The second quarter of the VJJA membership year closed December 31, 2007 at an all time high….1015 members! In recent years, we have not met the 1000 member mark until late in the fourth quarter, so this is truly remarkable.
The membership numbers by district are as follows:
DISTRICT |
1st QTR. |
2nd QTR. |
BLUE RIDGE |
46 |
90 |
CAPITAL |
283 |
333 |
NORTHERN |
64 |
123 |
SOUTHWEST |
54 |
76 |
TIDEWATER |
253 |
302 |
VALLEY |
36 |
91 |
TOTAL |
736 |
1015 |
Our membership totals include lifetime and founding members. This year three new lifetime members were inducted – Tom Currier of Lynchburg Detention Home, William Harrell of the Suffolk Court Service Unit, and Jim Woolf (who recently retired from his position as Deputy Director of the Virginia Beach Court Service Unit. (The nomination process and criteria for lifetime membership is managed by the VJJA Awards Committee.)
Congratulations to the Blue Ridge, Northern and Valley Districts for doubling their membership!
As a reminder, please send any changes in your employment or updates to your email and/or mailing addresses to me at membership@vjja.org.
(Samantha Higgins is employed by the 25th District Court Service Unit in Lexington. In addition to serving as VJJA's Director of Membership, she also serves as Valley District Chair.)
