About Us

Phil Abraham served as a policy advisor to Governor Chuck Robb and Governor Gerald Baliles from 1982-1989.  He is a 1979 graduate of Kenyon College and obtained his law degree from the University of Virginia in 1989.  After practicing law for seven years at Hazel & Thomas, P.C., Abraham joined The Vectre Corporation where has been an owner and its General Counsel since 1996.  He has more than 45 years of experience as an advocate before the Legislative and Executive Branches of Virginia State Government.  He focuses on representing clients on environmental, commercial development, energy and transportation matters, as well having represented the Virginia Library Association since the early 1990's.  

Abraham has been a member of VirginiaForever for about 12 years and is a former Chair of the Administrative Law Section of the Virginia Bar Association and was a founding member of the Virginia Code Commission's Administrative Law Advisory Commission.  He resides in Henrico with his wife, Janet Abraham, and enjoys all things outdoors as well as his hobby of photography. 

As Director of Public Affairs for WM, Lisa Kardell is responsible for state and local government affairs, community relations and media issues for Virginia, Maryland, West Virginia and Western Pennsylvania.  She is also responsible for WM's participation in national state political organizations and activities.  Lisa has been with WM for 31 years. 

Prior to her current position she was a federal lobbyist for Waste Management and Waste Management Nuclear Services.  She served as a political appointee in President George H.W. Bush's administration, as a Special Assistant to the Under Secretary of Energy, and a Special Assistant in the Office of Environment, Safety & Health at the Department of Energy. 

Lisa serves on several boards including Flax Trust America, Virginiaforever, Virginia Waste Industries Association, National Waste & Recycling Association – Maryland Chapter, Maryland Recycling Network.

 Lisa and her husband, Chris, live in Alexandria, VA. 

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Jamie Heisig-Mitchell is Chief of Water Quality for Hampton Roads Sanitation District (HRSD), a wastewater utility serving over 1.9 million people in southeast Virginia.  In support of HRSD's vision that the communities it serves will have clean waterways and reliable water resources for generations to come, she manages staff involvement in numerous programs benefitting water quality including HRSD's SWIFT program; microbial source tracking to identify compromised collection system infrastructure; occurrence, fate and transport of emerging contaminants; and nutrient cycling in estuarine systems. In addition, she is responsible for HRSD's permit negotiations and provides regulatory compliance oversight. Her current role also requires that she provide input and guidance on extending reliable wastewater services into neighboring communities.  

Ms. Heisig-Mitchell serves on the board of the Virginia Association of Municipal Wastewater Agencies (VAMWA), is Chair of VAMWA's Water Quality Committee, Chair of the National Association of Clean Water Agencies' (NACWA) Water Quality Committee, former President of the Virginia Biosolids Council, and has served on numerous Virginia Department of Environmental Quality Advisory Panels and Subcommittees such as the recent water quality standards review panels and the PFAS Expert Advisory Committee. She also participates in the US Water Alliances's Equitable Regionalization Advisory Group.   

Ms. Heisig-Mitchell received her MS from Old Dominion University in Norfolk, VA.