WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) announced today that Keyanna Conner will join his state staff as Director of Government and Community Affairs. Ms. Conner, who previously served as a senior advisor on Sen. Warner’s successful  2014 re-election campaign, will serve as a primary point of contact between the Senator’s office and representatives of state and local governments, public agencies and other constituency organizations. She will be based in Richmond.

“I am very pleased that Keyanna Conner will be joining our state staff as director of government and community affairs,” said Sen. Warner. “Effective communication and problem-solving for state and local governments, and the Virginians they serve, remains a key priority for our entire office.”

“I am thrilled and honored to join Senator Warner's staff, and I look forward to engaging and empowering state and local leaders in communities across Virginia,” Conner said. 

Conner graduated from Hampton University in 2006 and currently is completing a doctoral degree in organic chemistry at Virginia Commonwealth University. She grew up on the Eastern Shore of Virginia.