Founded in 1957, the Virginia State Association of Parliamentarians (VSAP) is the premier organization for parliamentarians and students of parliamentary procedure in the Commonwealth of Virginia. VSAP is affiliated with the National Association of Parliamentarians (NAP) and its members serve in the community as experts on business meetings, parliamentary procedure, and the like.
2025-2027 Board of Directors
Elected Officers
President Donald Garrett, PRP
1st Vice President Jacqueline Roundtree, PRP
2nd Vice President Chris Marston, RP
Recording Secretary Donna Simpson, PRP
Treasurer Cynthia Mayo, PRP
Appointed Officers
Corresponding Secretary Ceresh Perry, PRP
Editor-In-Chief Vivian Minor
Historian Sala Powell-Dabney
Parliamentarian Jackquline May, PRP
Standing Committee Chairmen
Budget and Finance Chris Marston, RP
Bylaws Jackquline May, PRP
Education Jacqueline Roundtree, PRP
Lifetime Achievement Award Susan Norwood
Membership Beatrice Squire, PRP
Publicity/Public Relations Vivian Minor
Youth Development Karen Clemons, RP
Special Committee Chairmen
Information Technology Donald Garrett, PRP
Ways and Means TBA
Nonprofit Status
VSAP operates as a mission-driven membership association dedicated to parliamentary education in Virginia. Our bylaws prohibit distributing funds to individual members and, if VSAP were ever dissolved, require remaining assets to be transferred to the National Association of Parliamentarians (NAP).
Mission
VSAP’s mission is to implement and uphold NAP’s objectives in Virginia by promoting the study of parliamentary law, advancing parliamentary education, and strengthening membership and engagement statewide.