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
2018	Melissa	Adams	WGL Holdings INC/ Washington Gas	Chief Corporate Social Responsibility Officer	Northern Virginia
2018	Nathalia	Artus	Union Bank & Trust	Community Development Banker	Richmond
2018	Sonya	Baker Ph.D.	James Madison University	Associate Dean, College of Visual & Performing Arts	Valley
2018	Tracy	Banks	Virginia Law Foundation/ Virginia CLE	Program Attorney	Richmond
2018	Timothy	Bentley III	Norfolk Southern	Resident Vice President	Richmond
2018	Karl	Brack	Columbia Gas of Virginia	Director, Communications & Community Relations	Richmond
2018	Kathleen	Boyle	Virginia Association of Counties	Director of Government Affairs	Richmond
2018	Kirsten	Cherry	Prince George County	Director of Information Technology	Richmond
2018	Courtney	Connor	The University of Virginia's College at Wise	Director of Professional Development	Southwest Virginia
2018	Amanda	Cox	Appalachian Power	External Affairs Manager	Southwest Virginia
2018	Jennifer	Cox	Longwood University	Director of Local & Community Relations	Southwest Virginia
2018	Heidi	Crapol	Virginia Commonwealth University	Office of the President, Director, Center for Urban Communities	Richmond
2018	Janet	Donovan	Capitol Post	Vice Director, Board of Directors	Northern Virginia
2018	Jason	El Koubi	Virginia Economic Development Partnership	Executive Vice President	Richmond
2018	Terry	Ellis	Comcast	Vice President of Government & Regulatory Affairs	Richmond
2018	Beth	Erickson	Visit Loudoun	President & CEO	Northern Virginia
2018	Patricia	Foster	City of Richmond	Director of Minority and Emerging Small Business Development	Richmond
2018	Janet	Gullickson Ph.D.	Virginia Community College System- Germanna Community College	President	Northern Virginia
2018	Kempton	Haile	The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company	Senior Vice President	Northern Virginia
2018	Sylvia	Haines	Hampton Roads Chamber	Executive Vice President	Hampton Roads
2018	Rhea	Hale	WestRock Company	Director, Public Policy	Richmond
2018	Rosalyn	Hargraves Ph.D.	Virginia Commonwealth University	Associate Vice President	Richmond
2018	Sarah	Hodges	Martinsville-Henry Economic Development Corporation	Director of Tourism	Southwest Virginia
2018	Joshua	Justice	The University of Virginia's College at Wise	Director of Residence Life	Southwest Virginia
2018	Elizabeth	Kelly	The University of Virginia	Director of Operations	Valley
2018	Brenda	Lecocq	Virginia International Raceway	Director of Group Sales	Southwest Virginia
2018	Michael	Mannen	Faneuil	Vice President of Operations	Hampton Roads
2018	Gregory	Mathe	Dominion Energy	Electric Transmission Communications Consultant	Richmond
2018	Robert	McAden	Roanoke-Blacksburg Technology Council	President & CEO	Southwest Virginia
2018	Holly	McEntire	SunTrust	Managing Director	Richmond
2018	Bryan	Price	University of Virginia Cancer Center	Outreach and Education Specialist	Southern Virginia
2018	Elaine	Roop	Virginia 811	Director, HR & Organizational Development	Southwest Virginia
2018	Joseph	Ruddy	Virginia Port Authority	Chief Innovation Officer	Hampton Roads
2018	Andrew	Ryan	Commonwealth Partnerships Group	Partner	Richmond
2018	Jennifer	Sayegh	McGuireWoods Consulting	Assistant Vice President	Richmond
2018	Elizabeth	Scarce	Dewberry	Marketing Director	Southwest Virginia
2018	Joseph	Scarpa	Genworth	Senior Director, LTC In-Force Solutions and Analytics	Richmond
2018	Martha	Shickle	Richmond Regional Planning District Commission	Executive Director	Richmond
2018	Rachel	Snead	Dominion Energy	Electric T&D Project Manager II	Richmond
2018	Chad	Spangler	Wells Fargo	Vice President - Loss Mitigation	Southwest Virginia
2018	Valerie	Spencer	Didlake	Director of Business Development	Northern Virginia
2018	Randall	Stamper	Virginia's Community Colleges	Assistant Vice Chancellor for Workforce Development	Richmond
2018	Scott	Tate	Virginia Tech	Associate Director of Economic Development	Southwest Virginia
2018	Jill	Vaughan	Virginia Lottery	Director of Communications & Community Outreach	Richmond
2018	Sonya	Waddell	Federal Reserve Bank pf Richmond	Director of Regional Economics	Richmond
2018	Jenna	Wagner	Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Housing & Community Development	PR & Marketing Director	Southwest Virginia
2018	Carolyn	Watts	Virginia Commonwealth University	Richard M. Bracken Chair and Chairman	Richmond
2018	John	West	Call Federal Credit Union	Vice President of Operations	Richmond
2018	Thomas	Wright Ph.D.	Virginia Community College System	President - Southwest Community College	Southwest Virginia

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