About Us

NovaBigs is the governing council of the Big Brothers/Big Sisters program in Northern Virginia. The council members are not staff, but simply Bigs themselves who volunteer their time and effort to organize and coordinate support and group events for Bigs and Littles in the area. Council meetings are open to all Bigs in Northern Virginia. For the next council date, please check the calendar.

Below is the current governing council of NovaBigs. If you have a comment, question or concern, feel free to contact them.

Adriane Evers, Vice-President

Vice-President

Living in a house with three brothers and no sisters, Adriane was excited about her match with Jessica, her little sister, in October 2009. At first both were shy but after spending time together they became close friends. Adriane especially enjoys cheering Jessica on at her... Read More

Brian O’Neill, President

President

Brian has been a Big Brother since 1999. With the initials of “BRO”, and at 6’4″, becoming a Big Brother may be in his DNA. His first Little Brother, Mike, now works at his company as an intern and intends to pursue college part-time. Brian considers having... Read More

Lindsey Smith, Orientation Chair

Orientation Chair

Growing up, Lindsey’s mentor and greatest supporter was her big sister Shannon. Now as an adult, Shannon has become her best friend. It was because of this special sister relationship Lindsey decided to get involved with Big Brothers/Big Sisters after school program while... Read More

Suparna Paul-Mohapatra, Treasurer

Treasurer

Suparna has been matched with her Little, Saray, since February 2009. They both love to read and frequent the local Barnes & Noble as well as the public library. Nova Bigs has allowed them to share in additional experiences together, such as white water rafting, fishing,... Read More