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She has supported the Chief of Naval Operations in the Pentagon and she has provided engineering support to the US Navy, Coast Guard, Missile Defense Agency, Non-Lethal Weapons Program, and the Department of Homeland Security.

Joy received the Armed Forces Civilian Service Medal for her contributions following the Bosnian War. She was the Naval Oceanographic Office Federal Women’s Program Mentor of the Year, was competitively selected to attend the Royal Navy Hydrographic Long Course at HMS Drake in Plymouth, UK, and is certified by the International Hydrographic Organization as a Class A hydrographer.

Joy has a Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry and a Masters in Engineering from Johns Hopkins University. She has a Master of Divinity degree from Virginia Union University and has completed all course work for a doctorate degree in National Security.

She is an associate minister at Oxford Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Ruther Glen, VA. She serves on the Caroline County School System Committee for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, she is the Chairman of the Religious Affairs Committee for the Caroline Branch of the NAACP, and she is a member of the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers and the American Society of Naval Engineers. Joy has previously served as President of the Caroline County Sunday School Union and she has been a Board member for the Homeland Security Foundation of America. Joy was a featured speaker at the US Naval Academy for the McMullen History Symposium and she is the author of a book, “Forward from the Sea”.

Joy has one daughter, Imani who graduated Valedictorian at Washington-Lee High School in Arlington Virginia, is a graduate of Georgetown School of Foreign Service, and is currently a Director at MongoDB, a New York-based tech company.

Through her family business’s 75th Anniversary in 2003, she found her passion of working area youth in the Soap Box Derby. Since then, she has found that her passion lies in supporting young adults as they become active members of our society: helping them learn the foundation of good work practices, turning obstacles into teachable moments and reminding them that everyone is accountable for their words and actions.

She keeps herself grounded through family and friends and makes decisions based on her moral compass as her father taught her at a young age:  Love & Support—God, Family, Community, Country—in that order of importance.

As a proud member of the Fredericksburg Host Lions Club since 2013, she has actively contributed to the betterment of our community. In various leadership roles, she has overseen essential initiatives such as conducting hearing and vision screenings for adults, preschoolers, and youth. Additionally, she takes great pride in coordinating the Lions Club's scholarship program and serving as the chair of the Youth Services Committee, aiming to empower and support the youth of our city. Together, with fellow Lions and community partners, she strives to make a positive impact on the lives of those around us.

Ms. Eye is a devoted mother, grandmother, and partner. She cherishes the memories of her son, David Berlin Eye, who passed away on January 12, 2023, and finds joy and support in the presence of her daughter, Suzan Eye Mann, and her husband, Gerry, as well as her granddaughter, Kathleen Popowycz, and grandson, Forrest Mann. Additionally, she shares her life with her partner, Ken Lapin, who provides love and companionship.

Mr. Bushrod serves as the President of the King George Branch NAACP and is an active member of Macedonia Baptist Church in Colonial Beach, the Prince Hall Masonic Lodge #314, and the Fredericksburg Consistory #346.  He previously served on the Board of Directors for the Ralph Bunche Arts & Humanities Center as well as the King George Chamber of Commerce.

Knowing firsthand that finding teachers supplies was difficult at best, she decided to help local teachers by providing a way to help teachers as well as children and parents. The Learning Tree provided classroom essentials as well as books/workbooks/educational games and a variety of art supplies that many teachers needed on a daily basis.

While her children were growing up, she became involved in all the activities in which they were involved in including Cub Scouts, baseball, soccer, basketball, football, school and church. She was a Board member for the Rappahannock Culpeper Baseball League, Cub Scout Leader, PTO President and Board member, Culpeper High School Athletic Booster Board member. She also volunteered with Culpeper Little League, Culpeper Soccer Association, Sunday school, church vacation Bible school and Christmas program leader, Culpeper Athletics and the Culpeper Volunteer Farm.

Education and Germanna have always been important to Ann Marie as her father, John H. Jenkins was a teacher, principal and Germanna Board Member. Germanna was a household word growing up and fostered an early love and admiration for what Germanna has been able to accomplish for so many individuals. She looks forward to being part of Germanna and continuing her father’s legacy.

He joined GMU from Boston University in 1990 and inaugurated the Institute of Public Policy (later the Schar School). He has raised more than $40 million in grants, contracts, and endowments.

Dr. Haynes is a Fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration (2002), a Fellow of the Regional Science Association International (2006), and a Fellow of the Western Regional Science Association (1992). He is the recipient of the Boyce Award (Regional Science, 1997), Anderson Medal (Applied Research, AAG, 2000), Ullman Prize (Transportation, 2003), Grosvenor Gold Medal (Geographic Education, 2007) and Phi Sigma Omega Award in Public Policy (2008). He received awards for his work in Egypt on the Nile River and Aswan Dam when he was with the Ford Foundation (1974-1978). He served as chair of the US Fulbright program in Environment and as executive secretary to the International Geographical Union. He was President of the seventy nation Regional Science Association International (1994-1995).

Haynes’ research focuses on the impact of large-scale public sector investments. He has authored over 400 books, refereed articles and professional reports. He has a substantial history as a Principal Investigator on grants and contracts from National Science Foundation, National Air and Space Administration, US Department of Transportation, US Department of Defense and The Netherlands (TNO). He has significant advisory activity in higher education for the Southern Accreditation Commission in the US and for Higher Education Commissions of Kuwait, New Zealand and The Netherlands. He has held Visiting Professorships in Australia (2), China (3) and Hong Kong (2) and conducted projects in Brazil, Canada, Malaysia, Sudan and Saudi Arabia. He was recognized with a Commendation from the Senate of Virginia (Virginia Senate Resolution No. 333) in 2015. Most recently he served as President of Clarewood University in Reston, VA and now serves with the Orange County Economic Development Partnership Group and on the Boards of the Orange County Education Foundation, the TANDO Foundation and the Regional Research Institute, West Virginia University.

In 2007, Dr. Haynes and his wife became Orange County residents at Lake of the Woods (Locust Grove) where he is a member of the External Affairs Committee. Given his commitment to teaching and higher education, he is excited about serving on the Germanna Community College Board.

He helped lead his company through an LBO, divestiture of the large single serve business, an IPO, and merging with another large paper company. At the time Mr. Rowley decided to leave the corporate world, his responsibilities included 10 pulp and paper mills and over 12,000 employees. More recently, Mr. Rowley has a consulting firm specializing in operations improvements for industry.

For many years, Jack Rowley has focused on community service through a number of roles:

• Active member of the Germanna Community College Educational Foundation since 2008
• President of the Germanna Community College Real Estate Foundation Board in 2018
• Past Chairman of the Board and current Director, Rappahannock United Way, Fredericksburg. He has served and supported the United Way in numerous ways since 2000.
• Vice Chairman of the Mary Washington Healthcare Board of Trustees
• Member of the Stafford County Economic Development Authority for 18 years
• Past President and current member of the Fredericksburg Host Lions Club
• Past Director, Rappahannock Community Services Board
• Rappahannock-Fredericksburg Rotary Club’s 2018-19 Citizen of the Year. This Award is given in recognition of a non-Rotarian who exemplifies “Service Above Self” in his/her personal and professional life.
• Past mentor for the Leadership Fredericksburg program
• Past Board member, Rappahannock Council Against Sexual Assault

Mr. Rowley and his wife Pat reside in Stafford County. They have four grown children and five grandchildren.