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.