Class Profiles l Lead Virginia

A Diverse Group of Leaders

Each year the Lead Virginia class comprises a diverse group of approximately 50 high-performing leaders from large and small businesses, economic development agencies, elected and appointed local and state government positions, education, and nonprofit organizations across Virginia. Participants may also be volunteers or retirees.

The commonality of all participants is a willingness to contribute their time and talents effectively to meet the rapidly changing needs and challenges facing Virginia. Lead Virginia aims to cultivate their interest and statewide knowledge and to build a strong network of people with a high level of civic concern and participation.

Year	F. Name	L. Name	Organization	Title	Region
2020	Diana	Alger	Accenture	Global HR Business Partner	Richmond
2020	Brian	Anderson	ChamberRVA	President and CEO	Richmond
2020	Bob	Armstrong Jr.	Eastern Virginia Medical School	Executive Director, Sentara Center for Simulation and Immersive Learning	Norfolk
2020	David	Baker	Virginia Tech	Assistant Director, Government & Community Relations	Alexandria
2020	Julie	Brown	Institute for Advanced Learning and Research	Director of Advanced Learning	Danville
2020	Bryan	Caccavale	Newport News Shipbuilding, a division of Huntington Ingalls Industries	Vice President, Supply Chain Management	Newport News
2020	Jon	Chasen	Wells Fargo Advisors	Private Wealth Financial Advisor, Managing Director - Investments	Charlottesville
2020	Steve	Cook	Hampton Roads Workforce Council	Vice President of Workforce Innovation	Norfolk
2020	Jeff	Dussault	Mercer	Principal, Senior Client Manager	Richmond
2020	Will	Fediw	Virginia Maritime Association	Vice President, Industry & Government Affairs	Norfolk
2020	Johnny	Garcia	SimIS, Inc.	CEO	Portsmouth
2020	Kim	Golanski	Novant Health UVA Health System	Director, Community Engagement	Manassas
2020	Jim	Groff	Whiting-Turner Contracting Company	Vice President	Roanoke
2020	Ann	Harbour	CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield	Director, Government Affairs and Local Engagement	Fairfax
2020	Tricia	Harper	KPMG LLP	Partner	Richmond
2020	Rus	Hayslett Jr.	Virginia Natural Gas	Vice President - Operations	Virginia Beach
2020	Debby	Hopkins	Shenandoah Valley Workforce Development Board	Chief Workforce Officer & Program Director	Harrisonburg
2020	Carter	Hutchinson	Office of the Governor	Deputy Policy Director	Richmond
2020	Stan	Jones	Stafford County Public Schools	Associate Superintendent	Richmond
2020	Paul	Junod	Bon Secours Mercy Health	Vice President & Strategic Human Resources Partner	Richmond
2020	Devin	Keeler	Dewberry	Associate Vice President	Glen Allen
2020	John	Meck	James Madison University	Director of Corporate Relations	Harrisonburg
2020	Kelley	Miller	Reed Smith, LLP	Partner	McLean
2020	Carolyn	Morrison	Dominion Energy	Manager, PAC and Grassroots	Richmond
2020	Christy	Morton	Virginia Economic Development Partnership	Vice President of External Affairs	Richmond
2020	Becky	Nave	Virginia Tourism Corporation	Development Specialist	Richmond
2020	Cam	Patterson	Robert Russa Moton Museum	Managing Director	Farmville
2020	Rachel	Payne	Didlake, Inc.	Vice President of Advocacy and Public Policy	Manassas
2020	Nicole	Poulin	Virginia Department of Social Services	Executive Director, Family and Children's Trust of Virginia	Richmond
2020	Doug	Raaberg	Air Force Association	Executive Vice President	Arlington
2020	Tiffany	Ray	Germanna Community College	Vice President of Student Services	Fredericksburg
2020	Gary	Riddle	kaléo	President and CEO	Richmond
2020	Bert	Schmidt	WHRO	President and CEO	Norfolk
2020	Mark	Shaver	Washington Gas	Assistant Vice President Business Services	Springfield
2020	David	Skolnick	Truist	Senior Vice President	Norfolk
2020	Jay	Stecher	Virginia Port Authority	Chief Marketing Officer	Norfolk
2020	Ryan	Strasser	Troutman Pepper	Senior Associate	Richmond
2020	Bill	Tyson	Fifth Third Bancorp	Executive Vice President	Richmond
2020	Nate	Whittington	WHITE64	Vice President, Finance and Operations	Tysons
2020	Phil	Wilson	Columbia Gas of Virginia	Vice President & General Manager	Chester
2020	Lisa	White	Cox Communications	Vice President, OSP Construction and Planning	Norfolk

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