Virginia Boys State Staff
The Boys State staff is a volunteer team with combined experience totaling more than 200 years. All of the leadership staff are legionnaires. We would like to extend a special THANK YOU to the staff of American Legion for making Boys State one of the best learning experiences in the nation.
Director: Mike Harris
director@vaboysstate.org
540-569-6612
Assistant Director: Ike Kelley
asstdirector@vaboysstate.org
Program Director: David Braun
programs@vaboysstate.org
Treasurer: Larry Greene
treasurer@vaboysstate.org
Registrar: Linden Dixon
registrar@vaboysstate.org
703-878-9118
Chief City Counselor: Jarad Phelps
counselors@vaboysstate.org
Director of Logistics: Tom Saunders
logistics@vaboysstate.org
State Chairman: Thelonious Forbes
757-582-9593
Media Coordinator: Chuck Cunningham
media@vaboysstate.org
Photographer: Andrew Wilds
photographer@vaboysstate.org
College Day Coordinator: Hakim Sutton
collegeday@vaboysstate.org
Master of Ceremonies: Jim Chapman and Bob Sussan
Yearbook Editor: Ray Rhyne
Virginia Boys State Board of Directors
Mike Mitrione, President
Ike Kelley, Vice President
Hakim Sutton, Secretary
Larry Greene, Treasurer
and 21 elected members of the board
2010 Virginia Boys State Board of Directors
2010 © Andrew Wilds Photography
Hall of Fame
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Boys State Objectives
Boys State is a non-partisan program which encompasses the following objectives:
- To develop civic leadership and pride in American Citizenship.
- To arouse a keen interest in the detailed study of our government.
- To develop in the citizens a determination to maintain our form of government, primarily by bringing them to the realization of how great it is to be an American.
- To inculcate a sense of individual obligation to the Community, State and Nation.
