Lisa Collis, the former First Lady of Virginia, and wife of future Senator Mark Warner, is co-chairing Women for Obama!
From the Richmond Times-Dispatch:
The Women for Obama leadership team includes Lisa Collis, the wife of former Gov. Mark R. Warner. Warner, who is running for the U.S. Senate, will not make an endorsement until after the primary, a spokesman said. The team also includes Ethel Kennedy, the widow of Sen. Robert Kennedy.
Warner might be remaining neutral, but it's easy to see where he'd be leaning:
"I think [Hillary's] a great senator and should she choose to run for national office, she'll be a formidable candidate," he added."But I find all across the country there is a real sense that what we as Democrats have to do is not simply be competitive in 16 or 17 states, but actually have candidates that can win all across the country."
For those of you who aren't familiar with the remarkable Ms. Collis, take a read at some of her accomplishments:
As a graduate student at the University of Texas, she traveled to Guatemala in 1979 and '80 to study iron deficiency and nutrition. After graduating with a master's degree in public health, Collis worked for the World Bank, where she focused on food and nutrition issues and on AIDS assistance for Africa from 1985 until '89.For more than a decade, she has participated in various efforts to prevent child abuse, including as a court-appointed special advocate for Stop Child Abuse Now of Northern Virginia. She and her husband established the Collis-Warner Foundation, which supports private and state initiatives to prevent child abuse and to programs that aid low-income children.
Collis has been recognized for her championship of children. She was honorary chairwoman of Prevent Child Abuse Virginia and received the 2003 Commissioner's Award from the national organization, Administration on Children and Families, for her leadership, dedication and accomplishments in the prevention of child abuse and neglect in Virginia. She also chairs Virginia Action for Healthy Kids, a task force on child obesity; Women and Girls' Wellness Month, held in April; and serves on the Southern Regional Task Force on Child Care.
Go Obama! See you all at the volunteer tables!