2018-19 List
Chairperson
Ms. Jeannie P. Baliles
Former First Lady of Virginia
Founder
Vice Chairperson
Ms.Ruth Hazel Little
Executive Director
Emerging Scholars
Treasurer
Ms. Troilen Gainey Seward
Lobbyist, Former Superintendent
Ms. Beth W. Butner
Former Chesterfield County Teacher
Dr. Cynthia L. Cooper
Retired, Executive Director,
Hampton City Schools
Ms. Patricia M. Donnelly
Former Executive Director
Literacy Council of Northern Virginia
Dr. William A. Hazel, Jr.
Former Secretary of Health & Human Res.
Commonwealth of Virginia
Office of the Governor
Mr. Jeffrey Holland
Executive Director
Chesapeake Bay Bridge & Tunnel Dist.
The Honorable Mark L. Keam
Representative, Virginia’s 35th House District
DelMKeam@house.virginia.gov
Mrs. Marcy Sims
Community Leader
Retired Director of Virginia Beach Public Library
Mr. Randall L. Stamper
Assistant vice chancellor for Career Pathways and Workforce Programs.
Virginia Community College System
Ex-Officio
Dr. Mark Emblidge
Founding Director, Ex-Officio
Virginia Literacy Foundation
