Ken Ackerman is the creator and manager of Virtual CAP which was launched through federal funding from the Office of Community Services to support sharing of information among Community Action Agencies and to promote replication of successful CAA initiatives.    Ken is also a certified peer reviewer for the Award for Excellence/Pathways to Excellence in Community Action.

Ken’s involvement with Community Action began in 1971 as a VISTA volunteer in rural Virginia.  He then directed a desegregation program in Prince Edward County (VA) where the public schools had been closed from 1959-1963 as a measure to fight school integration.  He subsequently served as Executive Director of the Monticello Area CAA from 1976-2000 after initially working as the agency’s Chief Planner.

Ken has also provided leadership with numerous state, regional and national organizations including the Virginia Community Action Partnership, Comprehensive Health Investment Project of Virginia, Virginia Statewide Human Services Information and Referral Advisory Council, Governor’s Job Training Coordinating Council, Southeast Rural Community Assistance Program, Project Discovery, Inc., Virginia Housing Coalition, and National Low-Income Housing Coalition.