Reginald E. Gordon
Reginald E. Gordonis Richmond Virginia’s Deputy Chief Administrative Officer (DCAO) for the city of Richmond . In this position he manages the Human Services portfolio which includes the departments of Social Services, Justice Services, Parks Recreation and Community Facilities, and the Office of Community Wealth Building. Additionally, his office serves as the liaison to the Richmond City Health District, the Richmond Behavioral Health Authority and the Richmond Public Library. Mr. Gordon accepted this position in November 2018.
Mr. Gordon began his career with the city of Richmond as director of the Office of Community Wealth Building in June 2016 where he was responsible for leading the citywide effort and action plan for a comprehensive poverty reduction strategy.
With more than 20 years in the human services field, Mr. Gordon has dedicated his life to improving the overall quality of life of service populations. His professional career started as an attorney for Central Virginia Legal Aid in Emporia, Virginia. Following that, he went on to work at the national Red Cross in Washington, D.C. as an in-house counsel biomedical attorney. While there, he worked his way up to Senior Associate General Counsel and the national Ethics Officer.
In 1997, after returning to his hometown of Richmond, VA Gordon worked as a fund developer with the United Way of Greater Richmond and Petersburg. A year later, he was selected as the first executive director of Homeward, the coordinating organization for homeless services in the Richmond Region. After seven years with Homeward, he became the executive director of William Byrd Community House, a multi-service poverty prevention agency, addressing the needs of low income children, families, seniors and single adults in the city of Richmond. In July of 2007, he became the Chief Executive Officer of the Greater Richmond Chapter of the American Red Cross. In this role, his territory expanded and upon his departure in June of 2016 he was responsible for Red Cross operations throughout the entire Commonwealth of Virginia.
He is a past chair of the board for Leadership Metro Richmond. He is currently on the board of Richmond Memorial Health Foundation, Richmond Opportunities, Inc., and the Virginia Resources Authority. He is a member of the Richmond Rotary. He is also a founding member of the Ujima Legacy Fund. He is also an assistant professor in the School of Professional and Continuing Studies at the University of Richmond.
Mr. Gordon is a native of Richmond, Virginia and a proud alumnus of Richmond public schools. He received his undergraduate degree in Public Policy from Duke University. He received his Juris Doctorate from Howard University School of Law.
He is married to Dr. Rashida Gray and the bonus dad for two teenagers.■