Welcome
Thank for your interest in becoming a 757 Champion.
Here’s everything you need to know about joining our team.
What’s a 757 Champion?
Simply put, a 757 Champion is an advocate and active ambassador working to advance our region through the 757 Recovery & Resilience Action Framework.
This includes everyone – business, nonprofit, and government leaders, as well as elected officials and residents.
The only qualification is that you will help advance the Action Framework and its three primary goals. Specifically, you’ll help our regional economy:
- Recover from the pandemic as fast as possible;
- Become even more resilient, one that’s better prepared to withstand future shocks;
- Provide greater economic empowerment for all.
Why We Need 757 Champions
While our region’s leading business organizations have led the development of the 757 Recovery & Resilience Action Framework, everyone involved realizes that the real power behind the Action Framework comes from individual leaders.
The Action Framework was created by more than 200 individual committed leaders. This included 18 thought leaders, 12 subject matter experts, 120 committee members across 11 committees, 10 Old Dominion University Strome College of Business interns, and the staff of our coalition partners. Thousands more provided input through surveys.
While the business organizations will remain engaged in the implementation of the Framework, our plan calls for growing the 200+ Action Framework architects into an army of a thousand individual 757 Champions. This growing force of individual advocates and ambassadors is needed to drive a number of specific Action Framework programs.
The Role of 757 Champions
Between now and the first in-person “report out” on the 757 Recovery & Resilience Action Framework at the October 2021 State of the Region event, 757 Champions will help advance the Action Framework in five primary ways:
1. Spring 2021 – Advance the Launch of Action Framework:
The initial responsibility of 757 Champions is to share and promote the launch of the Action Framework within their organizations and among their colleagues. This includes:
- Sending people to the website
- Asking others to become a 757 Champion
- Reading the Action Framework’s monthly e-updates to learn about our progress and celebrate wins
2. Summer 2021 – Support the new Regional Pride-Building Campaign:
One of the aspirations of Action Framework under the Build Regional Unity Strategic Focus Area (there are five focus areas) is that the young professionals across the region would join forces and help unite our region. The great news is that this is happening. Next Gen professionals are now organized under a new 501(c)(3) called “757 Proud.”
One of their first initiatives is to create and run a “Did You Know” regional pride-building campaign. This campaign will address the major findings of the Envision 2020 Branding Study. Specifically, among business leaders:
- Only half (51%) gave a “4” or “5” rating on identifying with the Hampton Roads region.
- The “7 Cities” were most mentioned as being a part of the Hampton Roads region – 98% to 89% selected. Half or less (50% to 21%) included the 10 other jurisdictions. Only 50% knew Williamsburg was part of HR region.
- Knowledge of basic facts about our region were low.
When the “Did You Know” campaign comes out this summer, 757 Champions will actively support and promote it through their own organization’s social media channels.
3. Fall 2021 – Start to Utilize Free Business Resiliency-Building Support Services:
Another Strategic Focus Area of the 757 Recovery & Resiliency Action Framework is Build Resiliency. This includes building a more diversified regional economy, as well as helping local businesses become stronger and more resilient. To this end, the Framework includes a number of free business resiliency-building tools and services. 757 Champions will utilize these resources, when appropriate, and recommend them to others.
All these services are now under development through committees of volunteers supported by the Alliance, CIVIC, Chambers, Norfolk State, ODU and others. These services will be introduced at the State of the Region Event in October 2021. Here’s a brief overview of what’s coming:
- Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DE&I) Best Practices and Training: We learned through the Action Framework surveys that over one-third of business leaders asked for support in improving their DE&I practices. A new DE&I service inspired by the Action Framework will include a DE&I audit tool – self-assessment checklist, self-help DE&I videos, lists of best practices, and consulting services to increase every organization’s success with their DE&I efforts.
- Business Model Tune Up: We also learned through the Action Framework surveys that many businesses shifted their business models (B-model) to successfully operate through the worst of the pandemic. Many of the lessons learned and new best practices have been inventoried. A new service inspired by the Action Framework will include a business model resiliency audit using a self-assessment checklist, self-help videos, and consulting services to improve every organization’s B-model resilience.
