Betty was instrumental in securing board members in the planning process of the State Games of Virginia in 1989/90. She served as Chairman of the Board for 13 years. She was a driving force in taking VAS to many new milestones. She also represented VAS on an annual basis with the governing body of State Games, the National Congress of State Games.

Virginia served on the VAS Board of Directors since its inception in 1989, retiring from the Board in 2007. Prior to serving on our board she was the President of Special Olympics Virginia. Her service and wisdom in personnel matters provided the insight in the development of the VAS Employee Handbook.

David was instumental in expanding the Board membership by recruiting new members. He serves as Chairman of the Program Committee and was a driving force in developing our Five Year Plan, a plan that has enhanced the quality and visibility of our program & extended our events calendar. The plan is reviewed and updated annually.

John joined the Board in 1992. Prior to that he served as the Medical Director of the Games, and since has served on our Local Organizing Committee as the Medical Chair. John has provided leadership giving the guidance and direction to the medical staff and volunteers who have provided their services to the Games.

Tammi has been a part of our program as an athlete, an intern & staff member. She rose through the ranks to managing the sports venues & volunteers to the position of Vice President of Operations. She took VAS to another level of technology by implementing online registration, developing & managing the webpage and designing our various publications.

Mike initially served as our sports coordinator for the Biathlon, but since then he's been involved in several programs for a number of years. He got VAS involved with the Smith Mountain Lake Triathlon, an annual event that has grown to become one of the largest triathlons in Virginia, attracting approximately 600 athletes a year. He also initated & designed a course for a Duathlon, competition held at Explorer Park that included a run & cycling for VAS to help with at Explorer Park.

Mr. Wally Beagle
Volunteer Sports Coordinator

Wally has been a sports coordinator/co-coordinator for over 19 years for one of our most visible high quality sports, our All Star Baseball Competition. He contacts the four regional coaches who select 80 athletes, sends letters to college coaches as well as pro baseball scouts, oversees the selction process, and secures housing, meals and uniforms for the teams. He's also heavily involved by volunteering for several other events throughout the year.

Billy was the sports coordinator for our golf portion of the Games since 1991, the first year that golf was an event in the Games. He also took initiative to add Little League Golf to our list of events that addressed the issues of introducing competitive golf to a younger set of athletes. Our annual Dr. Wally Golf Tournament, a fundraiser for VAS, was overseen by Billy.

Wally was a long-time management professor at Virginia Commonwealth University, and known to the business world in Richmond for his radio and newspaper advice "Speaking of Work." Dr. Wally had been on the board since our founding year of 1989-1990. Our VAS Golf Tournament was renamed in 2008 as the Dr. Wally  Golf Tournament in honor of his dedication to VAS. Dr. Johnston was instrumental in developing and expanding Virginia Amateur Sports

Marilyn Arbogast

Marilyn was involved with the Games in their initials planning stages in 1989 and was co-director of the first ever opening ceremonies in 1990. Marilyn has filled many volunteer positions and has recently been the director of the Athlete Picnic/Tailgate Party.  This event attracts 2,500-3,000 athletes, family members and volunteers prior to their marching into the coliseum and opening ceremonies. Marilyn is always an email away, always responding positively with her positive smile and personality.

Steve Stinson

Steve donates his time, talent and skills of art design and graphics in designing  our banners, logos for our new events, and the t-shirts we provide.  When asked for help, Steve always responds with a yes and when is the dealine.  It is difficults to say how much money Steve has saved Virginia Amateur Sports with his pro bono work that showcases the Games and other events Virginia Amateur Sports hosts or manages.

The Grogan Family

Long time volunteers & supporters of Virginia Amateur Sports & the Games.

Owen Grogan, Jr
(passed away February 2014)

Long time Staff Member - Former Games Director

Harvey Bulaski
(passed away February 2015)

Long time Volunteer Sports Coordinator for our Shooting events at Roanoke Rifle & Revolver Club.  Harvey was a dedicated volunteer with not only the Games but the many other events and races that Virginia Amateur Sports hosts or manages.

Dennis Carter

Dennis has been a long time supporter of the Games through WSET-13.  Dennis provides exellant coverage of the Games and goes above and beyond with his team. Dennis is also a fixture at Opening Ceremonies volunteering his time to serve as Master of Ceremonies.