Community Advisory Councils
The guiding principle of the Phoenix Project’s university-community partnerships is that the community should set the agenda. To ensure that we abide by this tenet, we are establishing advisory councils comprised of community leaders in each area in which we work to help suggest and prioritize projects for our university partners.
Petersburg Community Advisory Council
We are grateful to the following individuals for serving on our Community Advisory Council for the Petersburg Partnership:
Rosalyn Andrews, Executive Director, Southside Chapter of the American Red Cross
R. Bo Bowden, Jr., BB&T
Victor K. Branch, Bank of America
Gloria Brown, President, Landmark Resources Center
David Canada, City Manager
Deborah Coleman, The Coleman Group, LLC
The Honorable Vanessa Crawford, Sheriff
Wayne Crocker, Director of the Petersburg Public Library
Denise Dahl, Dahl Consulting, Inc.
The Honorable Rosalyn Dance, Virginia House of Delegates
Robert Dawson, City Attorney
Cynthia Raitt Devereaux, President & CEO, Petersburg Chamber of Commerce
Steve Dickinson, Managing Attorney, Petersburg Legal Aid Justice Center
Rev. Robert T. Diggs, Sr., Pastor, Tabernacle Baptist Church
Rev. Dwala Ferrell, Executive Director, Pathways
Kim Garey, Gerdau Ameristeel
Ginger Hawks, Elderhomes
Veronica Jemmott, Local Initiatives Support Corporation
The Honorable Annie Mickens, Mayor
The Honorable Brian A. Moore, City Council
Leonard Muse, City Planner
The Honorable Kenneth Pritchett, City Council
The Honorable Dama E. Rice, City Council
The Honorable Mike Ross, City Council
Wanda Taliaferro, Guidance Counselor, Petersburg Public Schools
Dulaney Ward, City Consultant
The Honorable Horace P. Webb, Vice-Mayor
Kimberley Willis, Director, Petersburg Department of Social Services