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
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
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
Diane Miller
(Ret.) Director, Technical Talent Strategy, Northrop Grumman Corporation
Falls Church
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
Cathleen 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
Vonya Alleyne, ’18
Vice President Human Resources, Cox Communications
Chesapeake
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 and Executive Director, Dominion Foundation
Dominion Energy
Richmond
Beth Bortz, ’07
President & CEO, Virginia Center for Health Innovation
Henrico
Kathleen Bowe, '19'
Vice President, Government Banking, JP Morgan
Alexandria
Alexis Ehrhardt, Ph.D., ’16
President & CEO, Danville/Pittsylvania Chamber of Commerce
Blairs
Betsy Frantz, ’07
Founder and President, True North, LLC
Arlington
Steve Gladis, Ph.D., ’13
President & CEO, Steve Gladis Leadership Partners
Annandale
Heather Gold, ’06
CEO, HBG Strategies
Leesburg
K.C. Haile, '18'
Senior Vice President, The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company
Herndon
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
Vice President of Public Policy & General Counsel, Virginia Chamber of Commerce and Executive Director
Virginia Chamber Foundation
Virginia Chamber of Commerce
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
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