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Membership Roster

  • Dela Alexander, UVA Latino Health Initiative representative. dela.alexander@gmail.com  434-974-6332

  • Jesse Brookins, Director, Albemarle County Office for Equity and Inclusion. jbrookins@albemarle.org  619-392-7080

  • Derek Brown, Co-Director, The Peace Appeal Foundation. derekbrown@peaceappeal.org   857-998-1747

  • Eric Buckenmeyer, Reference Librarian, Jefferson-Madison Regional Library.

  • Diana Cole Connolly, Director of Philanthropy, ReadyKids. dconnolly@readykidscville.org, 434-296-4118

  • John Elwell, Community Engagement Manager, IRC in Virginia

  • Lilly Gates, Charlottesville Office of Human Rights.

  • Margarete Gillette - Reference Specialist, Jefferson-Madison Regional Library.  mgillette@jmrl.org   434-973-7893

  • Jim Hart, Past President, Kiwanis Club of Charlottesville.

  • Rosemary Beard Heflin, Infant Family Specialist, Child Health Partnership. rosemary.heflin@childhealthpartnership.org 434-760-4215 

  • Rebecca Hill, Executive Director, Better Future Foundation. director@betterfuturefound.org  646-221-2147

  • Harriet Kuhr, Retired Executive Director, IRC in Virginia.

  • Russ Linden, Management Consultant.  russlinden1946@gmail.com  434.242-8586

  • Ashley Marshall, Deputy Charlottesville City Manager for Racial Equity, Diversity & Inclusion. marshalla@charlottesville.gov  434-970-3116   

  • Lucy Montalvo, Project Manager, The UVA Equity Center. 814-360-6943 eyb3nh@virginia.edu

  • Carla Mullen, Destination Development Manager, Charlottesville Albemarle Convention & Visitors Center

  • Ellen Osbourne, Executive Director, Literacy Volunteers of Charlottesville/Albemarle. ellen@literacyforall.org

  • Dyllan Nicholls, Community Engagement Coordinator, IRC in Virginia.

  • Heather Pehnec, Volunteer Coordinator & Reference Librarian, Jefferson-Madison Regional Library. hpehnec@jmrl.org  434-979-7151 x 6695 

  • Jeannie Pfautz, Charlottesville Public Schools.

  • Annie Sechrest, Management Specialist, Charlottesville Parks and Recreation.

  • Rebecca Thomas, Communications and Marketing Coordinator, Literacy Volunteers of Charlottesville/Albemarle.

 

WGC Core Team

MDela Alexander, Derek Brown, Diana Cole Connolly, Margarete Gillette, Jim Hart, Rebecca Hill, Harriet Kuhr, Russ Linden, Heather Pehnec

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