The Italian eatery is a popular family restaurant in the Fan.  At the age of ten I worked at the restaurant-washing dishes and mopping floors.

Now The Robin Inn is managed by my sister, Niki Loupassi.  My dad taught me the importance of hard work and giving back to the community.

I graduated from St. Christopher’s School in 1985, Washington and Lee in 1989 and University of Richmond Law School in 1992. I clerked for The Honorable James B. Wilkinson in the Circuit Court."

"After Law School, I passed on joining a big law firm. My conscience led me in a different direction. I decided to give back to the community that had so blessed our family. With crime destroying our communities I decided to go to work as a prosecutor – locking up child abusers, drug dealers, drunk drivers and murderers.

I grew up in Richmond where I learned the value of a dollar from working in my dad’s restaurant. Hyde and I have been married almost ten years and we are raising three wonderful children, Doxey, Stewart, and Manoli."

"Over a span of six years, I worked as a Prosecutor for Hanover County, the City of Richmond and Multi-jurisdictional Grand Jury for Chesterfield, Henrico, Hanover and the City of Richmond.

During my time as prosecutor, I locked up some of our area’s most violent criminals – including sexual predators, murderers, rapists, burglars and drunk drivers."

Education:

St. Christopher’s School – 1985
Washington and Lee University – 1989
J.D., T.C. Williams School of Law – 1992
 

Employment:

Law Clerk for The Honorable James B. Wilkinson
Circuit Court for the City of Richmond
Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney for the City of Richmond
Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney for the County of Hanover
Special Counsel for The Richmond Metropolitan Multi-Jurisdiction Grand Jury
Attorney – Virginia Law & Government Affairs, P.C.

Government Service:

Member, Virginia House of Delegates
President, Richmond City Council
Chairman of City’s Public Safety Commission
Member, City’s Economic Development Committee
Member, City’s Finance Committee
Member, Advisory Board of Health

Awards:

American Jurisprudence Award
Citizen of the Year for Public Service, 2000
Virginia Business Magazine’s – 2002 & 2003 Legal Elite Award
Who’s Who Among American Executives and Professionals

Organizations and Civic Involvement:

George W. Bush for President Richmond Chairman, 2004
Virginians for Jerry Kilgore, Finance Committee, Central Virginia
Committee Chairman, 2005
Treasurer, Richmond Republican Committee (98-06)
Board of Richmond Ambulance Authority (00–03)
St. Christopher’s Alumni Board (97–03)
Washington & Lee – Class Agent (97–01), AAP
Committee, Chairman of Richmond Former
Sunday School Teacher – St. Constantine & Helen Greek Orthodox Cathedral
President, Downtown Richmond Renaissance
Chairman, Greater Richmond Partnership
Scottish Rite Childhood Language Center, Board Member
Board Member of Elk Hill Farm
Board Member of Police Athletic League