LOVE THY NEIGHBOR
King George County Community Food Pantry
Meet Our Board Members
Erica Dutcher (Board Chair)
Erica is a passionate champion for marginalized and underserved communities, and she brings a wealth of nonprofit experience to our board. With a background in administration and organizational infrastructure, she has spent several years working to support the local homeless community through her time with Micah Ministries, and on now on low-income housing through her work with the Central Virginia Housing Coalition. Erica is deeply committed to fostering community well-being and believes strongly in neighbors taking care of neighbors.
Her profound understanding of available resources in the region has been instrumental in developing effective strategies for partnership and advocacy. Beyond her professional endeavors, she loves gardening and cooking and curling up with a good book or watching a scary movie!
Melissa Stewart (At-Large)
Melissa joined Love Thy Neighbor during the holidays at the end of 2022. She quickly became a staple of helping wherever needed and loving on our patrons and volunteers alike. If asked, she would say the same thing today! Melissa’s primary focus is grant writing and donation coordination, and she can also be found registering patrons, picking up groceries for us every week, stocking shelves, and counting inventory. Melissa and her husband moved to King George in 2008 after completing his obligations to the United States Army.
She has been a Realtor locally since 2002 and has lived in this region her entire life. She is a member of VAR, NAR, and FAAR and serves on the Grievance Committee. Her family loves this community and cares deeply about advancing our mission. When she is not at the pantry, she enjoys traveling as much as possible and spending time with her two grown children and her two puppies.
Lisa Grandstaff (At-Large)
Lisa Grandstaff works as an operations and facilities manager in her weekday job but also owns her own construction and home improvement company with her husband. Lisa started volunteering at Love Thy Neighbor in July 2019 with Lifepoint Church in King George. Upon the closing of that campus, Lisa went to Oak Grove Baptist Church in April of 2021 and continued to volunteer at Love Thy Neighbor.
Lisa now leads a Host Team of Volunteers who volunteer the first Sunday of every month at Love Thy Neighbor and a delivery team that delivers meals weekly from the pantry to patrons who are unable to shop for themselves. Lisa was appointed to the Board on 10/03/2023.
Tameeka Heyward-Jackson (At-Large)
Tameeka is the founder and director of IMPACT Community Movement, which focuses on mentoring youth, serving the underserved, and bringing multiple agencies and organizations together to provide more wholistic services.
Ryan R. fondly refers to her as “Hurricane Tameeka” because she is always in the middle of so many efforts and endeavors to benefit her communities.
Ryan Ragsdale (Treasurer & Secretary)
Ryan started volunteering for Love Thy Neighbor (LTN) around 2016. He believes that being respectful and loving to everyone will fix most of our problems.
He wants Love Thy Neighbor to be accessible to anyone that needs us. He hopes that LTN can partner with other organizations to provide better services in order to help people thrive.
Victoria Crolet (At-Large)
Victoria Crolet is a compassionate advocate for food security, self-sustainability, and holistic wellness. As a board member of Love Thy Neighbor, she is dedicated to ensuring individuals and communities have access to nutritious food and essential resources. A natural helper and caregiver, she has spent 17 years as a licensed massage therapist and is also a Food Healing facilitator, combining her expertise in wellness with her passion for empowering others.
Through her work, she strives to create a lasting impact by promoting self-sufficiency, health, and healing in the communities she serves.
