New Milestone Achievements by VMN Volunteers – Winter 2026
The VMN State Program office recognizes volunteers who complete 250, 500, 1,000, 2,500, and 5,000 hours of service. These are cumulative volunteer hours starting when a volunteer joins the program. Many of our chapters recognize additional interim milestones and achievements.
Below, we have listed the volunteers (alphabetically, by chapter) who have achieved these milestones between July and December 2025. The list is based on information in our Better Impact volunteer management system.
These volunteers have done extraordinary levels of service and made important impacts that extend well beyond just the number of hours. Read our recent Laurels posts to get a sense for some of the impacts our volunteers have.
We also want to especially congratulate Doug Dwoyer and Dave Harlan, who are our newest members of the VMN Golden Circle, having contributed more than 5,000 hours of service!
Thank you to Tiffany Brown, VMN Program Assistant, for compiling these lists.
250 Hours
Kent Anderson, Arlington Regional
Robert Bailey, Arlington Regional
Hutch Brown, Arlington Regional
Liam Carey, Arlington Regional
Julia Kane, Arlington Regional
Barbara Kanninen, Arlington Regional
Devin Reese, Arlington Regional
Ajani Simmons, Arlington Regional
Lisa Verdonik, Arlington Regional
Andrea Cubelo-McKay, Banshee Reeks
Heather Dionne, Banshee Reeks
Jenny Erickson, Banshee Reeks
Douglas Hubbard, Banshee Reeks
Michael Kennedy, Banshee Reeks
Mary Hinds, Central Piedmont
Mark Adrian, Central Rappahannock
Daniel Goodale-Peter, Central Rappahannock
David Kanpp, Central Rappahannock
Sarah Dooley, Central Virginia
Edward Augustine, Eastern Shore
Hartmut Doebel, Eastern Shore
Abby Gale, Eastern Shore
Laurie Jones, Eastern Shore
Peter Clark, Fairfax
Lucy Collins, Fairfax
John Eppler, Fairfax
Kim Frey, Fairfax
Betsy Hayward, Fairfax
Bev Horton, Fairfax
Robin Kuprewicz, Fairfax
Carol McDevitt, Fairfax
Meg Oakely, Fairfax
Teena Seigo, Fairfax
Gertrude Sherman,
Donna Stauffer, Fairfax
Mary Stromwall, Fairfax
Richard Volk, Fairfax
Gerald Warren, Fairfax
Jan Wolf, Fairfax
Candace Xanttopoulos, Fairfax
Lesley Newman, Headwaters
Zack Perdue, Headwaters
Anne Annala, Historic Rivers
Karen Creef, Historic Rivers
Jenny Kahn, Historic Rivers
Melissa Schutt, Historic Rivers
Jennifer Smith, Historic Rivers
Janice Harper, Historic Southside
Sandra Holloway, Historic Southside
Polly Kendall, Historic Southside
Lee Borg, Holston Rivers
Michael Faw, Holston Rivers
Marywood Sparks, Holston Rivers
Doug Jergenson, James River
Ethan Green, Merrimac Farm
Shea Megale, Merrimac Farm
Marie Pinto, Merrimac Farm
Christine Corbin, Middle Peninsula
Ginny Miller, Middle Peninsula
Kai Duncan, New River Valley
Akke Hulburt, New River Valley
Maggie Kruesi, New River Valley
Sharon Simon, New River Valley
Janice Woodward, New River Valley
Bill Hoover, Northern Neck
Joann Hoover, Northern Neck
Cindy Curtis, Old Rag
Tina Goldizen, Old Rag
Rebeca Sanchez-Burr, Old Rag
Frances Vaughn, Old Rag
Twila Blume, Peninsula
Larry Hose, Peninsula
Prafulla Patel, Peninsula
Elisa Stevens, Peninsula
Merry Bateman, Pocahontas
Clinton Jones, Pocahontas
Kimberly Sasser, Pocahontas
Deirdre Curran, Rivanna
Judy Cutright, Rivanna
Jack Day, Rivanna
Sherri Fitzgerald, Rivanna
Candace Mason, Rivanna
Bradley Odom, Rivanna
Darren Pace, Rivanna
MaryAnn Petri, Rivanna
Dave Saylor, Rivanna
Steven Sayre, Rivanna
Clay Cade, Riverine
Carolyn Duckworth, Riverine
Dick Hall-Sizemore Riverine
Erica Lyon, Riverine Riverine
Andee Naccarato, Riverine
Chrystie Richards, Riverine
Kris Vreeland, Riverine
Debra Webb, Riverine
Nancy Hill, Roanoke Valley
Dan Blymyer, Shenandoah
Richard Hayden, Shenandoah
Barbara Stewart, Shenandoah
Michele Jones, Southern Piedmont
William Jones, Southern Piedmont
James Sacra, Southern Piedmont
