As the governing body of the Virginia Chamber of Commerce, the Board of Directors plays an important role in setting the policy agenda for the Chamber. Members of the board represent large and small businesses from across the Commonwealth of Virginia who believe that the business community must lead the way in improving Virginia’s long-term business climate. Board members participate in exclusive policy development meetings and receive exclusive political updates through the Virginia Chamber.
Executive Committee
| Chair
Robert Duvall President |
First Vice Chair
Linda Stanley Managing Director |
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Immediate Past Chair Lakshmi Williams General Counsel, North America |
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Treasurer Chris Kyle Vice President |
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Gilbert T. Bland President & CEO |
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Katharine Bond Vice President for Public Policy, |
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Janice S. Crawford Director, Safety, Security & |
X
Ben J. Davenport, Jr. Chairman |
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Brad Hall Vice President of External |
X
Stewart T. Leeth Chief Sustainability Officer |
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Mike Melo Founder/Chief Executive |
X
Thomas L. Ransom Executive Vice President, |
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Jennifer Siciliano Chief External Affairs Officer |
X
Eric Sisco Chairman |
Board of Directors
| David B. Armstrong President & Co-Founder Monument Wealth Management Alexandria |
John Backus Managing Partner PROOF.VC Reston |
Sweeny Bansal VP/General Manager Atlantic Division, Virginia Labcorp Richmond |
Nicole Barranco Vice President Government Relations Volkswagen Group of America Washington, DC |
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Timothy Bentley |
Manmeet S. Bhatia President & CEO TMEIC Corporation Americas Salem |
Jim Bibbs Chief Human Resources Officer LifeNet Health Virginia Beach |
Nick Blessing Director, Public Policy & Economic Development QTS Data Centers Ashburn |
Jeff Bourne SVP & General Counsel The Branch Group, Inc. Glen Allen |
Bryan Caccavale Vice President – Navy Programs Newport News Shipbuilding Newport News |
Paige Clay Senior Partner Mercer Richmond |
John F. Cox, Jr., CPA (NY) Chief Executive Officer Radford University Foundation Radford |
Faith A. Cristol, Esq. Vice President, Corporate Relations Owens & Minor, Inc. Mechanicsville |
Michael J. Dacey, MD President & CEO Riverside Health System Newport News |
Edward C. Dalrymple, Jr. President Dalrymple Holding Corporation Mitchells |
Michael A. Daniels Chairman of the Board CACI International, Inc. Reston |
Eric Deaton Chair, Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association Executive VP/Chief Operating Officer Ballad Health Johnson City, TN |
Montgomery Deihl Vice President Omega Protein/Ocean Fleet Services Reedville |
Benjamin Dessart Vice President, External Affairs Universal Corporation Richmond |
Susan Dewey Virginia Housing (Retired) Richmond |
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Mark Dreyfus |
Thompson Eberline Managing Director, Data Management S&P Global Market Intelligence Charlottesville |
Terry Ellis Vice President of Government Affairs Comcast Richmond |
William R. Ermatinger Past Chair Advisory Board HII (Retired) Toano |
| Eric J. Finkbeiner Director, State & Local Government Affairs SAIC Reston |
Board Alumni ChairTammy FinleyExecutive Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary Advance Auto Parts, Inc. Roanoke |
| Eric Fletcher Senior Vice President Mary Washington Healthcare Fredericksburg |
Michael Forehand Vice President, Government. & Community Affairs Inova Health System Fairfax |
Calvin “Woody” Fowler, Jr. President & CEO Williams Mullen Richmond |
John Fox Owner Fox Urban Farms, LLC Winchester |
Herbert D. Frerichs, Jr. General Counsel & Government Relations Perdue Farms Inc. Salisbury, MD |
Adam Fried CEO Atlantic Builders Ltd. Fredericksburg |
Eric Gallo Vice President & Deputy General Counsel Ferguson Newport News |
Kasia Grzelkowski President & CEO VersAbility Resources Hampton |
Scott Hamberger President & CEO Fortessa Tableware Solutions, LLC Ashburn |
Lee Hannah Vice President of Sales Cigna Richmond |
Todd P. Haymore Managing Director, Global Economic Development, Commerce & Government Relations Practice Group Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP Richmond |
William A. Hazel, Jr., MD Senior Deputy Executive Director Claude Moore Charitable Foundation Fairfax |
| Justin Heckel UPS State Government Affairs KY/TN/VA/WV/Washington DC Louisville, KY |
Mark A. Herzog Vice President, Global Corporate Affairs, Defense and Homeland Security Kaléo Richmond |
| John D. Hewa President & CEO Rappahannock Electric Cooperative Fredericksburg |
J.P. Holland President & CEO Johns Hopkins Health Plans Hanover, MD |
Victor Hoskins President & CEO Fairfax County Economic Development Authority Tysons |
Mark Hourigan Chief Executive Officer Hourigan Richmond |
| Edmond E. Hughes EVP & CHRO HII Newport News |
Donald “Blue” Jenkins AltaGas Executive Vice President President, Utilities WGL President Washington, DC |
| Ryan Jensen CEO, Henrico Doctors’ Hospital Health Corporation of America Richmond |
Kirk Johnson Senior Vice President of Member Engagement Old Dominion Electric Cooperative Glen Allen |
