New Milestone Achievements by VMN Volunteers – Summer 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 January and June 2026. 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 extending 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 Susan Walton and Karen McCurdy, our newest members of the VMN Golden Circle! They earned this recognition by contributing more than 5,000 hours of service.
Thank you to Tiffany Brown, VMN Program Assistant, for compiling these lists.
250 Hours
Hal Cardwell, Arlington Regional
Liam Carey, Arlington Regional
Mark Colgan, Arlington Regional
Jon Fleuchaus, Arlington Regional
Bill Gillespie, Arlington Regional
Laura Gilmore, Arlington Regional
Traci Miller, Arlington Regional
Thomas Persichetti, Arlington Regional
Jeff Ridenour, Arlington Regional
Toni Robinson, Arlington Regional
Manoma Sirisena, Arlington Regional
Aaron Tremper, Arlington Regional
Amy White, Arlington Regional
Tanya Finch, Banshee Reeks
Luke High, Banshee Reeks
Martha Midolo, Banshee Reeks
Kelly Roach, Banshee Reeks
Anthony Slotwinski, Central Blue Ridge
Mary Bauman, Central Piedmont
Stephanie Cook, Central Piedmont
Jill Hames, Central Piedmont
Karen Poulter, Central Piedmont
Allison Crawford, Central Rappahannock
Christine Henry, Central Rappahannock
Bill Roets, Central Rappahannock
Les Mulligan, Central Virginia
Kathy Augustine, Eastern Shore
Brandon Cook, Eastern Shore
Roberta Kellam, Eastern Shore
Randall Reed, Eastern Shore
Joni White, Eastern Shore
Bev Horton, Fairfax
Noel Kaplan, Fairfax
Steve Maceda, Fairfax
Dan Schulke, Fairfax
Andreas Seiter, Fairfax
Darlene Thom, Fairfax
Lisa Cumming, Historic Rivers
Liz George, Historic Rivers
Katherine Wilkins, Historic Rivers
Melissa Williams, Historic Rivers
Anne K Catron, Historic Southside
Patti Hamilton, Historic Southside
Chris Hardee, Historic Southside
Deborah Merryfield, Historic Southside
Lori Palagyi, Historic Southside
Susan Fleming, Holston Rivers
Robin Small, Holston Rivers
Cindy Edmonds, James River
Susan D Howell, Merrimac Farm
Gary Richter, Merrimac Farm
Marcia Richter, Merrimac Farm
Rebecca Stater, Merrimac Farm
Christa Brolley, Middle Peninsula
Van Button, Middle Peninsula
Christine Corbin, Middle Peninsula
Mary Runnells, Middle Peninsula
Shanna Ryan, Middle Peninsula
Mark Allen, Old Rag
Jim Reid, Old Rag
Mary Schoenemann, Old Rag
Helene Drees, Peninsula
Leslie Ashman, Pocahontas
Sidney Newton, Pocahontas
Timshel Purdum, Pocahontas
Lee Sprague, Pocahontas
Carol Baber, Rivanna
Lucy Hartley, Rivanna
Jennifer Jarrett, Rivanna
John Enright, Rivanna
Marjorie Halverson, Rivanna
Brooke Haworth, Rivanna
Heidi Jack, Rivanna
Mary Larson, Rivanna
Susan Peacock, Rivanna
Susan Shearhouse, Rivanna
Steve Spence, Rivanna
David Sumner, Rivanna
Charles Swatske, Rivanna
Evelyn Waring, Rivanna
Rosalind Ilett, Roanoke Valley
Jan Lanier, Roanoke Valley
Alan McPherson, Roanoke Valley
Alison Nichols, Roanoke Valley
Rhonda Swanson, Roanoke Valley
Cindy Glatkowski, Shenandoah
Neal Straker, Shenandoah
Janice Aulisio, Southern Piedmont
Emily Jones, Southern Piedmont
Beverly Renfro, Southern Piedmont
Anne Rexrode, Southern Piedmont
Scott Wright, Southern Piedmont
Julie Currier, Southwestern Piedmont
