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New Milestone Achievements by VMN Volunteers, Winter 2024

silver pin with Virginia Master Naturalist logo and anchor hanging below that reads 250 hours

​​The VMN State Program office recognizes volunteers who complete 250, 500, 1,000, 2,500, 5,000, and 10,000 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 2023.  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.

Thank you to Tiffany Brown, VMN Program Assistant, for compiling these lists!


​250 Service Hour Milestone
Deborah Chotner, Arlington Regional
Nancy Cleeland, Arlington Regional
Teresa McPalmer, Arlington Regional
Brenda Seidman, Arlington Regional
Anna Sherlock, Arlington Regional
Maggie Siddle, Arlington Regional
Lily Whitesell, Arlington Regional
Linda Willen, Arlington Regional
Lisa McKew, Banshee Reeks
Conrad Varblow, Banshee Reeks
Nancy McIntyre, Blue Ridge Foothills and Lakes
Rob Pritchard, Central Blue Ridge
Steve Barber, Central Piedmont
Jenna Veazey, Central Rappahannock
Russ Lescault, Central Virginia
Kellie Piekarsky, Eastern Shore
Rose-Marie Roessler, Eastern Shore
Nancy Townsend, Eastern Shore
Sheree Bracco, Fairfax
Mary Bush, Fairfax
Maryam Dadkhah, Fairfax
Monica Hoffman, Fairfax
Kevin Holland, Fairfax
Katy Johnson, Fairfax
Sevim Kalyoncu, Fairfax
John Kelmelis, Fairfax
Ronalda Meson, Fairfax
Cindy Morrow, Fairfax
Barbara Ryan, Fairfax
JaneEllen Saums, Fairfax
Stephen Tzikas, Fairfax 
Stephanie Wright, Fairfax
Anna Maria Johnson, Headwaters
Lisa Klein, Headwaters
Donna Benson, Historic Rivers
Jennifer Campbell, Historic Rivers
Brad Glasebrook, Historic Rivers
Bill Grass, Historic Rivers
James Leech, Historic Rivers
Joyce Lowry, Historic Rivers
Tracy Melton, Historic Rivers
Martha Moss, Historic Rivers
Carol Parfet, Historic Rivers
Stephen Parfet, Historic Rivers
Marie Robertson, Historic Rivers
Ted Sargent, Historic Rivers
David Stansbury, Historic Rivers
Therese Stansbury, Historic Rivers
Randi Dandrea, Historic Southside
Emily Wallace, James River
Susan Farmer, Merrimac Farm
Randy Freed, Merrimac Farm
Bryan Graham, Merrimac Farm
Bonnie Gray, Merrimac Farm
Elizabeth (Betsy) Dern, Middle Peninsula
Tomoko Hamada, Middle Peninsula
Tara Hart, Middle Peninsula
Kammie Lee, Middle Peninsula
Sharon Walker, Middle Peninsula
David Yeager, Middle Peninsula
Jamie Lau, New River Valley
Elizabeth Young, New River Valley
Patricia Harris, Northern Neck
Eric Hentges, Northern Neck
Terry Jordan, Northern Neck
Robert Bannister, Old Rag
Thomas Gill, Old Rag
Sandra Roberson, Peninsula
Kate Schaller, Peninsula
Joshquinn Andrews, Pocahontas
Catherine Arnold, Pocahontas
Jeanie Grandstaff, Pocahontas
Eric Johnson, Pocahontas
Nancy Carey, Rivanna
Nancy Cohen, Rivanna
Neal Grandy, Rivanna
John Surr, Rivanna
Rod Allen, Riverine
Pixie Hamilton, Riverine
Cathy Howard, Riverine
John Johnston, Riverine
Martha Jones, Riverine
John McKenna, Riverine
Maury Shaw, Riverine
Peggy Siegel, Riverine
Nancy Van Alstine, Riverine
Larry Breech, Roanoke Valley
Christina Gregory, Roanoke Valley
Sue Bailey, Shenandoah
Diana McHenry, Shenandoah
Ursula Sherrill, Shenandoah
Kevin Bezy, Southwestern Piedmont
Valinda Dyer, Southwestern Piedmont
Jayne Whitney, Tidewater

