Kate Rosenfield: July/August Leader of the Month
Kate Rosenfield of Charlottesville has been a loyal Virginia Organizing leader for many years, and has volunteered her time with the state budget and tax committee to work toward ...
Read More »Andrea Jackson: June/July 2012 Leader of the Month
Andrea Jackson was introduced to Virginia Organizing as a college student attending a “Dismantling Racism” workshop and has been an active leader in Waynesboro since O ...
Read More »Linda and Eric Christenson: March 2012 Leaders of the Month
At the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court, Linda and Eric Christenson shared their story to show the need to protect the Medicaid expansion in the Affordable Care ...
Read More »Debra Grant: February 2012 Leader of the Month
Debra Grant has led the charge on many issues in South Hampton Roads including opposing voter suppression laws, fighting predatory lending and fair redistricting. Most recently De ...
Read More »Dave Reading: January 2012 Leader of the Month
Dave is an invaluable volunteer in the Charlottesville office. After moving to Virginia two years ago, he looked around for an organization that shared his views and desire to bri ...
Read More »Stan Maclin: December 2011 Leader of the Month
Stan Maclin is leading the way in Harrisonburg by fighting anti-immigrant legislation and encouraging diverse groups to come to the table, literally. Recently, the Harrisonburg Vi ...
Read More »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 ...
Read More »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 ...
Read More »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 ...
Read More »Cynthia McVey: August 2011 Leader of the Month
Cynthia McVey of the Valley recently got involved with Virginia Organizing through local work on Social Security, immigration and jobs. On August 19, she shared her story of being ...
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