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Inaugural Henrico Citizen Advisory Board members named

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The Henrico Citizen has named its inaugural Citizen Advisory Board members – 15 Henricoans who will serve one-year volunteer terms to provide input, ideas and feedback about previous, current and future Citizen coverage.

The Citizen created the board 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 members were selected from nearly 90 applicants. The board includes three members from each of the county’s five magisterial districts. The eight men and seven women reside in 11 different ZIP Codes. Eight are white, five are Black and two are Asian. They range in age from 23 to 74.

Members include a foundation director, a courtroom clerk, a teacher, a police detective, a real estate firm owner, a retired federal employee and a government analyst, among other professions.

The board is expected to meet at least quarterly to provide input to Citizen staff members and engage in discussion about possible topics of coverage. It also may expand to provide assistance 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.

The members of the inaugural Henrico Citizen Advisory Board are listed by magisterial district below.

Brookland District
Nikki Brown is a United States District Court courtroom deputy clerk and the Johnson Elementary School PTA president.

Adrienne Kotula is the Virginia director of the Chesapeake Bay Commission and former Brookland District representative on the Henrico Planning Commission.

Eric Motley is an operator for the Richmond Ambulance Authority and a member of the local Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla and the Fraternal Order of Eagles.

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Fairfield DistrictMarcus Carpenter is a managed care policy and informatics analyst for the Department of Medical Assistance Services, a volunteer for Henrico Court Appointed Special Advocates and Stop Child Abuse Now, a member of Henrico County Neighborhood Watch and a foster parent.

Bob Matson is a Henrico Police detective, former Republican nominee for Henrico Sheriff, trustee of the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 4, member of VFW Post 6364 and member of Youth for Understanding.

James Millner is the executive director of Virginia Pride.

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Three Chopt DistrictWill Egen is a senior policy analyst for the Virginia Commission on Youth.

LaShondra Ervin is a senior compliance manager for Capital One.

Harsh Purohit is a business systems specialist for Dominion Energy.

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Tuckahoe DistrictMelissa McKenney is the office manager for St. John’s United Church of Christ, communications chair of the Henrico County Council of PTAs, a Tuckahoe District representative for the Henrico County Public Schools' Gifted Education Advisory Committee, and a member of the steering committee of Together We Will Henrico.

Patricia Outland is a retired psychologist and a volunteer for Re-establish Richmond and FeedMore, as well as the co-editor of the Sleepy Hollow Civic Association newsletter.

Graham Rashkind is a real estate broker and co-owner of Rashkind Saunders Real Estate, as well as a volunteer for FeedMore and member of the Richmond Association of Realtors.

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Varina DistrictJacklyn Bruce is a Richmond City Public Schools teacher and volunteer for the Henrico County EngAGE program for senior citizens.

Vicki Lightfoot is a minister, retired federal employee, volunteer for Highland Springs Little League and member of the Henrico Ministers Conference.

Terrell Pollard is a diversity and inclusion manager for the U.S. government, chairperson of the Henrico Too Smart 2 Start Coalition board of directors and first vice president of the Henrico County NAACP.

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