Professional Memberships
Member, Virginia State Bar
Member, District of Columbia Bar (2006 – Present)
Member, Hanover County Bar Association
Former Member, American Bar Association
Education
University of Richmond, The T.C. Williams School of Law, Richmond, Virginia, Juris Doctor; Christian Legal Society; Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity; Who’s Who Among American Law Students
Hampden-Sydney College, Hampden-Sydney, Virginia, Bachelor of Arts, English
St. Christopher’s School
Fellow, Sorensen Institute for Political Leadership, University of Virginia
Trustee, Leadership Metro Richmond
Honors and Awards
Virginia Chamber of Commerce “A” Grade for supporting business
Top Forty under Forty, Richmond’s Style Magazine
Richmond Healthcare Leader 40 and under, in the premier edition of Our Health Virginia’s magazine
Sorensen’s Expression of Ideals Award; “Most Likely to be Governor from the Class of 2004 Sorensen Institute”
Legislative Rookie of the Year, Virginia State Police & Virginia Sheriff’s Associations
Virginia Housing Coalition Legislator of the Year
Virginia Retail Merchants Association Legislator of the Year
Virginia Assisted Living Association Legislator of the Year
Virginia Council for Private Education Legislator of the Year
Virginia Optometric Association Legislator of the Year
Fort A.P. Hill Commander’s Award for Excellence
Community Involvement
Board Member, Virginia Foundation for the Humanities
Board Member, Library of Virginia Foundation
Executive Secretary, The Heritage and History of Hanover County, Inc.
Vice President, Hanover County Historical Society
Advisory Board Member, Hampden Sydney College Wilson Center for Leadership in the Public Interest
Member, St. James’s Episcopal Church, Richmond, VA; Former Lay Eucharistic Minister
Member, Ruritan Club, Hanover, Virginia, 2003- Present
Member, Sons of the American Revolution, Richmond Chapter, Virginia Society
Member, Sons of the Revolution, Virginia
Member, General Society of Colonial Wars, Virginia
Member, Washington and Henry Fraternal Lodge and the Scottish Rite
Former Board Member
Former Board Member, Virginia Foundation for the Humanities
Former Board Member, Library of Virginia Foundation
Former Executive Secretary, The Heritage and History of Hanover County, Inc.
Former Vice President, Hanover County Historical Society
Former Advisory Board Member, Hampden Sydney College Wilson Center for Leadership in the Public Interest
Former Board Member, Richmond Metropolitan Habitat for Humanity
Former Chairman, Sorensen Institute Richmond Regional Board
Former Board Member, Board Member, LEAD Virginia
Former Member, Germanna Community College Caroline Campus – Ad Hoc Committee
Former Board Member, Hanover Safe Place (Domestic Violence Awareness non-profit)
Former Vice Chairman, Virginia Council on Human Rights, Gubernatorial Appointment
Former Vice Chairman, Hanover Association of Businesses / Chamber of Commerce
Former Advisory Board Member, Tad DuPriest Foundation for the Association for the Support of Children with Cancer
Former Committee Member, Preservation Services, Preservation Virginia
Former Board Member, Sorensen Institute Statewide Board
Former Board Member, Bon Secours Memorial Regional Hospital Community Affairs
Legislative Service
Former Standing Committee Member, Health, Welfare & Institutions; Appropriations; General Laws
Former Chairman, Commission on Youth
Former Legislative Member, Joint Commission on Health Care
Former Advisory Council Chair, Virginia Bicentennial of the American War of 1812 Commission
Former Vice Chairman, Virginia Indian Commemorative Commission
Former Gubernatorial Appointee, Prisoner and Juvenile Offender Re-entry Council
Former Advisory Board Member for the Virginia Family Impact Seminars at Virginia Commonwealth University
Former Legislative Member, Virginia Advisory Committee for Career and Technical Education
Former Legislative Member, Mandated Benefits Advisory Commission
Former Legislative Member, Human Services & Public Safety Committee of the Southern Legislative Conference
Former Vice Chairman, Human Services & Welfare Committee of the National Conference of State Legislatures
Former Member, Sunshine Caucus, Conservative Caucus; Rural Caucus; Energy Caucus (Founder); Tourism Caucus (Chair)
Former Legislative Member, Virginia Council on Indians
General Community Service & Memberships
Member, St. James’s Episcopal Church, Richmond, VA; Lay Eucharistic Minister
Member, Ruritan Club, Hanover, Virginia, 2003- Present
Member, Sons of the American Revolution, Richmond Chapter, Virginia Society
Member, Washington and Henry Fraternal Lodge and the Scottish Rite
Member, New Kent, King William, Caroline and Hanover County Chambers of Commerce
Member, Mechanicsville Businessmen’s Association
Member, Preservation Virginia
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