Board of Directors and Leadership

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.

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Executive Committee

Chair – Jennifer Siciliano, Chief External Affairs Officer, UVA Health, Charlottesville

First Vice Chair – Monica L. Schmude, President, Virginia, Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Ashburn

Immediate Past Chair – Linda Stanley, Managing DirectorFirst Citizens Bank, Charlottesville

Treasurer – Chris Kyle, Vice President, Shenandoah Telecommunications, Edinburg

Ben J. Davenport, Jr., Past Chair, Virginia Chamber, Chairman, First Piedmont Corporation, Chatham

Kathryn Falk, Market Vice President, Cox Communications, Springfield

Deborah Gandy, Senior Managing DirectorChevy Chase Trust CompanyMcLean

Brad Hall, Vice President of External Affairs, Appalachian Power Company, Roanoke

Todd P. Haymore, Managing Director, Global Economic Development, Commerce & Government Relations Practice Group, Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP, Richmond  

Edmond E. Hughes, EVP & CHRO, HII, Newport News

Mike Melo, Founder/Chief Executive Officer, ITA International, LLC, Newport News

Thomas L. Ransom, Executive Vice President, Virginia Region, Truist, Richmond

Vernon T. Turner, Senior Vice President, Corporate Tax, Smithfield Foods, Inc., Smithfield

Andrew B. Warren, Senior Policy Advisor & Chief of Staff, Corporate Affairs, Dominion Energy, Inc., Richmond

Board of Directors

Arnie W. Adkins, Commercial Banking Leader, Executive Director, Wells Fargo Commercial Banking, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A, Roanoke

David B. Armstrong, President & Co-Founder, Monument Wealth Management, Alexandria

Joseph L. Askew, Jr., Esq., Vice President – State Government Affairs, Verizon, Washington D.C.

Nicole Barranco, Head of State Government Relations, Volkswagen Group of America, Washington

Timothy Bentley, Regional Vice President, Norfolk Southern Corporation, West Point

Manmeet S. Bhatia, President & CEO, TMEIC Corporation Americas, Roanoke

Jim Bibbs, Chief Human Resource Officer, LifeNet Health, Virginia Beach

Gilbert T. Bland, President & CEO, Urban League of Hampton Roads, Norfolk

Nick Blessing, Director, Public Policy & Economic Development, QTS Data Centers, Ashburn 

Katharine Bond, Founding Partner, Iliox Advisors, LLC, Mechanicsville

Ryan G. Bosch, MD FACP, Chief Health & Informatics Officer, Acentra Health, McLean

Jeff Bourne, Chief Legal Officer, The Branch Group, Inc., Glen Allen

Bryan Caccavale, Vice President – Program Management, Newport News Shipbuilding, Newport News

VACCE Representative – Tracy Hale Clark, Executive Director, Louisa County Chamber of Commerce, Louisa

Paige Clay, Past Chair, Virginia Chamber, Mercer and Marsh McLennan (Retired)Treasure Island, FL

Scott Cooper, Vice President, Government Relations, Peraton, Reston

Randall Crutchfield, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Colonna’s Shipyard, Inc., Norfolk

Michael J. Dacey, MD, President & CEO, Riverside Health System, Newport News

Edward C. Dalrymple, Jr., President, Dalrymple Holding Corporation, Mitchells

Montgomery Deihl, Chief Executive Officer, Ocean Harvesters, Reedville

Benjamin Dessart, Vice President, External Affairs, Universal Corporation, Richmond 

Jay Dickens, Chief Executive Officer, The Lester Group, Martinsville

Mark Dreyfus, President, ECPI University, Virginia Beach

Robert Duvall, Past Chair, Virginia Chamber, Virginia Natural Gas, Inc. (Retired), Virginia Beach

Thompson Eberline, Head of Data Excellence & Partnership, S&P Global, Charlottesville 

Nancy Egan, Esq., Vice President & State Government Relations Counsel, American Property Casualty Insurance Association, Chicago, IL

Christopher Ellis, Senior Vice President, Huntington National Bank, Harrisonburg

Terry Ellis, Vice President of Government Affairs, Comcast, Richmond 

William R. Ermatinger, Past Chair, Virginia Chamber, HII (Retired), Toano

Stephen Brian Farmer, Partner, Reed Smith LLP, Richmond

Eric J. Finkbeiner, Director, State & Local Government Affairs, SAIC, Reston 

Tammy Finley, Of Counsel, Gentry Locke, Roanoke

Michael Forehand, Vice President, Government & Public Affairs, Inova Health System, Fairfax

Woody Fowler, President & CEO, Williams Mullen, Richmond

John Fox, Commercial Real Estate Advisor, SVN Commercial Specialists, Winchester

Herbert D. Frerichs, Jr., General Counsel & Government Relations, Perdue Farms Inc., Salisbury

