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

Robert Duvall

President
Virginia Natural Gas, Inc.
Virginia Beach

First Vice Chair

Linda Stanley

Managing Director
First Citizens Bank
Charlottesville

X

Immediate Past Chair

Lakshmi Williams

General Counsel, North America
Transurban
Tysons

X

Treasurer

Chris Kyle

Vice President
Shenandoah Telecommunications
Edinburg

X

Gilbert T. Bland

President & CEO
Urban League of
Hampton Roads
Norfolk

X

Katharine Bond

Vice President for Public Policy,
Alternative Energy & Economic Development Strategy
Dominion Energy
Richmond

X

Janice S. Crawford

Director, Safety, Security &
Loss Prevention
Framatome Inc.
Lynchburg

X

Ben J. Davenport, Jr.

Chairman
First Piedmont Corporation
Chatham

X

Brad Hall

Vice President of External
Affairs
Appalachian Power Company
Roanoke

X

Stewart T. Leeth

Chief Sustainability Officer
Smithfield Foods, Inc.
Smithfield

X

Mike Melo

Founder/Chief Executive
Officer
ITA International, LLC
Newport News

X

Thomas L. Ransom

Executive Vice President,
Virginia Region
Truist
Richmond

X

Jennifer Siciliano

Chief External Affairs Officer
UVA Health
Charlottesville

X

Eric Sisco

Chairman
Virginia International Gateway
Portsmouth

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
 

Timothy Bentley
Regional Vice President
Norfolk Southern Corporation
West Point

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
 

Mark Dreyfus
President
ECPI University
Virginia Beach

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 Chair
Tammy 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 Committee
Aaron 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
SVP, Chief Communications &
Engagement Officer
Peraton
Reston

 

Charles G. Meyer
Managing Partner
O’Hagan Meyer PLLC
Richmond


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,
Managing Director, Global Economic Development,
Commerce and Government Relations Group,

Hunton Andrews Kurth

Chris Lloyd,
Senior Vice President & Director,
McGuireWoods Consulting

Corporate Sustainability and Environmental

Co-chairs

Chris Davidson,
Vice President, Sustainability
WestRock Company

Mike Miller,
Senior Vice President of Environmental Health and Safety, Sustainability and Risk Management
Advance Auto Parts

x

Health Care and Life Sciences

Co-Chairs

Mark Lawrence,
Vice President of Government & External Affairs,
Carilion Clinic

Karen Velkey,
Corporate Vice President of Compensation and Benefits,
Huntington Ingalls Industries

Infrastructure

Chair

John Hewa
President and Chief Executive Officer
Rappahannock Electric Cooperative

Vice-Chair

Terry Ellis
Vice President of Government & Regulatory Affairs
Comcast

x
Innovation and Technology
Co-Chairs

Lindsay Winter,
Head of Virginia Public Policy
Amazon

Joe Oyler,

Senior Manager, State & Local Government
Operations, Boeing

Military and Veterans Affairs

Co-Chairs

Sultan Camp,
Director, Hampton Roads Veterans Employment Center (HRVEC)

Chris Doss,
Senior Director of Operations, US Card, Enterprise Specialty Servicing,
Capital One

x

Supply Chain and International Trade

Co-Chairs

Eric Sisco,
Chairman, Virginia International Gateway, Inc.

Keller Watts,
Chief Business Officer, Smithfield Foods

Workforce and Education

Chair

Tina Pfalzgraf
Chief Human Resources Officer 
The Branch Group