Our Guest Panel
(1) Dianna Moorman (she/her)
Director of Elections and General Registration (James City County)
Dianna Moorman is originally from Texas where she began her career as a Complaint Resolution Official in the airline industry. After moving to Virginia in 2000 and being impacted by Sept. 11, she switched career paths into the world of elections in early 2005. Dianna has worked her way up the ranks through multiple positions and was ultimately appointed as the Director of Elections and General Registrar for James City County, Virginia in January 2016, where she continues to serve. Dianna has served in multiple elected positions within the Voter Registrar’s Assoc. of Virginia and currently serves on multiple committees and panels on the local, state, and federal levels. She is also due to graduate with her CERA certification through Auburn University and the Elections Center this summer and, maintains her status as a Certified Election Official of Virginia.
In addition to her love of elections, Dianna and her husband have been foster parents to 8 children. Spontaneous road trips, two rescue poodles, and her love for interior design are also part of what entertains her when she’s not defending democracy.
Dianna S. Moorman, VREO, CGRV
James City County Office of Elections
Director of Elections and General Registrar
4095 Ironbound Road, Williamsburg, VA 23188
(2) Lauren Zuravnsky (she/her)
Chief of Design & Construction for Hampton Roads Sanitation District (HRSD).
Lauren is responsible for planning and delivering $3 Billion of infrastructure projects to implement HRSD’s innovative Sustainable Water Initiate for Tomorrow (SWIFT) program. Prior to joining HRSD, Lauren worked for 10 years as a consulting engineer and project manager in Richmond, VA and NYC. She has a bachelor’s degree in engineering from Villanova University and a Master’s from Virginia Tech. Lauren currently resides in an old home in Norfolk, VA with her husband and two kids.
HRSD Chief of Design & Construction - SWIFT
m: 757.788.4712 | e: LZuravnsky@hrsd.com
1434 Air Rail Avenue | Virginia Beach, VA 23455
(3) Chad Stewart (he/him)
Policy Analyst - Virginia Education Association
Chad Stewart is a policy analyst with the Virginia Education Association and focuses on state budget and K-12 research. Chad helped found and continues to coordinate with the largest K-12 advocacy coalition in Virginia, Fund Our Schools, and previously worked as the education manager at The Commonwealth Institute for Fiscal Analysis, a public policy think tank, and as a middle school math teacher in Detroit, Michigan. Chad is passionate about advancing just and equitable education funding through the state budget so that all Virginia students have the resources and support they need to thrive.
Policy Analyst - Virginia Education Association
O 804.775.8364
M 804.506.0809
cstewart@veanea.org