Andria McClellan was elected in 2016 to serve a Superward City Council seat for the second largest city in Virginia. As a councilwoman, she is using her experience as an entrepreneur, civic leader and community activist, parent of three school-aged children, and former Planning Commissioner to make meaningful and progressive changes to the city of Norfolk, Virginia.
McClellan began her career working in sales and marketing for two Fortune 500 companies, after which she ran two start-up enterprises (one in manufacturing and one in tech). She has served on numerous boards and commissions throughout the city of Norfolk, the region, and the state, including the Virginia Small Business Advisory Board, the Virginia Family & Children’s Trust Fund, and the Local Government Advisory Committee for the EPA’s Chesapeake Bay Program.
McClellan was elected to city council because of her pro-growth, innovation platform which focused on improving public schools; diversifying the economy in a city home to the largest Naval Base in the world; finding innovative solutions and funding to address sea level rise and flooding; and, creating a more engaged, accessible and transparent city government. She currently serves as the Vice Chair of the Hampton Roads Planning District Commission and Committee Chair of its Coastal Resilience Committee; Hampton Roads Transit and chair of its Smart Cities & Innovation Committee; 757 Angels; WHRO Public TV & Radio Station; Co-Chair of the Norfolk Mayor’s Commission on Climate Change Mitigation & Adaptation; Sorensen Political Leadership Institute and the CIVIC Leadership Institute.
McClellan holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Virginia and graduated from the Wharton Management Program at the University of Pennsylvania.
