The Virginia Commission for the Arts is guided by 13 Commissioners appointed to five-year terms by the Governor and confirmed by the General Assembly. To ensure statewide representation, at least one Commissioner -- and no more than two -- is appointed from each congressional district.

Commission Board

Name	Location	Expiration of Term
Asa M. Jackson, Chair	Newport News	06/30/2023
Dr. Dena Jennings, Vice Chair	Orange	06/30/2024
Terry Emory Buntrock, Secretary	Williamsburg	06/30/2024
Frazier Millner Armstrong	Richmond	06/30/2026
LaTasha Do'zia	Stephens City	06/30/2026
Robert Goudie	Reston	06/30/2024
Dr. Dena Jennings, Vice Chair	Orange	06/30/2024
Michael Markley	Remington	06/30/2024
Sushmita Mazumdar	Arlington	06/30/2024
Jan P. Monroe	Fredericksburg	06/30/2024
Laurie Naismith	Norfolk	06/30/2023
Barbara Parker	Collinsville	06/30/2021
Amanda Pillion	Abingdon	06/30/2024
David B. Trinkle, M.D.	Roanoke	06/30/2024

Commission Meeting Schedule

• Wednesday, October 6, 2021
  12 – 5pm, Orientation and Committee Meetings
  Thursday, October 7, 2021
  9am – 5pm, Commission Board Meeting
  Suffolk Center for Cultural Arts
  110 W. Finney Avenue
  Suffolk, VA 23434.


• Wednesday, December 8, 2021
  9 – 5pm, Committee Meetings
  Thursday, December 9, 2021
  9am – 5pm Commission Board Meeting
  Location TBD


• Wednesday, February 8, 2022
  9am – 5pm Committee Meetings
  Thursday, February 9, 2022
  9am – 5pm Commission Board Meeting
  Location TBD


• Wednesday, June 15, 2022
  9am – 5pm, Committee Meetings
  Thursday, June 16 2022
  9am – 5pm, Commission Board Meeting
  Richmond
  

Commission Meeting Minutes

• Wednesday, June 16 & 17, 2021
• May 17, 2021
• March 25, 2021
• December 10, 2020
• October 1, 2020
• August 12, 2020
• June 16 & 17, 2020
• April 17, 2020
• December 12, 2019
• October 3, 2019
• June 10 & 11, 2019