PLP Class of 2011

PLP Class of 2011
Mary Alex, Lynchburg; Executive Director of Miriam's House; Owner of Global Capacity Consulting providing human rights work in Kyrgyzstan, Nigeria, Nicaragua, etc.; Faculty member Center for Nonprofit Advancement Washington, DC, Member of the Farm Team.
Jonathan Baliles, Richmond: owner and editor www.rivercityrapids.com; Executive Staff Assistant for Planning and Development Review, City of Richmond; former aide and PIO for Mayor L. Douglas Wilder; President, Museum District Association, Barksdale Theatre Board; insurance agent; landscaper.
Matt Calkins, Great Falls; Founder & CEO of Appian; NVTC Tech PAC Board of Trustees; MicroStrategy (MSTR) Board of Directors; Forward Fairfax.

Kelly Carmichael, Alexandria; Virginia We the People State Coordinator, Center for the Constitution at James Madison's Montpelier; Co-Facilitator, Virginia Campaign to Promote Civic Education; Board Member, YMCA DC Youth and Government.
Kelly Carmichael Booz now serves as the Director of Civic Education at the Center for the Constitution at James Madison's Montpelier in Orange, Virginia.  Kelly is responsible for developing and implementing programs and services that enhance civic engagement and constitutional education for the Center for the Constitution and The Montpelier Foundation. This includes directing programs for educators, elected officials, and the general public as well as developing and directing outreach and partnerships with other civic-related organizations, and directing online courses for educators and the public on the Constitution.
Saundra Cherry, Newport News: Assistant Professor, Hampton University; Chair, Department of Planning, Planning District I Task Force; Member, Newport News Community Free Clinic Advisory Board; Chair, Heal-thy Generations Coalition, Inc., Member, Virginia Department of Health Minority Health Advisory Committee; Member, Mayor’s Task Force on Teenage and Young Adult Violence Reduction
Lynn Fairchild Martin, Lynchburg: Small business manager; President, Central Republican Women; Lynchburg Regional Tourism Board; Lynchburg Historical Foundation Board; Jennifer Byler Institute, Class of 2010; Lynchburg Regional Chamber of Commerce Small Business and Legislative Affairs Committees.

Bishop Garrison, Alexandria: Consultant, Deloitte Consulting, LLP (Federal Services Group); Member, Alexandria Commission on Employment; Former US Army Officer, Veteran, OIF I and III; Graduate, William and Mary School of Law; Emergency Response Volunteer, Greater DC Cares; Volunteer Advocate, Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) Program - Stop Chid Abuse Now (SCAN) of Northern Virginia 
Daniel Gecker, Chesterfield; Partner, Urban Development Associates LLC (urban revitalization); member, Chesterfield County Board of Supervisors; former managing partner, Richmond office of Kutak Rock, LLLP; Richmond Area Habitat for Humanity; Capital Region Airport Commission; youth league soccer coach

