The WHRO Governing Board of Directors represents the broadest possible spectrum of the geographically and demographically diverse region of Hampton Roads. We welcome nominations from the public to fill vacancies on the board as they occur. Please forward nominations to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., Administration Officer, including a brief resume of the nominee and contact information. All nominations are presented to the Chairman of the Governance/Nominating Committee.
Bruce Jacobson, Chair
Retired, Broadcast Engineer
Win Short, Vice Chair
Retired Attorney
Kaufman and Canoles
Yvonne Allmond, Treasurer
Executive Vice President and Community Financial Engagement Officer
Towne Bank
Kelli Webb, Secretary
Principal and Founder
The KBD Group
Bert Schmidt, President & CEO
WHRO Public Media
Dr. Elie Bracy, III
Superintendent
Portsmouth Public Schools
Alonzo Brandon
Vice President for University Advancement
Old Dominion University
Shawn Campbell
Brigadier General
United States Air Force
Dr. Marcia Conston
President
Tidewater Community College
Sally Dickinson
Executive Director
The Barrier Islands Center
Scott Duncan
Retired Senior Vice President and General Manager
Capital Group/American Funds
Lee. D. Entsminger
President
Entsminger Consulting, LLC
Luis Estrada
Director of Finance
Riverside Health System
Gwen Gilbert
Chief Human Resources Officer
Divaris Real Estate
Dr. Olwen E. Herron
Superintendent
Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools
Greg McCracken
Attorney
Fine, Fine, Legum & McCracken, L.L.P.
Patrick McDermott
Partner
Carney Patterson Meade, PLC
Jo Ann Molera
EAC Chair
Northampton County Public Schools School Board
José Morey, M.D.
Chief Executive Officer
Ad Astra Media
Chinedu Okala
Associate Dean, College of Liberal Arts
Norfolk State University
Eileen A. Olds
Retired District Court Judge
Chesapeake Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court
Cari Parrish
VP Crisis Management Business Continuity
Capital Group
Nancy Porter
Vice President Marketing, BayPort Credit Union
Executive Director, BayPort Foundation
Rob Robins
President
Bay Power Solutions
Dr. Jonathan Romero
DNP, RN, LSA
Clinical Assistant Professor
Old Dominion University School of Nursing
Nicolas Schuck
Corporate Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer
Huntington Ingalls Industries
Emily Steinhilber
Director, Virginia Coastal Resilience
Environmental Defense Fund
Michael Sterling
Managing Partner
Woods Rogers Vandeventer Black, PLC
Randy Webb
Partner and Senior Advisor
Brown Advisory
David C. White
Executive Director
Virginia Maritime Association
Don Winchester
President
DHR Logistics
Benming Zhang
Attorney, Kaufman & Canoles, P.C.