Meyera E. Orbendorf
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Meyera E. Oberndorf is currently the mayor of the city of Virginia Beach, Virginia. Mayor Oberndorf was sworn in on July 1, 1988, as the first directly elected mayor and the first woman mayor in the history of Virginia Beach. Oberndorf's initial election to the city council in 1976 began a series of firsts for the city, as she became the first woman elected to public office. For nine years, she chaired the Public Library Board. From 1986 to 1988 she served as vice mayor.
Presently, Oberndorf serves as a trustee with the U.S. Conference of Mayors and is chair of the Standing Committee on International Affairs. She is a member of the National League of Cities' Advisory Board. She is past chair of the Energy, Environment and Natural Resources Steering Committee for the National League of Cities' and past president of the Virginia Municipal League. Mayor Oberndorf is a board member of the Hampton Roads Partnership and the Economic Development Alliance. She serves on the Advisory Committee of the Virginia Institute of Government and was recognized by Newsweek as one of the 25 most dynamic mayors in the United States.
