Founders
Frank Batten, Sr.
Joshua P. Darden, Jr.
Officers
Amanda Gift
Chair
Bonnie B. Sutton
President and CEO
Owen Griffin
Treasurer
John Stein
Secretary
David R. Mele
Chair Emeritus
Permanent
Directors
Frank Batten, Jr.
Landmark Media Enterprises
Joan P. Brock
Community Volunteer
Conrad M. Hall
Dominion Enterprises (Ret.)
Thomas G. Johnson, Jr.
Willcox & Savage, P.C
Directors
Reed Atkins
CI Azumano Travel
Kristal Audain
Groundworks
Bobby Beasley, III
Harvey Lindsay Commercial Real Estate
Charles Birdsong
Birdsong Peanuts
R. Bruce Bradley
Community Volunteer
Wendi Butler
Wells Fargo
Stephanie Adler Calliott
Community Volunteer
Mark Compton
Compton Wealth Advisory Group, LLC
Robin S. Cooke
TowneBank
Todd Copeland
RST Development, LLC
Amanda Gift
Brown Advisory
Sharon Goodwyn
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP
Chris Graves
PRA Group, Inc.
Gwen S. Green
Holland & Hart LLP
Owen Griffin
OSHAKits.com
Christopher S. Johnson
Truist Bank
Evan Kalfus
KPMG LLP
Fred Kirschbaum
Checkered Flag
T. Richard Litton, Jr,
Harbor Group International LLC
Allison McDuffie
Community Volunteer
Vicky B. McPherson
Ligado Networks LLC
David R. Mele
Homes.com, A CoStar Group Company
James Noel
The Franklin Johnston Group
Ellis H. Pretlow
Kaufman & Canoles, P.C.
Ronald C. Ripley
Ripley Heatwole Company
Louis Ryan
Community Volunteer
Don Scott
Law Office of Don Scott, PLLC
Audrey Settle
Community Volunteer
Jane R. Short
Community Volunteer
Jim Shumadine
Community Volunteer
John Stein
Baker’s Crust, Inc.
Lewis W. Webb III
Kaufman & Canoles, P.C.
Wayne Wilbanks
Wilbanks, Smith & Thomas Asset Management LLC
Superintendent Director
Dr. Aaron C. Spence
Virginia Beach City Public Schools
Honorary Directors
LaKeesha S. "Klu" Atkinson
Portsmouth School Board
Dr. Elie Bracy III
Portsmouth Public Schools
Dr. Sharon I. Byrdsong
Norfolk Public Schools
Lauren Campsen
Norfolk School Board
Dr. Jared A. Cotton
Chesapeake Public Schools
Dr. John B. Gordon III
Suffolk Public Schools
Patricia Y. King, MD
Chesapeake School Board
Eddie Lawrence
Northampton County Public Schools
William Oakley
Northampton County School Board
Tyron D. Riddick
Suffolk School Board
Dr. Tamara Sterling
Franklin City Public Schools