Diantha McKeel is the Vice-Chair of the Board of Supervisors and represents the Jack Jouett District.

• Elected to the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors, Jack Jouett District, November 2013
• Re-elected November 2017 and November 2021

Contact

Diantha H. McKeel
Jack Jouett Supervisor
103 Smithfield Court
Charlottesville, VA 22901
Home Phone: 434-296-4931
Cell: 434-305-0113
Email: dmckeel@albemarle.org

Profession

Clinical Research Coordinator, UVA Division of Cardiology, (Retired)

Education

• Bridgewater College
• License Practical Nurse
• Certified Clinical Research Professional (ACRP)

Current Committee Assignments

• Police Department Citizens Advisory Committee - Board Liaison
• Regional Transit Partnership - Chair
• Places 29 (Hydraulic) Community Advisory Committee - Board Liaison
• Regional Affordable Housing Partnership - Transit Representative
• Jefferson Area Board for Aging (JABA)
• Albemarle Charlottesville Regional Jail Authority Board - Chair
• Chamber Public Policy Committee - BOS Representative

Biography

The daughter of a small business owner in Staunton, Virginia, Ms. McKeel graduated from Bridgewater College (B.A.) and taught elementary school in Harrisonburg, VA. After receiving a Licensed Practical Nurse certification from UVA, Ms. McKeel worked in the Gynecology, Gynecology-Oncology and Cardiology Departments, retiring as a Certified Clinical Research Coordinator in 2015.    

In December of 2013, Ms. McKeel completed her 16th year of service representing the Jack Jouett District on the Albemarle County School Board. Serving two terms as Chair, Ms. McKeel was a recipient of the Virginia School Board Association Award of Honor and Award of Distinction.

Elected to the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors November 2013 and again in 2017, Ms. McKeel represents the Jack Jouett Magisterial District and has served as Vice-Chair and Chair.

Family

Two adult children and Brody “Mostly” Beagle.  Ms. McKeel's late husband was a civil engineer, specializing in bridge research and design, for the VDOT's Highway Research Council.  She and Greg Shoemaker, a 1975 UVA graduate and retired Information Technology Manager, live in Canterbury Hills.

Legislative Advocacy

Virginia Transit Association - Board of Directors, Past-President

Current Community Service

• Adopt-A-Highway Chair, Canterbury Hills Neighborhood Association

Prior Community Service

• Canterbury Hills Neighborhood Association Board
• Charlottesville Municipal Band Fundraising Committee
• John Baker Legacy Dinner Committee, supporting The African American Teaching Fellows (AATF)
• Flag Chair, Jack Jouett Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR)
• Mental Health Association Board
• Albemarle County Gang Reduction through Active Community Engagement Committee (GRACE)