Committee on Diversity, Equity & Inclusion   

This group's mission is to elevate the necessity of inclusion in the legal profession and the VBA, with a vision toward a bar reflective of Virginia's entire legal community.

Members

Co-Chair: Faith Alejandro | Sands Anderson | 804-339-0404

Co-Chair: Patice L. Holland | Woods Rogers | 703-867-8365

Latoya Asia | Dominion Energy | 703-615-4821

Victor O. Cardwell | Woods Rogers | 540-761-8181

Juanita F. Ferguson | Bean, Kinney & Korman | 202-669-5541

Hon. Tyneka Flythe | Newport News Circuit Court | 757-748-6307

Hon. Marilynn Goss | Richmond Juvenile & Domestic Relations District Court | 804-938-7622

Michael C. Guanzon | Christian & Barton | 434-429-2366

Rudene M. Haynes | Hunton Andrews Kurth | 804-539-5672

Hon. Helivi Holland | Suffolk General District Court | 757-581-0403

Chidi I. James | Blankingship & Keith | 703-362-8927

Benjamin D. Leigh | Troxell Leigh | 703-489-3303

Karen Michael | Karen Michael Consulting | 804-814-6003

W. Ryan Snow | Crenshaw, Ware & Martin | 757-623-3000

Hon. Jeri Somers | The McCammon Group | 202-779-2842

Neil S. Talegaonkar | Kaufman & Canoles | 804-306-4137

Hon. Lorrie Sinclair Taylor | Loudon County General District Court | 703-472-4165

Autumn R. Visser | Woods Rogers | 805-907-2685

Staff Liaison

Paul Fletcher | The Virginia Bar Association | 804-644-0041 ext. 111

Last updated: 3/2/26