ADVISORY COMMISSION FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES
PURPOSE: To suggest to public officials the areas of Suffolk that need modification for persons with disabilities to be able to take full advantage of the City's services.

MEMBERS:
• Mary Hill
• Mamie Martin Ross
• Glen Edwards Ellis
• Annette Etheridge
• Barbara Sumpter
• James E. Nichols
• Iness Taylor
• Vacant

AIRPORT COMMISSION
PURPOSE: Has all powers necessary or convenient to carry out the general purpose of long-range planning for operations and capital improvements at the Suffolk Executive Airport; and, based upon discussions with the Director of Aviation Facilities and the Airport Manager (the "Airport Management"), the commission shall make recommendations to city council and the Airport Management as to current airport operations.

MEMBERS:
• Brian Martin
• Aaron B. "Rick" Jackson
• Bryan K. Holland
• Evelyn Jones
• Ralph L. Howell
• Arthur C. Bredemeyer
• George M. McClellan, II
• James W. Metzger

EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
PURPOSE: To ensure that every child in the City of Suffolk develops to his/her fullest potential socially, physically, emotionally and cognitively.

MEMBERS:
• Maxanne Morrison, Child Care Professional
• Karen Gunter, National Association for the Education of Young Children
• Tamie Rittenhouse, Pediatric Medical Services
• Marie K. Baker, Specialist in Child Development
• Virginia Staylor, Obici Representative
• Dr. Deran Whitney, Assistant Superintendent, Suffolk Public
• Anne H. Fischer, at-large Representative
• Jennifer Foster, at-large Representative
• Lori White, at-large Representative
• Bonnie Maki , at-large Representative
• Joice Whitehorn, staff Representative

WEBSITE: www.suffolkecdc.com

LIAISON: Brenda M. O'Donnell, Early Childhood Development Coordinator, 514-7457

FINE ARTS COMMISSION
PURPOSE: To act in an advisory capacity to City Council on matters relating to cultural activities and to the fine arts, and as an advisory board to museums in the City.

MEMBERS:
• Vivian May
• Beatrice Reeves
• Katie A. Stallings
• Carolyn Colbert Champ
• Alice Mountjoy
• John Taylor
• Susan Blair
• Linda Gerek

HAMPTON ROADS PLANNING DISTRICT COMMISSION (HRPDC)
PURPOSE: Formed in 1990 by the merger of the Southeastern Virginia Planning District Commission and the Peninsula Planning District Commission; includes the Cities of Chesapeake, Franklin, Hampton, Newport News, Norfolk, Poquoson, Portsmouth, Suffolk, Surry, Virginia Beach and Williamsburg, and the Counties of Isle of Wight, James City, Southampton, York and Gloucester, with a combined population of 1.5 million residents. HRPDC staff gathers and interprets data about the Hampton Roads area regarding transportation, environmental, physical planning and economic issues for the municipalities it serves.

MEMBERS:
• Linda Johnson, Mayor
• Selena Cuffee-Glenn, City Manager

HISTORIC LANDMARKS COMMISSION
PURPOSE: Review board for the historic and cultural conservation districts of the City.

MEMBERS:
• Barbara N. McPhail
• G. Stewart Tyler
• Merritt Draper
• Geraldine Outterbridge
• Susan M. Coley
• Randy Hicks
• Isaac J. Baker
• Fred D. Taylor

PARKS AND RECREATION ADVISORY COMMISSION
PURPOSE: Solicits citizens' ideas throughout the City on what new activities, facilities and/or programs citizens would like to see undertaken by the City in the area of parks and recreation.

MEMBERS:
• Ira Steingold
• Ivery Knight
• Judson West
• Clinton Jenkins
• Henry Buck, Jr.
• Jerry D. Canaday
• Calvin Fraizer
• Wayne Q. White

PLANNING COMMISSION
PURPOSE: The City's Planning Commission is a State mandated body whose primary goal is to promote the orderly development of the City. The Commission serves primarily in an advisory capacity to the City Council. Typical functions include the preparation of a comprehensive plan for City Council consideration, making recommendations on rezoning and conditional use permit applications and approval of subdivision plats.

MEMBERS:
• Ritchie A. Jordan
• William H. Goodman, Sr.
• William S. Perry
• Arthur L. Singleton
• Sylvester Jones
• James R. Rountree
• Thomas Moore Savage
• Howard C. Benton

SISTER CITIES COMMISSION
PURPOSE: To serve as the City's link through which to coordinate cultural exchanges.

MEMBERS:
• Mary Jane Naismith
• Dorothy Brinkley
• Monette Robinson Harrell
• Constance E. Jones
• Sharlene P. Carroll
• Mary Anne Persons
• Susan Blair
• Vacant

SUFFOLK CLEAN COMMUNITY COMMISSION
PURPOSE: To promote public interest in the general improvement of the environment; to initiate, plan and coordinate programs for litter control; and to encourage the placing, planting and/or preservation of trees, flowers, plants, shrubs and other objects of ornamentation.

MEMBERS:
• Sharon Harris
• Susan P. Davis
• Amanda R. Rodgers
• Arminta Rawls
• Margaret Jones
• Evelyn Ledbetter
• Patricia Duck-Blackerby
• Mickey Boyette
• Hugh R. Cross
• Kathy Lang Russell
• Margaret LaRocca
• Russell Meeks

LIAISON: Hattie Lester, Litter Control Coordinator, (757) 514-7604

TOURISM ADVISORY COMMITTEE
PURPOSE: Improve City's tourism program in conjunction with the Virginia Tourism Corporation through the development of a Tourism Strategic Plan.