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First Citizen of Portsmouth The consideration and qualifications for the selection of the First Citizen of Portsmouth are judged on the basis of civic, charitable, and religious contributions to the welfare of the community, state, country, and fellow citizens, over and above anything that can be reasonably expected from the pursuit of one's chosen vocation and without remuneration, with the principal contribution having been made to the City of Portsmouth, although the nominee is not required to reside in the City of Portsmouth.
DIANE POMEROY GRIFFIN 2002 FIRST CITIZEN OF PORTSMOUTH (Olde Towne Portsmouth in Virginia) – Diane Pomeroy Griffin has been selected to receive the 65th First Citizen of Portsmouth Award, given in recognition of outstanding community leadership and service to the City and the greater Hampton Roads community. Ms. Griffin, attorney-at-law and solo practitioner in private practice limited to family law and mediation, is only the fourth woman in the history of this prestigious award to be so honored. Along with her private practice, she also serves as a substitute judge for all general district courts, and as Commissioner in Chancery for the Third Judicial District of Virginia. But it is her remarkable outstanding service to her community that now places her in the ranks of the sixty-four First Citizens who have gone before her – Ms. Griffin has served as an officer and is currently a member of the Portsmouth Partnership, promoting economic development and education in the City of Portsmouth; founder, director, officer, and past-president of the H.E.R. (Help and Emergency Response) Shelter; leader in the expansion of services and new facility for Girls, Inc.; past-member of The Planning Council-Norfolk; past-member of the Portsmouth Area Resources Coalition (PARC, Inc.). She is currently a Commissioner of Portsmouth Redevelopment & Housing Authority; Trustee of the Beazley Foundation; Director of the Portsmouth Community Foundation; and now adds the 2002 First Citizen Award to the following: 1983 Outstanding Professional Woman (field of law) in Tidewater; 1989 Governor’s Gold Medal Award for Volunteering Excellence; 1989 "She Knows Where She’s Going" Award, Girls Club of America; 1999 Honoree "Strong, Smart & Bold", Girls, Inc. Center for Youth; and the 2000 H.E.R. Shelter’s Outstanding Community Service Award for helping victims of domestic violence. The awards ceremony & banquet will be held at the Renaissance Portsmouth Hotel on Monday, May 5, 2003. Tickets are $40 per person and can be purchased at the Ports Events office, by mail or >charged on-line. In the meantime, Ms. Griffin may be contacted
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