Pictured: 2022 Board of Directors
Executive Committee & Officers
Chair
Rhodes Ritenour, '13
Vice President External and Regulatory Affairs
Bon Secours Virginia Health
Richmond
Vice Chair
Joe Hines, '08
Principal – Economic Development
Timmons Group
Richmond
Secretary
Diane Miller, '16
Director, Technical Talent Strategy (Retired)
Northrop Grumman Corporation
Falls Church
Past Chair & Nominating Chair
Nick Langridge, Ph.D. '09
Vice President for University Advancement
James Madison University
Harrisonburg
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
Buffy Barefoot '21
President
Town Bank
Virginia Beach
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
Kathleen Bowe '19
Director, Relationship Manager, Government & Institutional Banking
Wells Fargo
McLean
Endowment Chair
Kathy Strawn, '14
Executive Director (Retired) WestRock
WestRock Foundation
Glen Allen
Personnel Chair
K.C. Haile '18
Senior Vice President
Whiting-Turner Contracting Co.
Herndon
Program/Curriculum Chair
John Thomas, DPA
Managing Partner
DecideSmart
Richmond
Scholarship Chair
John Wolff '19
Managing Director
Wealthspire Advisors
Reston
General Counsel to the Board
Doug McDonald,'05
Partner
Venable, LLP
Vienna
At Large
Todd Rowley '11
Capital Region Market Executive
Old Dominion National Bank
Vienna
Linda Stanley, '16
Managing Director
First Citizens Bank
CHarlottesville
Board of Directors
Brian Anderson, '20
President & CEO
ChamberRVA
Richmond
Peter Blake, '08
Director
State Council of Higher Education for Virginia
Richmond
Leanna Blevins, Ph.D. '12
Associate Vice President Health Sciences, Education and Student Affairs
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg
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
Hank Coleman '22
Senior Vice President Relationship Manager
Bank of America
Richmond
Amanda Cox '18
External Affairs Manager
Appalachian Power
Fieldale
Alexis Ehrhardt, Ph.D., '16
Executive Director State Government Relations & Special Assistant to the President
University of Virginia
Charlottesville
Brian Fields '17
Vice President, Enterprise (CVN80) and Doris Miller (CVN81) Aircraft Carrier Programs
HII-Newport News Shipbuilding
Newport News
Johnny Garcia, Ph.D., '20
CEO
SimIS, Inc.
Portsmouth
Rus Hayslett, Jr. '20
Vice President Operations
Virginia Natural Gas
Virginia Beach
Hon. Kay Cole James
Secretary of the Commonwealth
Office of the Governor
Richmond
Jeff Johnson, '16
Chief Solutions Officer
ITA International
Newport News
Raymond Knott '21
Senior Vice President Commercial Banking Executive
Atlantic Union Bank
Warrenton
James "Buddy" Kourouklis, '14
Senior Vice President, Middle Market Lending
Atlantic Union Bank
Fredericksburg
Georgie Marquez '21
President
Andre+Marquez Architects, Inc.
Norfolk
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
Jen Siciliano, '17
Chief External Affairs Officer
University of Virginia
Charlottesville
Gina Slaunwhite, '15
Director, Major Accounts C&I
Columbia Gas
Chester
Hong Webb '22
Founder/Owner
Webb Law PLLC
Washington, DC
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