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Tarina's passions are politics, women's issues and reproductive rights. Becoming the executive director of NARAL Pro-Choice Virginia is the culmination of a lifetime goal to merge her passion and her career. Growing up in the coalfields of Virginia, she understands how poverty and disparity in healthcare especially affect women. She is committed to rectifying this inequity through NPCV's work to ensure that the women of Virginia have access to reproductive healthcare, family planning and abortion no matter where they live in the state or their socioeconomic status.
Tarina served as Virginia NOW President from 2004-2006. She also served as Legislative Vice President from 2006-2008. She is a 2006 graduate of UVA's Sorensen Institute for Political Leadership and has also worked as an advocate for animals and the environment. Some of her most proud accomplishments are helping to organize nearly 500 people from Hampton Roads to attend the 2004 March for Women's Lives,as a key organizer for the 2007 Running to Win: A Female Candidate Training, and establishing the Virginia NOW Legislative Task Force.
Tarina has a B.A. in Media Studies and B.A. in Political Science from Radford University and a Master's of Public Administration from Old Dominion University.Currently, she resides in Alexandria with her husband Jason and three cats.
Sean started his involvement with Virginia politics in 2004 when he started registering voters in his hometown of Norfolk. Since then, he has worked on and with different campaigns across the Commonwealth. As the former President of the Virginia Young Democrats, Sean designed and implemented a statewide field program during the 2009 cycle that included extensive work on two of the only legislative seats to flip from red to blue that cycle.
Sean has served in the policy office of several members of the Virginia General Assembly, including Delegate Brian Moran and State Senator George Barker. He has previously served as the PAC Chair for Equality Virginia and is a long serving member on the LGBT Democrats PAC Board. Because of his extensive work in Virginia, he was named by Campaigns and Elections Magazine as one of the most influential Democrats in the Commonwealth.
Sean lives in the West End of Alexandria with his partner Danny and their cat Hillary.
Caroline joined NARAL Pro-Choice Virginia following work at a development consulting firm serving progressive political organizations. She earned a BA in government from Hamilton College in Clinton, New York, where she was a leader in campus activism on political and social justice issues, and has continued her involvement with women's issues and reproductive justice activism ever since.
NARAL Pro-Choice Virginia staff members love to talk–and we're available to speak at your next event–whether it's a conference, meeting, training, or even an informal gathering of pro-choice supporters.
Topics Include:
- The status of reproductive rights in Virginia
- The impact of the 2009 Virginia elections and the importance of the 2011 elections for the future of choice
- Working in the non-profit sector
- Young women's leadership in the progressive and pro-choice movements
- Crisis Pregnancy Centers in Virginia
Contact us at 202-973-3085 or email info@naralva.org for more information.
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