Executive Committee & Officers
Chair
Anna Van Buren, '16
Chief Executive Officer, Faneuil, Inc.
Hampton
Vice Chair
Nick Langridge, Ph.D., ‘09
Vice President for University Advancement, James Madison University
Harrisonburg
Secretary
Rhodes Ritenour, '13
Vice President for External and Regulatory Affairs, Bon Secours Virginia Health System
Richmond
Past Chair & Nominating Chair
Rick Pevarski, '11
President Emeritus, VA811
Roanoke
Treasurer
James "Buddy" Kourouklis, '14
Senior Vice President, Middle Market Lending, Atlantic Union Bank
Fredericksburg
Finance Chair
Deb Gandy '12
Managing Director, Chevy Chase Trust
Bethesda, MD
Chief Executive Officer
Susan Horne, '06
President & CEO, Lead Virginia
Richmond
Admissions Chair
Joe Hines, ’08
Principal – Economic Development, Timmons Group
Richmond
Alumni Chair
Jeff Schragg, '11
Founder & CEO, Newton Grange Consulting LLC
Vienna
Personnel Chair
Jim Bibbs, '15
Chief Human Resource Officer, LifeNet
Virginia Beach
Communications Chair
Laurie Head, '16
Co-Owner and Vice President, Marketing Communications, AIS Network
Ashland
Program/Curriculum Chair
John Thomas, DPA
Managing Partner, DecideSmart
Richmond
Development Chair
Todd Rowley, '11
Capital Region Market Executive, Old Dominion National Bank
Vienna
Scholarship Chair
Karl Brack, ’18
Vice President, External and Customer Affairs, NiSource – Columbia Gas
Chester
General Counsel to the Board
Doug McDonald, ’05
Partner, Venable, LLP
Vienna
At Large
Peter Blake, ’08
Director, State Council of Higher Education for Virginia
Richmond
At Large
Linda Stanley, ’16
Market Executive – Virginia and Market
President – Charlottesville
Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Richmond and Charlottesville
Board of Directors
Vonya Alleyne, ’18
Vice President Human Resources, Cox Communications
Chesapeake
Kevin Allison, Ph.D., ’12
Associate VP for Strategy & Development, Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond
Shannon Blevins, ’08
Associate Vice Chancellor, Economic Development & Engagement, The University of Virginia's College at Wise
Wise
Katharine Bond, ’16
Director of Public Policy, Dominion Energy
Executive Director, Dominion Foundation
Richmond
Beth Bortz, ’07
President & CEO, Virginia Center for Health Innovation
Henrico
Alexis Ehrhardt, Ph.D., ’16
President & CEO, Danville/Pittsylvania Chamber of Commerce
Blairs
Betsy Frantz, ’07
Founder and President, True North, LLC
Arlington
Deb Gandy, '12
Managing Partner, Chevy Chase Trust
Bethesda, MD
Steve Gladis, Ph.D., ’13
President & CEO, Steve Gladis Leadership Partners
Annandale
Heather Gold, ’06
CEO, HBG Strategies
Leesburg
Joe Hines, ’08
Principal – Economic Development, Timmons Group
Richmond
Susan Jacobs
Vice President, Human Resources and Administration, Newport News Shipbuilding, a division of Huntington Ingalls Industries
Newport News
Ron Jefferson, ’12
Manager, External Affairs, Appalachian Power Company
Richmond
Myles Louria, ’14
Senior Director, Government Affairs, Hunton, Andrews & Kurth
Richmond
Keith Martin, ’12
Executive Vice President, Public Policy & Government Relations, General Counsel, Virginia Chamber of Commerce
Executive Director, Virginia Chamber Foundation
Richmond
Diane Miller, ’16
Corporate Director, Global Cyber Education & Workforce Development, Northrop Grumman Corporation
Falls Church
Carl Mitchell, ’10
Director of Major Gifts, Virginia Tech College of Engineering
Radford
Jay Nichols, ’14
Owner, Handcraft Services
Richmond
RADM(Ret.) Ann C. Phillips, ’17
Special Assistant to the Governor for Coastal Adaptation and Protection, Commonwealth of Virginia
Norfolk
Susan Short, Ph.D., ’13
Associate Vice President for Engagement, Virginia Polytechnic & State University
Blacksburg
Jen Siciliano, ’17
Chief Communications and External Affairs Officer, Inova Health System
Falls Church
Kathy Strawn, ’14
Executive Director (Retired), WestRock Foundation
Glen Allen
Chad Spangler, ’18
Vice President – Loss Mitigation, Wells Fargo
Roanoke
Shepelle Watkins-White, ’19
Director, Government and Community Affairs, Virginia Natural Gas
Suffolk
Ed White, ’16
Partner, Williams Mullen
Richmond
The Honorable Kelly Thomasson, ’17
Secretary of the Commonwealth, Office of the Governor
Richmond
Military Liaison
Bryan Stephens, ’15
President & CEO, Hampton Roads Chamber of Commerce
Norfolk