The People Who Make Virginia

Katie Allen was born to teach. Don't just take it from us, these are her exact words! Katie has known for as long as she can remember that teaching is what she wanted to do.  And now that her dream has become a reality, as a 5th grade teacher in Chesterfield, VA, she can truly reflect on and recognize the joy and fulfilment that brings her into work every day. Sometimes at 6:30 in the morning...

Chris Beach , CEO of the Fatherhood Foundation of Virginia, is a living embodiment of his organization's mission: The beauty of fatherhood lies in shared experiences and learning from one another. Chris shares the poignant personal story of his father suddenly leaving the family, when Chris was 16, and the gap that suddenly existed in his life. That experience shaped many of Chris' futur...

Dr. Clay Mountcastle is the director of the Virginia War Memorial, the Commonwealth of Virginia’s premier monument, museum, and educational center, dedicated to Virginians who served to defend the United States from World War II through today. Clay himself grew up in a military family stationed abroad, spending most of his childhood growing up in Germany, witnessing the impacts of the Cold War and...

In the first episode of The People Who Make Virginia , presented by Gray Broughton Injury Law, hosts Sharif Gray, Gray Broughton and Harry Fonseca introduce themselves and explain the show’s purpose.  Gray shares his Richmond upbringing, Army JAG service after 9/11 with deployments including Iraq, and ultimately the founding of Broughton Injury Law in Richmond, Virginia in 2018, now a 15-person fi...

These are the people who make Virginia. Whether born and raised here, or have come to Virginia and made it their home, these are our neighbors and colleagues, people who are contributing to the health and growth of our communities. In this podcast, we have engaging and inspiring conversations with leaders in Virginia. And not just political leaders or business leaders, but people from all walks of...