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  • Leader of the Month – November 2024

    Leader of the Month – November 2024

    Jen Rhame - Fredericksburg Chapter Jen has been a dedicated leader and member of the Fredericksburg Chapter, sharing her voice to help build power. Most recently, Jen was a panelis ...

  • Leader of the Month – October 2024

    Leader of the Month – October 2024

    Johnthan Burman - Martinsville Chapter Johnthan is a leader of our Martinsville Chapter who has been taking an active role in the work that the chapter is doing throughout the comm ...

  • Leader of the Month – September 2024

    Leader of the Month – September 2024

    We are bringing back our Leader of the Month, and what better way to do that than to highlight TWO of our chapter leaders who have risen to the occasion! This month, we are featuri ...

  • “We Fight ‘Cause We’re Proud!”

    “We Fight ‘Cause We’re Proud!”

    As I sit and listen to each member of Virginia Organizing talking about what happened throughout the years, I know, I see, I hear Virginia Organizing cares. 25 years of grassroots ...

Jossimar Diaz-Castro: May/June 2013 Leader of the Month

Jossimar Diaz-Castro: May/June 2013 Leader of the Month

Jossimar Diaz-Castro has been working alongside Virginia Organizing for about three years. Throughout those years, he has focused on immigrant justice issues, including supporting ...

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Lee Whitehead: April/May 2013 Leader of the Month

Lee Whitehead: April/May 2013 Leader of the Month

Lee Whitehead is the owner of Lee’s Custom Appearance and a member of Virginia Organizing in the South Hampton Roads area. Lee has been active with Virginia Organizing for o ...

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Oscar Harris: March/April 2013 Leader of the Month

Oscar Harris: March/April 2013 Leader of the Month

Oscar Harris has been a Washington County Chapter leader for over a year. He first got involved when he started learning about hydrofracking, the process of extracting natural gas ...

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Winston Whitehurst: February/March 2013 Leader of the Month

Winston Whitehurst: February/March 2013 Leader of the Month

Winston Whitehurst is the leader of the Affordable Health Care Coalition for South Hampton Roads. He has also been a strong voice on other issues of social and economic justice. W ...

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Kevin Wilson: January/February 2013 Leader of the Month

Kevin Wilson: January/February 2013 Leader of the Month

Kevin Wilson, owner of Sticky ToGoGo in Richmond, Va., has been involved with Virginia Organizing for about a year and a half now. Kevin is most interested in health care, educati ...

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Jacqueline Lewis: December 2012/January 2013 Leader of the Month

Jacqueline Lewis: December 2012/January 2013 Leader of the Month

Two years ago, Jacqueline Lewis went to a health care forum in Fredericksburg hosted by Virginia Organizing  because she wanted “just the facts” of the Affordable ...

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Kristy Lautenbach: November/December Leader of the Month

Kristy Lautenbach: November/December Leader of the Month

Kristy Lautenbach has been a Danville Chapter member since August 2012 and has already done so much work with Virginia Organizing!In November, Kristy was one of a small group of V ...

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Fernando Perez: October/November Leader of the Month

Fernando Perez: October/November Leader of the Month

Fernando Perez is a Harrisonburg Chapter leader and has been a part of Virginia Organizing since the summer of 2011. Fernando had an interest in human rights and wanted to serve h ...

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Maria Fornella-Oehninger: September/October Leader of the Month

Maria Fornella-Oehninger: September/October Leader of the Month

Maria Fornella-Oehninger began her work with Virginia Organizing two and a half years ago after the atmosphere for immigrants in Virginia Beach became hostile. She currently serve ...

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Catherine Fitzgerald: August/September Leader of the Month

Catherine Fitzgerald: August/September Leader of the Month

Catherine Fitzgerald is a Danville Chapter leader and has been working on numerous campaigns with Virginia Organizing. She has been an outspoken advocate for the Affordable Care A ...

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