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.
2023 Meeting Schedule:
All meetings are open to the public.
- April 27, 2023 10:00 a.m. Virginia Veterans Cemetery Chapel,10300 Pridesville Road Amelia Court House, VA
- June 22, 2023 10:00 a.m. American Legion Building, 1708 Commonwealth Avenue, Richmond, VA
- September 21, 2023 10:00 a.m. American Legion Building, 1708 Commonwealth Avenue, Richmond, VA
- December 15, 2023 10:00 a.m. American Legion Building, 1708 Commonwealth Avenue, Richmond, VA
For more information, contact:
- Michael Dick, BVS Chairman, 434-987-5216 or shortwall@gmail.com
- Claudia Flores, DVS Director of Policy & Planning , 804-212-8928 or claudia.flores@dvs.virginia.gov
- 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 08/01/2022
| Name | City | Position |
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Michael Dick, Chair |
Earlysville |
Retired Colonel, U. S. Marine Corps |
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Thurraya S. Kent, Vice Chair |
Annandale |
Retired Captain, U.S. Navy |
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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 |
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Carl Bedell |
Arlington |
Attorney; U.S. Army veteran |
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Senator John Bell |
Broadlands |
General Assembly of Virginia, U.S. Air Force veteran |
|
Joe Campa |
Arlington |
11th Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (Retired); CEO, Kent, Campa and Kate Incorporated |
|
Delegate Mike Cherry |
Colonial Heights |
General Assembly of Virginia, U.S. Air Force veteran |
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Mario Flores |
Fairfax |
United States Army Congressional Defense Fellow, U.S. Army veteran |
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Delegate Hyland (Buddy) Fowler |
Ashland |
General Assembly of Virginia |
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Joyce Henderson |
Alexandria |
Retired Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Army |
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Jamie Inman |
Richmond |
Global Logistics Director, Afton Chemical Company |
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Carlton Kent |
Woodbridge |
Woodbridge, 16th Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps (Retired); President, Kent, Campa and Kate Incorporated |
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John Lesinski |
Washington |
Executive VP Colliers International, Retired Colonel, U.S. Marine Corps |
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Senator Mamie Locke |
Hampton |
General Assembly of Virginia |
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Terence E. McKnight |
Fairfax Station |
Retired Rear Admiral, U.S. Navy |
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Delegate Kathleen Murphy |
McLean |
General Assembly of Virginia |
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Kathy Owens |
Virginia Beach |
President, Beach Development Group; Retired Commander U.S. Navy |
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Senator Bryce E. Reeves |
Spotsylvania |
General Assembly of Virginia, U.S. Army veteran |
|
Susan Vervaet Riveland |
Henrico |
Freelance Writer; U.S. Army veteran |
|
Melissa Watts |
Moseley |
Director of Procurement, Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority |
|
Daniel Gade (ex officio) |
Richmond |
Commissioner, Virginia Department of Veterans Services, U.S. Army Retired Lieutenant Colonel |
|
Paul Haughton (ex officio) |
King George |
Chair, Veterans Service Foundation Board of Trustees |
|
Denice Williams (ex officio) |
Suffolk |
Chair, Joint Leadership Council of Veterans Service Organizations, U.S. Marine Corps veteran |
|
Rick St. John (ex officio) |
Richmond |
Vice Chair, Virginia War Memorial Foundation Board |
Point of Contact (POC) Reports 2022
- Benefits
- Behavioral Health and Rehabilitative Services
- Virginia War Memorial
- Cemeteries
- Communications
- Transition and Employment
- Rural Veterans
- Justice Involved Veterans and Veterans Treatment Dockets
- Housing and Homelessness
- Veterans in the Arts
- Women Veterans Program
- Veteran Care Centers
- Education
- Employment
Point of Contact (POC) Reports - 2020/2021
- Benefit Services Report (September 16, 2020 meeting)
- Behavioral Health & Rehab Svcs Report (September 16, 2020 meeting)
- Housing/Homelessness Report (September 16, 2020 meeting)
- Employment Report (September 16, 2020 meeting)
- Employment Presentation (September 16, 2020 meeting)
- Virginia Women Veterans Program Report (September 16, 2020 meeting)
- Women Veterans Program Presentation (September 16, 2020 meeting)
- Veterans Care Centers Report (December 17, 2020 meeting)
- Veterans Care Centers Presentation (December 17, 2020 meeting)
- Transition and Outreach Report (December 17, 2020 meeting)
- Transition and Outreach Presentation (December 17, 2020 meeting)
- Justice Involved Veterans Report (December 17, 2020 meeting)
- Justice Involved Veterans Presentation (December 17, 2020 meeting)
- Veterans Treatment Dockets Report (December 17, 2020 meeting)
- Veterans Treatment Dockets Presentation (December 17, 2020 meeting)
- Rural Veterans Report (December 17, 2020 meeting)
- Strategic Planning Report (December 17, 2020 meeting)
- Strategic Planning Presentation (December 17, 2020 meeting)
- Veterans in the Arts (June 29, 2021 meeting)
BVS Member Handbook and ByLaws
Board of Veterans Services Meeting Minutes
- December 16, 2022 DRAFT 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
- December 17, 2020 Meeting Minutes
- November 13, 2020 Meeting Minutes
- September 16, 2020 Meeting Minutes
- June 10, 2020 Meeting Minutes
- Meeting minutes prior to 2020 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