Mark Johnson (Chair)
Vice President
SunTrust Bank
Guenter Weissenseel (Vice Chair)
President
IMS Gear Virginia Inc.
Vonya Alleyne
Vice President
Human Resources, Cox Communications Virginia
Dr. Marcia Conston
President
Tidewater Community College
Virginia Batteen Hawks
Senior Vice President / CFO
S.L Nusbaum Realty Co.
Hosey Burgess
Workforce Services District Manager
Virginia Employment Commission
Thomas Calhoun
President
Norfolk Federation of Teachers Local 4261
Represents: Labor
Jared Chalk
Interim Director of Economic Development
City of Norfolk
Dr. Ken Chandler
Deputy City Manager
City of Virginia Beach
Ross Cherry
President
Cherry Carpeting & Flooring Co.
Jeffrey W. Clemons
Senior Vice President
The PNC Financial Services Group
Ellis Cofield
CEO and Founder
Cofield's Locksmith
Brian Courtien
Director of Apprenticeship & Training
International Union of Painters & Allied Trades (IUPAT)
Finishing Trades Institute of MD, VA, DC & Vicinities
William W. Crow
President
Virginia Ship Repair Association
Dr. Larry Dotolo
President
Virginia Tidewater Consortium for Higher Education
Dr. Johnny Garcia
President
SimIS, Inc.
The Honorable Donald Goldberg
New Business Development Director
Harvey Lindsay Commercial Real Estate
Greg Garrett
Senior Partner/CEO
garrett Realty Partners
Stephanie Gorham
Executive Director
VOLUNTEER Hampton Roads
Alice Graham
Program Manager Region 20 Adult Education/PPS
Portsmouth Public Schools
Kasia Grzelkowski
President & CEO
VersAbility Resources
Andy Jaeckle
Senior Manager, Human Resources
Stihl, Inc.
L'Tanya Johnson
VDC Human Resource Manager
Cost Plus World Market
Shannon Kane
President
EWR Management
Ronald Jackson
Executive Director
Norfolk Redevelopment & Housing Authority
Pamela Little-Hill
Director of Social Services
City of Portsmouth
Delceno C. Miles
President
The Miles Agency
Bill Miller
Human Resources Administrator
Fairlead Integrated
Dr. Ruth Jones Nichols
CEO
Foodbank of Southeastern
Virginia and the Eastern Shore
Dr. John Olson
Campus President - Newport News
ECPI University
(non-voting member)
Dr. Keisha Pexton
Director, Learning and Development
Newport News Shipbuilding
Thom Prevette
Director, Community Relations
Bon Secours Health System
Ron Ritter
President
On Point, LLC
Becky C. Sawyer
Senior Vice President & CHRO
Sentara Healthcare
Kim Shepard
Hampton Roads District Manager
VA Department of Aging &
Rehabilitative Services
Bryan K. Stephens
President & CEO
Hampton Roads Chamber of Commerce
Doug Smith
President and Chief Executive Officer
Hampton Roads Alliance
Dr. Aaron Spence
Superintendent
Virginia Beach City Public Schools
Chris Stuart
Vice President - Client
Relations & Business Development
Top Guard Security
Edith White
Chief Executive Officer
Hampton Roads Community
Action Program
Kevin Will
President & CEO
Boys & Girls Club of
Southeast Virginia
Steven C. Wright
Director
Chesapeake Economic Development
Chas Wright
Executive VP, Commercial Lending
TowneBank
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