Board of Directors

Makola Abdullah

Virginia State University

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Chris Accashian

Bon Secours Richmond Health System

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Neil Amin

Shamin Hotels, Inc.

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John Baker

WestRock

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Edward H. Baine

Dominion Energy – Virginia

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Becky Bareford

Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond

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Victor Branch

Bank of America

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Chandra Briggman

Activation Capital

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John Buckbee

Capital One

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Gerald Burr, Jr.

Canterbury Enterprises

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Kelly Chopus

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Sharon Dabney-Wooldridge

The Klean Kare Team

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Christine G. Daniels

Wells Fargo

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Joi Dean

Richmond Metropolitan Transportation Authority

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Susan Dewey

Virginia Housing Development Authority

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Carmina Drummond

The Martin Agency

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Candace C. Formacek

Universal Corporation

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Moses Foster

West Cary Group

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Thomas Gayner

Markel

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Douglas S. Granger

Hunton Andrews Kurth

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Rick Gregory

Lynx Ventures

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Kym Grinnage

NBC12\Gray Television

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Kevin Hallock

University of Richmond

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Monroe E. Harris, Jr., DMD

Virginia Oral & Facial Surgery

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Connie Hom

Buckingham Greenery

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Chris Johnson

The Monument Companies, LLC

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Lester Johnson

Mama J’s

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Michael Jones

Richmond City Council

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Rob Jones

Alliance Group

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Jason Kamras

Richmond Public Schools

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Gregg S. Karawan

Genworth Financial

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Hakim Lucas

Virginia Union University

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Charles Macfarlane

Macfarlane Partners

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Michael Manson

Altria

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Floyd Miller

The Metropolitan Business League

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Shawn O’Brien

Atlantic Union Bank

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Leslie Parpart

CarMax, Inc.

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Burt Pinnock

Baskervill

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Michael Rao

Virginia Commonwealth University

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Jeff Ricketts

Anthem, Blue Cross Blue Shield

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Ellen Robertson

Richmond City Council

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Lisa Ruggles

CoStar Group

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Jacquelyn E. Stone

McGuire Woods, LLP

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Chris Tsui

EAT Restaurant Partners

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Ted Ukrop

Quirk Hotel

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Massie Valentine

Davenport & Co., LLC

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Ned Valentine

Harris Williams & Co.

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Marilyn West

M. H. West & Co.

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Michael Williams

South State Bank

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Samuel Young

Astyra

Director Emeritus

John Bates

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Thomas E. Gottwald

NewMarket Corporation

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Bruce R. Hazelgrove, III

NewMarket Corporation

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C. T. Hill

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Brian Jackson

Hirschler

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Kenneth S. Johnson

Johnson, Inc.

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Mark Merhige

Bantry Hill Ventures

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Dr. Pamela Royal

Royal Dermatology

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Dr. Eugene P. Trani

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James E. Ukrop

NRV

Board of Trustees

Robert Angle

Troutman Sanders

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Sherrie Armstrong

Community Foundation for a greater Richmond

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Jean Boone

Richmond Free Press

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William Cooper

Atlantic Constructors, Inc.

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Timothy Davey

Timmons Group

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Thomas K. Davis

T. K. Davis Construction

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John Gregory

Lynx Ventures

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Robert J. Grey, Jr. Esq.

Leadership Council on Legal Diversity

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Kenneth Jones

Prestige Construction

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Justin Knight

Apple REIT

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Otto Konrad

Williams Mullin

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Owen Matthews

Kings Dominion

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Edward McCoy

Eaheart Industrial Service, Inc.

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Rumy Mohta

Atlas Ventures

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Harold Parker, Jr.

Old Dominion Electrical Supply

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Angela Patton

Girls for a Change

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Robert Sledd

Pinnacle Ventures

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Dwight Snead

Dwight Snead Construction

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Andrew Thornton

LaDiff Furniture Store

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Jason Vickers-Smith

WVS Companies

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Scott Warren

Warren Whitney

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Brian White

Main Street Realty

Staff Contacts

Lisa Sims

CEO

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Anedra Bourne

Deputy Executive Director

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Renee Gaines

Office Administrator

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