2021-2022 Human Development & Education Policy Committee
Human Development & Education Policy Statement (adopted Oct. 8)
PROPOSED 2022 Human Development & Education Policy Statement*
*Note: The proposed 2022 policy statements were developed and approved by the six policy committees this summer. These proposed statements will be taken up by the VML membership for discussion and approval during the annual business meeting in Leesburg.
The Human Development & Education Policy Committee last met on July 30, 2021. Materials from that meeting are available here:
- July 30, 2021 meeting agenda
- Jail funding and usage issues (William H. “Bill” Hefty; Hefty Wiley & Gore, Richmond)
- Human Development Issue Updates and Potential Policy Positions (VML staff)
- School Modernization and ARPA Funds (VML staff)
Chair: Terry Short, Council Member, City of Waynesboro
Staff contacts: Janet Areson (jareson@vml.org) and Jessica Ackerman (jackerman@vml.org)
Anita Barnhart, Council Member, Town of Ashland
Leroy Bennett, Vice Mayor, City of Suffolk
Jennifer Bowles, Council Member, City of Martinsville
Steven Brown, Council Member, City of Hampton
Joseph Cobb, Vice Mayor, City of Roanoke
Lori Cockrell, Council Member, Town of Front Royal
Donna Collins, Human Resources Director/Risk Manager, Town of Vinton
Mary Beth Connelly, Vice Mayor, City of Falls Church
Kevin Daly, Council Member, Town of Middleburg
Amy Darby, Council Member, City of Staunton
Suzanne Fox, Council Member, Town of Leesburg
Marcellus Harris, Council Member, City of Newport News
Sabrina McCarty, Vice Mayor, Town of Vinton
Carol Mercer, Council Member, City of Emporia
Stephanie Moon Reynolds, Council Member, City of Roanoke
Cydny Neville, Council Member, Town of Dumfries
Laura Poe, Council Member, City of Colonial Heights
Deanna Reed, Mayor, City of Harrisonburg
Renee Rountree, Council Member, Town of Smithfield
Dale Temple, Council Member, City of Emporia
Richard West, Mayor, City of Chesapeake
BJ Wilson, Finance Director, Town of Front Royal
Gina Wohlford, School Superintendent, City of Norton
