Region 1 Commissioner, Vice-Chair 

Meet Your Commissioner 

How have the arts impacted you? 

I began my arts journey at 12. My career path includes working for professional theatre and symphony, arts councils and arts centers. The arts helped me learn and express community, passion, advocacy, voice, entertainment and enlightenment. 

How have you seen the arts impact Virginians? 

The arts bring people together. They challenge, embrace, unify and comfort. Because Virginia has a broad depth of cultures our cultural fabric is wide and deep. Our children learn about other children, adults broaden their horizons and their minds. 

What might someone be surprised to know about you? 

That I was an actress in high school, college and almost majored in theatre. I worked in professional theatre early in my career. I also write poetry. 

If you could be a world class artist, what would you be/do? 

A published poet that taught others to write. 

If you had to say what your superpower was, what might that be? 

Bringing clarity to confusion. Finding and creating clear paths for success. Leading a team 

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Frazier Millner Armstrong is a strategist and advisor who specializes in organizational capacity, marketing and strategic communications. 

She was Executive Director for Capital Trees, a non-profit, urban greening organization. She works with Storycorp’s One Small Step program. 

She was Director of Advancement and Patron Communication for the Richmond Symphony. Before that, she worked at Richmond Times-Dispatch as Vice-President for Audience and Content Development. 

She serves on the Boards of Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, CultureWorks and Capital Trees. She received the YWCA’s Outstanding Woman Award for Media and Marketing and was recognized by Virginia Business Magazine as one of 100 People to Know as an Impact Maker.