500 Service Hour Milestone
Chris Baroody, Alleghany Highlands
Anne McKnight, Arlington Regional
Alyssa Morel, Arlington Regional
Janet Sasser, Arlington Regional
Mary Hess, Banshee Reeks
Bruce Kimmel, Banshee Reeks
Carol Sottili, Banshee Reeks
Kim Bryant, Central Blue Ridge
Linda Hughes, Central Blue Ridge
Madelyn Chappell, Central Rappahannock
Jeanne Hartzell, Central Rappahannock
Robert Wilkinson, Central Rappahannock
Sue Coleman, Central Virginia
Tim Coleman, Central Virginia
Geraldine Baldwin, Eastern Shore
Ann Quigley, Eastern Shore
Beth Bosecker, Fairfax
Josefina Doumbia, Fairfax
Elaine Sevy, Fairfax
Elizabeth Cooperstein, High Knob
Barbara Creel, Historic Rivers
Mona Overturf, Historic Rivers
Julia Thomas, Historic Rivers
Claire White, Historic Rivers
Karen Wilson, Historic Rivers
Mark Archibald, Holston Rivers
Amanda Baxter, Holston Rivers
Michael Dow, Merrimac Farm
Melinda Landry, Merrimac Farm
Jenny Meyer, Merrimac Farm
Deb Bartok-Newton, Middle Peninsula
Carolyn Evans, Middle Peninsula
Carol Hopper Brill, Middle Peninsula
Robin Mathews, Middle Peninsula
Debbie Rollins, Middle Peninsula
Colleen Sweet, Middle Peninsula
Mara Grossman, New River Valley
Carol Kauffman, New River Valley
Andy Bailey, Northern Neck
Buz Cox, Northern Neck
Carolyn Strand, Old Rag
Jere Willis, Old Rag
Leigh Fenigsohn, Peninsula
June Hartzler, Peninsula
Sarah Bingham, Rivanna
Julie Farrell, Rivanna
Jennifer Gaden, Rivanna
Ralph Henry, Rivanna
JoAnna Hick man, Rivanna
Stephen Knox, Riverine
Becky Kyle, Riverine
Eileen Tangley, Riverine
Ken Tuley, Riverine
Jeff Hoeppner, Roanoke Valley
Karl Dydak, Shenandoah
Ellen Jessee, Southwestern Piedmont
Thomas Flatley, Tidewater

1,000 Service Hour Milestone
Jill Baker, Arlington Regional
Carolyn McGavock, Eastern Shore
Beverley Rivera, Fairfax
Fred Siskind, Fairfax
Barbara Tuset, Fairfax
Tom Washburn, Fairfax
Myrel Short, High Knob
Daniel Arbegast, Historic Rivers
Tory Gussman, Historic Rivers
Rose Ryan, Historic Rivers
Cynthia Edwards, Historic Southside
Donna Cottingham, James River
Joan Golden, James River
Charlie Grymes, Merrimac Farm
Mike Grose, Middle Peninsula
Sherry Rollins, Middle Peninsula
Kat Sharp, Middle Peninsula
Barbara Glaser, New River Valley
Gennaro Iannaccone, New River Valley
Alison Sowar, Northern Neck
Dorothy Tepper, Old Rag
Kenneth Carroll, Peninsula
Jim Francis, Peninsula
Kathy Cross, Pocahontas
Jack Rayburn, Pocahontas
Theresa Rayburn, Pocahontas
Beth Kuhn, Rivanna
Virginia Masterson, Rivanna
Jerry Andrews, Riverine
Catherine Farmer, Riverine
Art Ritter, Riverine
Mary Ellen Stohr, Riverine
Carol Sutton-Abaire, Riverine
Jane Taft, Riverine
Clyde Wilson, Southern Piedmont
Gael Chaney, Southwestern Piedmont
Dorothy Haley, Southwestern Piedmont
Eric Tichay, Southwestern Piedmont

2,500 Service Hour Milestone
Brian Hirt, Alleghany Highlands
Joanne Hutton, Arlington Regional
Mary McLean, Arlington Regional
Glenn Tobin, Arlington Regional
Mary Frase, Fairfax
Annie Palermo, Fairfax
Keith Navia, Historic Rivers
John Bunch, Historic Southside
Susan Crockett, Middle Peninsula
Dave Harlan, Middle Peninsula
Judy McCord, New River Valley
Camille Grabb, Northern Neck
Thomas “Tom” McKee, Pocahontas
Gareth Hunt, Rivanna
Belinda Burwell, Shenandoah
Kaycee Lichliter, Shenandoah
Mary Keith Ruffner, Shenandoah
Steven McCurdy, Tidewater
Suzanne Moss, Tidewater

5,000 Service Hour Milestone
These individuals are new members of the VMN Golden Circle.
Brooke Alexander, Arlington Regional
Jennifer Trevino, Historic Rivers
Laura Mae, Tidewater

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