Board of directors
Officers
Chairman & CEO
Brian K. Jackson*
Partner
Hirschler Fleischer
Vice Chairman & Chairman of Exec. Committee
Mark R. Merhige*
Director of Commercial Brokerage & Strategy
Dodson Property Management
President
Levar Stoney*
Mayor
City of Richmond
Secretary
Dr. Pamela Royal*
CEO
Royal Dermatology
Treasurer
Thomas R. Brown***
Vice Chairman
Rutherfoord
General Counsel
John W. Bates, III, Esq.***
Partner
McGuireWoods, LLP
Board of Directors
- Makola Abdullah**
President
Virginia State University - Farhad Aghdami*
Partner
Williams Mullen -
Neil Amin*
CEO
Shamin Hotels, Inc, - Ken Ampy*
CEO
Astyra Corporation - Robert Angle
Partner
Troutman Sanders - Toni Ardabell*
CEO
Bon Secours Richmond Health System - Phillip Avant*
Central Virginia Market President
SunTrust Bank - John Baker*
Vice President, Human Resources
WestRock - Edward H. Baine*
Senior Vice President–Distribution
Dominion Virginia Power - Stephen E. Baril
Partner
Kaplan Voekler - Jean Boone
Publisher
Richmond Free Press - Margaret Bowen
Vice President, Human Resources,
Mergers & Acquisitions
Rank Group North America, Inc. – M & A Team - Victor Branch*
Richmond Market President
Bank of America - Aisha Bullard
Bullard Law - Gerald Burr, Jr.*
CEO
Canterbury Enterprises - Jonathan Coleman
The New Y-Capp, Inc. - Matt Cooper*
EVP, Legal
Capital One Financial - Ronald Crutcher**
President
University of Richmond - Sharon Dabney-Wooldridge*
President & CEO
The Klean Kare Team - Susan Dewey
Executive Director
VHDA - Mary Doswell(+)
Consultant - Carmina Drummond*
Chief Culture Officer
The Martin Agency - Candace Formacek*
Vice President & Treasurer
Universal Corporation - Moses Foster*
President & CEO
West Cary Group - Jerry Fox
Partner
Cherry Bekaert - Thomas Goode*
Regional Private Banking Manager
Senior Vice President
Wells Fargo Bank - Thomas E. Gottwald(+)
President & CEO
NewMarket Corporation - Rick Gregory*
Founder
LYNX Ventures, LLC - Robert J. Grey, Jr., Esq.
Partner
Hunton & Williams - Kym Grinnage*
General Manager
WWBT 12 - Brenton S. Halsey
Chairman Emeritus
James River Corporation - Adam Harrell*
Co-Managing Partner
Harrell & Chambliss - Monroe E. Harris, Jr., DMD*
Principal
Virginia Oral & Facial Surgery - Bruce R. Hazelgrove, III(+)
Vice President – Corporate Resources
NewMarket Corporation - Devon Henry*
CEO & President
Team Henry Enterprises - Chris Hilbert*
President – 3rd District Representative
Richmond City Council - C.T. Hill(+)
- Connie Hom
CEO
Buckingham Greenery - Mark Hourigan*
President
Hourigan Construction - Chris Johnson
Principal
The Monument Companies, LLC - Darius Johnson*
President
Premier Bank, Consolidated Division - Johnny Johnson*
Chairman & CEO
Johnny on the Spot Services, LLC
- Kenneth S. Johnson(+)
President
Johnson, Inc. - Kenneth Jones
President & CEO
Prestige Construction - Michael Jones*
9th District Representative
Richmond City Council - Rob Jones*
CEO & President
Alliance Group - Jason Kamras**
Superintendent
Richmond Public Schools - Bruce Kay*
Vice President
Markel Corporation - Jon King
CEO
Exclusive Staffing - Justin Knight
President
Apple REIT - Otto Konrad
Partner
Williams Mullen - Hakim Lucas**
President
Virginia Union University - Charles Macfarlane*
Managing Member
MacFarlane Partners - Sal Mancuso*
VP & Treasurer
Altria Group, Inc. - Blake Manners
Managing Partner
Ernst & Young - Geoff Marlatt*
SVP Manufacturer Services
Owens & Minor - Rita McClenny*
President & CEO
Virginia Tourism Corporation - Floyd Miller
Executive Director
The Metropolitan Business League - Rumy Mohta
CEO
Atlas Branding & Communications - Jay Moore*
SVP, Strategy & Business Development
Altria Client Services - Thomas Osgood
EVP, CFO & CAO
Xenith Bank - Harold Parker, Jr.*
Owner
Old Dominion Electrical Supply - Leslie Parpart*
Manager, Community Relations & The CarMax Foundation
CarMax Foundation - Angela Patton
Founder
Camp Diva - Burt Pinnock*
Principal
Baskervill - Michael Rao**
President
Virginia Commonwealth University - Gary L. Rhodes**
President
Reynolds Community College - Jeff Ricketts*
President, VA Market
Anthem, Blue Cross Blue Shield - Doug Roth*
Market President
BB&T - Lisa Ruggles*
SVP, Research
CoStar Group - Kim Scheeler**
President & CEO
Greater Richmond Chamber of Commerce - Thomas Silvestri*
President & Publisher
Richmond Times Dispatch - Robert Sledd
Principal
Pinnacle Ventures - Dwight Snead
President
Dwight Snead Construction - John Stallings*
President
Union Bank & Trust - Ronald Stallings
CEO
Walker Row Partnership - Jacquelyn E. Stone
McGuire Woods, LLP
Partner - James Theobald*
Chairman
Hirschler Fleischer - Andrew Thornton*
President
LaDifference - Freda Thornton*
CEO
FWL & Sons, Inc. - Dr. Eugene P. Trani(+)
President Emeritus
Virginia Commonwealth University - Chris Tsui*
Owner
EAT Restaurant Partners - James E. Ukrop(+)*
Principal
New Richmond Ventures - Edward Valentine*
Managing Director
Harris Williams - Massie Valentine*
SVP – Investments/Director
Davenport & Co., LLC - Jason Vickers-Smith
Principal
WVS Companies - Marilyn West*
President & CEO
M. H. West & Co. - Robert Westbrook*
Partner
KPMG - Thomas Winfree
Vice Chairman Board of Directors
Retired, President & CEO
Village Bank - Brian White
Principal
SWA Construction - Robert Woltz(+)
- Samuel Young*
President
Astyra - Michel Zajur*
Founder/CEO
Virginia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
“*” denotes Executive Committee Member
“**” denotes Ex-Officio member
“***” denotes Non-Executive Committee Officers
“(+)” denotes Director Emeritus
Staff Contacts
- Lisa Sims
Executive Director - Lucy Meade
Director of Marketing & Development - Renee Gaines
Executive Assistant