Martin Johnson Chief External Affairs Officer Virginia REALTORS® Glen Allen |
Anthony L. Jones Vice President, External Affairs CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Baltimore, MD |
| Brian E. Kearney Chief Operating Officer Kearney & Company Alexandria |
Suzy Kelly CEO Jo-Kell Inc. Chesapeake |
Martin L. Kent President & CEO The United Company Bristol |
Elizabeth A. Kersey Senior Vice President, Public Policy & Communications PRA Group Norfolk |
| Nicholas C. Klym Executive Director JPMorgan Chase 1051 East Cary Street, Suite 1415 Richmond |
Ronald J. Lauster, Jr. President M. Jordan Company, Inc. Newport News |
Mark S. Lawrence Vice President of Governmental & External Affairs Carilion Clinic Roanoke |
Aubrey Layne EVP, Chief Administrative Officer Sentara Healthcare Norfolk |
Arlene E. Lee Chief Executive Officer & Principal Lee Construction Group, Inc. Charlottesville |
Clark H. Lewis Partner Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP Richmond |
Christopher D. Lloyd Senior Vice President & Director McGuireWoods Consulting LLC Richmond |
Mary N. Mannix, FACHE President & CEO Augusta Health Fishersville |
Chairman, PAC CommitteeAaron Mathes SVP, Consulting Services CGI Richmond |
Tavis Maxwell Managing Director Capital One Henrico |
Madelka McCalla VP Stakeholder Relations AES Corporation Arlington |
Justice (ret.) Elizabeth A. McClanahan Chief Executive Officer Virginia Tech Foundation, Inc. Blacksburg |
| Brian J. McHugh Chief of Staff to the CEO, SVP-External Affairs ManTech International Corporation Herndon |
Matthew McQueen |
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Charles G. Meyer |
Jennifer Montague President & COO Columbia Gas of Virginia Chester |
Edward A. Mullen Managing Partner, Richmond Reed Smith LLP Richmond |
Patrick Murray Vice President of Government Affairs KinderCare Learning Companies Alexandria |
J.D. Myers, II Senior Vice President Region Manager – EAST Cox Communications, Inc. Chesapeake |
Paul Nester President & CEO RGC Resources, Inc. Roanoke |
Joe Nolan Senior Manager, Government Affairs Lockheed Martin Corporation Arlington |
Ian Northrop Chief Executive Officer JHNA Virginia Beach |
Connie Nyholm Owner & CEO VIRginia International Raceway Alton |
Thomas C. Palmer Senior Vice President, Market Executive, DC/Virginia/West Virginia Wells Fargo Bank, NA Richmond |
Kerry L. Paulson Managing Director Altria Client Services LLC Richmond |
Samuel S. Proctor Chief Executive Officer Froehling & Robertson, Inc. Richmond 23238 |
| Matthew Rash Chief Legal Officer Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc. Richmond |
VACCE REPRESENTATIVE Beth D. Rhinehart President & CEO Bristol TN/VA Chamber of Commerce Bristol |
| Erik Rison Senior Regional Manager Government Relations WestRock Corporation Richmond |
Rhodes Ritenour Vice President, External & Regulatory Affairs Bon Secours Health System St. Mary’s Hospital Richmond |
Israel Rocha, Jr. Regional President, Mid-Atlantic States Kaiser Permanente Rockville, MD |
Brian A. Rountree SVP & Market Executive Bank of America, NA Richmond |
Maurice Royster Manager, Government Affairs Equitrans Midstream Corporation The Olde Fire Hall Johnson City, TN |
Elizabeth Scarce Vice President – Chief Marketing Officer Dewberry Danville |
Virginia Scattergood Corporate Director, State & Local Government Affairs Northrop Grumman Corporation Falls Church |
Robert F. Shuford, Jr. Chairman, President & CEO Old Point Financial Corporation Hampton |
Kurt Small President of Medicaid Elevance Health Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Richmond |
Barry L. Suits President Virginia American Water Alexandria |
| Maria Tedesco President & Chief Operating Officer Atlantic Union Bank Richmond |
Fred Thompson Chief Administrative Officer Thompson Hospitality 1741 Business Center Dr. #200 Reston |
| Gary R. Thomson, CPA Managing Partner Thomson Consulting LLC Richmond |
Shawn Tibbetts Chief Operating Officer Armada Hoffler Virginia Beach |
Dennis H. Treacy Senior Counsel Reed Smith LLP Richmond |
Vernon T. Turner SVP, Corporate Tax Smithfield Foods, Inc. Smithfield |
Cathie J. Vick Chief Development & Public Affairs Officer The Port of Virginia Norfolk |
Richmond Vincent, Jr. President & CEO Goodwill Industries of the Valleys Roanoke |
Doug Wagoner President & CEO LMI Tysons |
Thomas Walls Virginia State & Local Government Affairs Verizon Richmond |
Jack L. White Partner McGuireWoods LLP Tysons |
Lindsay Berry Winter Head of Virginia Public Policy Amazon Arlington |
Alan S. Witt Dean, Joseph W. Luter, III School of Business Christopher Newport University 605 Riverside Drive Newport News |
Raymond G. Wittersheim President & CEO Técnico Corporation Chesapeake |
Jennifer Wold, CPA Managing Partner – Virginia FORVIS Richmond |
Nicole Palya Wood Senior Director PhRMA Richmond |
Industry Council Leadership
| Business Climate
Co-Chairs Todd Haymore, Chris Lloyd, |
Corporate Sustainability and Environmental
Co-chairs Chris Davidson, Mike Miller, |
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Health Care and Life Sciences Co-Chairs Mark Lawrence, Karen Velkey, |
Infrastructure
Chair John Hewa Vice-Chair Terry Ellis |
| x Innovation and Technology Co-Chairs Lindsay Winter, Joe Oyler, Senior Manager, State & Local Government |
Military and Veterans Affairs
Co-Chairs Sultan Camp, Chris Doss, |
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Supply Chain and International Trade Co-Chairs Eric Sisco, Keller Watts, |
Workforce and Education
Chair Tina Pfalzgraf |
