Ginnie Sebastian Storage
Ginnie Sebastian Storage | |
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 Storage in 2025 | |
| 47th President General of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution | |
| Assumed office June 29, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Pamela Rouse Wright |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Virginia Sebastian Fredericksburg, Virginia, U.S. |
| Spouse | Mark Storage |
| Children | 1 |
| Education | University of Virginia (BA) Averett University (MBA) |
| Occupation | practice administrator clubwoman |
Virginia Sebastian "Ginnie" Storage is an American clubwoman and medical practice administrator. Since June 29, 2025, she has served as the 47th President General of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
Early life, family, and education
[edit]Storage is the daughter of William McGowan Sebastian and Mary Virginia Satterwhite. She was born and raised in Fredericksburg, Virginia and attended Stafford Senior High School.[1] Storage earned the Gold Award as a member of the Girl Scouts of the USA and was a member of the Children of the American Revolution.[2][1] She is a descendent of Lilly McIlhaney Bowen, an Irish-American colonist who supported the American Revolution.[3] She is also a descendent of revolutionary soldiers Robert Bowen, Robert Satterwhite, James Marders, Benjamin Sebastian, Henry Carter, Esli Hunt, John Hallam, William Hallam, Alexander Oliver, and David Leach.[4]
She earned a bachelor of arts degree from the University of Virginia, where she was a member of Sigma Delta Tau, in 1986 and later earned a masters degree in business administration from Averett University.[5][1]
Career
[edit]Storage served as vice president of administration for NSWC Federal Credit Union in Dahlgren, Virginia, coordinating the branch administration, human resources office, and training functions for over one-hundred of the credit union's employees.[5] She works as a practice administrator for an Hematology Oncology Associates of Fredericksburg.[2]
Storage holds professional designations as a Professional in Human Resources (HRCI), SHRM-CP (SHRM) and Certified Credit Union Executive (CUNA).[1]
She serves on the board of directors of the National First Ladies Day Commission.[6]
Daughters of the American Revolution
[edit]Storage was installed as the Virginia State Regent of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution on June 30, 2013, during the national society's 122th Continental Congress.[5] She presided at the 2013 Board of Management Meeting on July 27, 2013 at the Kirkley Hotel and Conference Center in Lynchburg, Virginia.[5] As state regent, she launched a state project aiding the non-profit George Washington Foundation for the construction of their replica of the 1740 George Washington House at Ferry Farm.[5]
She served as the Organizing Secretary General for the national society under the administration of President General Denise Doring VanBuren.[2] She later served as the organizations First Vice President General during the administration of President General Pamela Rouse Wright.[7] In March 2025, she spoke at the ribbon cutting for the reopening of the Marian Anderson Museum in Philadelphia.[8]
On June 29, 2025, Storage succeeded Wright as the 47th President General of the Daughters of the American Revolution during the 134th Continental Congress at DAR Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C.[9]
Personal life
[edit]Storage lives in Fredericksburg, Virginia and is a member of the Fredericksburg Ladies Memorial Association.[1] She married Mark Storage in 1991.[5][2] They have one daughter, Mackie, who served as National President of the Children of the American Revolution from 2019 to 2020.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "Ginnie Sebastian Storage, President General". Daughters of the American Revolution. Washington, D.C.: National Society Daughters of the American Revolution. June 29, 2025. Retrieved July 11, 2025.
- ^ a b c d Storage, Ginnie (August 12, 2019). "Organizing Secretary General Introduction". Daughters of the American Revolution. Washington, D.C.: National Society Daughters of the American Revolution. Retrieved June 29, 2025.
- ^ Storage, Ginnie Sebastian (June 30, 2025). "Welcome to the Storage Administration!". Daughters of the American Revolution. Washington, D.C.: National Society Daughters of the American Revolution. Retrieved July 2, 2025.
- ^ "Ginnie Sebastian Storage Candidate for the Office of President General" (PDF). The Storage Team. Washington, D.C. Retrieved July 11, 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f g Simmons, Nancy Alexander (August 1, 2013). "Virginia DAR State Regent's Project to Raise Funds for George Washington's Ferry Farm". Patch Media. Retrieved June 29, 2025.
- ^ "Ginnie Sebastian Storage". National First Ladies Day Commission. Washington, D.C. Retrieved July 29, 2025.
- ^ "South Branch Valley Chapter NSDAR Earns Awards". The Pendelton Times. May 21, 2025. Archived from the original on June 24, 2025. Retrieved June 29, 2025.
- ^ "Marian Anderson Museum & Historical Society Reopens to the Public". Cision. March 11, 2025. Retrieved June 29, 2025.
- ^ Wright, Pamela (June 29, 2025). "Thank You for a Wonderful 134th Congress and Welcome to the Storage Administration!". Daughters of the American Revolution. Washington, D.C.: National Society Daughters of the American Revolution. Archived from the original on June 30, 2025. Retrieved June 29, 2025.
External links
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Media related to Virginia Storage at Wikimedia Commons
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- Living people
- 20th-century American businesswomen
- 21st-century American businesswomen
- American people of Irish descent
- Clubwomen
- Businesspeople from Virginia
- Members of the United Daughters of the Confederacy
- People from Fredericksburg, Virginia
- Presidents general of the Daughters of the American Revolution
- State Regents of the Daughters of the American Revolution
- Averett University alumni
- University of Virginia alumni