Seven new members have been elected to Volunteer Alexandria’s Board of Directors. They include:

• Lyles Carr, Senior vice president, The McCormick Group, Inc.

• Jennifer Ferrara, vice president, Business Development, BB&T Bank

• Stephanie Landrum, senior vice president, Alexandria Economic Development Partnership

• David Markley, financial advisor, Northwestern Mutual Financial Network

• John Porter, executive director, ACT for Alexandria

• Joseph Shumard, vice president, Sales Lab, Incorporated

• Rodger Stephens, CEO, Prize Performance, LLC

Stephanie Landrum was elected treasurer. Ferrara and Markley also serve as two of the co-chairs of Spring for Alexandria along with Alexandria City Assistant Manager Tom Gates. Shumard is co-chairing the Spring for Alexandria Service Day. Reelected to the board were: John Taylor Chapman, vice president; Allison Cryor DiNardo, president; and Laurie Blackburn, secretary.

Spring for Alexandria, Alexandria's citywide celebration of giving, features Volunteer Alexandria's two signature events on Friday, May 4: the 14th annual Business Philanthropy Summit and the 5th annual Community Service Day that will attract more than 1,000 people involved in giving back to the Alexandria community.