First Book - Hampton Roads Advisory Board Members
Co-Chair: Greta Harrison, Hampton City Schools Faith Based Partnership
Co-Chair: Stan Winarski, Kiwanis Club of Mercury 64
Secretary: Lindsey Gibson, Teacher (2nd grade)
Treasurer: Gene Jordan, President and CEO, Old Point Trust
Samantha Bass, Community Relations Manager, Barnes & Noble Booksellers
Diane Foster, Early Literacy/Career Development Specialist with The STOP Organization, Head Start Program
Toni Cacace-Beshears, CEO, Places and Programs for Children, Inc.
Charles S. Gates, Federal Express, Suffolk and President, Suffolk NAACP
Gerard Golden, BB&T
John DeGruttola, Optima
Denise Lineberry, Editor, Researcher News at NASA Langley, Children's Book Author
Lisa Howard, Executive Director, Smart Beginnings, South Hampton Roads
Jeff Marks, Partner, Kaufman & Canoles, P.C.
Marsha Knox, Children’s Services Manager, Hampton Public Libraries
Debbie Leger, Stanley Convergent Security Systems
Deborah Russell, Prevention Programs Administrator, Healthy Families Partnership
Dr. Natasha Sriraman, MD,
Sukey Stephens, Northrop Grumman, Suffolk
Mara Yoko, Hampton Schools Social Worker
Liaisons
Captain Pat Trapp, U. S. Coast Guard
Captain Steven Andersen, U.S. Coast Guard
Petty Officer Brian Tarkenton, U.S. Coast Guard
Sonya Everett, Target Stores
Jeff Marks, Kaufman & Canoles
Jana Gordon, WAVY TV 10
Chuck Penn, Dominion Power