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Board of Veteran Services

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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.

2025 Meeting Schedule

All meetings are open to the public.

March 20, 2025, 9 a.m. - Location: Virginia War Memorial (in-person meeting with Zoom option. Contact Dara Hechter for Zoom link)
June 5, 2025, 10 a.m. - Location: Virginia War Memorial (Contact Dara Hechter for Zoom link)
September 11, 2025, 10 a.m. (in conjunction with Commonwealth's Patriot Day Ceremony). Location: Virginia War Memorial, Richmond
November 10, 2025, 10 a.m. - Location: Virginia War Memorial, Richmond (Contact Dara Hechter for Zoom link)
November 14, 2025, 10 a.m. - VMSDEP Working Group Meeting, Location: American Legion, 1608 K St NW, Washington, D.C. 20006 (Contact Dara Hechter for virtual link)
November 20, 2025, 9 a.m. - VMSDEP Working Group Meeting, Location: 17932 Fraley Blvd, Suite 304, Dumfries, VA 22026 (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 as of 11/6/2025

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
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
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
Terence E. McKnight	Fairfax Station	VP Government Relations, CAES - Microelectronics Solutions; Rear Admiral, U.S. Navy (Retired)
Kayla Owen	Stafford	Military Family Member; Co-Founder, Friends of VMSDEP
Senator Russet Perry	Loudoun	General Assembly of Virginia
Jeri Prophet	Virginia Beach	Chief Executive Officer, IntellecTechs, U.S. Navy Veteran
Delegate Joshua Thomas	Prince William County	General Assembly of Virginia, U.S. Marine Corps Veteran
Wendell Warner	Lorton	Retired Colonel, U.S. Army. Director for Combatant Command Support, Senior Executive Services, Under Secretary Defense
Chuck Zingler (ex officio)	Richmond	Commissioner, Virginia Department of Veterans Services, U.S. Navy Retired Captain
Joel Griffin (ex officio)	Yorktown	Chair, Veterans Service Foundation Board of Trustees
Bill Aramony (ex officio)	Alexandria	Chair, Joint Leadership Council of Veterans Service Organizations
Rick St. John (ex officio)	Richmond	Chair, Virginia War Memorial Foundation Board of Directors