Joel A. Blum (Co-President)
Retired Psychiatrist, having served over 30 years on the staff of the Department of Veterans’ Affairs Medical Center in Richmond. Volunteering has included many years as the coordinator of the 1st Unitarian Universalist Church of Richmond’s Partnership with Richmond Public School’s Cardinal (previously Greene) Elementary School, providing support for incarcerated and recently released persons as part of the OAR Program, serving as a volunteer psychiatrist at the Health Brigade Clinic and, over the past 2 years, assisting with the training of allies and serving as an ally at Circles RVA.