Jon Hannah, Fishersville: Federal Affairs Coordinator, State Farm Insurance, Mid-Atlantic Zone; Advisory Board Member, Drive Smart Virginia; Advisory Board Member, Virginia Commonwealth on Youth; Volunteer, Ron Brown Scholars; Volunteer mission work in Taiwan.
Dak Hardwick, Alexandria; International Government Relations Manager, Harris Corporation; former Presidential Management Fellow, U.S. Department of Defense; President, Cameron Station Civic Association; Vice Chair, City of Alexandria Budget and Fiscal Affairs Advisory Committee; City of Alexandria High Capacity Transit Corridor Working Group; Vice Chair and former Outreach Co-Chair, Alexandria Democratic Committee; Budget and Personnel Committee Member, Hopkins House; Graduate, Leadership Alexandria; Member, Alexandria Chamber of Commerce.
Deborah Harvey, Lovingston: Director, SRC, Inc; Member, Piedmont Community College Board; Docent, Oakland Museum; Charlottesville Chamber of Commerce Defense Enterprise Roundtable; Leadership Charlottesville 2011; Vice-President Industry Affairs, AFCEA Central Virginia Chapter; Calvary Baptist Church Historical Committee.
Marcy Hernick, Blacksburg; Professor; Chairman, Montgomery County Republican Committee; Webmaster, Virginia Federation of Republican Women; Chairman, Republican 21st Legislative District (Senate); Chairman, Republican 12th Legislative District (House of Delegates); Member, Virginia Academy of Science; Member, Americans for Prosperity; St. Mary's Catholic Church.
Paul Holland, Arlington; Project Manager, Marstel-Day LLC; Chairman, Arlington County Park and Recreation Commission; Co-Chairman, Mosaic Park Planning Task Force; Former Member, Arlington County Commission on Jamestown 2007; Member, Arlingtonians for Obama Steering Committee; Eagle Scout; Fellow, Royal Geographical Society; Member, Potomac Boat Club.
R. Clay Jackson, Madison, Va.; Farm Manager, Senterfitt Farms; Madison County Planning Commission; Madison Farm Bureau Board Member; Madison Vol. Fire Dept.; Madison Youth Hockey Coach; Madison Young Farmer Member; Alpha Gamma Rho Alumni.
Garrett Jackson, Abingdon: Director of Planning and Community Development, Town of Abingdon; U.S. Navy Reservist; Small Business Owner; Southwest Section Director, Virginia Chapter-American Planning Association; Virginia Certified Zoning Administrator; Adult Volunteer, Boy Scouts of America; Virginia Representative-Overmountain Victory Trail Association; Member/Researcher and Contributor, Historical Society of Washington County, VA
Amanda Johnston, James City: Legislative Assistant, Senator Thomas K. Norment, Jr., and the Virginia Senate Republican Caucus; Chairman, James City County Republican Committee; Campaign Chair, Historic Triangle Republican Women; Former Regional Campaign Field Director, Rob Wittman for Congress.
Mary Pauline Jones, Vienna; Grassroots Manager, ANCOR (American Network of Community Options and Resources); 2010 Graduate of the Jennifer Byler Institute; VP of Communications, Northern VA Board of Alumni for Christopher Newport University; Fairfax County Republican Committee Member, Fairfax County Young Republicans Member.
Tiffany M. Joslyn, Arlington: Attorney, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (Counsel, White Collar Crime Policy); Former Judicial Law Clerk, The Honorable John R. Fisher, District of Columbia Court of Appeals; Commissioner, Arlington County Human Rights Commission; President, Virginia Partisans: The PAC of LGBT Democrats of Virginia; Chair, LGBT Caucus, Arlington Young Democrats; Steering and Outreach Committees, Arlington County Democratic Committee; Campaign Manager, Sally Baird for Arlington School Board; Co-Chair, National Stonewall Democrats 2010 Convention; Volunteer, District of Columbia Bar Association Lawyer Assistance Program.
Aubrey Layne, Virginia Beach, President, Great Atlantic Management, LLC, Board Member and Executive Committee Chairman, Towne Bank Peninsula, Hampton Roads Representative Commonwealth Transportation Board, Vice Chairman, Chesapeake Bay Bridge and Tunnel Commission, Chairman, United Way of South Hampton Roads Tocqueville Society, Board Member, Virginia Beach Tomorrow Commission, CPA, Virginia.
Rosemary Mahan, Hague; Technical Editor/Writer, Project Management Specialist, and Program Manager, BAE Systems; Member at Large, Westmoreland County School Board; Eastern Region Chair, Virginia School Board Association; Member, National School Board Association; Member, Program Management Institute.
In 2011 Rosemary was elected to represent District 2 on the Westmoreland County Board of Supervisors. She currently serves as the Chair of the Westmoreland County Democratic Committee. She is also a member of the Northern Neck Tourism Commission, the Northern Neck Planning District Commission, and the Northern Neck Chesapeake Bay Region Partnership. 

