Our Leadership
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Deanne Marshall
Chairwoman
As the newly appointed chairwoman of the Orange County Republican Committee, Deanne Marshall brings a wealth of experience, leadership, and dedication to the role. With a background in community service and outreach, Deanne has consistently demonstrated a strong commitment to the betterment of Orange County.
Driven by a passion for democracy, Deanne is committed to advancing electoral success through voter engagement, candidate support, and fostering relationships with precinct volunteers, poll workers, and poll watchers.
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Gary McFadden
Vice Chair
My wife of 50 years and I retired to Lake of the Woods from Fairfax Station, Va. in 2017. Predicated on my daughter’s future family employment opportunities, I expect my elementary and middle-school granddaughters may very well become students in the Orange County Public Schools (OCPS) system.
I attended the U.S. Naval Academy and earned a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering. My post-graduate education includes the University of West Florida for aeronautical systems; the University of Virginia Continuing and Professional Studies with courses in Federal Procurement and Contracting, Contract Administration, Cost and Price Analysis, Principles of Law for Contract Formation, Principles...
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Patricia Wyvill
Treasurer
I was born and raised in New Jersey where I lived in the country and learned to appreciate and love the incredible world that God has given us. I graduated from Syracuse University with a BS degree in Textiles & Clothing Design.
Upon graduation I moved to Boston to enter the Executive Retail Training program at Jordan Marsh. Realizing I may not be suited for retail, I then began my journey to see other parts of the country (and to confirm that there were still real cowboys and Indians in the Midwest!) while living and working in Minnesota, Missouri, Georgia and finally Maryland.
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Mark O'Connel
Secretary
Mark was recently named Secretary of the Orange County Republican Committee after his wife, Diana, resigned to join the Board of Electors. The couple got married in 2015 and reside in Somerset of Orange County.
Originally from Salem, Virginia, Mark graduated from Fork Union Military
Academy in 1976. In 1979, he joined the army and served for four years.
Afterwards he attended college at the University of Mary Washington (Mary Washington College at the time) where he earned a Bachelor’s degree in History. He moved to Central Virginia in 1988 and has lived in the area ever since. He is the father of three children, two daughters and a son. In 2015, Mark retired from the Commonwealth of Virginia’s Community Corrections after working twenty-five years as an Adult Probation and Parole Officer, chiefly in the Orange and Greene County Circuit Courts. In 2020, he returned to work in this capacity on a part-time basis. In addition to that vocation, he has worked in sports journalism since 1998 including freelance sports writing for several different newspapers, and broadcasting for the Culpeper Media Network during both football and lacrosse seasons.
He has also authored four books including Criminal Minds in Real Time, Justice Denied, The Team the Titans Remember: the 1971 Andrew Lewis High School Football Team, the Final Link to a Lasting Legacy, and The Spartan Succession, Volume 1, The Genesis (1972-1985).
His hobbies include walking the trails at Montpelier, playing tennis, motorcycling, and volunteering to help people in need. He is a deacon at Orange Baptist Church.