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
Lakshmi Williams
General Counsel, North America
Transurban
Tysons
First Vice Chair
Robert Duvall
President
Virginia Natural Gas, Inc.
Virginia Beach
Immediate Past Chair
Fred Thompson
Chief Administrative Officer
Thompson Hospitality
Reston
Treasurer
Linda Stanley
Managing Director
First Citizens Bank
Charlottesville
President & CEO
Urban League of Hampton Roads
Norfolk
Janice S. Crawford
Director-Safety, Security & Loss Prevention
Framatome
Lynchburg
Ben J. Davenport, Jr.
Chairman
First Piedmont Corporation
Chatham
Tammy Finley
Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary
Advance Auto Parts, Inc.
Roanoke
Mark Hourigan
Chief Executive Officer
Hourigan
Richmond
Vice President
Shenandoah Telecommunications
Edinburg
Stewart Leeth
Chief Sustainability Officer
Smithfield Foods
Smithfield
Mike Melo
Founder/Chief Executive Officer
ITA International
Newport News
Jennifer Siciliano
Chief External Affairs Officer
UVA Health
Charlottesville
Eric Sisco
Chairman
Virginia International Gateway
Portsmouth
Board of Directors
Brentley K. Archer
President & COO
Columbia Gas of Virginia
Chester
John Backus
Managing Partner
PROOF.VC
Reston
Rick Barker
Founder & President
Supply Resources
Danville
Nicole Barranco
Vice President, Government Relations
Volkswagen Group of America
Washington, D.C.
VACCE Representative
Kate Bates
President & CEO
Arlington Chamber of Commerce
Arlington
Timothy Bentley
Regional Vice President
Norfolk Southern Corporation
Richmond
Manmeet S. Bhatia
President & CEO
TMEIC Corporation Americas
Salem
Katharine Bond
Vice President – Public Policy & State Affairs
Dominion Energy
Richmond
Bryan Caccavale
Vice President, Navy Programs
Newport News Shipbuilding
Newport News
Francisco Castellanos
President
Bank of America/Merrill Lynch
Norfolk
Paige Clay
Senior Partner
Mercer
Richmond
James E. Cook
Vice President, Strategic Engagement & Partnerships
The MITRE Corporation
McLean
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
Tom Curtin
SVP
Kaiser Permanente
McLean
Edward C. Dalrymple, Jr.
President
Dalrymple Holding Corporation
Mitchells
Michael A. Daniels
Chairman of the Board
CACI International, Inc.
Tysons
Montgomery Deihl
Vice President
Ocean Fleet Services Representing Omega Protein
Reedville
Benjamin Dessart
Vice President, External Affairs
Universal Leaf Tobacco Company
Richmond
Susan F. Dewey
Chief Executive Officer
Virginia Housing
Richmond
Bill Downey
Executive Vice Chairman & Special Advisor
Riverside Health System
Newport News
Mark Dreyfus
President
ECPI University
Virginia Beach
Thompson Eberline
Managing Director, Data Management
S&P Global
Charlottesville
Terry Ellis
VP of Government Affairs
Comcast
Richmond
William R. Ermatinger
Past Chair Advisory Board
HII (Retired)
Toano
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
Adam Fried
CEO
Atlantic Builders, Ltd.
Fredericksburg
Robert S. Genter
President, Defense & Civilian Sector
SAIC
Reston
Ian T. Graham
Chief Legal Officer
Ferguson Enterprises
Newport News
Thomas A. “Tag” Greason
Chief Hyperscale Officer
QTS, Inc.
Sterling
Kasia Grzelkowski
President & CEO
VersAbility Resources
Hampton
Jeffrey V. Haley
President & CEO
American National Bank & Trust Co.
Danville
Brad N. Hall
Vice President External Affairs
Appalachian Power Company
Roanoke
Scott M. Hamberger
CEO & President
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 LLC
Richmond
Mark Herzog
Vice President, Corporate Affairs
kalÈo
Richmond
John D. Hewa
President & CEO
Rappahannock Electric Cooperative
Fredericksburg
Victor L. Hoskins
President & CEO
Fairfax County Economic Development Authority
Tysons
Edmond E. Hughes
EVP & CHRO
HII
Newport News
Donald “Blue” Jenkins
Executive Vice President
President, Utilities
AltaGas
President
WGL
Washington, D.C.
