Karen Shaffer: November 2011 Leader of the Month
When Karen Shafer read an article in the newspaper about the Board of Supervisors considering lifting the ban of gas drilling in Washington County, she knew she had to take action ...
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Dee Jacobson: October 2011 Leader of the Month
When Dee Jacobson of Orange County heard that her often-illusive congressman Eric Cantor would be speaking on income inequality at UPENN, she immediately signed up to carpool to P ...
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Gloria Johnson: September 2011 Leader of the Month
Rick Perry may have made headlines with his remarks about Social Security, but Danville resident Gloria Johnson is making sure that seniors and those who rely on the program, have ...
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Ray Scher: July 2011 Leader of the Month
Ray Scher of Caroline worked for decades as a managed care nurse, licensed practical nurse and nursing home inspector. It is his experience and insight into the health care indust ...
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Patrice Boone: June 2011 Leader of the Month
Patrice Boone is a volunteer intern making a difference in South Hampton Roads. Patrice recently starting interning with Virginia Organizing and has already rolled up her sleeves ...
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Jody Grogan: May 2011
Jody Grogan has been an integral part of the burgeoning Staunton/ Waynesboro Chapter. He has been working hard to grow the chapter and to ensure that the membership is diverse and ...
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Natalie Grossman: March 2011
Although Natalie has always been involved in activism, her first experience with Virginia Organizing was three years ago in a sociology class where she participated in door-to-doo ...
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Kathy Stanley: Febrary 2011
Kathy Stanley has shown an unwavering commitment to the local housing campaign in Chesapeake and has put herself in a vulnerable position in order to speak out for others. As a re ...
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Pastor Loretta Murray: January 2011
Pastor Loretta Murray of the Danville Chapter is no stranger to speaking her mind. Through her work with her church, the Greater Living Word Ministry, she knows many members of he ...
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Isabel Castillo: December 2010
Isabel Castillo is a Harrisonburg resident who has been fighting for the passage of the Dream Act for over a year. The Dream Act would allow a path to citizenship for undocumented ...
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