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4 Cleaner Tomorrow Than Today
5 Broadband: Connecting the Dots to a Stronger Virginia
7 General Services Director Leaves Mark on Capitol Square
8 Virginia Wounded Warrior Program Rebranded
10 Career and Technical Education:
Essential to the New Virginia Economy
11 Building a Demand Driven Talent Pipeline in Virginia
12 Sorensen Institute’s Emerging Leaders groups propose
policy changes for Virginia
14 Reaching Higher in Virginia
15 There’s no confusion: this is a choice
16 The Photography of Wanda Judd
18 Virginia State Parks volunteers–
Modern programs with historic roots
19 Newest Member of the House of Delegates
20 Joint Statement of The Arc of Northern Virginia and Parents
and Associates of the Northern Virginia Training Center
on the Plan to Close State Training Centers
21 Our Kids
22 Soon to be New Delegates Running without Opposition
23 Sorensen Fall Gala
23 2015 Annual Poorman’s Dinner
24 Pulaski County Farm to School Collaborating
for a Healthier Community
27 Be Our Guest—for This Week in Richmond
28 In Memoriam
Remembering Chris Spanos
30 Association and Business Directory
Fall 2015
Volume 21 Number 4 • Editor–Kristen Bailey-Hardy • Assistant Editor–Hayley Allison • Publisher–David Bailey • Art Director–John Sours • School Distribution–Kristen Bailey-Hardy
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About The Cover:
Richard F. Sliwoski leaves Virginia state government
following a distinguished career in public service
that spans almost four decades. Photo by Dena
Potter, Director of Communications, Department
of General Services.
C O N T E N T S
VIRGINIA CAPITOL CONNECTIONS QUARTERLY MAGAZINE
On The Web
Cleaner
Tomorrow
page 4
kaine
Retirement
page 7
Sliwoski
Broadband
page 5
jones
Veterans
page 8
Jancaitis
Workforce
pages 10 and 11
Long DuVal