About Our Guest Panel
Dianna Moorman
James City County Office of Elections, Director of Elections and General Registrar
Dianna Moorman is originally from Texas where she began her career as a Complaint Resolution Official in the airline industry. After moving to Virginia in 2000 and being impacted by Sept. 11, she switched career paths into the world of elections in early 2005. Dianna has worked her way up the ranks through multiple positions and was ultimately appointed as the Director of Elections and General Registrar for James City County, Virginia in January 2016, where she continues to serve. Dianna has served in multiple elected positions within the Voter Registrar’s Assoc. of Virginia and currently serves on multiple committees and panels on the local, state, and federal levels.
Brantley Bissette
Brantley Bissette is the Community Education and Outreach Specialist at the Hampton Roads Sanitation District (HRSD). His work centers on communicating the value of the wastewater utility to citizens throughout the service area, encompassing much of southeastern Virginia. Brantley represents HRSD at community events, gives virtual and in-person presentations to schools and interest groups, shares the work of the organization through blogs and social media, and leads tours of the Sustainable Water Initiative for Tomorrow (SWIFT) Research Center. To bolster the utility’s presence in the community, Brantley also leads the recently launched HRSD Ambassadors program, engaging staff from various departments in outreach efforts.
Chad Stewart
Chad Stewart is a policy analyst with the Virginia Education Association and focuses on state budget and K-12 research. Chad helped found and continues to coordinate with the largest K-12 advocacy coalition in Virginia, Fund Our Schools, and previously worked as the education manager at The Commonwealth Institute for Fiscal Analysis, a public policy think tank, and as a middle school math teacher in Detroit, Michigan. Chad is passionate about advancing just and equitable education funding through the state budget so that all Virginia students have the resources and support they need to thrive.
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