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"I am proud and honored to represent the York County citizens of District 2 as we face the challenges that confront us. I like to use the phrase, 'Let's move forward together' because it is only by elected officials working in concert with the citizenry that we are able to accomplish the goals we set."
Sheila feels that her leadership experience and broad community involvement have given her a depth of understanding that has allowed her to be of greater service to York County citizens during the twenty years she has been a member of the Board of Supervisors and she is deeply honored that the voters have shown their trust in her leadership by electing her for a fifth term.
Sheila's activities have included but are not limited to:
Board of Supervisors
Chairman, two years
Vice Chairman, two years
Local Government Advisory Committee to the Chesapeake Bay Executive Council
Appointed by Governor McDonnell, four years
Executive Board, one year
Chairman, 2014
Hampton Roads Planning District Commission
Chairman, two years - Vice Chairman, one year
Virginia Association of Counties, sixteen years
Transportation Committee, Chairman
NASA Aeronautics Support Team
Langley Civic Leaders Association
CIVIC Leadership Institute graduate
Peninsula Alliance for Economic Development
Hampton Roads Public Transportation Alliance,
Board of Directors, President
Greater Peninsula Workforce Development Consortium
Executive Board
Jamestown 2007 Steering Committee
Community Working Group Chairman
York County Library, Board of Trustees
York County Library Foundation, Board of Directors
Watermen's Museum, Board of Directors
Olde Towne Medical Dental Center, Board of Directors
District Coordinator, AARP Tax Program,six years
Tax preparer, volunteer
Peninsula Alliance for Economic Development Executive Committee
Peninsula Community Foundation,
Secretary, Board of Directors-
Honorary Chairman, Relay for Life, 2012
Virginia Federation of Republican Women,
Executive Board, four years
York County Republican Women, President
Volunteer
. Sheila has a B.A. degree in Biological Sciences from the College of New Rochelle. Her mother, a widow, taught school for 30 years. Both Sheila's father and husband served their country in the U. S. Navy and were graduates of the U.S. Naval Academy. Service is a family tradition. Sheila and her husband, Charlie, a retired Captain, have been blessed with five children and eight grandchildren. They are members of Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Chapel, Langley Air Force Base.
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