Steering Committee

Southside Community Partners was created with the help of many local nonprofit leaders, experts and involved citizens. We are grateful to each member for their contributions. Steering Committee members are called upon informally for advice and input. Should you wish to become a part of this group, contact us.

Rosalyn Andrews, American Red Cross, Southside Chapter

Ora Bailey, ARLS Board of Trustees

Katie Benghauser, Senior Navigator

Deborah Barfield Williamson, VANNO

Shel Bolyard-Douglas, Prince George County Social Services

Lillie Branch-Kennedy, RIHD Resource Information Help for the Disadvantaged

Sonya Brown, House Of Restoration Community Development Programs

Karen Cameron

Margaret "Peggy" Carlos, Hilliard House

Cindy Clark, Appomattox Regional Governors School

Marie Coone, Creating A New Reality Together

Josie Craighead Bailey, John Randolph Foundation

Chequila Fields, Sussex Cooperative Extension, Family & Consumer Science

Scott Firestine, ARLS

Jess Fowler, Precision Strategies

Sarah Gould, Big Brother Big Sister Services, Inc.

Deborah Hanson, Virginia Supportive Housing

Ginger Hawkes, Elder Homes, Tri-Cities Branch Petersburg

Veronica Jemmott, Virginia LISC

Evelyn Johnson, EMJ Enterprises

Debra Jones, VSU Cooperative Extension

Sharon Juozapavicius, Chesterfield-Colonial Heights Alliance for Social Ministry

Lisa Mabry, Chesterfield Alternatives

Sheena Mackenzie, Central Virginia Health Services

Nichole Martin, Crater Health District

Donna McBride, Sussex Cooperative Extension, Family & Consumer Science

Rebecca Mccaden, Mccaden and Associates

Becky McDonough, HPG Chamber of Commerce

Sherry Minson, Chesterfield Foundation of the Arts at Chester

Brenda Mitchell, Crater Community Hospice

Janette Porter, Amelia Friends of the Library

Jennifer Procise, Swift Creek Mill Theatre

Chana Ramsey, The James House Intervention/Prevention Services

Jan Rowley, ARLS

Holly Rush, Museum Services, Chesterfield Co. Parks & Recreation

KB Saine, Sycamore Rouge

Andrew Schoeneman, Legal Aid Justice Center

Shirley Smith, Bassette's Blessings

Melody Stone, Stone Financial Group

Patrick Vincent, South Centre Corridors

Libby Vinish, Petersburg Department of Social Services

Wayne Walton, United Way of Hopewell-Prince George

Greg Werkheiser, Phoenix Project

Chris Wiegard, ARLS

Diane Willard, Museum of the Confederacy

Kimberley Willis, Petersburg, Social Services

Yvonne Wilson, Life Changing Community Development Corporation (LCCDC)

April Wilson, Richmond Metro Habitat for Humanity

Valerie Wimbush, Prince George Concerned Citizens

Tricia Wolfe, The Shepherd's Center of Chesterfield