 
Brad Martin, Virginia Beach: Licensed Professional Engineer; Small Business Owner; Virginia Beach Chesapeake Bay Preservation Area Board; President, Rotary Club of Cape Henry; Special Olympics volunteer coach; CHKD Development Advisory Board; Treasurer, Friends of the Lynnhaven House; Chesapeake Bay Foundation VoiCeS graduate.
Robert Mayfield, Richmond, 27 years former Naval Officer Submarine Commander, Author - Actionable Intelligence, Prior President of the Fluvanna Chamber of Commerce, President of the Fluvanna Rotary International Club, Former Board member for Fluvanna Habitat for Humanity, Virginia Department of Education Region V Career and Technical Education Advisory Board member, Piedmont Futures Advisory Board member, Team received the 2008 Virginia Governor Volunteerism and Community Service Award.
Michael McEvoy, Roanoke: Executive Director Wastewater Services, Western Virginia Water Authority; Vice Chair, Roanoke Catholic School Board, Kiwanis Club of Roanoke Board of Directors, Smith Mountain Lake Association Board of Directors, Chair, Virginia Roanoke River Basin Advisory Committee, Roanoke River Basin Bi-State Commission, State Water Commission.
Michael Menefee, Jr., Richmond; Program Specialist (Driver, Vehicle & Data Management), Department of Motor Vehicles; co-founder & President of Charitable Souls Foundation, Inc., Henrico Republican Committee Member; Boy Scout District Committee Member; Section Chair, Alpha Phi Omega; Former Legislative Assistant, Office of Delegate Bradley Marrs; Former Special Assistant, Office of Governor James Gilmore
John Newby, Richmond; Attorney, McGuireWoods LLP (Patent Attorney and Intellectual Property Litigation); Member, Service Academy Nomination Committee for Sen. Jim Webb; Board Member, ReSET (Retired Scientists, Engineers and Technicians); Former U.S. Air Force Captain and aviator (Rockwell B-1B Bomber, Iraq veteran).
Sara Okos, Richmond: Policy Director, The Commonwealth Institute for Fiscal Analysis; Former Intern, Cabinet Affairs and Strategic Initiatives, Executive Office of Governor Jennifer Granholm (MI); Schroeder Fellow in Health Policy 2006-2007, The Thomas Jefferson Program in Public Policy, The College of William & Mary.
Stephen Parker, Prospect; Policy Advisor to the Adjutant General, Virginia National Guard; former Special Assistant in the Office of Governor Tim Kaine; Virginia Public Safety Memorial Working Group; Southside Virginia Community College Foundation; Membership Director, Historic Richmond Foundation's Quoit Club;
Bill Stacia, Fairfax: Vice President, NeuralIQ, Inc. (cyber security company); retired Navy Captain, former nuclear-powered attack submarine commanding officer; broad experience in Department of Defense, Intelligence Community, and nuclear energy management.
Julie Strandlie, Alexandria (Fairfax County): Principal, Julie M. Strandlie Advocacy; former Director, Grassroots Operations and Legislative Counsel, American Bar Association; Member, Virginia State Bar Special Committee on Access to Legal Services; Board Member and First VP, Pinecrest Community Association (2003-2010); Council Member and Stewardship Chair, Holy Trinity Lutheran Church; Member, University of Florida Regional Capital Campaign Committee; Girl Scout Leader.
Anne Ferrell Tata, Virginia Beach: Regional Representative, KLOVE/Air1 Radio; small business owner (political fundraiser/event planner); Board Member, National Society of the Colonial Dames of America; Hold Patent on Child Care Device
Leonard C. Tengco, Virginia Beach; Attorney, Samuel I. White, P.C. (Litigation Practice Group); Former Assistant Appellate Defender, Office of the Appellate Defender; Former Assistant Commonwealth's Attorney at the Portsmouth Commonwealth's Attorney's Office; Former Law Clerk, Third Judicial Circuit Court of Virginia (Portsmouth); Member, Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Virginia; Member, James Kent Chapter of the American Inns of Court; Designated as a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Accredited Professional (LEED AP) by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC).
Terri Thompson, Chesapeake; Claims Manager, State Farm Insurance Companies; League of Women Voters of South Hampton Roads - Board Member; Hampton Roads Chamber of Commerce, Norfolk Division – Board Member; Urban League Guild of Hampton Roads– Board Member; United Way African American Leadership Society – Board Member; United Way Women’s Leadership Council; Member of Network for Empowering Women Students, Tidewater Community College; CPCU Society, Tidewater Chapter; Society of Financial Services Professional, Norfolk-Tidewater Chapter.
Cara Townsend, Leesburg; CEO-President, NCFSE; Co-founder, International Care Advocacy Foundation; McCain 2008 Presidential Campaign; Bush-Cheney Administration; Bush-Cheney 2004 Presidential Campaign; Dutko Worldwide; U.S. House of Representatives.
Lisa Turner, Virginia Beach; Political Strategist, The Turner Group LTD; Advisory Board Member, Old Dominion University Gay Cultural Studies; Former Board of Directors Member, Victory Fund & Ballot Initiative Strategy Center; Volunteer for the Southeast Virginia Society for the Deaf (SVSD).
John Hardy Willson, Hanover; Territory Manager, Gilead Sciences; Middle Resolution PAC – Legislative and Policy Analysis/New Candidate Evaluation/Voting Analysis; Jury Commissioner Chickahominy District– Hanover County; Vice President of Membership BYU Political Affairs Society – Greater Virginia Chapter; Hanover County Historical Society; Historic Polegreen Foundation; Mechanicsville Ward – Church Of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints – Assistant Ward Mission Leader

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