Board of Directors
Makola Abdullah
President
Virginia State University
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Chris Accashian
Chief Operating Officer
Bon Secours Richmond Health System
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Neil Amin
CEO
Shamin Hotels, Inc.
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Sherrie Armstrong
CEO
Community Foundation for a greater Richmond
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John Baker
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Edward H. Baine
President
Dominion Energy – Virginia
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Becky Bareford
First Vice President & COO
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
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Victor Branch
Richmond Market President
Bank of America
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Chandra Briggman
President & CEO
Activation Capital
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Jon Buckbee
Vice President
Capital One
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Gerald Burr, Jr.
CEO
Canterbury Enterprises
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Kelly Chopus
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Patt Collins
Richmond President
TowneBank
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Sharon Dabney-Wooldridge
President & CEO
The Klean Kare Team
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Christine G. Daniels
Senior VP – Commercial Banking Leader
Wells Fargo
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Ben Dessart
Vice President, External Affairs
Universal Corporation
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Susan Dewey
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Moses Foster
President & CEO
West Cary Group
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Lewanda Sims-Gallimore
Director of Community Relations & External Affairs
Genworth
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Thomas Gayner
CEO
Markel
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Douglas S. Granger
Managing Partner
Hunton Andrews Kurth
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Rick Gregory
Founder
Lynx Ventures
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Kym D. Grinnage
Regional VP/General Manager
12 On Your Side/CW Richmond/Gray TV
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Kevin Hallock
President
University of Richmond
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Monroe E. Harris, Jr., DMD
Oral & Facial Surgeon
Virginia Oral & Facial Surgery
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Michael Henley
VP Central Virginia
Hourigan
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Connie Hom
CEO
Buckingham Greenery
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Chris Johnson
Principal
The Monument Companies, LLC
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Lester Johnson
Owner & Managing Partner
Mama J’s
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Rob Jones
CEO & President
Alliance Group
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Jason Kamras
Superintendent
Richmond Public Schools
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Hakim Lucas
President
Virginia Union University
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Charles Macfarlane
Owner
Macfarlane Partners
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Michael Manson
Vice President & General Manager, Marketing
Phillip Morris, USA
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Floyd Miller
Executive Director
The Metropolitan Business League
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Kristen Nye
4th District Council Representative
Richmond City Council
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Shawn O’Brien
Consumer Group Banking Executive
Atlantic Union Bank
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Leslie Parpart
Director, Community Relations
CarMax, Inc.
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Burt Pinnock
Principal/Chairman
Baskervill
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Michael Rao
President
Virginia Commonwealth University
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Ellen Robertson
6th District Council Representative
Richmond City Council
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Lisa Ruggles
SVP, Global Operations
CoStar Group
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Jacquelyn E. Stone
Partner
McGuire Woods, LLP
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Chris Tsui
Owner
EAT Restaurant Partners
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Ted Ukrop
Principal & Developer
Quirk Hotel
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Massie Valentine
SVP-Investment/Director
Davenport & Co., LLC
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Ned Valentine
Managing Director - Richmond
Harris Williams & Co.
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Marilyn West
President & CEO
M. H. West & Co.
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Michael Williams
Senior Wealth Advisor
South State Bank
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Adrienne Wright
Chief Operating and Culture Officer
The Martin Agency
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Samuel Young
President
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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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