- Employee Wellness and Well-being Support: Through the pandemic, employee health and well-being emerged as the number one issue facing business leaders today and tomorrow. Another new service inspired by the Action Framework will include an employee health and wellness self-assessment checklist, self-help videos, employee well-being learning game app, and consulting services to enhance your employees’ physical and emotional health.
- New Minority Supplies Database: Supporting and strengthening our minority suppliers is critical to growing the resilience of our regional economy and individual businesses. Through the Action Framework, a new online 757 Minority Supplier Database will be created and promoted to help businesses hire qualified minority suppliers, vendors and consultants. 757 Champions will make this free service a success from the start.
- Future Trends: Understanding with greater certainty what tomorrow will bring was the second biggest issue facing business leaders. The Action Framework will meet this need by sharing the latest trends research. 757 Champions will be the first to see these insights.
4. October 2021 – Participate in the Chamber Hampton Roads’ Visit to Denver
This October, the Hampton Roads Chamber will travel to Denver for its annual Inter City Visit Leadership Exchange. The trip’s featured content will center around the Action Framework’s model – the 5 Focus Areas and related programs. As we meet and hear from Denver officials, we will look for ways to better understand and improve our own Action Framework and the role of 757 Champions.
Please note that attending the Chamber Hampton Roads’ 2021 Denver trip is not a requirement to be a 757 Champion.
5. 2022 and Beyond – Support Our National Branding Effort:
The outcome of the October 2021 State of the Region event will include new ideas and ways 757 Champions can support and advance the Action Framework. One of these will include advancing a national branding campaign.
Everyone involved in formulating the Action Framework identified “marketing our region to audiences outside of our area” as one of the most critical components needed to drive our region’s ultimate recovery and long-term success.
We envision a 2-year pilot effort to demonstrate the power and ROI of sharing our story with a national audience. Most likely, the campaign will include advertising (perhaps leveraging our local national celebrities) and promotional tie-ins to regional events like Something in the Water and other festivals that attract people to our region. When launched, we will track and report the campaign’s success in building Hampton Roads’ national brand.
A branding campaign, however, will require funding from multiple sources, including our local governments, grants, and regional business supporters. We plan to go after all of these potential sources of funds and more.
757 Champions will support the campaign in three ways:
- Review and Help Inform the Development of the National Branding Effort: The marketing campaign will be shared at its conceptual stage with 757 Champions for their review and input.
- Tie Directly into the National Branding Effort: 757 Champions will help advance the national campaign’s imagery and messaging. This could include using campaign videos, photography and messaging on their websites, social media, and employee recruitment materials.
- Help Fund the National Branding Effort: Join other 757 Champions in making corporate donations to fund the 2-year pilot effort. A survey among the 200+ architects of the Action Framework showed that significant support exists to help fund this marketing effort. Obviously, other funding sources will be needed, too. Please note that contributing to this campaign is not a requirement to be a 757 Champion.
That’s a quick overview. We don’t expect every 757 Champion to able to actively participate in all five areas. What we do expect, however, is everyone’s enthusiasm, leadership and support in advancing the 757 Recovery & Resiliency Action Framework. Please join us on our critically important mission.
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Many leaders have already signed up to be a 757 Champion. When you sign up, your name will be added to this list, which we will update periodically.
