Board of Veteran Services

2026 Meeting Schedule

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.

2026 Meeting Schedule

All meetings are open to the public.

September 11, 2026, 9 a.m. - 11 a.m. BVS Meeting Location: Virginia War Memorial, 621 S Belvidere Street, Richmond, VA (Contact Dara Hechter for virtual link)
December 7, 2026, 9 a.m. - 11 a.m. BVS Meeting Location: Virginia War Memorial, 621 S Belvidere Street, Richmond, VA (Contact Dara Hechter for virtual link)

For more information, contact:

Matthew Miller
Board of Veteran Services Chair
(703)-638-4114
BVSChair@gmail.com

Dara Hechter
DVS Policy Analyst
(804) 845-0763
dara.hechter@dvs.virginia.gov

Steven Combs
DVS Deputy Commissioner
(804) 786-0294
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.

Please do not send resumes or nominations to DVS.

Members

Members as of 07/02/2026

Name	City	Position
Matthew Miller, Chairman	Arlington	Board of Veteran Services Chair
Delegate Jason Ballard	Pearisburg	General Assembly of Virginia; U.S. Army veteran; U.S. Army Reserves
Senator Jennifer Carroll Foy	Prince William	General Assembly of Virginia
Brandy Disbennett-Albrecht	Rocky Mount	Appellate Attorney, National Veterans Legal Services Program
Senator Tara Durant	Stafford	General Assembly of Virginia
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
Claudia Flores	New Kent	Commander, U.S. Navy (Retired); President, Chimney Trail Foundation
Malcom Frost	McLean	Retired Major General, U.S. Army; President, Malcom Frost and Associates, LLC
Vanessa Gattis	Woodbridge	Colonel, U.S. Army (Retired); President & CEO, Prince William County Community Foundation
Delegate Jackie Glass	Norfolk	General Assembly of Virginia, U.S. Navy veteran
Robert Gray	Pamunkey Indian Reservation	Retired Chief, Pamunkey Indian Reservation
Vincent L. Griffith	Alexandria	President, MRO and International Solutions, Noble; RADM USN Ret
Joyce Henderson, Vice Chair	Alexandria	Retired Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Army
Kevin Hoffman	Blackstone	Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Army
Sonja S. Lemott	Stafford	Retired Senior Executive Service (SES); U.S. Marine Corps Veteran
Donna Lewis	Virginia Beach	Speech Language Pathologist, SECEP
Vonzell Mattocks	Woodbridge	Director, Community and Military Partnerships, Northern Virginia Regional Commission
Senator Russet Perry	Loudoun	General Assembly of Virginia
Jeri Prophet	Virginia Beach	Chief Executive Officer, IntellecTechs, U.S. Navy Veteran
Carrie Ricci	City of Fairfax	Former General Counsel, United States Army
Delegate Joshua Thomas	Prince William County	General Assembly of Virginia, U.S. Marine Corps Veteran
John Maxwell (ex officio)	Richmond	Commissioner, Virginia Department of Veterans Services, U.S. Navy Retired Captain
Mike Coleman (ex officio)	Colonial Heights	Chair, Veterans Service Foundation Board of Trustees
Katherine Martinez (ex officio)	Chesapeake	Chair, Joint Leadership Council of Veterans Service Organizations
Michael Santoro (ex officio)	Richmond	Chair, Virginia War Memorial Foundation Board of Directors