NORTHERN VIRGINIA Chapter Newsletter:
February 2004

Election of Officers
The next meeting of the Northern Virginia Chapter of Mothers Against Drunk Driving will be held at 7:00 pm, Thursday, March 25, 2004, at the chapter office: 5881 Leesburg Pike, Suite 500, Falls Church, VA 22041. The primary purpose of the meeting will be to elect the chapter officers for the Fiscal Year 2004-2005. The nominating committee has proposed a slate of candidates to run for the chapter offices. These nominations are:

John Pinckney, President
John has been an active member of MADD NoVA since he was injured by a drunk driver (repeat offender) in 1994. He has served on the Board of MADD NoVA since 1996. He has held the offices of Vice President and S.O. Representative. He is currently the chapter's Secretary/Treasurer. In addition to his chapter duties, John is the Past-Chairperson of MADD Virginia State.

Steven Hill, Vice President
Steven is seeking his second term as Vice President of the Northern Virginia Chapter. He has been an active member of MADD NoVA, since his four-year-old son was killed by a drunk driver (repeat offender) in 1997. Steven also has served as a victim advocate for MADD NoVA for five years, and chairs our victim advocate committee.

Jessica Wexler, Secretary/Treasurer
Jessica has been an active member of MADD NoVA since 1999. She is presently serving on the Board of MADD NoVA as the Web master and is the person who originally designed the maddnova.org Web site. She has also participated in Victim Impact Panels.

Jeff Levy, State Organization Representative
Jeff has been an active member of MADD NoVA since 1998. He joined MADD after his son was killed in a drunk driving crash while attending college. Jeff is currently the president of Virginia College Parents and is the MADD Virginia State Legislative Liaison.