January 2019


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Local Military Family Wins $1,000 Shopping Spree


The Hampton Roads Messenger 3 And Still I


CELEBRATE AFRICAN-AMERICAN LEADERS IN THE FIELDS OF: HISTORY « MILITARY « SCIENCE


Hear from


From left to right: Verizon District Manager Anthony Clayton, Verizon HRBP Jaime McInnis-Powell, Verizon General Manager Crystal Mosby, Chelsea Mandello (winner), Travis DiPerna (winner’s finance), and Verizon’s Director of Virginia Jimmy English


BY SPECIAL TO THE HAMPTON ROADS MESSENGER Recently,


Verizon called nationwide out for nominations of


deserving military families to receive a $1,000 holiday shopping spree as a small token of appreciation for all that they give day in and day out. And one of those winners is from right here in Norfolk, Va.


Chelsea Mandello was nominated


by her fiance, Travis DiPerna. DiPerna's nomination


stated:


“Chelsea is the founder of Troopster, a service that sends care packages to deployed troops. Earlier this year she was recognized as the Microsoft #EmpowerPossibility winner, but more than that she is also the Veteran Person


of the Year by the SBA. Honestly, Troopster means EVERYTHING to Chelsea, so much that she started it while she was serving active-duty in the Navy. She would stand 24-hour watches and then come home to pack deployment kits for troops overseas. She would wear business attire under her uniform so that during lunch breaks she could have a quick meeting in civilian attire then pull her uniform and combat boots back on to go back to duty. She has worked day and night on Troopster since 2015 and sent more than 5,000 care packages to deployed troops, many


without families or


friends to take care of them while overseas.”


Joylette Hylick and Katherine Goble Moore—the daughters of Hidden Figures Katherine Johnson


3-4 p.m. Hear from


Chief Scientist Dr. Deidre Gibson with Hampton University 10:30-11:30 a.m


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