Elizabeth Bennett-Parker is Vice Mayor of Alexandria, Virginia, and in 2021 was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates in the 45th District. As Vice Mayor, she serves as a member of the Alexandria City Council and is the youngest woman elected to Council in Alexandria’s history. Born in Alexandria to two Naval officers, Elizabeth is dedicated to serving her community. She co-leads Together We Bake, a nonprofit job training and personal development program for under-served women. Elizabeth is also the Founder of Fruitcycle, a business fighting the tragic paradox that, while one in six Americans experience food insecurity on a daily basis, 40 percent of our food is thrown into landfills. Before launching Fruitcycle, Elizabeth worked for the National Governors Association, where she served as governors’ liaison to Congress, federal agencies, and the White House on issues related to transportation, economic development, and health. Selected as one of Alexandria’s 40 under 40 in 2017, she has served on the Community Criminal Justice Board and the Commission on Employment, as well as the Boards of the Arcadia Center for Sustainable Food and Agriculture, Agenda: Alexandria, and the United Way Regional Council for Alexandria. She is a graduate of Emerge Virginia and the Alexandria City Academy. Elizabeth served as a Fulbright Fellow, graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Cornell University, and earned a Master’s degree from the University of London.