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A native of Northern Ireland, David Weir works as a baker in Reston.

Reston

A native of Tajikistan, Elena Zemmel works at University of Virginia in Charlottesville.

Charlottesville; Native of Tajikistan

Marguerite B. Young has dedicated her life to education, community service, and accessible health care.

Fredericksburg

As a judge in Richmond’s Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court, Angela Edwards Roberts has been a forceful advocate for vulnerable youth and families within the criminal justice system.

Richmond

The first African American to earn a nursing degree from the University of Virginia, Mavis Claytor–Ford focused on geriatric care during her 30-year career at the Salem Veterans Affairs Medical Center.

Salem

Nationally recognized physicist Warren Wesley Buck III helped create Hampton University’s doctoral program in physics and works to attract a diverse student population to the field.

Hampton

Mary A. Marshall advocated public education and equal rights as a member of the General Assembly for more than twenty years.

Arlington

Acclaimed novelist and writer Barbara Kingsolver addresses issues of social justice, the environment, and human rights through her fiction and nonfiction.

Washington County

Throughout her career in public service, Kay Coles James has been an advocate for families, faith, and communities while working in local, state, and federal government.

Richmond

As a result of her experiences in a Japanese internment camp during World War II, Marii Kyogoku Hasegawa devoted her life to promoting human rights, disarmament, and world peace.

Richmond