Local leadership for local impact

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

2023 CHAIRS

Lewis Webb

Chair

Erin Ruane

Vice Chair & Women United Chair

Carla Stoner

Treasurer

Steven Fredrickson

Foundation Chair

David Bernd

Mission United Chair

Jonathan Motley

Young Philanthropists Chair

Beth Roberts

Volunteerism Chair

Susan Colpitts

United for Children Chair

Mark Johnson

Campaign Chair

Brent Haden

Community Investments Committee Chair

Donald Blankinship

Marketing Chair

Tom Hasty

African American Leadership Society Chair

ALL MEMBERS

David Bernd

CEO Emeritus

Sentara Healthcare

Donald Blankinship

Director of Marketing & Sales
TechArk

Andrea Bradley

Assistant Vice President of Claims

GEICO

Robert Broermann

Executive Vice President & CFO

Sentara Healthcare

Susan Colpitts

Community Volunteer

Dr. Jared Cotton

Superintendent
Chesapeake City Public Schools

Bill Crow

President
Virginia Ship Repair Association

Denys Diaz

Executive Vice President & CIO

TowneBank

Patrick Duhaney

City Manager

City of Virginia Beach

Dr. Chip Filer

City Manager

City of Norfolk

Steven Fredrickson

Board Chairman
PRA Group

Christopher Graves

Executive Vice President
PRA Group

Brent Haden

Attorney

Pender & Coward, P.C.

Thomas Hasty, III

Senior Executive Vice President

TowneBank

Kurt Hofelich

Vice President Ambulatory Services
Sentara Healthcare

Akhil Jain

President
Landmark Hotel Group

Mark Johnson

Senior Vice President & Community Development Manager

Truist

Miles Leon

President & CEO

S.L. Nusbaum Realty 

Antonia McLaren

Director, Site Management
USAA 

Jonathan Motley

Executive Vice President & CFO
TowneBank

Gary Philbin

CEO

Dollar Tree (ret.)

Beth Roberts

Senior Human Resources Business Partner

GEICO

Erin Ruane

Chief Marketing Officer

Trader Interactive

Jane Short

Founder & Principal
JRS Consulting LLC

Dr. Aaron Spence

Superintendent
Virginia Beach City Public Schools

James Spore

President & CEO

ReInvent Hampton Roads (ret.)

Bryan Stephens

President & CEO
Chamber of Commerce

Carla Stoner

Chief Financial Officer

Harbor Group International

Lewis Webb

Partner
Kaufman & Canoles

Ryan Young

Senior Tax Manager
Cavanaugh Nelson, PLC