Actively employed as Senior VP and Market Lending Executive with the Bank of Southside Virginia. Married with two children, Bud is a resident of Midlothian.

Over 30 years’ experience in non-profit and public sectors to include former Chief Financial Officer for “The Improvement Association”, Sussex Virginia, and former Executive Director of the Rudi Johnson Foundation. Presently serves as the GRASP advisor for Petersburg High School and is a resident of Chesterfield County.

Retired Registered Nurse formerly serving on the board of the Commonwealth of Virginia Board of Nursing & former Associate Director of the Southside Regional Medical Center School of Nursing. Married, resident of South Chesterfield.

Retired School Counselor with the Prince George County Public School System and a resident of Dinwiddie County.

Retired US Army Lieutenant Colonel who began his career as an Army Private and served for 27 years. After commanding an Army Battalion, Dave retired from the Army and subsequently managed large-scale IT projects within IBM for 17 years, retiring in 2017. He currently works for the Virginia Department of Transportation as an IT Project Manager. Dave, and his wife Shelia, have two children and five grandchildren; they reside in Chester, Virginia.

Retired Military; formerly in charge of military
funeral honors and
Survivor Outreach Services
for all branches of the Armed Services.
Married, resident of South Chesterfield.

Mike Coleman’s entire career has been in public service which included 34 years in the Virginia National Guard, then 11 years working for the Commonwealth of Virginia. His experience in the Virginia Guard began as a traditional guardsman, serving one weekend a month and two weeks in the summer. In 1991, he transitioned to full-time employment with the Guard and retired in October 2007 as the Army Chief of Staff at the rank of Colonel. Mike then was asked to apply for a political appointment in the Governor’s cabinet as a Military Relations Liaison. He served in that capacity under 4 Governors, serving both Republican and Democrat administrations, to work with the military communities and installations to ensure Virginia was doing all it could to care for those serving our nation in uniform and their families. He retired in late 2020. Mike received his degree and military commission from VMI. He serves on the Virginia Veterans Services Foundation, the Virginia National Guard Foundation, and as the Finance Chair for Highland United Methodist Church in Colonial Heights. He and his wife, Linda, have lived in Colonial Heights going on 25 years.

October 24, 1962 – April 18, 2020

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