Full Name:
Joseph R. Yost
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Lisa; 1 Child: Virginia Ann
Birth Date:
06/09/1986
Birth Place:
Pearisburg, VA
Home City:
Pearisburg, VA
Religion:
Episcopal
Graduated, The Buckley School for Public Speaking, 2013
Graduated, The Sorensen Institute for Political Leadership, University of Virginia, 2011
MA, Criminal Justice, Radford University, 2006-2008
BS, Criminal Justice, Radford University, 2004-2006
Member, AF&AM, Castle Rock Lodge No. 334
Former Judge, Education Committee, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegate
Delegate, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates, District 12, 2012-2018
Former Member, General Laws Committee, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates
Former Member, Governor's Task Force for School and Campus Safety
Former Member, Governors Task Force on Mental Health Services and Crisis Response
Former Member, Health, Welfare and Institutions Committee, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates
Member, Joint Subcommittee to Study Mental Health Services in the Twenty-First Century
Former Member, Subcommittee #2 (General Laws), Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates
Former Member, Subcommittee on Higher Education, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates
Executive Director, Giles County Historical Society, 2014-present
Jail Diversion Coordinator, Mental Health Association of the New River Valley, 2008-2012
Data Manager/Research Specialist, Radford University, 2006-2008
Graduate Assistant, Radford University, 2006-2008
Technical Support Specialist, Radford University, 2005-2007
Member, Association of the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities, Montgomery Branch, present
Member, Giles County Chamber of Commerce, present
Member, Giles County Extension Leadership Council, present
Member, Giles County Republican Party, present
Historical Interpreter, Historic Smithfield Plantation, present
Member, Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce, present
Member, New River Community Corrections, present
Chair, New River Valley Smart Beginnings Business/ Community Council, present
Member, Pretrial Services' Community Criminal Justice Board, present
Chair, Roanoke Valley Young Republicans, present
Member, Giles Rotary
Member, NRV Re-entry Council
Member, Smithfield-Preston Foundation
Member, Sons of the American Revolution, The Fincastle Resolutions Chapter
Member, Virginia Tech STEM Advisory Board
Member/Parliamentarian/Precinct Captain, Montgomery County Republican Party, 2009-2013
Awards:
Legislative Rookie of the Year, Virginia Education Association, 2012;
Legislative Champion of the Year, Virginia Education Association, 2013, 2014;
Legislator of the Year, Psychiatric Society of Virginia, 2013;
Legislator of the Year, National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Roanoke Valley, 2013;
Legislator of the Year, Virginia Counselors Association, 2013;
Distinguished Advocate for Virginia Business, Virginia Chamber of Commerce, 2012, 2013;
Rising Star Award, Virginia Association for Early Childhood Education, 2013;
Champion of Free Enterprise, Virginia Chamber of Commerce, 2014;
Legislator of the Year, Virginia Treasurer's Association, 2014;
Solid as a Rock Award, Virginia Education Association, 2015
NAMI Virginia - 2015 Outstanding Legislator Award
Virginia Chamber of Commerce - 2015 Small Business Advocate of the Year
Virginia Chamber of Commerce - 2016 Distinguished Advocate for Virginia Business
Psychiatric Society of Virginia - 2016 Legislator of the Year
Virginia Treasurer's Association - 2017 Legislator of the Year
Virginia Housing Alliance - 2017 Legislative Leadership Award
Virginia Education Association - 2017 Solid as a Rock Award
Publications:
Veterinary Forensics: Animals Curtailing Crime (FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin, 2007)
Forensic Nursing: An Aid to Law Enforcement (FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin, 2006)