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Lead Virginia 2022 Board of Direcotrs

Pictured: 2022 Board of Directors

Executive Committee & Officers

Chair
Rhodes Ritenour, '13
Vice President External and Regulatory Affairs
Bon Secours Virginia Health
Richmond

Vice Chair
Joe Hines, '08
Principal – Economic Development
Timmons Group
Richmond

Secretary
Diane Miller, '16
Director, Technical Talent Strategy (Retired)
Northrop Grumman Corporation
Falls Church

Past Chair & Nominating Chair
Nick Langridge, Ph.D. '09
Vice President for University Advancement
James Madison University
Harrisonburg

Treasurer and Finance Chair
Jeff Schragg, '11
Founder & CEO
Newton Grange Consulting LLC
Vienna

Chief Executive Officer
Susan Horne, '06
President & CEO
Lead Virginia
Richmond

Admissions Chair
Buffy Barefoot '21
President
Town Bank
Virginia Beach

Alumni Chair
Betsy Frantz, '07
Founder & President
True North LLC
Arlington

Communications Chair
Laurie Head, '16
Co-Owner and Vice President, Marketing Communications
AIS Network
Ashland

Development Chair
Kathleen Bowe '19
Director, Relationship Manager, Government & Institutional Banking
Wells Fargo
McLean

Endowment Chair
Kathy Strawn, '14
Executive Director (Retired) WestRock
WestRock Foundation
Glen Allen

Personnel Chair
K.C. Haile '18
Senior Vice President
Whiting-Turner Contracting Co.
Herndon

Program/Curriculum Chair
John Thomas, DPA
Managing Partner
DecideSmart
Richmond

Scholarship Chair
John Wolff '19
Managing Director
Wealthspire Advisors
Reston

General Counsel to the Board
Doug McDonald,'05
Partner
Venable, LLP
Vienna

At Large
Todd Rowley '11
Capital Region Market Executive
Old Dominion National Bank
Vienna

Linda Stanley, '16
Managing Director
First Citizens Bank
CHarlottesville

Board of Directors

Brian Anderson, '20
President & CEO
ChamberRVA
Richmond

Peter Blake, '08
Director
State Council of Higher Education for Virginia
Richmond

Leanna Blevins, Ph.D. '12
Associate Vice President Health Sciences, Education and Student Affairs
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg

Shannon Blevins, '08
Vice Chancellor for Administration, Government Relations and Strategic Initiatives
The University of Virginia's College at Wise
Wise

Katharine Bond, '16
Vice President Public Policy, State and Local Affairs
Dominion Energy
Richmond

Hank Coleman '22
Senior Vice President Relationship Manager
Bank of America
Richmond

Amanda Cox '18
External Affairs Manager
Appalachian Power
Fieldale

Alexis Ehrhardt, Ph.D., '16
Executive Director State Government Relations & Special Assistant to the President
University of Virginia
Charlottesville

Brian Fields '17
Vice President, Enterprise (CVN80) and Doris Miller (CVN81) Aircraft Carrier Programs
HII-Newport News Shipbuilding
Newport News

Johnny Garcia, Ph.D., '20
CEO
SimIS, Inc.
Portsmouth

Rus Hayslett, Jr. '20
Vice President Operations
Virginia Natural Gas
Virginia Beach

Hon. Kay Cole James
Secretary of the Commonwealth
Office of the Governor
Richmond

Jeff Johnson, '16
Chief Solutions Officer
ITA International
Newport News

Raymond Knott '21
Senior Vice President Commercial Banking Executive
Atlantic Union Bank
Warrenton

James "Buddy" Kourouklis, '14
Senior Vice President, Middle Market Lending
Atlantic Union Bank
Fredericksburg

Georgie Marquez '21
President
Andre+Marquez Architects, Inc.
Norfolk

Keith Martin, '12
Vice President of Public Policy & General Counsel and Executive Director
Virginia Chamber Foundation
Virginia Chamber of Commerce
Richmond

Jay Nichols, '14
Owner
Handcraft Services
Richmond

Rick Pevarski, '11
Founder and President Emeritus
VA811
Roanoke 

Jen Siciliano, '17
Chief External Affairs Officer
University of Virginia
Charlottesville

Gina Slaunwhite, '15
Director, Major Accounts C&I
Columbia Gas
Chester

Hong Webb '22
Founder/Owner
Webb Law PLLC
Washington, DC

Ed White, '16
Partner
Williams Mullen
Richmond

Gloria Witt, '19
Founder & CEO
Define Success
Lynchburg

Military Liaison
Bryan Stephens, '15
President & CEO
Hampton Roads Chamber of Commerce
Norfolk

 

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Brent Archer

Class of 2009