Board of Directors l Lead Virginia

Board of Directors

About Us

Pictured: 2024 Board of Directors

Executive Committee & Officers

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

1st Vice Chair
Betsy Frantz ’07 
President & CEO
Path Forward
Arlington

2nd Vice Chair
Corey Clayborne ‘21
President
Construction Industry Roundtable
McLean

Secretary
David Metnick ‘23
Managing Director 
Accenture
Arlington

Past Chair & Nominating Chair 
Laurie Head ’16
Owner and CMCO
AIS Network 
Co-Founder
Tralyte Health
Ashland

Treasurer and Finance Chair
Jeff Schragg ’11
Founder and CEO
Newton Grange Consulting LLC
Vienna

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

Admissions Chair
Jen Kostyniuk ‘13
Senior Director, Economic Development
Dominion Energy 
Richmond

Alumni Chair 
Gina Slaunwhite ‘15
Manager, Large Customer Relations & Economic Development
Columbia Gas
Chester

Communications Chair
Mike Porter ‘16
Associate Vice President for Public Relations
Virginia Commonwealth University and VCU Health
Richmond

Development Chair
Jim Miller ‘24
President/CEO TowneBank Mortgage
TowneBank
Virginia Beach

Driven by Vision Chair
Raymond Knott ‘21
Executive Vice President, Commercial Banking Executive
Blue Ridge Bank
Warrenton

Personnel Chair
Hank Coleman ‘22
Senior Vice President Commercial Banking Relationship Manager
Truist
Richmond

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

Scholarship Chair
Georgie Marquez ‘21 
President
Andre+Marquez Architects, Inc.
Norfolk

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

At Large
Hong Webb ‘22 
Founder/Owner
Webb Law PLLC
Washington, DC

Board of Directors 

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

Kathleen Bowe ‘19
Executive Director, Government Banking
Wells Fargo
Alexandria

Robb Bohannon ‘17
Director, Government Affairs
Hunton Andrews Kurth
Richmond

Bob Clark ‘25
President & CEO
Baskervill
Richmond  

Renee Haltom, '20
Vice President, Regional Executive
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
Richmond

Russ Hayslett, '20
Vice President, Operations
Virginia Natural Gas
Virginia Beach

Joe Hines ’08
Principal – Economic Development
Timmons Group
Richmond

Jeff Johnson, '16
Founder & CEO
StemComm Ventures, LLC
Newport News

Ilsa Loeser, ‘19
Principal
Letterpress Communications
Farmville

Sharon Lovell, Ph.D.,‘12
Dean, College of Health and Behavioral Studies
James Madison University
Harrisonburg

Melissa Lubin, Ph.D., ‘15
Dean of School of Professional & Continuing Studies
University of Virginia
Charlottesville

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

Aaron Mathes ‘24
Senior Vice President
CGI
Richmond
 

Lisa Morgan ‘24
Market President & Wealth Relationship Director
Atlantic Union Bank
Norfolk

MG (Ret) Doug Raaberg, '20
Executive Vice President, Retired
Air Force & Space Association
Arlington

Brent Rawlings, '17
General Counsel
Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association
Richmond

Laila Salguero ‘24
Chief People Officer
Unissant
Alexandria

Skip Skinner, ‘18
Consultant
Blue Ridge Advisory Services Group
Blacksburg

Ellen Spong, '13
Director of Institutional Advisory Services
Atlantic Union Bank
Richmond

Cathie Vick ‘15
Strategic Negotiator
Google
Virginia Beach

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

 

Alumni Stories

Brent Archer

Class of 2009