Growing up in a family that was lower middle-class meant my role models gave of themselves since they had only time of themselves to donate. It was something I was around and have continued myself. Make the world a better place by being an active contributor. It’s a shame most people don’t find this page or get engaged.
Active Community Service
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- Social Committee chair for the Virginia Beach Citizen Police Academy Alumni Association
- member of Virginia Beach CERT
- member of Virginia Beach Project Lifesaver
- member of Citizens Police Academy Alumni Association of Virginia Beach
- volunteer in numerous roles with WHRO Norfolk:
– TV and Radio pledge coordinator
– Reader and community outreach for The WHRO Voice service for the visually impaired
– Community outreach and more for education services (WHRO’s owned by 21 school systems after all)
– Station tour guide
– Various roles including MC’ing the WHRO Great Computer Challenge
– … and the list goes on and on - a volunteer at Hampton Roads Morning Of Hope Survivors of Suicide
- a member of Hampton Roads Innovative Collaborative
- a volunteer for REACH Hampton Roads when the need arises
- volunteer with various startups in the region to support and mentor regional entrepreneurs
- develop and donate Alexa skills and contribute to Code for America and the regional Code for Hampton Roads
Past Community Service
These are still great groups I love and support but on a less frequent basis.
- Volunteer coordinator for RevolutionConf 2019 – A premier East Coast technology multi-day developers conference
- Organizer for Polar Plunge Virginia II thru X – an event that sold out 5 hotels yearly
- President of Virginia Adventure Club
- Dogs on Deployment
- Virginia Beach SPCA
- President Point O’View PTA (and most other roles)
- Board/Council member with the Virginia Beach Council of PTA’s
- Board/Council member with the Tidewater District of PTA’s
- Softball Team mom 🙂
I was awarded a VA PTA Life Membership and received Volunteer of the Year recognitions from several of these organizations.