Patrick Patrong named VMFA s Chief Diversity Officer
Patrick Patrong, VMFAs new Chief Diversity Officer, Assistant Deputy Director for Equity, Diversity & Inclusion and HR Strategic Initiatives.
RICHMOND, VA
.-The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts announced the appointment of Patrick Patrong to the position of Chief Diversity Officer, Assistant Deputy Director for Equity, Diversity & Inclusion and HR Strategic Initiatives. Patrong comes to VMFA with more than 25 years of experience as a public service leader. Currently the lead facilitator for his consulting firm, Patrong Enterprises, Inc., he has also worked as Construction Training Manager for the Virginia Department of Transportation and Director of the Training, Education and Exercise Division for the Virginia Department of Emergency Management. In addition, he led organizational diversity initiatives for seven professional schools of the University of Maryland, Baltimore, while serving as Director of Organization and Employee D
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Northam announces appointments to three cannabis oversight boards
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Gov. Ralph Northam today announced appointments to the three newly-created boards responsible for overseeing the legalization of recreational marijuana in the Commonwealth.
This spring, Virginia became the first Southern state to pass adult-use cannabis legislation, with changes going into effect on July 1. The new law legalizes simple possession and home cultivation for adults 21 and over, seals some marijuana-related records, and creates a new independent state entity, the Cannabis Control Authority, to regulate the cannabis market. In coming years, the General Assembly must reenact sections of the bill and the CCA must implement regulations be
Two-thirds of white people are vaccinated. Two-thirds of Black people are not.
How Dane County doctors, community groups are working to improve vaccine access
July 19, 2021 6:42 PM Christina Lorey
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MADISON, Wis.– Approximately two-thirds of white people in Dane County are fully vaccinated against COVID, while two-thirds of Black people are not.
Doctors say they understand the hesitancy, much of it rooted in our country’s racist history, that’s causing many Black people not to want the vaccine. With the delta variant spreading, they’re sharing information about why this vaccine is different… and safe.
Part of the problem is accessibility, according to doctors and local community groups. While many white people take for granted the ability to go and get a vaccine, many Black people may not have a doctor to go to, or easy Internet access to find one.