HR 2150 — Commending Myra Goodman Smith.

+ 2026 SPECIAL SESSION I + + INTRODUCEDENROLLED + + + 26200230D+ + HOUSE RESOLUTION NO.

2150 IE Offered+ June 19, 2026 N Commending+ommending Myra Goodman Smith.

T+ —————R Patrons—Nivar,+ Cousins,+ Dougherty,O LeVereAgreed Bolling,to Mehta,by Popethe Adams,House Schmidtof andDelegates, WillettJune R22, —————2026 OL WHEREAS, over the course of her distinguished tenure as president and chief executive officer of L Leadership Metro Richmond from 2010 to 2025, Myra Goodman Smith advanced public service in D Richmond and throughout the Commonwealth by contributing to the development of other community E leaders and strengthening regional partnerships;

and UD C WHEREAS, a native of Richmond, Myra Smith began to cultivate her passion for community service at a young age as a candy striper at what was then the Medical College of Virginia;

as the only Black volunteErvolunteer at the time, she was assigned to the A.D.

and D WHEREAS, a graduate of Richmond Public Schools, Myra Smith became one of the Richmond City Council's youngest commissioners during her senior year of high school and continued to serve the city during her college years;

and H WHEREAS, after completing her education, Myra Smith pursued a career in community service and R worked as vice president of the United Way of Greater Richmond and Petersburg for more than two decades, 2 leading initiatives in research, planning, grant making, program development, fundraising, governance, and 5 operations;

and E R WHEREAS, Myra Smith subsequently became president and chief executive officer of Leadership Metro H Richmond, where she has prepared hundreds of diverse leaders to better serve and engage with their R 24 communities;

and 5 WHEREAS, through Leadership Metro Richmond, Myra Smith fostered strategic partnerships across the 0 region to facilitate meaningful connections, create opportunities for community advancement, and promote social equity;

and WHEREAS, among many awards and accolades over the course of her career, Myra Smith has received the 2025 Leadership Lifetime Legacy Award from the Association of Leadership Programs, the 2025 Virginia Black Business Leaders Award from Virginia Business magazine, the 2021 Bold Women Changing Richmond award from Richmond magazine, the 2020 Outstanding Woman Award for Nonprofit Leadership 35 from the YWCA of Greater Richmond, and the 2019 Living Legacy Award from the Richmond Public 36 Schools Foundation;

now, therefore, be it 37 RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, That Myra Goodman Smith hereby be commended for her 38 legacy of service as president and chief executive officer of Leadership Metro Richmond;

and, be it / 39 RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Myra Goodman Smith as an expression of the House of Delegates' admiration for her service to the Richmond community and the Commonwealth as a whole.