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., Assistant to the President, including a brief resume of the nominee and contact information. All nominations are presented to the Chairman of the Governance/Nominating Committee.

Anne Conner, Chair
President
Public Finance and Community Investment
TowneBank

Scott Duncan, Vice Chair
Retired Vice President
Capital Group/American Funds

Rik Rikkola, Treasurer
Retired Executive Director
Executive Partners / College of William & Mary

Mary Haddad, Secretary
President
Louis & Mary Haddad Foundation

Bert Schmidt
President & CEO
WHRO

Jayne Barnard
Professor of Law Emerita
Coordinator, 100th Anniversary of Women
College of William & Mary

Dr. James Beers
HRETA EAC Chair
Williamsburg James City County Schools School Board

Dr. John Dever
President
Thomas Nelson Community College

Michael Divaris
President
Divaris Real Estate Inc.

Marty Einhorn
Managing Shareholder,
Wall, Einhorn & Chernitzer, P.C.

Lee. D. Entsminger
President
Entsminger Consulting, LLC

Jay Ford
Executive Director
Virginia Eastern Shorekeepers

Eric Fox
Senior Vice President/Wealth Management
UBS

Faye Petro Gargiulo
Vice President
Riverside Health Systems

Ted Henifin
General Manager
Hampton Roads Sanitation District

Dave Iwans
President
Dave Iwans & Associates

Mark Johnson
Vice President/Community Development Manager
SunTrust Bank

Christopher Kastner
Corporate Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Huntington Ingalls Industries

Dr. Ashby Kilgore
Superintendent (retired)
Newport News Public Schools

Angelica Light
Vice Chair
Elevate Early Education

Andria McClellan
Councilwoman
City of Norfolk

Patrick McDermott
Attorney at Law
McDermott & Ward, P.C.

Ashley McLeod
Communications & Membership Director
Virginia Maritime Association

Dr. Cassandra Newby-Alexander
Director
Joseph Jenkins Roberts Center for the African Diaspora
Norfolk State University

Dr. Jennifer Parish
Superintendent
Poquoson City Public Schools

Ann Phillips
Rear Admiral, US Navy (Ret)
A.C. Phillips, LLC

Barry Pollara
Senior VP
UBS Financial Services

Bob Rey
Subsidiary President
PRA Group, Inc.

Dr. James T. Roberts
Superintendent (Retired)
Chesapeake Public Schools

Win Short
Attorney
Kaufman and Canoles

Dr. Alan Wagner
President
Wagner, Macula & Retina

Kelli Webb
Principal and Founder
The KBD Group

Randy Webb
President & CEO
Signature

J. Scott Wheeler
President
Bay Diesel Corporation

Dr. Deran Whitney
Superintendent
Suffolk Public Schools