Mary Stephens, Southern Piedmont
Tom Stephens, Southern Piedmont
Whitney Melton, Southwestern Piedmont
Josie Bergstrom, Tidewater
Beth Deir, Tidewater
Sara Eser, Tidewater
Dean Firth, Tidewater
Gayle Owens, Tidewater
Kasha Winston, Tidewater
500 Hours
Cinder Stanton, Alleghany Highlands
Trisha Gruesen, Arlington Regional
Valerie LaTortue-Janis, Arlington Regional
William Pfancuff, Arlington Regional
Maggie Siddle, Arlington Regional
Lisa Stern, Arlington Regional
Linda Willen, Arlington Regional
Katherine Wychulis, Arlington Regional
Jody Brady, Banshee Reeks
Andrew McCoy, Banshee Reeks
Nancy Reaves, Banshee Reeks
Judy Oglethorpe, Central Blue Ridge
Anne Jacobs, Central Piedmont
Evelyn Way, Central Rappahannock
Joette Borzik, Eastern Shore
David Boyd, Eastern Shore
Saron Osborn, Eastern Shore
Brenda Poist, Eastern Shore
Rose-Marie Roessler, Eastern Shore
Avril Garland, Fairfax
Cathy Roth, Fairfax
Steve Tryon, Fairfax
Tina Dove, Headwaters
Cheryl Shull, Headwaters
Aaron Mazuelos, High Knob
Robert Ambrose, Historic Rivers
Dan Foster, Historic Rivers
Joyce Lowry, Historic Rivers
Marc Moyers, Historic Rivers
Gail Peterson, Historic Rivers
David Stansbury, Historic Rivers
Tanya Hardee, Historic Southside
Jennifer Maurer, Historic Southside
Ashley DeCarme, Holston Rivers
Maudie Miller, James River
Elizabeth Black, Merrimac Farm
Maryanna Fisher, Middle Peninsula
Grace Hanners, Middle Peninsula
Tara Hart, Middle Peninsula
Jeannie Miller, Middle Peninsula
Dave Norman, Middle Peninsula
Joette Petersen, New River Valley
Judith Holyfield, Northern Neck
Brian D, Old Rag
Judy Edmunds, Old Rag
George Gardner, Old Rag
Sharon Neal, Peninsula
Maria Nissen, Peninsula
Ella Reilly, Peninsula
James Key, Pocahontas
Virginia McKay, Pocahontas
Joy Nowak, Pocahontas
Katherine Townsend, Pocahontas
Terry Lockhart, Pocahontas
Martha Weiss, Rivanna
Carey Burch, Riverine
Sara Happeny, Riverine
Peggy Siegel, Riverine
Bob Peckman, Roanoke Valley
Sue Bailey, Shenandoah
Carol Dennis, Shenandoah
Leslie Durham, Shenandoah
Lisa Hinson, Shenandoah
Loretta Michaels, Shenandoah
Julie Pineiro, Shenandoah
Kevin Bezy, Southwestern Piedmont
Christy Deatherage, Southwestern Piedmont
Christine Stewart, Southwestern Piedmont
MaryJane Hall, Tidewater
Mike Hoffman, Tidewater
Janet Kerns, Tidewater
Diana McHenry, Tidewater
John Murray, Tidewater
Shirley Whitehurst, Tidewater
1,000 Hours
Jo Allen, Arlington Regional
Cynthia Elkey, Central Blue Ridge
David Sellers, Central Blue Ridge
Betsy Lookofsky, Central Piedmont
Linda Wilson, Central Rappahannock
Rober Suppa, Eastern Shore
Ana Ka’ahanui, Fairfax
Stephanie Wright, Fairfax
Chris Allgyer, High Knob
Jeffrey Honig, Historic Rivers
Mary OBryan, Historic Rivers
Marie Robertson, Historic Rivers
Stella Payne, Historic Southside
Sarah Reilly, James River
Michael Dow, Merrimac Farm
Patricia Anderson, Middle Peninsula
Carolyn Evans, Middle Peninsula
Kathy Madsen, New River Valley
Marcia Murphy, New River Valley
Bill Opengari, New River Valley
Andy Bailey, Northern Neck
Jeffrey Smith, Old Rag
Marc Nichols, Peninsula
Eric Johnson, Pocahontas
John Holden, Rivanna
Water Hussey, Rivanna
Frances Lee-Vandell, Rivanna
Courtney McLaughlin, Rivanna
Janet Paisley, Rivanna
Thomas Foster, Riverine
Kathleen Ogilvy, Riverine
Karen Solana, Riverine
Valinda Dyer, Southwestern Piedmont
Carol Laibstain, Tidewater
Mickie Nance, Tidewater
2,500 Hours
Noreen Hannigan, Arlington Regional
Janet Siddle, Arlington Regional
Ty Smith, Central Piedmont
Celia Boertlein, Fairfax
Jerry Nissley, Fairfax
Babs Giffin, Historic Rivers
Thad Hecht, Historic Rivers
Sherry Rollins, Middle Peninsula
David Yeager, Middle Peninsula
Bill Clark, Old Rag
Deirdre Clark, Old Rag
John Adair, Peninsula
Karen Mulder, Rivanna
Regina Prunty, Roanoke Valley
5,000 Hours – New Golden Circle Members
Doug Dwoyer, Middle Peninsula
Dave Harlan, Middle Peninsula