Pictured: 2019 Board of Directors
Executive Committee & Officers
Chair
Deb Gandy, '12
Managing Director, Chevy Chase Trust Company
Bethesda
Vice Chair
Rick Pervarski, '11
President & CEO, VA811
Roanoke
Secretary
Anna Van Buren, '16
Chief Executive Officer, Faneuil, Inc.
Hampton
Treasurer
James "Buddy" Kourouklis,'14
Senior Vice President, Union Bank and Trust
Fredericksburg
Chief Executive Officer
Susan Horne, ’06
President & CEO, Lead Virginia
Richmond
Past Chair & Nominating Chair
Matt McQueen,'11
Chief Communications Officer, Peraton
Herndon
Scholarship Chair
Myles Louria, '14
Senior Director, Government Affairs, Hunton, Andrews & Kurth
Richmond
Alumni Chair
Heather Gold, '06
President (Retired), Fiber Broadband Association
Leesburg
Communications Chair
Bob Innes, ‘08
Director of Communications (Retired), Columbia Gas
Chester
Development Chair
Andrea Archer, ‘14
Senior Director, Human Resources and Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer, Altria Client Services
Richmond
Personnel Chair
Annie Adams, Ph.D
Vice President, Human Resources, Norfolk Southern Corporation
Norfolk
Program/Curriculum Chair
John Thomas, DPA
Managing Partner, DecideSmart
Richmond
Admissions Chair
Todd Rowley, '11
Commercial Market Executive, United Bank
Vienna
General Counsel to the Board
Doug McDonald, ‘05
Partner, Venable, LLP
Vienna
Finance Chair
Deborah Armstrong, '08
Senior Vice President (Retired), SunTrust
Richmond
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
Board of Directors
Kathy Albarado, '14
Chief Executive Officer, Helios HR
Reston
Kevin Allison, Ph.D., '12
Associate VP for Strategy and Development, Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond
Jim Bibbs, '15
Chief Human Resources Officer, Port of Virginia
Norfolk
Shannon Blevins, '08
Associate Vice Chancellor, Economic Development & Engagement, The University of Virginia's College at Wise
Wise
Katharine Bond, '16
Senior Corporate Public Policy Director, Dominion Energy
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
Dexter Gilliam
President & CEO, The Bank of Charlotte County
Phenix
Steve Gladis, Ph.D., '13
President & CEO, Steve Gladis Leadership Partners
Annandale
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
Nick Langridge, Ph.D., '09
Vice President for University Advancement, James Madison University
Harrisonburg
Keith Martin,'12
Vice President of Public Policy & 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
RADM (Ret.) Ann C. Phillips, '17
Special Assistant to the Governor for Coastal Adaption and Protection, Commonwealth of Virginia
Norfolk
Rhodes Ritenour, '13
Vice President for External and Regulatory Affairs, Bon Secours Virginia Health System
Richmond
Kim Scheeler, '14
President & CEO, ChamberRVA
Richmond
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
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