The NAACP Virginia State Conference has elected new officers for the 2025-27 term during its 90th annual convention Oct. 24-26 in Richmond. 

This year’s event, themed “90 Years of Advocacy: Honoring Our Past, Shaping Our Future,” brought together delegates from across Virginia to mark nine decades of the organization’s civil rights leadership. 

Cozy Bailey

 

Cozy Bailey of the Prince William Branch was reelected as president. Other officers are Operadella Williams of the Henrico County Branch as secretary, Warren Williams of the Fredericksburg Branch as treasurer and Sylvia Wood of the Richmond Branch as assistant treasurer. 

Members at large are Jane Cabarrus of the Northampton County Branch, Tracey Hardney-Scott and Alice Tart of the Richmond City Branch, and Donna Waddell of the Pittsylvania County Branch. Gaylene Kanoyton of the Hampton Branch was elected Region 1 vice president, and James Ghee of the Prince Edward County Branch was elected Region 6 vice president. 

Officers for the Youth and College Division are Jalen Vince of Virginia Commonwealth University as president, Jayveon Tucker of Norfolk State University as first vice president, Nazier Jackson of the Roanoke Youth Council as second vice president and Christian Victoria of the University of Virginia as secretary. 

The NAACP Virginia State Conference said the newly elected officers represent “a united, intergenerational team committed to the values that have guided the NAACP for 90 years,” according to a news release.