Ben Greenberg

Ben Greenberg joined Virginia Organizing as its Legislative Director in 2006. Ben's responsibilities relate primarily to advocating for Virginia Organizing's priority public policy issues at the annual session of the Virginia General Assembly and working with diverse coalitions on behalf of these issues. Ben is a native Virginian who has worked on behalf of human services, social justice and reproductive rights throughout his career in state and local government and with statewide non-profit organizations, more than thirty years of which have involved state legislative advocacy. Ben is married to Connie Jorgensen who will become a Professor of Political Science at Piedmont Virginia Community College in 2011. Ben has two grown sons, a stepson, three granddaughters and a grandson. Ben is also an accomplished landscape photographer. "I am delighted to be part of such a wonderful organization as Virginia Organizing. The organization, its staff and volunteers and the causes for which it advocates are exemplary and consistent with my life's commitment to make a real difference on behalf of the well-being of Virginians."