Pictured: 2019 Board of Directors
Executive Committee & Officers
Chair
Rick Pevarski, '11
President & CEO, VA811
Roanoke
Vice Chair
Anna Van Buren, '16
President & CEO, Faneuil, Inc.
Hampton
Secretary
Rhodes Ritenour, '13
Vice President for External and Regulatory Affairs, Bon Secours Virginia Health System
Richmond
Treasurer
James "Buddy" Kourouklis,'16
Senior Vice President, Middle Market Lending, Atlantic Union Bank
Fredericksburg
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
Scholarship Chair
Myles Louria, '14
Senior Director, Government Affairs, Hunton, Andrews & Kurth
Richmond
Past Chair & Nominating Chair
Deb Gandy, '12
Managing Director, Chevy Chase Trust Company
Bethesda
Admissions Chair
Todd Rowley, '11
Market Executive, Capital Region, Old Dominion National Bank
Vienna
Alumni Chair
Jeff Schragg ‘11
Founder & CEO, Newton Grange Consulting LLC
Vienna
Personnel Chair
Jim Gibbs '15
Chief Personnel Officer, Port of Virginia
Norfolk
Chief Executive Officer
Susan Horne, ’06
President & CEO, Lead Virginia
Richmond
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 and Charlottesville
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
Director of Public Policy & Executive Director, Dominion Foundation, 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 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
Blacksburg
RADM (Ret.) Ann C. Phillips, '17
Special Assistant to the Governor for Coastal Adaption and Protection, Commonwealth of Virginia
Norfolk
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