Governing Body
The Governing Body is comprised of 21 members who are responsible for the governance of the Action Alliance and guide its policies. Under Action Alliance by-laws, the Governing Body has representation from all geographic areas of Virginia, at least one-third of representatives are from member sexual and domestic violence agencies, at least one-third of representatives are survivors, and at least one-third of representatives are of historically oppressed communities in Virginia.
Officers:
Laura Beth Weaver
Facilitator
Women's Resource Center of the New River Valley - Radford
Samantha Clarke
Finance Officer
LAWS Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Services - Loudoun
Cortney Fisher
Leadership Development and Governance Officer
Finch Strategies, LLC
Brad Perry
Communications and Development Officer
CarMax - Richmond
Marybeth Adkins
Family Crisis Support Services - Norton
Rosalind Cook
New Directions, Inc. - Staunton
Nikki Duncan-Talley
New Virginia Majority- Hampton Roads
Marva Dunn
Family Violence Sexual Assault Unit - Emporia
Josephine Gonzalez
LAWS Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Services - Loudoun
Dina Hackley-Hunt
SARA - Roanoke
Ted Heck
Virginia Department of Health - Richmond
Beth Leftwich
ABT Associates - Richmond
Chad Lewis
The Haven Shelter & Services - Warsaw
Angel Mefford
Family Crisis Support Services - Norton
Katie Mey
Women's Resource Center of the New River Valley - Radford
Virginia Powell
Community volunteer - Richmond
Kiesha Preston
YELP - Roanoke
Alejandro Prince
Virginia Center for Inclusive Communities- Henrico
Shelley Strain
Eastern Shore Coalition Against Domestic Violence - Onancock
Ellen Yackel
Haven Shelter and Services - Warsaw
Scotney Young
Doorways - Arlington