Class Profiles l Lead Virginia

A Diverse Group of Leaders

Each year the Lead Virginia class comprises a diverse group of approximately 50 high-performing leaders from large and small businesses, economic development agencies, elected and appointed local and state government positions, education, and nonprofit organizations across Virginia. Participants may also be volunteers or retirees.

The commonality of all participants is a willingness to contribute their time and talents effectively to meet the rapidly changing needs and challenges facing Virginia. Lead Virginia aims to cultivate their interest and statewide knowledge and to build a strong network of people with a high level of civic concern and participation.

Year	F. Name	L. Name	Organization	Title	Region
2017	Christopher	Accashian	Bon Secours St. Francis Medical Center	CEO
2017	Melissa	Adams	Washington Gas	Chief Corporate Social Responsibility Officer
2017	George	Anas	Rockingham County, Virginia	Assistant County Administrator
2017	Eric	Barker	Altria Client Services	Senior Manager, Local Government Affairs
2017	Timothy	Bentley	Norfolk Southern Corporation	Resident Vice President
2017	Jennifer	Boa	The University of Virginia's College at Wise	Assistant Director of Annual Giving
2017	Robert	Bohannon	Hunton & Williams LLP	Director, Government Affairs
2017	Karin	Bowles	Virginia Early Childhood Foundation	Director of Strategy
2017	Julie	Brown	Institute for Advanced Learning and Research	Director of Advanced Learning
2017	Arlyn	Burgess	University of Virginia, Data Science Institute	Associate Director for Operations and Strategic Initiatives
2017	Thomas	Capozzi	Port of Virginia	Chief Sales Officer	Valley
2017	Gene	Couch	Virginia Highlands Community College	President
2017	Benjamin	Crawford	Virginia Utility Protection Service, Inc.	Director of Operations
2017	German	Culver	German P. Culver, Jr., CPA, PC	CPA/President	Northern VA
2017	Jill	Droze	Faneuil, Inc.	Director of Call Center Operations
2017	Michael	Ehrat	LifePoint Health	Hospital CEO - Memorial Hospital of Martinsville and Henry County
2017	Brian	Fields	Newport News Shipbuilding	Vice President - Integrated Planning and Production Control
2017	Kenneth	Gillie	City of Danville	Director of Community Development
2017	Jennifer	Giovannitti	Federal Reserve Bank	Regional Community Development Manager
2017	Karen	Goetz	Northrop Grumman	Manager, Corporate Citizenship
2017	Michael	Gray	Commonwealth Partnerships Group	Partner
2017	Frank	Haislip	Union Bank & Trust	Regional President, Hampton Roads Region
2017	Jane	Helfrich	Richmond Metropolitan Habitat for Humanity	CEO
2017	Howard	Hoege	The Mariners' Museum and Park	President & CEO
2017	Michael	Lundberg	Virginia Health Information	Executive Director
2017	Shelia	Minor	Minor and Associates	Owner
2017	Mark	Morrow	CrossWalk Church	Pastor
2017	Caroline	Nowery	Virginia Community Capital	Vice President, Community Investments
2017	Meaghan	O'Brien	Dewberry Engineers Inc.	Director of Strategic Initiatives
2017	Phyllis	Palmiero	The Collegiate School	Vice President for Finance and Administration/CFO
2017	Stephanie	Peters	Virginia Society of Certified Public Accountants	President & CEO
2017	Molly	Plautz	Dominion	Federal Affairs Manager
2017	Sharon	Prezzy	Strategy and Management Services	Business Service Manager
2017	Patricia	Quarles	Wells Fargo	Regional Marketing Manager
2017	Robert	Rawlings	Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association	Vice President and General Counsel
2017	Sylvia	Rosa-Casanova	State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV)	Director of Private and Out-of-State Postsecondary Education
2017	Wendy	Shields	Altria	Manager, Corporate Citizenship
2017	Jennifer	Siciliano	Inova Health System	Vice President, Government Relations
2017	Scott	Sorensen	Faneuil, Inc.	Vice President, Account Management
2017	Valerie	Spencer	Didlake	Director of Business Development
2017	Elizabeth	Stiff	Native Collaboration	Founder/Co-Owner	Richmond
2017	Elizabeth	Stinnett	Martinsville-Henry County Economic Development Corporation	Interim Director of Tourism	Richmond
2017	George	Urban	George Urban + Co.	Managing Partner
2017	Gabriel	Venturi	Inmarsat Government	Chief Commercial Officer
2017	Scott	Weimer	Virginia Tech- Outreach and International Affairs	Interim Director of Strategic Partnerships and Program Development, Office of Engagement
2017	Matthew	Wells	WestRock	Sr. Regional Manager, State Government Relations
2017	Van	Wilson	Virginia Community College System	Assistant Vice Chancellor, Student Services
2017	Samuel	Young	Astyra Corporation	President
2017	Ann	Phillips	Self-Employed Consultant A.C. Phillips, LLC	Principal/Owner
2017	Susan	Larsen	Columbia Gas of Virginia	Director, Business Policy
2017	Christopher	Fairchild	National Filter Service	President
2017	Kelly	Thomasson	Office of the Governor	Secretary of the Commonwealth	Richmond
2017	Phillip	Woodyard	WGL Energy Services	Chief Operating Officer	Northern Virginia
2017	James	Kibler	Virginia Natural Gas	President	Hampton Roads
2017	Melany	Stowe	Institute for Advanced Learning and Research	Director of Public Relations and Business Development
2017	Liberty	Williamson	Accenture	Managing Director
2017	Nathan	Frost	Dominion Energy	Manager, New Technology & Renewable Energy Programs	Richmond

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