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

References Available Upon Request