Employment Services Organizations Advisory Committee

The ESOAC is an advisory group that is charged with providing the Commissioner of DRS counsel on issues facing DRS, ESOs and consumers. Committee members serve either 3-year term or, if the president of APSE or ACCSES, the length of their organizational term.

*DENOTES CHAIR
** DENOTES Assignment by Position Held - President of VaACCSES, VaAPSE, Goodwill Coalition or Representative of NISH, MHMRSAS or DRS.

June 2009

Woody Van Valkenburgh
Goodwill Coalition **
woody.vanvalkenburgh@fredgoodwill.org (540) 371-3070

Mark Peterson
(DRS)**
Mark.Peterson@drs.virginia.gov
(804) 662-7125

Sharon Harrup
STEPS, Inc.
Sharrup@STEPS-INC.org
(434) 315-5909

Wendy Gradison
Psychiatric Rehab Services
Wgradison@PRSINC.org
(703) 536-9000

Diana Messer
Crossroads CSB
DMesser@Crossroadscsb.org
(434) 392-1403

June 2010

Joann Packert*
VaAPSE**
J_packert904@msn.com
(757)-377-5914

Gail Rheinheimer
MHMRSAS**
gail.rheinheimer@co.dmhmrsas.virginia.gov
(540) 981-0697

Chris Lavach
The Choice Group
Clavach@thechoicegroup.com
(804) 278-9151

Bruce Phipps
Goodwills of the Valleys
bphipps@Goodwill-the-valleys.com
(540) 581-0620

Beth Dugan
Prince William County CSB
edugan@pwcgov.org
(703) 792-5490

June 2011

Chuck McElroy
VaACCSES**
Mcelroy@worksourceva.org
(434) 972-1730

Gary Juskowiak
NISH**
Gjuskowiak@nish.org
(804)-717-8237

Sylvia Ross
PORTCO, Inc.
sross@portco.org
(757) 399-2444

Quintin Mitchell
The Greater Richmond Area ARC
ARC Industrial Services
Quintin.Mitchell@richmondarc.org 
(804) 358-1874

Francis Shoemaker
Sheltered Workshop of Altavista
fshoemaker@theswa.org
(434) 369-6920