Meet Your Executive Officers - First Vice President General Virginia Storage

Mrs. Wright has asked the Executive Officers to write a blog post introducing themselves and their role in this administration. As First Vice President General, I will start us off and over the next couple months you will get to meet the other ladies serving with me. We hope this will help you get to know us and what we are planning for this administration.

I was twelve when the Nation celebrated the Bicentennial. That time instilled in me a great love of patriotism and history—really all that our National Society embodies. I was already a member of the Children of the American Revolution then and, when I turned 18, I thought it was important to take the next step by joining DAR. And now, on the eve of our Nation’s Semiquincentennial celebration, I am honored to serve as your First Vice President General as we Celebrate Stars & Stripes Forever!

As First Vice President General, I have the privilege of chairing the Human Resources Committee.  This committee works with the Human Resources Director to ensure appropriate staffing, training, compensation and benefits for one of the greatest treasures of the National Society—our dedicated staff.  At last count, 144 staff members provide exceptional service to our membership on a daily basis.  And, as one of the Wright Administration goals states, we should all, “take time to recognize and appreciate our National Society Staff.”  Having worked as a human resources generalist for the past 27 years, I feel right at home in this position.  Other duties include assisting and supporting the President General and revising and editing the DAR Handbook and National Bylaws.

I treasure the fact the Wright administration is one of kindness and inclusivity.  Having almost 200,000 good women from diverse backgrounds - CEOs and stay-at-home moms, women of color, indigenous women, young women, old women, women from every walk of life that all have our organization in common - we have the potential to move mountains.  We can expand our reach and broaden our service, all the while continuing to promote our objectives of Historic Preservation, Education and Patriotism.  The possibilities are endless for tomorrow’s DAR and I am proud to be a part of it!

You can read about my family, professional background and DAR history here.