Board of directors
A geographically, professionally and personally diverse 2011 board of directors provides oversight for the LEAD VIRGINIA program.
Officers
- Hugh Keogh, Chair
- Whittington W. Clement, Vice-Chair
- Carl Levander, Secretary
- Theresa K. Noe, Treasurer
- Susan Horne, President & CEO
Committee chairs
- John P. Thomas, Program/Curriculum Committee
- Whittington W. Clement, Admissions Committee
- Bernard Niemeier, Nominating Committee
- William Thornton, Communications Committee
- Scott Schoenborn, Alumni Committee
- Heather Gold, Scholarship Committee
- Ned Massee, Impact Committee
- Stephan Clementi, Development Committee
- Cindy Earhart, Personnel Committee
General counsel to the board
Douglas B. McDonald, Esq. (’05)
Partner
Venable LLP
Vienna
Military liaison to the board
Maj. Gen. (Retired) Robert Newman Jr. (’07)
Former Adjutant General
Commonwealth of Virginia
Richmond
Past board chair
Patricia P. Cormier, Ed.D.
President (Retired)
Longwood University
Farmville
Members of the board
| Charles E. Agee III (’05) Director, Corporate Contributions Altria Client Services Richmond |
Carl Levander (’07) President Columbia Gas of Virginia Richmond |
Toni Ardabell ('11) |
Ned Massee (’07) Vice president, Corporate Affairs MWV Richmond |
| Gilbert Bland Chairman The GilJoy Group Virginia Beach |
Dario Marquez (’09) Chief Executive Officer MVM, Inc. & The Silver Eagle Group Ashburn |
Adrian Chapman (’06) |
The Honorable William Mims Virginia Supreme Court Commonwealth of Virginia Richmond |
| The Honorable Whittington W. Clement, Esq. Partner Hunton and Williams LLP Richmond |
The Honorable Thomas R. Morris, Ph.D. |
| Stephan F. Clementi (’06) Richmond |
Bernard Niemeier (’07) President and Publisher Virginia Business Magazine Richmond |
| Patricia P. Cormier, Ed.D. President (Retired) Longwood University Farmville |
Theresa K. Noe (’08) Vice President for Strategic Planning HCA Healthcare Richmond |
| R. Helm Dobbins ('08) Executive Vice President & Chief Credit Officer American National Bank & Trust Company Danville |
G. Michael Pace Managing Partner Gentry Locke Rakes & Moore Roanoke |
| Michael P. Drzal (’07) Principal and vice president LeClairRyan, A Professional Corporation Charlottesville |
The Honorable Chris Peace Virginia House of Delegates Commonwealth of Virginia Mechanicsville |
| Glenn DuBois, Ed.D. Chancellor Virginia Community College System Richmond |
Sandra Peart, Ph.D. |
| Barry DuVal President & CEO Virginia Chamber of Commerce Richmond |
The Honorable Janet Polark Secretary of the Commonwealth Commonwealth of Virginia Richmond |
| Cynthia Earhart Vice president of human resources Norfolk Southern Norfolk |
Elizabeth Povar ('09) Director of Business Development Virginia Economic Development Partnership Richmond |
| Sheryl L. Garland (’05) Vice president, Community Outreach VCU Health System Richmond |
David J. Prior, Ph.D. Chancellor The University of Virginia’s College at Wise Wise |
| Marvin W. Gilliam Jr. Vice president (Retired) Cumberland Resources Corporation Abingdon |
Allyson Rothcock Executive Director The Harvest Foundation Martinsville |
| Heather B. Gold (’06) President FTTH Council NA Leesburg |
Scott Schoenborn ('08) |
| Jorman Granger (’07) Deceased |
John P. Thomas, D.P.A. Director Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service University of Virginia Charlottesville |
Vaughn R. Groves |
William C. Thornton Jr. (’06) Corporate Marketing ULLICO Inc. Washington, D.C. |
| The Honorable John Hager Former Lieutenant Governor of the Commonwealth Richmond |
Rhonda VanLowe (’08) Legal Counsel Rolls-Royce North America, Inc. Reston |
| Susan B. Horne (’06) President and CEO Lead Virginia Richmond |
Gregory H. Wingfield President and CEO Greater Richmond Partnership Inc. Richmond |
| J.J. (Jeff) Keever (’05) Deputy executive director Virginia Port Authority Norfolk |
Junius H. Williams (’05) Managing Director Dominion Resources Services Inc. Norfolk |
| Hugh Keogh President Emeritus Virginia Chamber of Commerce Richmond |
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