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      First Book - Hampton Roads

      First Book - Hampton Roads Advisory Board Members

      Chair: Stan Winarski, Kiwanis Club of Mercury 64
      Secretary: Lindsey Gibson, Teacher (2nd grade)
      Treasurer: Gene Jordan, President and CEO, Old Point Trust
      Kenita Bowers, WAVY-TV/WVBT-TV
      Charles S. Gates, Federal Express, Suffolk and President, Suffolk NAACP
      Kelley Hall, Retired Coast Guard
      John DeGruttola, Optima Health
      Denise Lineberry, NASA Langley's Researcher News, Children's Book Author
      Debbie Leger, Stanley Convergent Security Systems
      Deborah Russell, Hampton's Youth, Education, and Family Services Administrator
      Kimberly A. Stephenson. Framing Success Inc.
      Nicole Stuart, Top Guard Security
      Lori Szczepaniak, Community Volunteer

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      Captain Steven Andersen, U.S. Coast Guard
      Samantha Bass, Barnes & Noble Booksellers
      Bradley Murrell, U.S. Coast Guard
      Diane Foster, Norfolk Public Schools - Project Purple Grant
      Sonya Everett, Target Stores
      Dr. Natasha Sriraman, MD
      Lisa Howard, Executive Director, Smart Beginnings, South Hampton Roads
      Jeff Marks, Kaufman & Canoles
      Jana Gordon, WAVY TV 10
      Katie Prescott, Old Dominion University