Mrs. Kalanges received a B.A. degree from Ripon College in Ripon, Wisconsin.  After her marriage to James G. Kalanges, a career U.S. Army Officer, she traveled to several states and countries before settling in Chester, Virginia in 1978.  Mrs. Kalanges and Col. Kalanges have three daughters, Marie, Susie, and Caroline, one of whom has a mental disability.  After moving to Virginia, Mrs. Kalanges attained a B.A. in French and a B.S. in French Education at Virginia Commonwealth University.  After several years of teaching and tutoring, she became involved with a variety of organizations devoted to serving people with disabilities, her interest stemming from her daughter’s disability.  Mrs. Kalanges joined the Chesterfield Community Services Board in 1992 and served as Secretary and Vice-Chairman during her nine-year tenure on that board.  She also served as Secretary of the Commonwealth Community Trust, a private non-profit trust for people with disabilities and was a member of the Chesterfield Alternatives Board, a non-profit organization that acquires housing for persons with mental disabilities.  She continues to be a member of the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill, NAMI.  She belongs to St. Paul’s Episcopal Church where she is a member of the Hull Street Shelter feeding ministry.