Athletics & Sports
Camden Wood Selig
Director of Athletics, Old Dominion University
Dani Timm
Director of Sports Tourism, Virginia Beach
Arts, Entertainment & Attractions
Robert W. Cross
Executive Director, Virginia Arts Festival
Kevin Lembke
Park President, Busch Gardens Williamsburg & Water Country USA
Erik H. Neil
Director and Chief Executive Officer, Chrysler Museum of Art
Economic Development
Shawn Avery
President and Chief Executive Officer, Hampton Roads Workforce Council
Jared Chalk
Chief Business Development Officer, Hampton Roads Alliance
Nancy L. Grden
President and Chief Executive Officer, Reinvent Hampton Roads
Bob McKenna
President and Chief Executive Officer, Virginia Peninsula Chamber
Douglas L. Smith
President and Chief Executive Officer, Hampton Roads Alliance
Bryan K. Stephens
President and Chief Executive Officer, Hampton Roads Chamber
Education
Javaune Adams-Gaston
President, Norfolk State University
Marcia Conston
President, Tidewater Community College
M.G. Pat Robertson
Chancellor and Chief Executive Officer, Regent University
Katherine A. Rowe
President, William & Mary
Aaron C. Spence
Superintendent, Virginia Beach City Public Schools
Energy
Robert Duvall
President, Virginia Natural Gas Inc.
Finance & Insurance
G. Robert Aston Jr.
Executive Chairman, TowneBank
Lawrence Bernert III
Principal and Portfolio Manager,
Wilbanks Smith & Thomas Asset Management LLC
Francisco Castellanos
Hampton Roads Market President, Bank of America
Greater Virginia Market Executive, Merrill Lynch Wealth Management
William I. Foster III
President and Chief Executive Officer, TowneBank
Joseph W. Montgomery
Managing Director, Investments, The Optimal Service Group of Wells Fargo Advisors
John Pham
Senior Vice President, GEICO
Tom Ryan
President and Chief Executive Officer, Langley Federal Credit Union
Government & Politics
Kenneth Alexander
Mayor, City of Norfolk
Patrick Duhaney
City Manager, Virginia Beach
Robert Dyer
Mayor, City of Virginia Beach
Barry Knight
Chair, House Appropriations Committee, Virginia House of Delegates
L. Louise Lucas
President Pro Tempore, Virginia Senate
Thomas K. Norment Jr.
Senate Minority Leader, Virginia Senate
Robert Scott
U.S. Congressman, 3rd District
Richard W. West
Mayor, City of Chesapeake
Health Care
Alfred Abuhamad
President, Provost and Dean, Eastern Virginia Medical School
Patricia Davis-Hagens
Market President, Bon Secours Hampton Roads
Michael J. Dacey
President and Chief Executive Officer, Riverside Health System
Reese Jackson
President and Chief Executive Officer, Chesapeake Regional Healthcare
Dennis Matheis
President and Chief Executive Officer, Sentara Healthcare
Amy Sampson
President and Chief Executive Officer, Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters
Hospitality & Tourism
Vicki Cimino
Chief Executive Officer, Visit Williamsburg
Mary Fugere
Director, Hampton Convention & Visitor Bureau
President, Coastal Virginia Tourism Alliance
Nancy Helman
Director, Virginia Beach Convention and Visitors Bureau
Akhil Jain
President, Landmark Hotel Group LLC
Kurt J. Krause
President and Chief Executive Officer, VisitNorfolk
Brian and Teresa Mullins
Owners, M&M Hospitality
Jon Pruden
Chief Executive Officer, TASTE Family of Businesses
Bruce Thompson
Chief Executive Officer, Gold Key PHR
Manufacturing
Kai Friedrich
Managing Director, Liebherr USA, Co.
Fredrik Högberg
President, Volvo Penta North America
Terrence Horan
President and Chief Executive Officer, STIHL Inc.
Military & Contracting
Ryan Angold
Chief Executive Officer, ADS Inc.
