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Del Pepper was born and raised in Omaha Nebraska. She received her Bachelor’s degree from Grinnell College and did graduate work at the University of Wisconsin. She worked five years as a social worker in Chicago, Illinois. She is married to Dr. F. J. Pepper, a practicing psychiatrist with an office in Alexandria. The Peppers moved to Alexandria in 1968 and have been active in numerous organizations ever since. They have a married son, Murphy Pepper. He and his wife Soo have five children.
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Committee memberships
- Mayor’s Alternate - Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (COG)
- Board Member - Metropolitan Washington Air Quality Committee (MWAQC)
- Member - COG Steering Committee on Climate Change
- Board Member - Alexandria Commission on Aging
- Board Member - Alexandria Commission on Information Technology
- Member-Alexandria Environmental Action Plan Steering Committee
- Chair - City Council Facility Naming Committee
- Co-Chair-Norfolk Southern Community Monitoring Group
- Co-Chair - Mirant Community Monitoring Group
- Co-Chair - Alexandria Works! (Job Links)
- Commissioner - Northern Virginia Regional Commission (NVRC)
- Member - NVRC Energy & Environmental Policy Committee
- Member – NVRC Legislative Committee
- Member - City Council/Woodrow Wilson Bridge Committee
- Member - City Council’s Strategic Planning Subcommittee
- Member - Mayor's BRAC Committee
- Member - Historic Alexandria Resource Commission Facilities Subcommittee
- 2008 President - Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments Corporation
Current Community Board Memberships
- YMCA Committee of Management
- Life Member and current Member Board of Trustees, Friendship Veterans Fire Engine Association (Friendship Firehouse)
- Board Member - T. C. Williams High School PTSA; Former Board Member Francis C. Hammond Jr. High School PTSA
- Board Member - Alexandria Arts Forum
- Board Member - Bienvenidos
- Member - RSVP (Retired Senior Volunteer Program) Advisory Council
- Member - The Walk to Fight Breast Cancer Committee
Present Community Memberships
- Optimist Club of Alexandria
- Alexandria Democratic Committee
- Urban League–Life Member
- NAACP–former first vice president; Life Member
- Symphony Orchestra League of Alexandria
- Clan Campbell Society
- Sierra Club
- Alexandria Senior Services
Awards
- Alexandria NAACP Outstanding Service Award, 1979
- Alexandria JayCees Appreciation Award, 1988
- CASCO Award for Outstanding Women in Alexandria, 1990
- Alexandria-Washington Lodge #22 Community Builder Award, 1991
- Andrew Jackson Lodge #120 Community Builder Award, 2005
- Marylanders For Quality in Government, "Salute to Women in Leadership" Award, 1994
- Tall Cedars of Lebanon "ROSE" Award, Recognition of Service Excellence, 1996
- Commission for Women's Living Legend Award, 1999
- Member, Benson High School Hall of Fame
- Admiral, Nebraska Navy
- 2008 Living Legend Nominee
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