Sally H. Thomas
Sally Thomas | ||
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Supervisor Sally Thomas (I-Samuel Miller) |
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Supervisor
Albemarle County Board of Supervisors |
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Electoral District | Samuel Miller | |
Term Start | 1994 | |
Term Start | 2001 | |
Term End | 2002 | |
Member
Albemarle County School Board |
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Electoral District | At-Large (Appointed) | |
Term Start | 1980 | |
Term End | 1983 | |
Biographical Information
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Spouse | George Thomas | |
Residence | Ivy, Virginia |
Sally Thomas (I) won election to a fourth term on the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors on November 8, 2005. She ran unopposed. She first won election to the board in 1993 as a write-in candidate, and was also unopposed in 1997 and 2001.
Biography
Thomas grew up in a small town in Oregon and has B.A. and M.A.T. degrees from Harvard/Radcliffe in Government and Education. She and her husband, George Thomas, have lived here since 1963, raising two daughters who attended County schools.
Before being elected in a write-in campaign in 1993, Thomas was Director of Governmental and Community Relations at U.Va. Thomas served on the Albemarle County School Board and was president of the local League of Women Voters.
Committee Assignments and Appointments
South Fork Rivanna Reservoir Stewardship Task Force, Chair
Appointed by Governor Mark Warner to Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, representing Virginia Association of Counties
Gubernatorial appointee to Chesapeake Bay Program's Local Government Advisory Commission
Board liaison with County Historic Preservation Committee
Board liaison with ACE committee
Former Chair, Metropolitan Planning Organization
Past President, Virginia Transit Association
Board of the Lewis and Clark Exploratory Center
Lewis and Clark Festival planning committee
AIDS Support Group board member
Leadership Charlottesville "Leaders' Leader of 2001" award
Member, Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission
Virginia Association of Counties Finance Steering Committee
Board of Directors, Scenic Virginia Member, Thomas Jefferson Sustainability Council
Graduate, Albemarle County Citizens Police Academy
Past President, Charlottesville/Albemarle League of Women Voters
Former Member, Albemarle County School Board
Former Member, City Social Development Committee
1994 "Woman of the Year" Virginia Women's Forum
Board Liaison for The Mountain Protection Committee
Past Chairman of Board of Supervisors - 2001, 2002
Former Chair, Planning and Coordination Council
Former Chair of City/County Cooperation Study Committee
Member, Jefferson Area Board for Aging Plan 2020 Advisory Committee
Former Chair, Thomas Jefferson Venture
Member, Policy Committee for VDOT's Route 29 Corridor Study
Member, Governor Warner's Natural Resources Partnership
Campaign Information
Candidate Interview: Sally Thomas (Samuel Miller District)
Transcript of 2005 Charlottesville Tomorrow Candidate Interview
Contact Information
Sally Thomas
889 Leigh Way
Charlottesville, VA 22901
Telephone - (434)295-1819
E-mail: sthomas@albemarle.org