Gregory S. Beaulieu
633rd Air Base Wing Commander, Joint Base Langley-Eustis
Jennifer Boykin
President, Newport News Shipbuilding
Executive Vice President, Huntington Ingalls Industries
Janet H. Days
Commanding Officer,
Naval Station Norfolk, U.S. Navy
Julie Heller
Executive Director, Mid-Atlantic Region, U.S. Navy
Christopher D. Kastner
President and Chief Executive Officer, Huntington Ingalls Industries
Philippe Lavigne
Supreme Allied Commander Transformation, NATO Allied Command
Dianna Wolfson
Commander, Norfolk Naval Shipyard
Law
David C. Burton
Partner and Regional Managing Partner for Hampton Roads, Williams Mullen
Thomas C. Inglima
Managing Partner, Willcox Savage PC
John M. Ramirez
Managing Partner, Virginia Beach Office, Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP
A. Benjamin Spencer
Dean and Trustee Professor, William & Mary Law School
Robert M. Tata
Partner, Norfolk Office, Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP
William R. Van Buren III
President and Chairman, Kaufman & Canoles PC
Media & Marketing
J.D. Myers II
Senior Vice President and Region Manager,
East Region Operations,
Cox Communications Inc.
Gordon Robertson
President and Chief Executive Officer, Christian Broadcasting Network
Bert Schmidt
President and Chief Executive Officer, WHRO Public Media
Drew Ungvarsky
Chief Executive Officer, Grow
Charlie Watkins
President and Chief Executive Officer, Dominion Enterprises, Landmark Media Enterprises
Nonprofit & Fundraising
Deborah M. DiCroce
President and Chief Executive Officer, Hampton Roads Community Foundation
William P. Magee Jr.
Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Operation Smile Inc.
Rony Thomas
President and Chief Executive Officer, LifeNet Health
Real Estate & Development
Scott Adams
Senior Vice President – Investor Relations, Harbor Group International
Stephen Ballard
Owner and Founder of S.B. Ballard Construction Company
George B. Clarke IV
Founder, Owner and President, MEB
Gerald S. Divaris
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Divaris Group
Helen Dragas
President and Chief Executive Officer, The Dragas Companies
Timothy A. Faulkner
President and Chief Executive Officer, The Breeden Company
W. Taylor Franklin
Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, The Franklin Johnston Group
Louis S. Haddad
President and Chief Executive Officer, Armada Hoffler Properties Inc.
Robert M. King
President, Harvey Lindsay Commercial Real Estate
John R. Lawson II
Executive Chairman, W.M. Jordan Company
Miles Leon
President, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, S.L. Nusbaum Realty Co.
T. Richard Litton Jr.
President, Harbor Group International
Matt Malone
Chief Executive Officer and Owner, Groundworks COS
Retail & Wholesale
Gilbert T. Bland
Chairman, The Giljoy Group
President and Chairman, Urban League of Hampton Roads
John Boyle
President and Chief Executive Officer, Massimo Zanetti Beverage USA
Kevin Murphy
Chief Executive Officer, Ferguson Enterprises
Sarah Schilling
Senior General Manager, Anheuser-Busch Williamsburg Brewery
Shane Smith
President and Chief Executive Officer, Smithfield Foods Inc.
Science & Technology
Stuart Henderson
Director, Jefferson Lab
Clayton P. Turner
Director, NASA Langley Research Center
Transportation & Shipping
Judy Barrett
Senior Vice President, TowneBank
President, Virginia Maritime Association
Michael Coleman
President and Chief Executive Officer, CV International Inc.
Chairperson, Virginia Maritime Association
Stephen A. Edwards
Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director, Virginia Port Authority
Aubrey L. Layne Jr.
Chairman, Virginia Port Authority Board of Commissioners
Mark Perryman
Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer, Norfolk Airport Authority
Joseph P. Ruddy
Chief Operations Officer, Virginia International Terminals LLC
James S. Utterback
Director, Hampton Roads
Bridge-Tunnel Expansion Project
David C. White
Executive Director, Virginia Maritime Association
