Pictured: 2022 Board of Directors
Executive Committee & Officers
Chair
Nick Langridge, Ph.D., '09
Vice President for University Advancement, James Madison University
Harrisonburg
Vice Chair
Rhodes Ritenour, '13
Vice President for External and Regulatory Affairs, Bon Secours Virginia Health System
Richmond
Secretary
Linda Stanley, '16
(Ret.) Market Executive – Virginia and Market
President – Charlottesville
Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Richmond and Charlottesville
Past Chair & Nominating Chair
Anna Van Buren, '16
CEO, Faneuil, Inc.
Hampton
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
Todd Rowley, '11
Capital Region Market Executive, Old Dominion National Bank
Vienna
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
Diane Miller, '16
(Ret.) Director, Technical Talent Strategy, Northrop Grumman Corporation
Falls Church
Endowment Chair
Kathy Strawn, '14
(Ret.) Executive Director, WestRock Foundation
Glen Allen
Personnel Chair
Jim Bibbs, '15
Chief Human Resource Officer, LifeNet
Virginia Beach
Program/Curriculum Chair
John Thomas, DPA
Managing Partner, DecideSmart
Richmond
Scholarship Chair
Joe Hines, ’08
Principal – Economic Development, Timmons Group
Richmond
General Counsel to the Board
Doug McDonald, ’05
Partner, Venable, LLP
Vienna
At Large
Kathleen Bowe, '19
VP Relationship Manager, Government Banking, JP Morgan Chase
Alexandria
At Large
K.C. Haile, '18
Senior VP, Whiting-Turner Contracting Company
Herndon
Board of Directors
Brian Anderson, '20
President & CEO, ChamberRVA
Richmond
Buffy Barefoot, '21
President, TowneBank
Virginia Beach
Peter Blake, '08
Director, State Council of Higher Education for Virginia
Richmond
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
Beth Bortz, ’07
President & CEO, Virginia Center for Health Innovation
Henrico
Alexis Ehrhardt, Ph.D., ’16
Executive Director State Government Relations & Special Assistant to the President, University of Virginia
Charlottesville
Johnny Garcia, Ph.D., '21
CEO, SimIS, Inc.
Portsmouth
Steve Gladis, Ph.D., ’13
President & CEO, Steve Gladis Leadership Partners
Annandale
Heather Gold, ’06
CEO, HBG Strategies
Leesburg
Susan Jacobs
Vice President, Human Resources and Administration, Newport News Shipbuilding, a division of Huntington Ingalls Industries
Newport News
Jeff Johnson, '16
Director, Tech Center Park
Newport News
James “Buddy” Kourouklis, ’14
Senior Vice President, Middle Market Lending, Atlantic Union Bank
Fredericksburg
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
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 External Affairs Officer, University of Virginia
Falls Church
Kathy Strawn, ’14
(Ret.) Executive Director, WestRock Foundation
Glen Allen
Ed White, ’16
Partner, Williams Mullen
Richmond
Gloria Witt, '19
Founder & CEO, Define Success
Lynchburg
John Wolff, ‘19
Managing Director, Wealthspire Advisors
Reston
Military Liaison
Bryan Stephens, ’15
President & CEO, Hampton Roads Chamber of Commerce
Norfolk