06/10/2026
Please join us in welcoming four new members and a new Co-Chair to the President’s Council on UVA-Community Partnerships.
Selected through a public nominations process, these leaders will help guide the Council’s work to strengthen partnerships between the University of Virginia and the Charlottesville-Albemarle community. Learn more about the Council's members here: https://prescouncil.president.virginia.edu/people
Daniel Fairley has been appointed Co-Chair and will serve a two-year term alongside Karen Waters. The Council also welcomes four new members who will each serve three-year terms:
• Dr. Margaret Hayden, physician, professor, and director of the Program in Biomedical Ethics at UVA
• Bonita Patton, community leader and youth advocate
• Malorie Black, student leader and community-engaged scholar
• Coco Ahn, nonprofit leader and community advocate
The Council brings together University and community leaders to advance collaborative work in affordable housing, community safety, early childhood education, local economy, pipelines and pathways, and public health.
We are grateful to all who participated in the nominations process and look forward to the expertise, perspectives, and leadership these new members will bring to the Council's work.
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