Ellen Endicott, Tidewater
500 Hours
Carol Abel, Arlington Regional
Mikki Atsatt, Arlington Regional
Laurie Schoonhoven, Arlington Regional
Alison Sheahan, Arlington Regional
Kerry Bzdyk, Banshee Reeks
Amy Ulland, Banshee Reeks
Sue Beeler, Blue Ridge Foothills and Lakes
Libby Carmines, Central Blue Ridge
Susanne Breckenridge-Helsel, Central Rappahannock
Tracy Stone, Central Rappahannock
Christine Brennian, Central Virginia
Paul Anderson, Eastern Shore
Nancy Biegel, Eastern Shore
Laurel Gould, Eastern Shore
Sylvia Bocskor, Fairfax
Kerry Gilpin, Fairfax
Monica Hoffman, Fairfax
Rob Shapiro, Fairfax
Kristina Watts, Fairfax
Anne Annala, Historic Rivers
Brad Glasebrook, Historic Rivers
Bill Grass, Historic Rivers
Lark Smith, Historic Rivers
Dave Watt, Historic Rivers
Bill Weldon, Historic Rivers
Jamie Holloway, Historic Southside
Jeff Owens, Historic Southside
Russ McDaniel, Holston Rivers
Lyn Kennedy, Merrimac Farm
Bill Corbin, Middle Peninsula
Robert Diaz, Middle Peninsula
Kathy Gierlak, Middle Peninsula
Joetta Petersen, New River Valley
Charles Whittle Jr, New River Valley
Bryna Brennan, Northern Neck
Polly Foote, Northern Neck
Cindy Curtis, Old Rag
Thomas Gill, Old Rag
Judy Lycke, Old Rag
Scott Jenkins, Old Rag
Twila Blume, Peninsula
Justine White, Peninsula
Ron Shelton, Pocahontas
Janelle Catlett, Rivanna
Nancy Cohen, Rivanna
Sherri Fitzgerald, Rivanna
Daria Kiselica, Rivanna
Cathy Howard, Riverine
Kerin James, Riverine
Martha Jones, Riverine
Catharine Lacy, Riverine
Paige Langdon, Riverine
Nancy Neudecker, Riverine
Maury Shaw, Riverine
Sheryl Stephens, Riverine
Denise Alexander, Roanoke Valley
Linda Cory, Roanoke Valley
Cary Gaunt, Shenandoah
Alice Straker, Shenandoah
Sidney Burke, Southern Piedmont
Paul DeLaney, Southern Piedmont
Michele Jones, Southern Piedmont
William Jones, Southern Piedmont
Norma Bozenmayer, Southwestern Piedmont
So Wolen, Southwestern Piedmont
Elena Bersani, Tidewater
Dean Firth, Tidewater
1,000 Hours
Herb Bolton, Arlington Regional
Kate Carey, Arlington Regional
Bruce Kimmel, Banshee Reeks
Posie Magurn, Blue Ridge Foothills and Lakes
Al Lookofsky, Central Piedmont
Susan Vreeland, Eastern Shore
Barbara Heubner, Fairfax
Kat Ochs Dyer, Fairfax
Karen Young, Fairfax
Lincoln Gray, Headwaters
Leisa Clark, Historic Rivers
Barbara Creel, Historic Rivers
Dan Foster, Historic Rivers
William Harper, Historic Rivers
Kathi Mestayer, Historic Rivers
Stanley Barlow, Historic Southside
Claudia Lee, Historic Southside
Rosalind Reilly, James River
Barbara Ermler, Merrimac Farm
Maryanna Fisher, Middle Peninsula
Rosemarie Snowden, New River Valley
Carla Bangs, Northern Neck
Bruce Bowman, Old Rag
Alan Edmunds, Old Rag
Bryan Barmore, Peninsula
Anne Owens, Peninsula
Catherine Buck, Rivanna
Ruth Stornetta, Rivanna
Kim Swartz, Rivanna
Christa Brusen, Shenandoah
Zoe Sollenberger, Shenandoah
2,500 Hours
Susan Sims, Banshee Reeks
Lee Borgman, Blue Ridge Foothills and Lakes
Judy Gallagher, Merrimac Farm
Linda Lowery, Old Rag
David Singletary, Peninsula
Jeff DeHoff, Pocahontas
Becky Kyle, Riverine
Christine Boran, Southwestern Piedmont
5,000 Hours – New Golden Circle Members
Susan Walton, Middle Peninsula
Karen McCurdy, Tidewater