Peggy Layne

Past State Board Chair, Virginia Community College System

Joined RVA757 Connects: 2021

Peggy Layne has been a resident of Hampton Roads for over 30 years and considers herself a “professional volunteer.” After a 40-year career with Dominion Energy, she now dedicates her energy and diverse business experience to work for organizations that make her community a better place to live.

As a member of the CIVIC Class of 2017, Layne worked on the initial megaregion initiative.

She has been a state board member for the Virginia Community College System since 2017 holding the positions of committee chair, vice chair, and served as board chair in 2023-24.

She led the Citizens’ Advisory Council on the Furnishing and Interpretation of the Executive Mansion from 2019-2022. Layne continues to support An Achievable Dream as a member of the Certified Academies Board and is a member of the United Way South Hampton Roads Women United 10-for-10 Council.