The 2011-2012 slate will be presented at the January General Membership Meeting and will be voted on in February.
Melissa Steadman, President-Elect
Melissa Steadman has been a member of the Junior League since 2003 and has
served in numerous Chair positions within both Finance and Membership Council. Most recently she has served on the board as Membership Initiatives, Membership VP, and Ways and Means Chair. In addition to Junior League service she has also been a volunteer for CHKD, the American Red Cross, Alpha Sigma Alpha National Sorority, and the American Cancer Society. She has a Bachelors of Science in Business with minors in Economics and German. Melissa started an at home flower design business called The Pinky Peony to allow her to continue to do something she truly enjoys while being at home with her son Davis and daughter Mary James (best job, hands down!). Before initiating her business, she was in pharmaceutical sales as a regional trainer with Merck Inc. When she is not designing flowers or volunteering, she enjoys time with her husband Brian, their children and their black lab George. She also welcomes any time spent with friends and family.
Ashley Gentry, Administrative Vice President
Maryann McChesney-Shaw, Treasurer
Maryann McChesney-Shaw has been with the JLNVB since 2005 and is currently serving as Treasurer-Elect. Previously, she has served on the Gala, Cookbook, and Signature Issue Committees. Maryann is a Certified Public Accountant, Certified Information Systems Auditor, and Certified Internal Auditor, and has been a Risk Management Consultant with Goodman & Company, LLP for six years. In addition to membership with the JLNVB, Maryann is a member of the Virginia Society of Public Accountants, the Institute of Internal Auditors, the Information Systems and Control Association, and the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners. In her spare time, she enjoys entertaining friends and family and is an avid wine enthusiast who enjoys visiting Virginia wineries in her travels.
Julie H. Stroh, Treasurer-Elect
Julie Stroh has been a member of the JL for over 6 years. She transferred to JLNVB in the fall of 2007 from the Junior League of Washington. She has served on several committees in the JLNVB. Julie is the CFO of Waterside Capital Corporation, a mezzanine fund. She grew up in Virginia Beach and went to ODU for both undergrad and MBA. She also has her CPA. Julie volunteers for another women’s organization called P.E.O., which raises money for women for educational purposes. She has served as an officer in P.E.O. many times including President twice.
Ellie Desselle, Vice President of Fund Development
Elsbeth has served in the JLNVB on several finance committees such as cookbook and Beach Ball. Ellie just started a new job as an IT project manager at Sentara Healthcare. Ellie grew up in Kansas City and went to Drake University in Des Moines,IA where she earned her PharmD and MBA. She is currently anticipating a 2011 graduation from the University of Maryland where she is taking online courses to earn her MHA (Masters in Healthcare Administration). She is also proud to serve as the 2010-2011 Virginia Society of Health-Systems Pharmacists (VSHP) president. She also finds time to spend with her boyfriend, Jason, and their 5 dogs and 3 cats.
Stacy Long, Membership Vice President
Stacy Long has been a member of Junior League since 2004, she is presently serving in the role of Leadership Initiatives Director. She has served as Endowment Chair, Nominating Committee, Placement Advisor and on the Finance Council. Stacy is a Certified Financial Planner(TM) an Accredited Investment Fiduciary(R). She is also founder of NTrust Wealth Management, a successful financial services firm located in Virginia Beach. She has a Bachelors Degree in Business Administration from Old Dominion University and Top 40
under 40 award-winner in 2009 and named as a Top Financial Planner by Consumers’’ Research of American for 2008 and 2009. She is a native to Hampton Roads residing in Chesapeake with her husband Chris and children Michael and Austin. Stacy also serves on the Great Bridge Battlefield and Waterways History Foundation Board and is a member of the Hampton Roads Chamber of Commerce, CBDA, Hampton Roads Estate Planning Council, Hampton Roads Gift Planning Council, EWGA and Southeastern Elementary PTA.
Laura Bangor, Community Vice President
Laura Bangor has been a member of the Junior League of Norfolk-Virginia Beach, Inc. since 2001. During her time with the League, she has served in a number of roles on the Membership, Administrative, and Finance
Councils. Most recently, she served as Membership Vice President. She has a Bachelor of Arts in Historic Preservation from Mary Washington College, a Master of Business Administration from the University of Phoenix, and is a certified mediator. Laura has served in various capacities with a number of community and volunteer organizations. Currently, she works with Dr. Bloom Chewable Jewels and as a stay at home mother. She enjoys reading, cooking, and spending time with her husband, Craig, children, Nash and Ella Page, and two Siberian Huskies, Sable and Reilly.
Nancy Wilkinson, Communications Vice President
Nancy has served in the Junior League of Boca Raton for the past 5 years and on a variety of Councils. Nancy grew up in Portsmouth, Virginia and has just relocated back from Boca Raton where she is a Mortgage Loan Officer with Monarch Mortgage and has developed a special program for all JLNVB members and their friends and family. When Nancy is not volunteering, she enjoys cooking as chronicled in her blog Toasttotidewaterwithnancy.blogspot.com of the JLNVB’s 2 award
winning cookbooks and spending time with her 2 precious Maltese fur children, SweetPea and SnowPea.
Angie Jones, At-Large Director
Angela Jones has been a member of the Junior League of Norfolk-Virginia Beach, Inc. since 2008 serving on the Gala and Healthy Kids Initiative Committees. In 2010-2011 she served as placement advisor, public advocacy chair and parliamentarian on the Board. She has a Bachelors of Science in Psychology from Old Dominion University, Masters of Science in Clinical Psychology from Virginia State University, and Doctorate in Clinical Psychology from the Virginia Consortium Program in Clinical Psychology. Currently, Angela is in private practice. Philanthropy is her passion. Angela is a member of the nominating committee for the Norfolk Chapter of Jack and Jill of America, Inc. and Vice President of the Virginia Chapter of The House of Ogburn, Inc. She lives in Suffolk and enjoys reading, scrapbooking, and spending time with her husband Patrick and son J. Philip.
