Start Strong Council Members

Ms. Patricia M. Kluge
Chairwoman
Kluge Estate Winery & Vineyard
Charlottesville, VA

The Honorable K. Rob Krupicka
Alexandria City Councilman
Alexandria, VA

Ms. Iris A. Leguizamo
NOVA Child Development Center Knowledge Learning Center
Arlington, VA

The Honorable Mamie E. Locke
Member, Senate of Virginia
Hampton, VA

The Honorable Kenneth R. Plum
Member, House of Delegates
Reston, VA

Dr. Dwight Riddick
Gethsemane Baptist Church
Newport News, VA

Dr. Jeanne Roper
Valley Interfaith Child Care Center
Blacksburg, VA

Mr. Gordon Gentry
Towne Bank, Peninsula
Newport News, Virginia

Mrs. Judith M. Rosen
Fairfax County Office for Children
Clifton, VA

Mr. Walter Rugaber
Former President & Publisher, Roanoke Times
Meadows of Dan, VA

The Honorable Robert Tata
Member, Virginia House of Delegates
Virginia Beach, VA

Mr. Stephen P. Troxell
Head Start Director
Augusta County Public Schools
Staunton, VA

Mrs. Allison P. Weinstein
Weinstein Properties
Glen Allen, VA

Ms. Deborah J. Battle
Pre K Teacher
Easton Preschool Norfolk Public Schools
Virginia Beach, VA

Ms. Katherine Elam Busser
Senior Vice President
Capital One
Richmond, VA

The Honorable John H. Chichester
Member, Senate of Virginia
Fredericksburg, VA

Mrs. Elizabeth M. Cranwell
Co-Founder and Teacher
New Vista Montesssori School
Vinton, VA

Ms. Renee Dino
Supervisor
Early Childhood Program James City Public Schools
Williamsburg, VA

Mr. Robert Henry Dugger, III
Tudor Investment Corporation
Washington, D.C.

The Honorable Philip A. Hamilton
Member, House of Delegates
Newport News, VA

Mr. Michael N. Harreld
PNC Bank
Washington, D.C.

The Honorable Karen H. Hodock
Bland County Board of Supervisors
Bastian, VA

Mrs. Kimberley M. Hundley
Kindergarten Teacher
Stonehouse Elementary School
Williamsburg James City Public Schools
Williamsburg, VA

Dr. Suzanne Clark Johnson, Ph.D.
Director
Voices for Virginia’s Children
Richmond, VA

Dr. Stephen C. Jones
Superintendent
Norfolk Public Schools
Norfolk, VA