Ryan Jensen
Chief Executive Officer
Henrico Doctors’ Hospital
Richmond
Kirk Johnson
SVP, Member Engagement
Old Dominion Electric Cooperative
Glen Allen
Martin Johnson
Chief External Affairs Officer
Virginia REALTORS®
Glen Allen
Brian E. Kearney
Chief Operating Officer
Kearney & Company
Alexandria
Suzy Kelly
CEO
Jo-Kell Inc.
Chesapeake
Martin L. Kent
President & Chief Operating Officer
The United Company
Bristol
Elizabeth A. Kersey
Senior Vice President, Public Policy & Communications
PRA Group
Norfolk
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
Executive Vice President, Governance & External Affairs
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
Chairman, PAC Committee
Aaron Mathes
Senior Vice President, Consulting Services
CGI
Richmond
Tavis Maxwell
Managing Director
Capital One
Henrico
Madelka McCalla
Vice President, Global Stakeholder Relations & Social Impact
AES Corporation
Arlington
Brian J. McHugh
Chief of Staff to the CEO, SVP-External Affairs
ManTech International Corporation
Herndon
Matthew McQueen
Vice President and Chief Engagement & Communications Officer
Peraton
Reston
Charles G. Meyer
Managing Partner
O’Hagan Meyer PLLC
Richmond
Charlene Mowery
General Manager, Federal Growth
Microsoft Federal
Reston
Edward A. Mullen
Managing Partner, Richmond
Reed Smith LLP
Richmond
J.D. Myers, II
Senior Vice President, Region Manager – EAST
Cox Communications, Inc.
Chesapeake
Paul W. Nester
President & CEO
RGC Resources, Inc.
Roanoke
Joe Nolan
Senior Manager, Government Affairs
Lockheed Martin Corporation
Arlington
Connie Nyholm
Owner & CEO
Virginia International Raceway
Alton
Thomas C. Palmer
Market Executive – Virginia/West Virginia Commercial Banking
Wells Fargo Bank, NA
Richmond
Kerry L. Paulson
Managing Director
Altria Client Services, LLC
Richmond
Thomas L. Ransom
Executive Vice President, President, Virginia Region
Truist
Richmond
Matthew Rash
Chief Legal Officer
Apple Hospitality REIT
Richmond
Erik Rison
Senior Regional Manager, Government Relations
WestRock Corporation
Richmond
Rhodes B. Ritenour
Vice President, External & Regulatory Affairs
Bon Secours Virginia Health System
Richmond
Maurice Royster
Manager, Government Affairs
Equitrans Midstream Corporation
Johnson City, TN
Elizabeth Scarce
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
Barry L. Suits
President
Virginia American Water
Alexandria
Maria Tedesco
President
Atlantic Union Bank
Richmond
Gary R. Thomson, CPA
Managing Partner
Thomson Consulting LLC
Richmond
Dennis H. Treacy
Senior Counsel
Reed Smith LLP
Richmond
Vernon T. Turner
Vice President, 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
Jeff Wafford
Director of Public Affairs
UPS
Louisville, KY
Doug Wagoner
President & CEO
LMI
Tysons
Thomas F. Walls
Director, Virginia State & Local Government Affairs
Verizon
Richmond
Jack L. White
Partner
McGuireWoods LLP
Tysons
Reggie White
Senior Vice President, Commercial Markets & CareFirst Administrators
CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield
Washington, D.C.
Robert “Bob” Wills
Chief Financial Officer
Branch Group, Inc.
Roanoke
Lindsay Berry Winter
Head of Virginia Public Policy
Amazon
Arlington
Alan S. Witt
CEO Emeritus
PBMares
Dean, Joseph W. Luter, III School of Business
Christopher Newport University
Newport News
Raymond G. Wittersheim
President & CEO
Técnico Corporation
Chesapeake
Nicole Palya Wood
Senior Director
PhRMA
Richmond
Robyn Deyo Zacharias
President & CEO
Yebo
Richmond
Industry Council Leadership
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