Ben Thacker-Gwaltney

Williamsburg

Ben Thacker-Gwaltney has been a community organizer for Virginia Organizing since 1998. He has responsibilities for organizing on the Peninsula as well as economics education. A native Virginian, Ben worked with the Lynchburg and Amherst County VOP chapters previous to moving to Williamsburg in 2004. His two children, Amos and Sophie, are growing quickly, and his wife Susan teaches early-childhood Reading Education for UVA. "The thing I like about Virginia Organizing is our work for long-term change. We are building solid local organizations across Virginia in the hope of changing this state for everyone who gets pushed around and cut out of the possibility of a good life here. That’s a goal worth working for."