New Milestone Achievements by VMN Volunteers – Summer 2025
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 January and June 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 Elizabeth Train, Kevin Howe, and Marilyn Smith, 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
Diana Gibson, Arlington Regional
Laila Leikvold, Arlington Regional
Cheryl Roesel, Arlington Regional
Susan Tatum, Arlington Regional
Michael Oak, Banshee Reeks
Cynthia Stowers, Banshee Reeks
Sue Beeler, Blue Ridge Foothills & Lakes
Robert Headley, Central Virginia
Nancy Biegel, Eastern Shore
Laurel Gould, Eastern Shore
James McDaniel, Eastern Shore
Bill Nottingham, Eastern Shore
Cheryl Taylor, Eastern Shore
Ramona Bourgeois, Fairfax
Jean Lockhart, Fairfax
Jerry Mason, Fairfax
Chris Rich, Fairfax
Rob Shapiro, Fairfax
Eric Beckhusen, Historic Rivers
Dan Foster, Historic Rivers
Ron Hunt, Historic Rivers
Janie Moyers, Historic Rivers
Kim Owens, Historic Rivers
Gail Peterson, Historic Rivers
Bill Weldon, Historic Rivers
Linda Byrd-Masters, Historic Southside
Scott Detar, Historic Southside
Kenneth Dugan, Historic Southside
David Garner, Historic Southside
Tanya Hardee, Historic Southside
Jamie Holloway, Historic Southside
Lanford Pritchett, Historic Southside
Sandy Chambers, Holston Rivers
Jude Colt, Holston Rivers
Rebecca Currin, Holston Rivers
AnnMarie Mack-Schmidt, Holston Rivers
Bruce Behringer, James River
Grant West, Merrimac Farm
Ed Brown, Middle Peninsula
Ginette Colot, Middle Peninsula
Maryanna Fisher, Middle Peninsula
Grace Hanners, Middle Peninsula
Dave Norman, Middle Peninsula
Joyce Pully, Middle Peninsula
Mary Mainous, New River Valley
Liz Mears, New River Valley
Tim Bradshaw, Northern Neck
Robert Dunstan, Northern Neck
Ellen Hunter, Northern Neck
Joyce Reimherr, Northern Neck
Robert Bessette, Old Rag
Judy Lycke, Old Rag
Nancy Rodriguez, Old Rag
Brendan Toner, Old Rag
Gayle Phillips, Peninsula
Justine White, Peninsula
Beata Whitehead, Peninsula
Dorian Buchanan, Pocahontas
Joy Nowak, Pocahontas
Sabine Scholes, Rivanna
Cal Meadows, Riverine
Cindy Metsker, Riverine
Caroly Phillips, Riverine
Parks Rountrey, Riverine
Sheryl Stephens, Riverine
Bre McGloughlin, Roanoke Valley
Gail Steele, Roanoke Valley
Jodi Davis, Shenandoah
Cary Gaunt, Shenandoah
Kathy Simmons, Shenandoah
Alice Straker, Shenandoah
Rob Williams, Shenandoah
Eleanor Knowlson, Southern Piedmont
Norma Bozenmayer, Southwestern Piedmont
Cindy Dufour,
Patricia Engrissei, Tidewater
Kathy Fernandes, Tidewater
Becky Greenwald, Tidewater
500 Hours
Teresa McPalmer, Arlington Regional
Joyce Miller, Arlington Regional
Nana Chroninger, Banshee Reeks
Betsy Agelasto, Central Blue Ridge
Bethany Brown, Central Rappahannock
Maureen Hamm, Central Rappahannock
Ellen Parlman, Central Rappahannock
Rose-Marie Roessler, Eastern Shore
Martha Brooks, Fairfax
Helen Hollingsworth, Fairfax
Susan Martel, Fairfax
Cyndi Perry, Fairfax
Deidre Pistochini, Fairfax
Scott Schroth, Fairfax
Art Fovargue, Headwaters
Leisa Clark, Historic Rivers
Martha Moss, Historic Rivers
Cheryl Roettger, Historic Rivers
Therese Stansbury, Historic Rivers
John Wass, Historic Southside
Heather Bunch, Holston Rivers
Cathie Skaggs, James River
Ellen Smyth, James River
Joy Green, Merrimac Farm
Louis Harrell, Merrimac Farm
Margaret Greene, Middle Peninsula
Michelle Phillips, Middle Peninsula
Dan Schlangen, Middle Peninsula
Janis Tyndall, Middle Peninsula
Sharon Walker, Middle Peninsula
Heather Bedford, Northern Neck
Terry Jordan, Northern Neck
Debby Tupper, Northern Neck
Karl Brotzman, Old Rag
Lynda Davis, Old Rag
Alan Edmunds, Old Rag
Sue Weis, Old Rag
Christine Blackman, Peninsula
Kathy Huston, Peninsula
Kate Schaller, Peninsula
Sally Young, Peninsula
Karen Leonard, Pocahontas
Vicky Olson, Pocahontas
Catherin Buck, Rivanna
Ruth Stornetta, Rivanna
John Surr, Rivanna
Mary Voorhees, Rivanna
Eileen Barthelmy, Riverine
Lynn Faugot, Riverine
Marthanne Huffines-Keener, Riverine
Lynn Jenkins, Riverine
John McKenna, Riverine
Bill Newman, Riverine
Pattie O’Neill, Riverine
Victoria Deppensmith, Roanoke Valley
Nancy Reid, Roanoke Valley
Dennis Taylor, Roanoke Valley
Christa Brusen, Shenandoah
Elise McCabe, Shenandoah
Becky Giovannetti, Southern Piedmont
Alicia Washburn, Southern Piedmont
Lee Jarrett, Southwestern Piedmont
Sara Howard, Tidewater
Jane Pellegrino, Tidewater
Elaine Simpson, Tidewater
1,000 Hours
Susan Berry, Arlington Regional
Lori Brent, Arlington Regional
Jeff Elder, Arlington Regional
Barbara Raizen, Arlington Regional
Peter Agelasto, Central Blue Ridge
Joella Killian, Central Rappahannock
Ann Quigley, Eastern Shore
David Gorsline, Fairfax
Susan Laume, Fairfax
Bob Root, Fairfax
Lori Scheibe, Fairfax
Donna Benson, Historic Rivers
Rich Decker, Historic Rivers
Carol Ely, Historic Rivers
Tracy Melton, Historic Rivers
Joanne Sheffield, Historic Rivers
Claire White, Historic Rivers
Marcia Pruner, Holston Rivers
Ross Johnson, Middle Peninsula
Colleen Sweet, Middle Peninsula
Henry Thompson, Middle Peninsula
Carol Kauffman, New River Valley
Fred Umberger, New River Valley
David Boehnlein, Peninsula
June Hartzler, Peninsula
Becky Holliday, Peninsula
Jennifer Ambs, Pocahontas
Lesha Berkel, Pocahontas
Roselle Clark, Pocahontas
Neal Grandy, Rivanna
Kathy Richardson, Riverine
Sheryl Smith, Riverine
Susan Elder, Tidewater
2,500 Hours
Stephen Lichiello, Central Virginia
Jeanette Navia, Historic Rivers
Diane Girgente, James River
Mike Grose, Middle Peninsula
Rose Sullivan, Middle Peninsula
Brenda Graff, New River Valley
Paula Boundy, Northern Neck
William Boeh, Peninsula
Susie Engle, Peninsula
Liz Revette, Pocahontas
5,000 Hours – New Golden Circle Members
Liz Train, Fairfax
Kevin Howe, Northern Neck
Marilyn Smith, Rivanna