Biographies

Board Member Biographies

Suzanne W. Belmore - Ms. Belmore has a Master’s Degree in Women’s Health Care and has worked as a Registered Nurse in Women’s & Children’s Health Care since 1974. She became a flight attendant in 2000 with U.S. Airways but is on furlough at present. Ms Belmore is currently a Nurse Consultant performing clinical site review for the State of Virginia. She and her husband, Fredericksburg Mayor Thomas J. Tomzak, M.D. are committed to supporting RACCAP in the Fredericksburg area. Ms. Belmore is chair of the Annual Fund Committee and has served on the RACCAP Board since March 1998.

Cindye L. Brown - Ms. Brown has a degree in Social Work. She was employed with RACSB for three years and then was the Assistant Director of Hope House. She has worked for Family Preservation Services for the past ten years and is the Regional Coordinator. Cindye has served on the RACCAP Board since April 2005 and has been the Board Secretary since April 2006.

Cathy Lee Brown – Ms. Brown has been very involved in bicultural/bi-lingual outreach activities working with the United Way of Richmond and now as the House Operations Manager for Ronald McDonald House Charities of Richmond. Ms. Brown also has a weekly radio show on WRIR. She has served on the RACCAP Board since 2007.

Karen E. Clark - Ms. Clark has served on the RACCAP Board since 1989. She was one of the founding board members. She has served several terms each as Treasurer and President as well as Secretary. Karen is employed with the Stafford Department of Social Services as a Social Work Supervisor. Karen is currently serving as Board President.

Robert “Bud” G. Cloughley - Mr. Cloughley is employed by the Spotsylvania Department of Social Services as a Child Protective Services Worker. He is committed to doing all we can to prevent child abuse and neglect in our community. Bud has served on the RACCAP Board since April 2005.

Dorcella M. Grate - Ms. Grate is a corrections officer with the Rappahannock Regional Jail. She has been a volunteer Foster Parent and Respite Parent for two years with the Fredericksburg Department of Social Services. Dorcella is veryexcited about serving on the RACCAP Board as she states that “anything dealing with children I’m for!”. Dorcella has served on the board since April 2005.

Christine Greene – Ms. Greene is a Senior Attorney for the Neighborhood Legal Services Program. She currently concentrates in the area of family and domestic relations law. She also formerly co-founded a Virginia-based mediation service. Christine is experienced in civil litigation, family, immigration and post-conviction law and is currently a Faculty Mentor for the California Southern University Law School of Law. Christine also co-authored the article, African American family life: The dynamics of interactions, relationships, and roles, which is published in New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development 1995:68, 5. Christine earned her undergraduate degree in Psychology from the University of Virginia and her J.D. from the Washington and Lee University School of Law.

Robert “Bob” Haley – Mr. Haley is an attorney for Stafford County. He has been a long-time Fredericksburg resident and has practiced law for 35 years in our area. Bob has been advocating for the safety of our community’s children throughout his career. He has served on the RACCAP Board since 2008.

Karmaria A. Negron - Ms. Negron is employed as a Parent Educator for the Rappahannock Area Community Services Board. She has been a RACCAP volunteer since 2000 serving as a parent support group facilitator and chair of the Direct Service Committee. Karmaria has been on the RACCAP Board since December 2002 and has served as Vice President since March 2004.

Lilian Orth - Lilian is a private contractor who, for the past ten years, has worked with the families of The Family Educator Program through the Spotsylvania Department of Social Services. She is a 10 year CASA volunteer and currently serves as a group facilitator for the Spotsylvania Circle of Parents group. Ms. Orth sees RACCAP as a valuable support network for parents to come together to support themselves in the best interest of their children with parent education and information about parent resources made available for all needs. Lilian has served on the RACCAP Board since March 2002

Gail Perkins – Ms. Perkins is a Forensic Nurse Coordinator at Mary Washington Hospital. She serves on the Children’s Advocacy Center Task Force, Coalition for a Community Without Violence, Hispanic Latino Domestic Violence Council, Sexual Assault Response Team, Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Advisory Council. She has served on the RACCAP Board since 2008.

Donna M. Smith - Ms. Smith is a daycare provider and a foster and adoptive parent. She is involved in many community activities, and a past board member of Anne Hamrick Community House, the VA Alliance of Family Daycare Assn., VAEYC, Fred. Area Family Day Care Assn, NAFCC, and the steering committee of the Boys & Girls Club. Ms. Smith states that she will do anything to help children. Donna is the current chair of the RACCAP Direct Service Committee and has served onthe RACCAP Board since March 2002.

Deborah C. Sullivan - Ms. Sullivan is the CEO/Owner of Creative Dimension Group.. She has volunteered as a Children’s Program Coordinator at the Fredericksburg Circle of Parent’s group. Ms. Sullivan served as the Secretary for two years and is currently the Board Treasurer. Deborah has been on the RACCAP Board since March 2003.

Jenna Villforth Veazey - Ms. Veazey has worked in a publications department of a non-profit and as a “social marketer” for health-related government contracts. She is a member of the Virginia Child Abuse Prevention Committee. She has received the support of the Circle of Parents program through RACCAP first-hand. (Read more about her experience in our documents section.) She received training from the national office of Circle of Parents in Chicago on Parent Leadership. Ms. Veazey envisions RACCAP to be the go to source for all things parenting in the Greater Fredericksburg Area. Jenna has served on the RACCAP Board since April 2006.

Staff Biographies

Donna Guevara - Donna has been involved with RACCAP for many years serving as a Parent’s Anonymous Parent Leader and RACCAP Board Member in the early years of the organization. Ms. Guevara joined the staff in January 2008 as a Site Coordinator. She is working with the children program at the Stafford Head Start, Fredericksburg Hillcrest and Orange Circle of Parents groups.

Amy Franklin - Amy has been with RACCAP since January 2007. She is currently the site coordinator for the Spotsylvania and Stafford groups. She is the facilitator for the children’s program and enjoys working with all of her groups. She states that “I’m excited for RACCAP’s growth this year and look forward to working with you and your family”

Vicky Fuentes Vicky has been with RACCAP since August 2006. Currently she is the site coordinator for Caroline, Fredericksburg-Spanish speaking group, and Spotsylvania Counties. She is also bilingual in Spanish and English. She states that “It would be a pleasure to work with you if you decide to join us.”

Teresa Irvine -Teresa has been with RACCAP since August 2006. She currently serves as the Public Education and Marketing coordinator. She also volunteers as a Circle of Parents group facilitator and enjoys working with parents and familie

Kimberly Koon - Kimberly has been with RACCAP since January 2004. Currently she is the Program Manager and the site coordinator for King George County. She enjoys working with children and learning more about the families who participate with the Circle of Parents support groups. She states “I love visiting the different sites and meeting new familie

Julie Rivnak-McAdam - Julie started as a volunteer facilitator in 1991. She is now the Executive Director. She has seen many exciting changes with this organization as it has grown through the years. She states that “I feel confident that RACCAP will continue to prosper as we meet the ever expanding parenting needs of the families we serve in our community.

Angie Wiegert - Angie has been with RACCAP since August 2006. Currently she is the site coordinator in Fredericksburg (Hillcrest) on Wednesday evenings and the facilitator for the Spanish group on Tuesday evenings. She is also bilingual in English and Spanish.