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Deborah Taylor Named AARP Virginia State President
Volunteer leader to guide more than 265 volunteers statewide
Deborah Taylor of Stafford has been named AARP Virginia State President, the organization’s top volunteer position. She will lead 265 volunteers working in communities statewide in furthering AARP’s mission to enhance the quality of life for all as we age by promoting independence, dignity and purpose through education, advocacy and service.
Taylor has 36 years of combined military (U.S. Army veteran) and federal civil service. She retired in 2017 as a division director within the U.S. Department of State’s Office of Inspector General. Two months after retiring, she joined AARP Virginia as a volunteer on the state advocacy team, where she became the team's lead volunteer.
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“I am honored to accept the position of AARP Virginia State President,” Taylor said. “As such, I am excited to serve around one million AARP members here in Virginia and work alongside the amazing AARP Virginia staff and fellow volunteers.”
As an AARP advocacy volunteer, Taylor has been a leader on issues affecting older Virginians and their families, especially nursing home reform. She advocated for minimum staffing standards in nursing homes and conducted research on consumer complaints about facilities in Virginia.
Taylor serves as an AARP volunteer in several other roles, including as a community ambassador, representing the organization at community events; a speaker’s bureau presenter, providing workshops on brain health; part of the federal advocacy team, informing members of Congress on AARP issues; serving on the state executive council; and, as a member of the Veterans and Military Families team, providing resources to veteran families.
“Debi is a powerful and committed advocate for Virginians ages 50-plus and their families,” said AARP Virginia state director Jim Dau. “She embodies AARP’s roles as a wise friend and fierce defender of the people we serve, and I’m thrilled to have her as our statewide volunteer leader.”
In addition to volunteering with AARP, Taylor has served as the advisory council chair for the Healthy Generation Area Agency on Aging and as the congressional district 1 member of the Commonwealth Council on Aging.
When her term begins on January 1, 2027, Taylor will succeed Joyce Williams of Roanoke, who is terming out of the position she assumed in 2020. With about 1 million members in Virginia, AARP is the largest organization working on behalf of people age 50+ and their families in the Commonwealth.
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