Jane Dittmar's Biography
- Supervisor (Albemarle County, VA) - Scottsville Chair
Contact Information
Office
401 McIntire Road
Charlottesville, VA 22902
Full Name:
Jane DeSimone Dittmar
Gender:
Female
Family:
Husband: Frank; 6 Children: Will, Mary, Virginia, Leia, Jed, Joe
Birth Place:
IL
Home City:
Albemarle County, VA
Attended, Center for Public Administration and Policy, Virginia Polytechnic Institutre
Attended, Darden Executive Program, University of Virginia
BA, Economics, University of Virginia
Former Member, Governor's Broadband Advisory Council
Candidate, United States House of Representatives, Virginia, District 5, 2016
Former Chair, Albermarle County Board of Supervisors, 2014-2015
Former Representative, Scottsville District, Albemarle Counter Board of Supervisors, 2014-2015
No committee memberships found.
No caucus information on file.
Coordinator, Mediation Services, Supreme Court of Virginia, 2006-present
Partner, Positive Solutions Group, Limited Liability Company, 2005-present
President, DeSimone, Limited Liability Company, 2000-present
Founder, Charlottesville-Albemarle School Business Alliance
Founder, Thomas Jefferson Partnership for Economic Development
Founder, Tourism Council
President, Charlottesville Regional Chamber of Commerce, 1992-2000
Awards:
Appointed by Governor Baliles -- Governor's Job Training Coordinating Council, Re-appointed by Governor Wilder -- Governor's Job Training Coordinating Council, Appointed by Governor Allen -- Board of Housing and Community Development, 21st Century Economic Development Task Force - Chair - Central Piedmont Region, Thomas Jefferson Partnership for Economic Development -- Co-founder 1995, Chair 2001 , Charlottesville Albemarle School Business Alliance -- Co-founder, Charlottesville Regional Tourism Council -- Co-founder, Non-profit Roundtable Co- founder, Virginia Athletic Foundation -- Board of Directors, President in 2000, Women's 4-miler - Co-founder 1983, Future of the University -- invited Fall 1974
Father's Occupation:
Dittmar's father (now deceased) advised Presidents Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon on patent law and science concerns. He then helped found the Office of Technology Assessment, advising the U.S. Congress on science and technology.
Mother's Occupation:
Her mother worked on Capitol Hill for Illinois Senator Paul Douglas and held leadership positions in the national, state, and local Leagues of Women Voters.
Priority Issues:
Why I'm Running
to enhance workforce training
to expand job opportunities
to make broadband Internet affordable and accessible to everyone in our district -- regardless of location or economic status