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Virginia Elected Officials Leadership Academy

A voluntary certification program open to elected officials in VML-member localities.

VEOLA Information | Enrollment form (PDF)

2009 Graduates

Certified Local Government Official
Robert Altice, Council Member, Town of Vinton

Ronald Coleman, Vice Mayor, Town of Altavista

Trent Crewe, Mayor, Town of Wytheville

Carolyn Fidler, Council Member, Town of Vinton

Bruce Goodson, Supervisor, James City County

Richard Harshberger, Vice Mayor, City of Radford

Connie Hutchinson, Vice Mayor, Town of Herndon

William Martin, Vice Mayor, Town of Ashland

Andrea Oakes, Council Member, City of Staunton

Charles Whitehurst, Council Member, City of Portsmouth
VEOLA Silver Member
Carolyn Dull, Council Member, City of Staunton

Edythe Kelleher, Vice Mayor, Town of Vienna

Tom Starnes, Mayor, City of Radford
VEOLA Gold Member

2008 Graduates

Certified Local Government Official
Annette Anderson, Mayor, Town of Clifton Forge

D. Michael Barber, Council Member, Town of Christiansburg

Carolyn Dull, Council Member, City of Staunton

Joan Foster, Mayor, City of Lynchburg

Steve Huppert, Council Member, Town of Christiansburg

Jane Johnson, Council Member, City of Salem

Angela Lee Leary, Council Member, City of Hampton

Carl Ross, Council Member, City of Petersburg

James Wiley, Council Member, Town of Purcellville
VEOLA Silver Member
Jim Risner, Council Member, Town of Culpeper
VEOLA Gold Member

2007 Graduates

Certified Local Government Official
Ann Cook, Council member, Town of Rocky Mount

George Dowrey, Council member, Town of Broadway

Randall Gravley, Mayor, Town of Hillsville

John Hamlin, Council member, City of Danville

James C. Risner, Council member, Town of Culpeper

W. Eugene Hendrick, Vice Mayor, Town of Marion

Vanessa Justice, Council member, City of Hopewell

Anne Nase, Council member, Town of Farmville

Orba Alderman, Vice Mayor, Town of Hillsville

Edythe Kelleher, Council member, Town of Vienna

Thomas Starnes, Mayor, City of Radford

Kenneth Heath, Council member, Town of Marion

Nancy Dowdy, Vice Mayor, City of Waynesboro

John Wilson, Mayor, Town of Appomattox

Kenneth Johnson, Council member, Town of Windsor

Stephen Agee, Council member, Town of Rocky Mount

David Metz, Vice Mayor, City of Staunton

John C. Bryant, Council member, Town of Windsor

Earl Racer, Council member, Town of Luray

Nancy Squire, Council member, City of Emporia

Edwin Shaffrey, Council member, Town of Bluefield

Roger Seale, Vice Mayor, Town of Rocky Mount

John Knapp, Mayor, City of Lexington

French Moore, Council member, Town of Abingdon

Michael Polychrones, Vice Mayor, Town of Vienna
VEOLA Silver Member

2006 Graduates

Certified Local Government Official
Dale Ashworth, Council Member, Town of Christiansburg
VEOLA Silver Member
Brad Grose,
Mayor, Town of Vinton
VEOLA Gold Member

2005 Graduates

Certified Local Government Official
Advanced Certified Local Government Official
David Helms
Mayor, Town of Marion

Joyce Lewis,
Council Member, Town of Blacksburg
VEOLA Silver Member
Jane Seeman
Mayor, Town of Vienna
VEOLA Gold Member

2004 Graduates

Certified Local Government Official
Advanced Certified Local Government Official
Ann A. Cook
Council Member, Rocky Mount

John C. Hamlin
Mayor, Danville

Kenneth W. Heath
Council Member, Town of Marion

Vanessa C. Justice
Mayor, Hopewell

Anne H. Nase
Council Member, Farmville

M. Jane Seeman
Mayor, Vienna
VEOLA Silver Member
Don Davis
Mayor (former), Vinton
VEOLA Gold Member


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