Patrice Smallwood
Patrice's first experience with Virginia Organizing was in 2019 when she took part in a three day Dismantling Racism Workshop. She joined the Norfolk Chapter and became a very active leader in local and statewide work. Patrice is an IT site manager o ...
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D. Ladelle McWhorter
Del McWhorter has volunteered with Virginia Organizing for over twenty years, including serving as chairperson for seven. She has worked on campaigns ranging from securing fair unemployment compensation and stopping predatory lending, to Medicaid exp ...
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Barbara J. Harris
Treasurer Barbara became involved with the Norfolk Chapter during the restoration of rights campaign in 2016. She has helped to register voters, lobby legislators, and joined actions for Medicaid expansion, environmental justice, and the school-to-pr ...
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Denise Smith
Denise Smith has been with organization from the start. When she is not at her day job as co-program director of Wolf Creek Indian Village and Museum, she is spending time with her grandchildren and serving on Virginia Organizing’s State Governing Bo ...
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Duane Edwards
Vice Chairperson Fredericksburg Duane Edwards joined the Virginia Organizing State Governing Board after being an active member of the Fredericksburg Chapter for several years. He was drawn to Virginia Organizing to work on restoration of civil right ...
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Janice “Jay” Johnson
Jay has served as Chairperson of Virginia Organizing and Treasurer. She feels a great sense of pride in the growth of Virginia Organizing. She is proud of Virginia Organizing's work on health care, restoration of voting rights for former non-violent ...
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Karen Downing
Secretary Karen Downing is a native of the Eastern Shore and its public schools. She went to Norfolk State University and then returned home in 1990 and got involved in service to the community. When Virginia Organizing began to form a new chapter on ...
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Lily Hungarland
Chairperson Lily Hungarland joined Virginia Organizing as an intern with the Danville chapter while in high school. She then joined the state governing board and has participated in the Danville, Charlottesville, Lynchburg, and Richmond chapters. Lil ...
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Sandra A. Cook
At-Large Executive Committee member Sandra Cook was raised in Hopewell, Virgina. Sandra is a retired social worker living in Petersburg. As a social worker, Sandra supervised the Independent Living Center, helping people with disabilities advocate f ...
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Tyran Green
Tyran Green joined the Statewide Governing Board after helping to found the Portsmouth Chapter and working as a leader and later an intern with Virginia Organizing. She first connected with the local organizer over school-to-prison pipeline issues, a ...
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