinating conversation. Enjoy the podcast!
Mar 22 2010 - 9:59am
Tom Fox (PLP 05) is the host of a new federal leadership column and blog on The Washington Post website. "The Federal Coach" will feature interviews with leaders in the federal government and advice about breaking through bureaucracy. Click here for the inaugural edition.
Mar 24 2010 - 9:26pm
Sorensen's Bob Gibson is the author of a recent Charlottesville Daily Progress op-ed on the media and politics. Click here to read the article.
Mar 26 2010 - 12:45pm
The Political Leaders Program Class of 2010 (shown here with Sorensen Advisory Board Chairman John Hager, back left) enjoyed their first session together last weekend in Williamsburg. The class consists of 35 emerging leaders from around the Commonwealth, representing both sides of the aisle and a variety of communities. Click here to learn more about the members of the PLP Class of 2010.
Mar 31 2010 - 11:31am
Name: Thomas Hale Arrington III
Age: 47
Born: Born in Brooklyn, New York and grew up in Queens
Current Digs: Chesapeake, Virginia
Occupation: CEO/Atlantic Wind Energy
Favorite part about the job? My involvement in reducing our great country’s’ dependence on foreign fossil fuels.
Your first job ever? Newspaper route, The Long Island Press. I remember my dad and I folding the papers and driving through the neighborhood in a 1973 VW beetle convertible, with me tossing the papers from the car, with the top down. What a blast it was. Due to that first job, I became a pretty good pitcher in baseball.
Favorite book? The 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene
Favorite movie? Angels with Dirty Faces with James Cagney
Comfort food? Pizza
What's in your car CD player right now? Coldplay/A Rush of Blood to The Head
Next journey? New York City
Favorite Virginia vacation spot? The Chesapeake Bay Bridge
First political memory? My dad taking me into a voting booth with him.
Whom do you admire and why? Robert Catell, he had a vision and made it a successful reality.
Best advice you ever got? If you do what you’ve always done, you’ll get what you’ve always gotten.
If you could have dinner with any one currently living, whom would it be and why? T.Boone Pickens, he represents who I am going to be in the future, a wealthy, mild-mannered entrepreneur.
Describe a perfect day. The day when America stops sending our treasure to foreign nations for fuel.
One thing most people might be surprised to learn about you? Even though you may have more prestigious degrees than I do, my business savvy and ability to seal multi billion dollar deals, has amazed me. My drive and determination to succeed is relentless.
Ambition, political or otherwise? To lead Atlantic Wind Energy to the top of the alternative energy industry, to become a helpful world philanthropist and remain a fiscal conservative voice of reason in state and local politics.
