Cassandra Hammond is a resident of Chesapeake. She became involved with HRCC during the COVID-19 pandemic then EVMS research staff came to her community sharing information about the virus and how to stay safe. She has been committed to improving her surroundings since her high school and college days. She is always looking for better, more efficient ways to do things; whenever an avenue for improvement appears, she takes it to enrich the life of her community.