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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: John Deuel, 757-284-7041, jdeuel2012@gmail.com
KEEP VIRGINIA BEAUTIFUL LAUNCHES NEW PLAN, ELECTS NEW DIRECTORS, NEW LEADERSHIP
RICHMOND, VIRGINIA— Keep Virginia Beautiful, Inc. (September 1, 2009)
Keep Virginia Beautiful (KVB) has launched a new strategic plan and elected 14 Board Members and a new President to support statewide environmental stewardship efforts in Virginia, with emphasis on litter prevention, waste
reduction, recycling, beautification and environmental education.
The newly elected Directors are:
Alisia Rudd, (Incoming Keep Virginia Beautiful President) Altria Client Services
Anna Meyers, Virginia Federation of Garden Clubs
Carol Doss, Keep Southwest Virginia Beautiful
Marilyn Weyer-Elder, Virginia Department of Education
Robert Hundley, Keep Virginia Beautiful, Executive Director
Kimberly Hynes, Central Virginia Waste Management Authority
Julie May, Virginia Council for Litter Prevention and Recycling
Tim Lee, TFC Recycling
Maurice Rowe, III, Keep Virginia Beautiful, Outgoing Keep Virginia Beautiful President
Tom Griffin, Greener Results, Inc.
Lane Guilliams, Virginia Tech College of Natural Resources
Margaret Ballard, Virginia Retail Federation, Retail Alliance
Cathie France, Virginia Natural Gas
Patricia McCullagh, McCandlish Holton, P.C.
The Directors were elected on July 10th in Richmond and began implementation of a strategic framework developed by a multi-agency steering committee. In the coming months, the new Board of Directors will
be reaching out to partners, reorganizing its offices, electing new leadership, preparing its communications and fundraising plans and co-hosting a Statewide Litter Summit in October.
Established in 1953, the new Board has adopted a new mission: To engage and unite Virginians to improve our natural and scenic environment. KVB’s plan is:
• To become the statewide voice
• Provide a framework for improved communication and collaboration
• Cultivate and support sustainable programs, and
• Engage citizens by linking them to volunteer opportunities and information.
“Keep Virginia Beautiful is ready to play a key role in making Virginia cleaner, greener and an even more attractive place to live and explore” said Alisia Rudd, KVB Board Chairman.
Keep Virginia Beautiful meets the fourth Wednesday of every month at 10:30 am. For more information on Keep Virginia Beautiful contact John Deuel at 757-284-7041/jdeuel2012@gmail.com.
