Board of Veterans Services
The Board of Veterans Services is responsible for monitoring the welfare of Virginia’s veterans and setting policies to enhance veteran services across the Commonwealth.
2024 Meeting Schedule:
All meetings are open to the public.
- May 3, 2024, 11: a.m., Virtual (Zoom) – contact Mr. Mario Avent (Mario.Avent@dvs.virginia.gov) for the Zoom link
- June 20, 2024 10:00 a.m., Virginia War Memorial, 621 S. Belvidere St, Richmond
- September 26, 2024 10:00 a.m., Virginia War Memorial, 621 S. Belvidere St, Richmond
- December 13, 2024 10:00 a.m. (NOTE: date subject to change), Virginia War Memorial, 621 S. Belvidere St, Richmond.
For more information, contact:
- Michael Dick, BVS Chairman, 434-987-5216 or shortwall@gmail.com
- Steven Combs, DVS Chief Deputy Commissioner, 804-786-0294 or steven.combs@dvs.virginia.gov
If you are interested in serving on the Board of Veterans Services, please visit the Secretary of the Commonwealth’s website for more information on how to apply: https://www.commonwealth.virginia.gov/va-government/boards-and-commissions/
Please do not send resumes or nominations to DVS.
Members as of 04/15/2024
| Name | City | Position |
|
Michael Dick, Chair |
Earlysville |
Retired Colonel, U. S. Marine Corps |
|
Victor Angry |
Woodbridge |
A is For Angry LLC; Retired Command Sergeant Major, ARNG |
|
David Ashe |
Virginia Beach |
Attorney, Alperin Law. Colonel, USMCR |
|
Delegate Jason Ballard |
Pearisburg |
General Assembly of Virginia; U.S. Army veteran; U.S. Army Reserves |
|
Carl Bedell |
Arlington |
Attorney; U.S. Army veteran |
|
Joe Campa |
Arlington |
11th Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (Retired); CEO, Kent, Campa and Kate Incorporated |
|
Scott Davidson |
Leesburg |
Captain, U.S. Army (Retired), Chief Executive Officer, The GCO Consulting Group |
|
Robert Eisiminger |
Fairfax Station |
Founder Knight Point Systems, U.S. Army Veteran |
|
Delegate Michael Feggans |
Virginia Beach |
General Assembly of Virginia, U.S. Air Force veteran |
|
Mario Flores |
Fairfax |
United States Army Congressional Defense Fellow, U.S. Army veteran |
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Delegate Jackie Glass |
Norfolk |
General Assembly of Virginia, U.S. Navy veteran |
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Vincent L. Griffith |
Alexandria |
President, MRO and International Solutions, Noble; RADM USN Ret |
|
Joyce Henderson |
Alexandria |
Retired Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Army |
|
Carlton Kent |
Woodbridge |
16th Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps (Retired); President, Kent, Campa and Kate Incorporated |
|
John Lesinski |
Winchester |
Executive VP Colliers International, Retired Colonel, U.S. Marine Corps |
|
Senator Mamie Locke |
Hampton |
General Assembly of Virginia |
|
Terence E. McKnight |
Fairfax Station |
VP Government Relations, CAES - Microelectronics Solutions; Rear Admiral, U.S. Navy (Retired) |
|
Matthew Miller |
Arlington |
Chief of Staff to Representative Ben Cline; U.S. Navy Veteran |
|
Senator Bryce E. Reeves |
Spotsylvania |
General Assembly of Virginia, U.S. Army veteran |
|
Delegate Joshua Thomas |
Prince William County |
General Assembly of Virginia, U.S. Marine Corps veteran |
|
Melissa Watts |
Moseley |
Director of Procurement, Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority |
|
Chuck Zingler (ex officio) |
Richmond |
Commissioner, Virginia Department of Veterans Services, U.S. Navy Retired Captain |
|
Brad Williamson (ex officio) |
Yorktown |
Chair, Veterans Service Foundation Board of Trustees |
|
Kevin Hoffman (ex officio) |
Blackstone |
Chair, Joint Leadership Council of Veterans Service Organizations, Virginia National Guard |
|
Rick St. John (ex officio) |
Richmond |
Chair, Virginia War Memorial Foundation Board of Directors |
December 15, 2023 Meeting
- Draft Agenda
- Draft Minutes from September 21, 2023 meeting
- DVS Operations Update (Item VI of Draft Agenda)
- Strategic Plan Workgroup Priorities (Item VII of Draft Agenda)
- Strategic Plan Draft
- Joint Leadership Council Report (Item VIII of Draft Agenda)
- Veterans Service Foundation Report (Item X.a of Draft Agenda)
- Virginia War Memorial Foundation Report (Item X.b of Draft Agenda)
- Draft 2024 BVS Meeting Schedule and Work Plan (Item XI.b of Draft Agenda)
Point of Contact (POC) Reports 2023
- Benefit Services Report
- Behavioral Health & Rehab Svcs Report
- Communications Report
- POC Report - Transition & Employment - 09.21.2023
- POC Report - Housing & Homelessness - 09.21.2023
- Housing/Homelessness presentation - to accompany POC Report 09.21.2023
- POC Report - Justice Involved Veterans and Veteran Treatment Dockets - 09.21.2023
- Justice Involved Veterans and Veteran Treatment Dockets presentation - to accompany POC Report 09.21.2023
- POC Report - Veterans Cemeteries - 09.21.2023
- POC Report - Education - 09.21.2023
BVS Member Handbook and ByLaws
Board of Veterans Services Meeting Minutes
- September 21, 2023 DRAFT Meeting Minutes
- June 22, 2023 Meeting Minutes
- April 27, 2023 Meeting Minutes
- December 16, 2022 Meeting Minutes
- September 22, 2022 Meeting Minutes
- August 25, 2022 Meeting Minutes
- December 16, 2021 Meeting Minutes
- August 25, 2021 Meeting Minutes
- June 29, 2021 Meeting Minutes
- April 16, 2021 Meeting Minutes
- Meeting minutes prior to 2021 are available on request.
Recordings of electronic meetings
An audio or video recording is made when the BVS holds an electronic (virtual) meeting. An audio or video copy of the following electronic meetings is available on request: June 10, September 16, November 13, and December 17, 2020; April 16 and June 29, 2021; and December 16, 2022