Meet Our Executive Board

Sheena Williams
President

Born and raised in RVA,
she is a die-hard for RVA!
Graduated from Model Secondary School
for the Deaf in 2003.

Briana Bates
Vice President

From Virginia
Deaf Muva of 2
J. Sargeant Reynolds 2022-2025
Early Childhood Education AAS

Jennifer Ruiz
Secretary

Jennifer was born and raised in the Bronx, New York. She moved to Philadelphia, PA, when she was 7 years old.

Latrice is a light skinned African American woman with short curly brown hair. Wearing a burgundy color t-shirt, transparent brownish color frame glasses, nose pierced, and dangling wood elephant shaped earrings.

Latrice A. Jones
Alternate Secretary

Born in Roanoke, VA
Graduated VSDB-S in 1988

Hunta Williams
Treasurer

DeafBlind, hails from New York City. He has attended four different deaf schools and graduated from Lexington School for the Deaf.

Meet Our Team

Social Media Committees

MeLani is a black female with blue and brown eyes. Has brown braids with white forelock braids in front. Wearing a tan knitted turtleneck sweater.

MeLani Champ
Social Media Chairperson

Website Designer

Deaf mom of four children.
Two are Deaf (one with Autism)
and two are CODA.

Julia is an African American woman with light pinkish matte lipstick. She has black jumbo braids into a ponytail that are laid on the right side. She is wearing a jean collar shirt with white pearl earrings and a necklace.

Julia Kennedy
Social Media Committee

Attended Kendall
Demonstration
Elementary School
and Maryland School for the
Deaf at a young age.

Diala is a White Arab woman with long brown hair that has some honey brown highlights. She has brown eyes, some brown freckles in the cheek area, and is wearing a gray t-shirt.

Diala Bitar
Social Media Committee

RVA born & raised
Been Deaf since she was 2 years old
Dog mom to her dog named Bubbles

An African American woman with brown frame glasses. Have a black hair, twisted into a ponytail, with one twist on the right. She is wearing a black zip up hoodie and earrings.

Envie Bogan
Social Media Committee

Deaf Black Senior woman
who was born in N. California.

A black man standing doing sign language. He is wearing a black suit with white collar shirt, and has a black watch and diamond earrings. Has black hair and is clean shaven with black beard and mustache. In the background is a monitor or t.v., with two big windows decorated with red and gold curtains.

Klijah Mitchell
Social Media Committee

A dedicated American Sign Language (ASL) interpreter thriving in the dynamic DMV area.

Fundraiser Committees

Mary is a white woman. Has black hair with some white strands, black glasses. Wearing an olive green sleeveless vest. Standing in front of a brick wall that's painted with white and variety color of yellow stripes.

Mary Eisendrath
Fundraiser Committee

Moved to RVA in 2005
and is here to stay.

Envie Bogan
Fundraiser Committee

Deaf Black Senior woman
who was born in
N. California.

Lynet is a Puerto Rican American woman wearing a white sleeveless t-shirt. Her hair is dark brown/black, brushed into a bun.

Lynet Rodriguez
Fundraiser Committee

Born and raised in the
Bronx, New York. She is a
mother of four children, all of
whom are deaf and CODA.

Jennifer Ruiz
Fundraiser Committee

Jennifer was born and raised in the Bronx, New York. She moved to Philadelphia, PA, when she was 7 years old.

A BLACK FEMALE WITH COPPER COLOR HAIR, SMILING. WEARING A GRAY T-SHIRT, SILVER NECKLACE, STUD EARRINGS.

Michelle Long
Fundraiser Committee

Born and raised in Richmond, VA. She attended John Marshall and graduated in 1990.

Lourdes is a White Hispanic woman. She has black wavy chin length hair with some gray strands. Wear glasses, and dangling earrings. She is wearing a black sleeveless shirt.

Lourdes Montoya
Fundraiser Committee

Born in Peru, and moved to Richmond, VA in 2005.
Mother of 2 beautiful girls.

Latrice A. Jones
Fundraiser Committee

Born in Roanoke, VA
Graduated VSDB-S in 1988

Darrell is African American with black hair, clean shaven haircut. Facial mustache and beard. Wearing black t-shirt with gray and black collar jacket.

Darrell Avery
Fundraiser Committee

From Hopewell, Va. Graduated from VA School for the Deaf and Blind in Staunton, Va. Attended Gallaudet University in D.C.

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