Jen Kiggans
Congresswoman of Virginia’s Second District
Maralee Gutierrez Cruz
Founder and Executive Director of Comunidad
Dr. Verletta White
Superintendent of Roanoke City Public Schools
Karleen Wolanin
Founder of Virginia Fentanyl and Substance Awareness (VFSA)
Lori Collier Waran
President, Richmond Raceway
Starla Mills
FBI Intelligence Analyst
Trisha Whisenant
Advocate for surviving families of Public Safety Officers
Angela J. Porter
Director of Suicide Prevention and Opioid Addiction Services (SOS) with the Virginia Department of Veterans Services (DVS)
Katie Rose
Miss Virginia 2023
Touch Pen
Owner of Touch Pen Custom Sewing
Elly Cetin
Firefighter and EMT with Hanover Fire-EMS
Aponi Brunson
Assistant Director of Programs at SwimRVA
Cecilia Glembocki
Executive Director of the Virginia Egg Council
Kelly Gee
Secretary of the Commonwealth
Dr. Octavia Reed Wynn
Associate Chief Nursing Officer at Bon Secours Southside Medical Center in Petersburg, VA
Allison Shelton
Rita McClenny
President and CEO of the Virginia Tourism Corporation
Janel Keaton
Dr. Sandy Chung
Founder and Medical Director, Virginia Mental Health Access Program
Kathleen Arnold
Visionary Advisor, The Lampstand
Sara Moncrieff
Puritan Cleaners, Marketing and Community Relations Specialist
Shari Berman
Owner of cater613
Melanie Protti-Lawrence
President of Lawrence Brothers, Inc.
Olivia Bailey
Director of Marketing for Friends of Southwest Virginia
Katherine Knoble
Director of Community and Volunteer Engagement at Capital Caring Health
Janet Kelly
Special Advisor for Children and Families in the Governor’s Administration
Melanie Natoli
Winemaker and Vineyard Manager at Cana Vineyards & Winery of Middleburg
Tara Daudani
Breast Cancer Survivor, Advocate, and Founder of Lend Them a Helping Hand, Inc.
Astrid Gámez
Founder and Executive Director of Family Services Network
Nanci Hardwick
CEO of MELD® Manufacturing and Aeroprobe Corporation
Gabriela Chambers
Fourth Grade Teacher at Gilbert Linkous Elementary School
Evangeline "Angela" Cuyno Boers
Volunteer Firefighter and Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)
Carrie Roth
Commissioner of the Virginia Employment Commission
Rebecca Holmes
Executive Director, Highlands Community Services
Dr. Lisa Coons
Virginia Superintendent of Public Instruction
Maria Reardon
Artist in the Art Experience at Virginia’s Executive Mansion
Julie Bilodeau
CEO of CrossOver Health Care Ministry
Camille Cooper
VP Anti-Human Trafficking & Child Exploitation, Tim Tebow Foundation
Kathryn C. Thornton
Former NASA Astronaut & Teacher
Stephanie Spencer
Founder & Executive Director, Urban Baby Beginnings
Amy Sidwar-Seaver
Farrier and Business Owner
Tamisha Love
Garrison Command Sergeant Major
Tanya Gould
Anti-Human Trafficking Director for the Attorney General of Virginia
Tequisha Stiles
Region 8 English Teacher named Regional Teacher of the Year
Jean Case
Chairman of National Geographic and CEO of the Case Impact Network
Bre Kingsbury
Angie Grant
Shannon Doyle
Bershan Shaw
Motivational speaker, coach and women’s advocate
Cherry Dale
Vice President of Financial Education, Virginia Credit Union
Jill Cichowicz
Creator and Founder, 2 End The Stigma and A Night For Scott
Brenda Solomon
Co-founder, Jill’s House
Christy Huffman Kerr
Teacher and Agriculture Education Advocate
Katherine A. Rowe
President of William & Mary
Dr. Shawnrell Blackwell
Professional Curator and Motivational Speaker
Ayana Johnson
Miss Virginia’s Outstanding Teen
Lynette L. Allston
VMFA Board of Trustees President
Laurie Francis
Executive Assistant to the Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security
Dr. Valerie K. Brown
Executive Pastor of The Mount Global Fellowship of Churches
Bonnie Carroll
TAPS President and Founder
Kelly Till
President and Publisher of the Richmond Times-Dispatch
Delaine Mazich
Dr. Latitia D. McCane
Director of Education for The Apprentice School at Newport News Shipbuilding
Dolores Williams Bumbrey
Visual Artist
Carmen Williams
Departamento de Justicia Juvenil
Margaret Hancock
Executive Director of the Virginia Commission for the Arts
Miriam Miyares
Dona Rodgers
Co-Founder and President of Morgan’s Message
Jillian Balow
Georgia Esposito
Director of The Virginia Executive Mansion
Aimee Rogstad Guidera
Secretary of Education
Caren Merrick
Secretary of Commerce and Trade
Irma Becerra Ph.D.
President of Marymount University
Annie Walker
Deputy Commissioner
Kay Coles James
Margaret “Lyn” McDermid
Secretary of Administration
Winsome Earle-Sears
Lieutenant Governor of Virginia
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