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Personal Details

Education

  • JD, University of Virginia School of Law, 1994-1997
  • BA, English and Political Science, University of Richmond, 1990-1994

Professional Experience

  • JD, University of Virginia School of Law, 1994-1997
  • BA, English and Political Science, University of Richmond, 1990-1994
  • Assistant General Counsel, Verizon Communications, present, 2002-present
  • Program Director, Oliver Hill/Samuel Tucker Pre-Law Institute, 2001-present
  • Associate, Hunton and Williams, 1997-2002

Political Experience

  • JD, University of Virginia School of Law, 1994-1997
  • BA, English and Political Science, University of Richmond, 1990-1994
  • Assistant General Counsel, Verizon Communications, present, 2002-present
  • Program Director, Oliver Hill/Samuel Tucker Pre-Law Institute, 2001-present
  • Associate, Hunton and Williams, 1997-2002
  • Senator, Commonwealth of Virginia Senate, District 9, 2017-present
  • Candidate, Commonwealth of Virginia Senate, District 9, 2019
  • Delegate, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates, District 71, 2006-2016
  • Minority Caucus Vice Chair of Operations, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates, 2006-2016

Former Committees/Caucuses

Vice Chair, Minority Caucus, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates, 2002-2007, present

Former Member, Commerce and Labor Committee, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates

Minority Caucus First Vice Chair, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates

Former Member, Courts of Justice Committee, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates

Former Member, Education Committee, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates

Former Member, Local Government Committee, Commonwealth of Virginia Senate

Former Member, Subcommittee #2 (Commerce and Labor), Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates

Former Member, Subcommittee on Civil Law, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates

Former Member, Subcommittee on Education Innovation, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates

Former Member, Subcommittee on Elementary and Secondary Education, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates

Former Member, Subcommittee on Ethics, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates

Former Member, Subcommittee on Higher Education, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates

Former Member, Subcommittee on Judicial Appointments, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates

Board Member, Richmond Metropolitan Authority, 2004-2008

Vice Chair, Virginia College Building Authority, 2002-2005

Current Legislative Committees

Member, Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources Committee

Member, Commission on Virginia Indian Commemorative

Member, Finance and Appropriations Committee

Member, Judiciary Committee

Member, Memorial Commission on Doctor Martin Luther King Junior

Member, Privileges and Elections Committee

Member, Subcommittee on Criminal Law

Member, Subcommittee on Health and Human Resources

Member, Subcommittee on K-12 Education

Member, Subcommittee on King in Virginia

Member, Subcommittee on Menhaden

Member, Subcommittee on Resources

Member, Subcommittee on Transportation

Member, Subcommittee Work Group on Emancipation Proclamation and Freedom Monument #1, Virginians on the Monument

Member, Subcommittee Work Group on Emancipation Proclamation and Freedom Monument #2, Fundraising

Member, Task Force to Assist in Identification of the History of Formerly Enslaved African Americans in Virginia

Member, Transportation Committee

Member, Work Group on the History of Lynching in Virginia

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

  • JD, University of Virginia School of Law, 1994-1997
  • BA, English and Political Science, University of Richmond, 1990-1994
  • Assistant General Counsel, Verizon Communications, present, 2002-present
  • Program Director, Oliver Hill/Samuel Tucker Pre-Law Institute, 2001-present
  • Associate, Hunton and Williams, 1997-2002
  • Senator, Commonwealth of Virginia Senate, District 9, 2017-present
  • Candidate, Commonwealth of Virginia Senate, District 9, 2019
  • Delegate, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates, District 71, 2006-2016
  • Minority Caucus Vice Chair of Operations, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates, 2006-2016
  • Member, Central Committee, Democratic Party of Virginia, present
  • Board Member, Chippenham Hospital, present
  • Member, Democratic National Committee, present
  • Member, Fan District Association, present
  • Board Member, Johnston-Willis Hospital, present
  • Member, Junior League of Richmond, present
  • Board Member, Moton Museum, present
  • Member, Richmond City Democratic Committee, present
  • Member, Richmond Crusade for Voters, present
  • Member, Richmond NAACP, present
  • Vice President, State Board of the Sorensen Institute of Political Leadership, present
  • Member, Steering Committee, Democratic Party of Virginia, present
  • Board Member, The Farm Team, present
  • Vice Chair, Virginia Bar Association (VBA) Pro Bono Task Force, present
  • Board Member, Virginia League of Planned Parenthood, present
  • Board Member, Virginia Premier Health Plans, present
  • Member, Virginia State Bar (VSB) Administrative Law Section Council, present
  • Member, Virginia State Bar (VSB) Diversity Conference, present
  • Former Board Member, Alliance for Boys and Girls Clubs
  • Former Board Member, Black History Museum & Cultural Center of Virginia
  • Former Board Member, Boaz & Ruth
  • Member, Children’s Museum of Richmond
  • Member, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, present
  • Member, Fan Women’s Club
  • Former Board Member, Flagler Home at St. Joseph’s Villa
  • Governor Kaine’s Poverty Reduction Task Force and Commission on Sexual Violence, and the Civil Rights Memorial Commission
  • Chair, Governor McAuliffe’s Transition Team
  • Advisory Board Member, Governor McDonnell’s Domestic Violence Prevention and Response
  • Member, Governor Ralph Northam’s Transition Committee
  • Member, League of Women Voters, present
  • Member, Metropolitan Women’s Bar Association
  • Former Board Member, Metro Richmond Boys & Girls Club
  • Member, Oliver Hill/Samuel Tucker Bar Association
  • Former Board Member, Oliver White Hill Foundation
  • Member, Richmond Bar Association
  • Board Member, Richmond Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA)
  • Former Board Member, State Fair of Virginia
  • Member, Virginia Center on Aging Advisory Committee
  • Former Chair, Virginia State Bar (VSB) Corporate Counsel Section
  • Former President, Virginia State Bar (VSB) Young Lawyers Conference
  • Board Member, Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA) of Richmond
  • Member, Association of Democratic Chairs, 2002-2010
  • 1st Vice Chair of Organization, Democratic Party of Virginia, 2007-2010
  • Graduate, Leadership Metro Richmond, 2004
  • President, Metro Richmond Area Young Democrats, 1997-2004
  • Chair, 3rd Congressional District Democratic Committee, Democratic Party of Virginia, 2001-2002
  • President, Virginia Young Democrats, 1994-1997
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