New Milestone Achievements by VMN Volunteers, Winter 2022

​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 August and December, 2021.  The list is based on information in our Better Impact volunteer management system.   

These volunteers have done extraordinary levels of service! We want to particularly acknowledge the achievements of Margaret Chatham, Gary Driscole, Judy Jones, Steven Bridges, and Alex Newhart, all new members of the VMN Golden Circle based on their contributions of more than 5,000 hours of service each!

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

​250 Hours
Bob Biersack, Alleghany Highlands
Somers Knight, Alleghany Highlands
Anne Doll, Arlington Regional
Cynthia Ferentinos, Arlington Regional
Trisha Gruesen, Arlington Regional
Louise Ott, Arlington Regional
Kathy Reeder, Arlington Regional
Natalie Sutton, Arlington Regional
Rob Garris, Central Piedmont
Tim Kennell, Central Piedmont
Tana Knott, Central Piedmont
Harry Poulter, Central Piedmont
Regina Schwabe, Central Piedmont
Robert Wilkinson, Central Rappahannock
Suzanne Noseworthy, Eastern Shore
Sarah Glassco, Fairfax
David Gorsline, Fairfax
Barbara Saffir, Fairfax
Megan Scott, Fairfax
Mike Walker, Fairfax
Cheryl Shull, Headwaters
Troy Boring, High Knob
Elizabeth Cooperstein, High Knob
Suzanne Stern, Historic Rivers
Nancy White, Historic Southside
Richard Arvin, Merrimac Farm
Elizabeth Black, Merrimac Farm
Denise Deckert, Middle Peninsula
Roger Dick, Middle Peninsula
Debbie Rollins, Middle Peninsula
Anne Wilber, Middle Peninsula
Reinhard Beatty, New River Valley
Gloria Heath, New River Valley
Fred Umberger, New River Valley
Arlene Crabbe-Kilduff, Northern Neck
Alice Stieve, Northern Neck
Tom Dreier, Old Rag
Michael Ann Herbst, Old Rag
Watt Hypes, Old Rag
Linda Lowery, Old Rag
Carolyn Strand, Old Rag
Linda Boone, Peninsula
Nathan Brauner, Peninsula
Kathy Huston, Peninsula
Linda Jenkins, Peninsula
Merra Rao, Peninsula
Kirsten Enzinger, Pocahontas
Ernest Wilson, Pocahontas
Alice Frei, Rivanna
Lucy Kinsey, Rivanna
Mary Klein, Rivanna
Randy Smith, Riverine
Nancy Armstrong, Roanoke Valley
Linda Cory, Roanoke Valley
Phillip Lochbrunner, Roanoke Valley
Sarah Martin, Roanoke Valley
Cindy Newell, Roanoke Valley 
Sally Noble, Roanoke Valley
Tara Poelzing, Roanoke Valley
Juli Bowers, Shenandoah
Ellen Schwalenstocker, Shenandoah
Mary Beth Yarbrough, Shenandoah
Ed Coleman, Southwestern Piedmont
Christy Deatherage, Southwestern Piedmont
Dennis Reeves, Southwestern Piedmont
Elaine Simpson, Tidewater

500 Hours
Aileen Spurgeon, Alleghany Highlands
Jo Allen, Arlington Regional
Jill Barker, Arlington Regional
Catherine Howell, Arlington Regional
Todd Minners, Arlington Regional
Leah Pellegrino, Arlington Regional
Gary Shinners, Arlington Regional
Ron Fandetti, Central Blue Ridge
Celia Boertlein, Fairfax
Ana Ka’ahanui, Fairfax
Cynthia Sears-McGeehin, Fairfax
Beth Walker, High Knob
Joe Beene, Historic Rivers
Mike Woodward, Historic Rivers
Jane Baur-Constant, Historic Southside
Randy Dove, Historic Southside
Darrell Blankenship, Holston Rivers
Carrie Holt, Holston Rivers
Joan Golden, James River
Carol Heiser, James River
Dave Harlan, Middle Peninsula
Kerry Harlan, Middle Peninsula 
Felicity Rask, Middle Peninsula
Kat Sharp, Middle Peninsula
Don Marsille, New River Valley
Bill Opengari, New River Valley
Mark Pierson, New River Valley
Anne Clewell, Northern Neck
Edward Munns, Northern Neck
Audrey Vaughn, Northern Neck
Bruce Bowman, Old Rag
Lynne Leeper, Old Rag
Christy Gardner, Peninsula
Eileen Atkinson, Pocahontas
Daryl Downing, Pocahontas
Jerry Hancock, Pocahontas 
Jeanne Walter, Pocahontas
Jane Erwine, Rivanna
William Hamersky, Rivanna
Beth Shatin, Rivanna
Artie Tekel, Rivanna
Sheryl Smith, Riverine
Rebecca Harriett, Shenandoah
Alice Fitzpatrick, Tidewater
Maria Parker, Tidewater

1,000 Hours
Charles Kahle, Alleghany Highlands
Susan McLaughlin, Alleghany Highlands
Joan Haffey, Arlington Regional
Beth Kiser, Arlington Regional
Melanie La Force, Arlington Regional
David Nichols, Arlington Regional
Brian Meyerriecks, Banshee Reeks
Ty Smith, Central Piedmont
Tim Anderson, Central Rappahannock
Megan Rose-Jensen, Eastern Shore
Kris Lansing, Fairfax
Janet Quinn, Fairfax
Lynn Wehner, Historic Southside
Eric Fagerholm, Merrimac Farm
Carol Kauffman, Middle Peninsula
Jack Kauffman, Middle Peninsula
Chris Sokol, New River Valley
Camille Grabb, Northern Neck
Bonnie Beers, Old Rag
Barry Buschow, Old Rag
Don Hearl, Old Rag
Jane Smith, Old Rag
Anne Graber, Peninsula
Willard Waples, Peninsula
Lori Ando, Pocahontas
Mary Camp, Pocahontas
Alice Warner, Pocahontas
Gareth Hunt, Rivanna
Leigh Surdukowski, Rivanna
Tex Weaver, Rivanna
Bob Garst, Roanoke Valley
Paul Guay, Shenandoah

2,500 Hours
Philip Klingelhofer, Arlington Regional
Laura Anderko, Fairfax
Connie Reitz, Historic Rivers
Kelly Krechmer, Merrimac Farm
Doug Dwoyer, Middle Peninsula
Dale Baker, Pocahontas
Alfred Goossens, Rivanna
Tana Herndon, Rivanna

5,000 Hours
Margaret Chatham, Arlington Regional
Gary Driscole, Historic Rivers
Judy Jones, Historic Rivers
Steven Bridges, New River Valley
Alex Newhart, Shenandoah

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