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 2024. 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 Phil Klingelhofer for becoming our newest member of the VMN Golden Circle and Bill Blair for completing a very impressive 10,000 hours of service! Bill is also an Extension Master Gardener, and he has completed more than 18,000 hours with that program–he is a true Virginia Cooperative Extension volunteer superstar!
250 Hours
Carol Abel, Arlington Regional
Herb Bolton, Arlington Regional
Kelly Geer, Arlington Regional
Monica Hirschberg, Arlington Regional
Elise Milstein, Arlington Regional
Marty Nielsen, Arlington Regional
Marj Signer, Arlington Regional
Diana Vaughan, Arlington Regional
Katherine Wychulis, Arlington Regional
Crissy Bellandi, Banshee Reeks
Kathryn Cain, Banshee Reeks
Debbie Crew, Banshee Reeks
Jennifer Helms, Blue Ridge Foothills and Lakes
Kathy Kelly, Central Blue Ridge
Grace Laughlin, Central Rappahannock
Rikki Lucas, Central Rappahannock
Christine Brennian, Central Virginia
Patricia Skees, Eastern Shore
Margaret Coffey, Fairfax
Bob Macke, Fairfax
Elizabeth Nalle, Fairfax
Toni Oliveira, Fairfax
Barbara Pace, Fairfax
Cyndi Perry, Fairfax
Whitney Redding, Fairfax
Steve Tryon, Fairfax
Lyn Holt, Headwaters
Jay Landis, Headwaters
Aaron Mazuelos, High Knob
Sarah Hodges, Historic Rivers
Marc Moyers, Historic Rivers
Jennifer Maurer, Historic Southside
Terri Adkins, Holston Rivers
Steven Buston, Holston Rivers
Demetrius Venable, James River
Juan Gonzalez, Merrimac Farm
Amy Baker, Middle Peninsula
Bill Corbin, Middle Peninsula
Steve Mathews, Middle Peninsula
Polly Foote, Northern Neck
Lynda Davis, Old Rag
Alan Edmunds, Old Rag
Bob Powers, Old Rag
Angela Stevens, Pocahontas
Sylvia Whaley, Pocahontas
Catherine Buck, Rivanna
Donna Vinal, Rivanna
Carey Burch, Riverine
Sara Happeny, Riverine
Catherine Price, Riverine
Charles Sthreshley, Riverine
Julie Pineiro, Shenandoah
Rosemary Wallinger, Shenandoah
Becky Giovannetti, Southern Piedmont
Alicia Washburn, Southern Piedmont
MaryJane Hall, Tidewater
Jane Pellegrino, Tidewater
500 Hours
Janet Spearman, Alleghany Highlands
Nancy Cleeland, Arlington Regional
Katherine Cox, Arlington Regional
Mary Davey, Arlington Regional
Ruth Lane, Arlington Regional
Amy Spector, Arlington Regional
Lynda Terrill, Arlington Regional
Ronald Baker, Banshee Reeks
Cindy Lambert, Banshee Reeks
Tess McAllister, Banshee Reeks
Keith Reinke, Banshee Reeks
Posie Magurn, Blue Ridge Foothills and Lakes
Nancy McIntyre, Blue Ridge Foothills and Lakes
Bobi Thornhill, Central Blue Ridge
Rob Garris, Central Piedmont
Regina Schwabe, Central Piedmont
Mary Green, Central Rappahannock
Cindy Sexton, Central Rappahannock
David Way, Central Rappahannock
Peter Fisher, Eastern Shore
Suzanne Noseworthy, Eastern Shore
Susan Bartram, Fairfax
Mary Benger, Fairfax
Ted Burke, Fairfax
Sarah Glassco, Fairfax
Barbara Heubner, Fairfax
Candy Quinn, Fairfax
Mike Walker, Fairfax
Nancy Yinger, Fairfax
Elaine Smith, Headwaters
Donna Benson, Historic Rivers
Tracy Melton, Historic Rivers
Suzanne Stern, Historic Rivers
Stephen Anderson, Historic Southside
James Warden, Holston Rivers
Rosalind Reilly, James River
Jennifer Coates, Merrimac Farm
Barbara Ermler, Merrimac Farm
Patricia Anderson, Middle Peninsula
David Yeager, Middle Peninsula
Marty Hill, Northern Neck
Linda Bueno, Old Rag
Bill Bynum, Old Rag
Rex Holmlin, Peninsula
Linda Jenkins, Peninsula
Sandra Kochersperger, Peninsula
Hilary Propst, Peninsula
Marie Smith, Peninsula
Susan Webb, Peninsula
Kevin Divins, Pocahontas
Eric Johnson, Pocahontas
Pamela Kimball, Pocahontas
William Buchholz, Rivanna
Neal Grandy, Rivanna
Lucy Kinsey, Rivanna
Lynda Mosen, Rivanna
Michelle Prysby, Rivanna
Dan Schardein, Riverine
Ellen Holtman, Roanoke Valley
Ed Pendleton, Shenandoah
Regina Flora, Southwestern Piedmont
Karen Wolff, Tidewater
1,000 Hours
Jerry Cowden, Arlington Regional
Dan Huddleston, Arlington Regional
Stephanie Martin, Arlington Regional
Geoffrey Orth, Blue Ridge Foothills and Lakes
Mary Ames, Central Piedmont
Imogene Treble, Central Rappahannock
Paxton Allgyer, High Knob
Deborah Humphries, Historic Rivers
Judy Kinshaw-Ellis, Historic Rivers
Lisa Nickel, Historic Rivers
Edith Bradbury, Middle Peninsula
Christine Conley, Middle Peninsula
Denise Deckert, Middle Peninsula
Luann Johnson, Middle Peninsula
Jan Towne, Middle Peninsula
Anne Wilber, Middle Peninsula
Lucinda Jennings, New River Valley
Lloyd Dodge, Northern Neck
Audrey Vaughn, Northern Neck
Linda Duncan, Old Rag
Mike Wenger, Old Rag
Meera Rao, Peninsula
Pamela Camblin, Pocahontas
Janet Walker, Rivanna
Walt Auburn, Riverine
Sandee Bailey, Riverine
Alli Baird, Riverine
Becky Kyle, Riverine
Brian McGurk, Riverine
Peg Mohar, Riverine
Frank Simms, Roanoke Valley
Sharon Vest, Roanoke Valley
Janet Rigoni, Shenandoah
Randy Bagby, Southern Piedmont
Jessica Driver, Southwestern Piedmont
Allen Carter, Tidewater
Rogard Ross, Tidewater
2,500 Hours
Jennifer Frum, Arlington Regional
Gary Shinners, Arlington Regional
Donna Finnegan, Central Rappahannock
Doug Levin, Holston Rivers
JoAnn Dalley, Rivanna
5,000 Hours
Philip Klingelhofer, Arlington Regional
10,000 Hours
Bill Blair, Middle Peninsula