Citizen names 15 new advisory board members

The Henrico Citizen has named the new members of its Citizen Advisory Board – 15 Henricoans who will serve one- or two-year volunteer terms to provide input, ideas and feedback about the Citizen’s coverage and operations.

The Citizen created the advisory board in 2021 as a way to deepen its connections within the county and ensure that open lines of communication exist between communities and groups from all corners of Henrico.

The inaugural board served through December. New board members will serve at least through next January and were selected from several dozen applicants who responded to a call for applications in late 2022. The board includes members from each of the county’s five magisterial districts.

The board will meet monthly to provide input to Citizen staff members, engage in discussion about possible topics of coverage and provide advice and ideas about operations. Board members also will serve as community liaisons, helping to connect their spheres of influence and hyperlocal communities with the Citizen. Their roles also may expand to in other ways yet to be determined.

Each board member brings a unique perspective and background to the board, which generally reflects the diverse composition of Henrico County.

Henrico Citizen Advisory Board members - 2023

Red Bankston is a longtime resident of Highland Springs and community volunteer.

David Botkins is the senior strategic advisor for corporate affairs and communications for Dominion Energy, a member of the CrossOver Ministries’ board of directors and a member of the Henrico GOP executive committee.

Dilshad Charania is a freelance interpreter and interpreter trainer who also serves as a representative for the Ismaili Muslim community of the Richmond region and has been a Henrico citizen since 2000. She recently completed the county’s My Henrico Academy.

Hannah Compiano is a case management coordinator for Virginia Eye Institute and a volunteer advocate for feral cat colonies in Henrico.

Julie Currin is a partner at the Equal Justice Center and member of the Virginia State Bar and American Cancer Society.

Nathan Davis is a Henrico County Public Schools teacher and resident of Henrico County since 2017. He also is a member of Trinity Lutheran Church.

Cheryl Hall is the community manager of Laurel Woods Apartments who assisted with the implementation of the Henrico Police Athletic League program at an Eastern Henrico apartment complex.

Katy Lampman is the executive director of the Tuckahoe Family YMCA and member of the Western Henrico Rotary, Re-Establish Richmond, Refugee Coalition and Thrive Church.

Rebecca Mann is a chief strategy developer for Uniquely Diverse Inc. and a Henrico resident since April 2019. She has experience in workforce, personal and professional development, as well as nonprofit leadership and administration.

Jaquelyn Mitchell is the owner of Avega Agency, a digital and print marketing firm and a Henrico resident since December 2019. She has been involved with the county’s My Henrico Academy program and other local and state organizations and agencies.

Jo Mueller is native of Central Virginia who returned to the region and to Eastern Henrico County upon her retirement from an information technology company in Northern Virginia. She is a member of the League of Women Voters and has been active in her homeowners’ association.

Bill Pike is the director of operations for Trinity United Methodist Church, a retired Henrico elementary school principal and former Henrico School Board member.

Yvette Prior is a professor at ECPI University and a Henrico citizen since 2003. She has served as a youth soccer coach, yoga instructor, and volunteer workshop leader at her church. She also previously served as a substitute teacher for Henrico County Public Schools and co-leads the Richmond Industrial Organizational Psychologists.

Samantha Thompson a senior business advisor for the Federal Reserve Bank and Henrico citizen since 1991. She also has served as a member of the Henrico Division of Police’s Chief’s Advisory Board.

Autumn Zaborowski is retired from Capital One and an occasional substitute teacher in Henrico County Public Schools. She has been a resident of Henrico since 1994 and volunteers with the Henrico Foster Care and Adoption Network, her church and HCPS.