Rosemary Wilson

Council Member Wilson has held elected office since 1996 — first with the School Board (1996 to 2000, including being vice chairman), then with the City Council (2000 to present). A graduate of Bayside High School and Old Dominion University, Wilson is a Realtor with Howard Hanna Real Estate. Recognized in 2012 by Lawyers Weekly as one of the Most Influential Women in Virginia, Wilson was also appointed by Gov. McDonnell to the Fair Housing Board and the Local Government Advisory Board to the Chesapeake Bay. She was honored by Inside Business in 2007 with the Women in Business Achievement Award, and by the Virginia Beach Education Association in 1999 with the Friend of Education Award. She is a fellow of the Sorensen Institute for Political Leadership at the University of Virginia and the Civic Leadership Institute at Old Dominion University. Wilson has served as president of the Virginia Municipal League and chairman of the League’s Human Development and Education Committee, as well as the Federal Advocacy Council. In 2016, Wilson was named Volunteer of the Year from the Virginia Recreation and Park Society and is the co-chair of Cycle for Survival, a nonprofit that raises money for rare cancer research. She is the City Council liaison to the Atlantic Park Community Development Authority, Beaches and Waterways Advisory Commission, Community Organization Grant Review and Allocation Committee, Development Authority, Health Services Advisory Board, Historical Preservation Commission, Housing Advisory Board, In-House Pharmacy Exploratory Committee, Oceana Land Use Conformity Committee and Southside Network Authority.