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 – 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 Director, First 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 Director, Chevy Chase Trust Company, McLean
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