Adam Fried, Chief Executive Officer, Atlantic Builders Ltd., Fredericksburg

Eric Gallo, Vice President & Deputy General Counsel, Ferguson Enterprise LLC, Newport News

Brett Gerard, Partner, Virginia & Carolinas Leader, Mercer/Marsh McLennan, Richmond

Kasia Grzelkowski, VersAbility Resources, Hampton

Lee Hannah, Vice President of Sales, Cigna, Richmond

Raleigh E. Hayter, SVP & Chief Credit Officer, The First Bank & Trust Company, Abingdon

William A. Hazel, Jr., MD, Chief Executive Officer, Claude Moore Opportunities, Fairfax

Justin Heckel, Director, State Government Affairs, UPS, Louisville, KY

John D. Hewa, President & CEO, Rappahannock Electric Cooperative, Fredericksburg

J.P. Holland, President & CEO, Johns Hopkins Health Plans, Hanover, MD

Victor L. Hoskins, President & CEO, Fairfax County Economic Development Authority, McLean

Mark J. Hourigan, Chief Executive Officer, Hourigan Group, Richmond

Todd R. House, Senior Director, Global, External Affairs, CyrusOne, Sterling

Ryan Jensen, Chief Executive Officer, Henrico Doctors’ Hospital Corporation of America, Richmond

Anthony L. Jones, Special Advisor to the CEO, CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield, Baltimore

Brian E. Kearney, Chief Executive Officer, Kearney & Company, Alexandria

Suzy Kelly, Past Chair, Virginia Chamber, Chief Executive Officer, Jo-Kell Inc., Chesapeake

Martin L. Kent, President & CEO, The United Company, Bristol

Nicholas C. Klym, Executive Director, JPMorgan Chase, Richmond

Ronald J. Lauster, Jr., President, W. 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 Health, Virginia Beach

Arlene E. Lee, Chief Executive Officer & Principal, LEE Construction Group, Inc., Charlottesville

Clark H. Lewis, Partner, Troutman Pepper Locke LLP, Richmond

Christopher D. Lloyd, Senior Vice President & Director, McGuireWoods Consulting LLC, Richmond 

Frank Lucia, President & CEO, Delta Dental of Virginia, Roanoke

Rick Lugg, CEO, Virginia REALTORS®, Glen Allen

Mary N. Mannix, FACHE, President & CEO, Augusta Health, Fishersville

Aaron Mathes, SVP, Consulting Services, CGI, Richmond

Tavis Maxwell, Managing Director, Capital One, Henrico

Justice (ret.) Elizabeth A. McClanahan, CEO, Virginia Tech Foundation, Inc. & President, Virginia Tech Corporate Research Center, Blacksburg

Brian J. McHugh, Chief of Staff , SVP for External Affairs, ManTech International Corporation, Herndon

Beau Memory, President, North America, Transurban, Tysons

Charles G. Meyer, Past Chair, Virginia Chamber, Managing Partner, O’Hagan Meyer PLLC, Richmond

Angela Mitchell, President & CEO, ARM Consulting, Sterling

Jennifer Montague, President & COO, Columbia Gas of Virginia, Chester 

Patrick Murray, Vice President of Government Affairs, KinderCare Learning Companies, Alexandria

Mark Nantz, Chair, Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association, President & CEO, Valley Health, Winchester

Tammy Neale, Chief Executive Officer, Virginia Housing, Richmond

Barbara Nelson, Vice President, Transportation & Government Affairs, The Port of Virginia, Norfolk

Paul W. Nester, President & CEO, RGC Resources, Inc., Roanoke

Ian Northrop, Chief Executive Officer, JHNA, Virginia Beach

Connie Nyholm, Owner & CEO, VIRginia International Raceway, Alton

Thomas C. Palmer, Past Chair, Virginia Chamber, Senior Vice President, Market Executive, Greater Washington/Virginia/West Virginia, Wells Fargo Bank, NA, Richmond

Delbert Parks, VP and Site Executive, Micron, Manassas

Kerry L. Paulson, Managing Director, Altria Client Services LLC, Richmond

David King Paylor, Vice President for Environment, Potesta & Associates, Winchester

William H. Payne, II, Managing Partner, Coalfield Strategies, LLC, Bristol

Shannon Pierce, President & CEO, Virginia Natural Gas, Virginia Beach

BOARD ALUMNI CHAIR- Samuel S. Proctor, Chief Executive Officer, Froehling & Robertson, Inc., Richmond

Frank Raha, III, VP of Corporate Affairs, Cintra, Austin, TX

Craig Ramiro, Executive Vice President of Asset Management, Armada Hoffler, Virginia Beach

Matthew Rash, Chief Legal Officer, Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc., Richmond

