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Al Alexander

Chairman

Name : Al Alexander

Overview:

Al Alexander is a truly distinguished leader with a remarkable record of professional activities and honors. His recent achievements include being named Honoree of the 2025-2026 Marquis Who’s Who Distinguished Humanitarian Award, alongside his listing in Marquis Who’s Who in America and the Top Professionals Program for the same period. He was also honored with the 2024 NEA H. Councill Trenholm Memorial Award and recognized as the 2019 Chesapeake Rotary Club’s Educator of the Year. His extensive list of accolades further includes the 2023 New Journal & Guide Impacting Lives Award and the 2018 Hampton Roads Gazeti Exemplar Award. Demonstrating his commitment to educational excellence, he was also named a Fellow for the 2022-2023 National Math and Science Initiative.
 
Beyond his active role as Chairman of the New Chesapeake Men for Progress Education Foundation, Al is deeply involved in community and educational initiatives. He currently serves as Vice-President of Ground Zero Youth Development & Mentoring Incorporated and is a Board Member for Operation STOP (Chesapeake’s Opioid Initiative) and the Chesapeake Integrated Behavioral Healthcare (CIBH) Board. Al has also contributed to major educational initiatives, co-authoring the NEA/CEA Grant for Term Grad Project in 2023-24, and serving on committees like the 2024 CPS Disruptive & Innovative Technologies Committee and the National Education Association Educator Diversity Collective. Notably, he has committed himself as a thirteen-time Mentor/Regional Advocate for the Virginia Commonwealth Challenge, truly embodying a profound dedication to community development and empowering the next generation.

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES AND HONORS 

Honoree, 2025-2026 Marquis Who’s Who Distinguished Humanitarian Award

Listee, 2025-2026 Marquis Who’s Who in America

Listee, 2025 – 2026 Marquis Who’s Who Top Professionals Program

Honoree, 2024 NEA H. Councill Trenholm Memorial Award

Honoree, 2023 New Journal & Guide Impacting Lives Award

Fellow, 2022-2023 National Math and Science Initiative

Honoree, 2019 Chesapeake Rotary Club’s Educator of the Year

Honoree, 2018 Hampton Roads Gazeti Exemplar Award

Chairman, New Chesapeake Men for Progress Education Foundation 

Past-Chairman, Chesapeake Human Services Advisory Board

Vice-President, Ground Zero Youth Development & Mentoring Incorporated

Board Member, Operation STOP (Chesapeake’s Opioid Initiative)

Board Member, Chesapeake Education Association

Board Member, Elizabeth River UNISERV Education Council

Board Member, Chesapeake Integrated Behavioral Healthcare (CIBH) Board

Board Member, Chesapeake Homes, Inc.

Past Board Member, Chesapeake Community Criminal Justice Board

Thirteen-time Mentor/Regional Advocate, Virginia Commonwealth Challenge 

Committee Member, 2024 CPS Disruptive & Innovative Technologies Committee

Committee Member, National Education Association Educator Diversity Collective

Committee Member, 2017 ETS Educational Leadership National Advisory Council

Committee Member, Norfolk State University School of Education Advisory Board

Co-author, NEA/CEA Grant for Term Grad Project, 2023-24

Member, First Baptist Church, Berkley, Norfolk, Virginia