Mr. Benming Zhang

City Council Member at City of Williamsburg, Virginia

Experience

City Council Member

City of Williamsburg, Virginia

Jul 2016 – Present 10 mos

Williamsburg, VA

City Council members also serve as Board of Commissioners for the Williamsburg Redevelopment and Housing Authority.

Council Board Appointments: Director, Olde Towne Medical & Dental Center; Member, Greater Peninsula Workforce Development Consortium; Member, Public Housing Advisory Committee (2nd Term)

Current Activities: Member, Jamestown-Yorktown 2019 Commemoration First Representative Legislative Assembly Committee; Member, Youth Aeronautics Educational Foundation (YAEF) Board of Directors; Member, Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation Revolutionary Society

Past Activities: Member, Williamsburg Elections Officer (2012, 2014); Member (Mayoral Appointment, 2013-2016), Public Housing Advisory Committee; Member, Greater Williamsburg Chamber & Tourism Alliance Government Affairs Committee; Burns Lane Member, Williamsburg Neighborhood Council

Managing Partner

BMZ Developments, LLC

Aug 2013 – Present 3 yrs 9 mos

Williamsburg, VA

Choate Rosemary Hall

2008 – 2012

Activities and Societies: Board member, Asian American Students Initiative; Orientation Aide (Fall 2013); Tribe Ambassador (Fall 2015); Member, Kappa Sigma Fraternity (Nu Chapter)

Honors Thesis - Art Matsu's College Years: Historicizing His 1920s Experiences (successfully defended May, 2016)
Recipient, Hatsuye Yamasaki Student Leadership Award (Departmental award)

Originally a Public Policy major emphasizing local/state governments before self-designing my Asian American Studies Major (2014).