David Ring, Executive Vice President & Wealth Management/Wholesale Banking, Group Executive, Atlantic Union Bank, Glen Allen

Erik Rison, Senior Regional Manager, Government Relations, Smurfit WestRock, Henrico

Rhodes B. Ritenour, Vice President, External & Regulatory Affairs, Bon Secours Health System, Richmond

Anthony W. Robinson P.E., President & CEO, Framatome Inc., Lynchburg

Laura Elizabeth Runkle, President, Virginia American Water, Alexandria

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

Eric Sisco, Chairman, Virginia International Gateway, Portsmouth

Paul Speidell, Regional Director, State Government Affairs, CVS Health, Washington DC

Jennifer Stevens, President & CEO, Virginia Ed Strategies, South Boston

Fred Thompson, Past Chair, Virginia Chamber, Chief Administrative Officer, Thompson Hospitality, Reston

Gary R. Thomson, CPA, Past Chair, Virginia Chamber, Managing Partner, Thomson Consulting LLC, Richmond

Dennis H. Treacy, Past Chair, Virginia Chamber, Richmond

Andrew Vehorn, Senior Vice President, Member Engagement, Old Dominion Electric Cooperative, Glen Allen

Richmond Vincent, Jr., President & CEO, Goodwill Industries of the Valleys, Roanoke

Franci Wayland, Vice President, Public Policy and Government Relations, PRA Group, Inc., Norfolk

Jason Weekly, SVP Utilities Operation, Washington Gas, A WGL Company, Springfield

Austin Welder, Senior Vice President, Market Manager, Bank of America, Richmond

Brittany West, Director of State Government Affairs, The AES Corporation, Arlington

Christopher West, Head of Government Relations, Kaiser Permanente, McLean

Jack L. White, Partner, McGuireWoods LLP, Tysons

Lakshmi Williams, Past Chair, Virginia Chamber, Arlington

Joshua Wilson, CEO, LMI, Tysons

Lindsay Berry Winter, Head of Virginia Public Policy, Amazon, Arlington

Alan S. Witt, Past Chair, Virginia Chamber, Christopher Newport University (Retired), Newport News

Jennifer Wold, CPA, Managing Partner – Virginia, Forvis Mazars, Richmond

Nicole Palya Wood, Senior Director, PhRMA, Richmond

Davonnetrae (Dee) Worthy, Healthcare Director, Genentech, San Francisco

Industry Council Leadership

Blueprint Virginia Industry Councils and Chairs:

Business Climate Industry Council
Co-Chair: Todd Haymore, Managing Director, Global Economic Development, Commerce and Government Relations Group, Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP 
Co-Chair: Chris Lloyd, Senior VP Infrastructure & Economic Development, McGuireWoods Consulting  

Corporate Sustainability and Environmental Industry Council 
Co-Chair: David Paylor, Vice President of Environmental, Potesta & Associates, Inc.
Co-Chair: Erik Rison, Senior Regional Manager of Government Relations, Smurfit WestRock

Healthcare and Life Sciences Industry Council
Co-Chair: Mark Lawrence, Vice President, Governmental and External Affairs, Carilion Clinic 
Co-Chair: Karen Velkey, Corporate Vice President, Compensation and Benefits, HII  

Housing Industry Council
Co-Chair: Martin Johnson, Chief External Affairs Officer, Virginia REALTORS(R) 
Co-Chair: Doug Smith, President and CEO, Hampton Roads Alliance  

Infrastructure Industry Council
Chair: John Hewa, President and CEO, Rappahannock Electric Cooperative 
Vice Chair: Terry Ellis, Vice President of Government and Regulatory Affairs, Comcast  

Innovation and Technology Industry Council
Co-Chair: Joe Oyler, Senior Manager – State and Local Government Operations, Boeing 
Co-Chair: Lindsay Winter, Head of Virginia Public Policy, Amazon 

Legal Institute 
Co-Chair: Charlie Meyer, Partner, O’Hagan Meyer 
Co-Chair: Tammy Finley, Senior Executive Vice President and General Counsel, Advance Auto Parts  

Military and Veterans Affairs Industry Council
Co-Chair: Sultan Camp, Director, Hampton Roads Veterans Employment Centers 
Co-Chair: Chris Doss, Senior Director of Operations, US Card, Enterprise Specialty Servicing, Capital One
Co-Chair: Andrew Warren, Corporate Affairs Senior Advisor: Military/Veteran Engagement & Public Policy, Dominion Energy 

Supply Chain and International Trade Industry Council
Co-Chair: Eric Sisco, Chairman, Virginia International Gateway, Inc. 
Co-Chair: Keller Watts, Chief Business Officer, Smithfield Foods  

Education and Workforce Industry Council
Co-Chair: Patrick Murray, Vice President, Government Affairs, KinderCare Learning Companies