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SHERMAN LEA
Family:
Married to
Clara Schroeter Lea for 33 years. Two children, Erica Lea
Rosser (middle school teacher) and Sherman Lea, Jr. (CEO of
New Hope Support Services and President of Western Regional
NABCJ Chapter), three grandchildren Jaylen Rosser (6), Mya
Rosser (6) and Johnathan Rosser, Jr. (3)
Education:
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B.S., Sociology, Virginia Union University, Richmond,
Virginia.
- Master’s
Degree, Urban Studies, Old Dominion University, Norfolk,
Virginia
Employment History:
1976 to 1978 – Virginia Department
of Corrections, Probation & Parole Officer – Parole Release
Unit.
1978 to 1984 – Virginia Department
of Corrections, Probation & Parole Officer – Danville &
Pittsylvania County.
1984 to 1992 – Virginia Department
of Corrections, Chief Probation and Parole Officer Halifax,
Mecklenburg and Lunenburg Counties.
1992 to present – Virginia
Department of Corrections, Regional Director, Western
Regional Office for Community Corrections.
Civic Commitments or Honors Earned:
Vice Mayor Roanoke City Council (2008-present)
Chairman Western Virginia Education Classic Football Game
Steering Committee
(from 2000 to present)
Chairman of the State Board of Directors of Virginia Cares,
Inc. – Re-Entry Program (2009 to present)
Ordained Minister
Former Chairman of the Roanoke City School Board
Former Chairman of the Blue Ridge Regional School Board
Association
Former Chairman of the TAP (Total Action Against Poverty
Community Action Program) Board of Directors
Member of the National Association of Blacks in Criminal
Justice (NABCJ)
Member Virginia Probation and Parole Association
Member of the Virginia Correctional Association and the
American Correctional Association
Board Member, Commissioners of The Dumas Hotel
Football and Basketball Official in The Virginia High School
League and the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association
(CIAA)
Cited in November 1986 edition of Ebony Magazine in
Who’s-Who Section as being the first African American to
ever be appointed as a Chief Probation and Parole Officer in
the State of Virginia Department of Corrections
Community Achievement Award 2001 – Kappa Alpha Psi Roanoke
Alumni Chapter
2001 Citizen of the Year in Roanoke Valley Award – Omega Psi
Phi Fraternity
The Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) –The
Drum Major for Justice Award (2007)
Community Service Award, NABCJ Western Region Chapter (2008)
Bridging the Gap Award (Government/Education) The City of
Roanoke, VA (2010)
The Trailblazer Award, State of VA NABCJ Conference 2010 |
