VIRGINIA BEACH BRANCH
2025-2026
PROGRAM SCHEDULE
Join our Branch meetings in person at the Health Education Center at Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital, 1060 First Colonial Road, Virginia Beach
January 15, 2026—7:00pm
Virtual Meeting
Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/
Meeting ID: 845 6035 0908 Passcode: 601019
We are pleased to announce that Virginia Beach School Board Member Sharon Felton will be our featured speaker at our January meeting. Many of us have been confused, sad and/or angry at some of the new mandates to which our local schools have been subjected. Should certain books be banned (and, if so, by whom?)? Should all programs supporting diversity, equity and inclusion be discontinued?
Ms. Felton will address these issues at our meeting. She is most well-versed in these questions as she experiences these mandates on both personal and professional levels. Here is a brief biography:
Sharon Felton was elected to the School Board in 2014. She is a life-long resident of the city of Virginia Beach where she attended Seatack Elementary School, Virginia Beach Junior High School and First Colonial High School.
For years she served her community as an education advocate, helping parents and students successfully navigate through the education journey. She serves the community in several capacities including: Seatack Community Civic League – 1st Vice President; Virginia Beach Parks and Recreation Commission Member; Virginia Beach Black Law Enforcement Pioneers Committee Member (2nd precinct project); Virginia Beach Historic Preservation Commission Member; Outreach Coordinator for New Hope Church of God In Christ’s Crusade Against Drugs and Violence; Norfolk 17 Historical Review Committee Member (Old Dominion University); and a former RSVP Volunteer for Senior Services of Southeastern VA.
Ms Felton earned her Bachelor of Science degree in History from Old Dominion University, and has been employed with Old Dominion University’s Perry Library for over 30 years. Her children attended VBCPS and her grandchildren are currently students in the system.
Please “Zoom In” to be a part of this discussion. AAUW is about education. Let’s make sure we know what is going on in our educational system!