Name | Title | Company |
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Aazia Mickens-Dessaso | Executive Director, Ecosystem Development | Techstars |
Abbie Schaefer | Director of PR, Marketing & Special Events | An Achievable Dream |
Abby Smith | Marketing Coordinator | Port & Starboard |
Adelaide Gilmore | Senior Administrative Specialist | Hampton Roads Alliance |
Adrienne Dawson | Medical Case Manager | Urban League of Hampton Roads |
Akhil Jain | President | Landmark Hotel Group |
Alan Wagner | President | Wagner Macula Retina Center |
Aleesa Slappy Wilson | Diversity, Equity & Incusion Officer | City of Norfolk |
Alex Case | COO | Cordillera Applications Group |
Alexandra Howe | Director of Grants and Corporate Stewardship | Hampton Roads Workforce Council |
Alice Graham | Region 20 Adult & Continuing Education Program Manager | Portsmouth Public Schools Adult Education |
Alisa Crider | Director of Investor & Public Relations | Hampton Roads Alliance |
Alison Fechino | Executive Director | Portsmouth Humane Society |
Alrena Dantzler | Branch Manager III | Chartway Federal Credit Union |
Alyssa Dangler | Shareholder | Williams Mullen |
Amanda Barnes | City Clerk | City of Virginia Beach |
Amanda Green | Director of Youth Programs | Hampton Roads Workforce Council |
Amanda Newins | Attorney at Law | Pender & Coward |
Amanda Otto | Wealth Advisor | Buckingham Strategic Wealth |
Amanda Rose | Vice President of Finance and Administration | An Achievable Dream |
Amanda Slosson | Director of Strategic Development | Hampton Roads Workforce Council |
Amasa Smith | Director of Programming & Communications | CIVIC Leadership Institute |
Amma Guerrier | President | Executive Decision |
Amy Jordan | Business Development | Hampton Roads Alliance |
Amy M. Chase | Mortgage Representative Residential Lending | Dollar Bank |
Amy Mallison | Vice President of Marketing | Virginia Beach Schools Federal Credit Union |
Amy Parkhurst | Senior Vice President | Hampton Roads Alliance |
Amy Sheyer | Public Relations Strategist | Westminster-Canterbury |
Andrea Bear | Owner & President | Bear in Mind Strategies |
Andrea Johnson | Vice President of Sales | Get Beyond |
Andreika Myers | Communications Specialist | ECR |
Andrew Hodge | Regional President & Head of Corporate Banking | Atlantic Union Bank |
Andrew Nissman | Director of Grants & Corporate Stewardship | Hampton Roads Workforce Council |
Andrew Petrey | Contract Quality Analyst | CMA CGM America |
Andrew Stephenson | Senior Community & Government Advocate | Sentara Healthcare |
Andria McClellan | Councilwoman | City of Norfolk |
Andy Jaeckle | Senior Manager, Human Resources | STIHL, Inc. |
Andy Patzig | Owner/Attorney | Law Office of W. Andrew Patzig |
Andy Sutter | Co-Owner/President | Freedom Boat Club |
Angela Benard | Director of Development | Virginia Zoo |
Angela Bezik | President | Principle Advantage Government Relations Group |
Angela Lawhorne | Director of Workforce Development | Paul D. Camp Community College |
Angela R. Mickle | Branch Manager | Chartway Federal Credit Union |
Angela Sullivan Harris | Senior Director, Virginia Career Works Peninsula | Hampton Roads Workforce Council |
Anina Budig | President | Network Industries |
Anita Elmore | Intake Specialist | Urban League of Hampton Roads |
Anjola Dabiri | Manager, Business Intelligence | Hampton Roads Workforce Council |
Ann Crenshaw | Member | Kaufman & Canoles |
Anne Baumler Thuma | Director, Events | Hampton Roads Chamber |
Anne Conner | President/Public Finance & Community Investment | TowneBank |
Anne Michalek | Associate Professor | Old Dominion University |
Anthony Fontes | Coordinator | Tidewater Community College |
Anthony Piglowski | Assistant Vice President, Private Banker | Old Point National Bank |
Antrina Curry | Chief Caregiving Officer | Caring Hearts With Healing Hands |
Archie Simmons, Jr. | Chief Financial Officer | Hoffman Beverage Co. |
Arketa Howard | Director of Marketing & Client Development | Crenshaw, Ware & Martin, P.L.C. |
Arti Kumar-Jain | Founding Director | Love & Light 4 Kidz LLC |
Ashleigh Maggard | Development Director | Hermitage Museum and Gardens |
Ashley Bussey | Senior Associate | SL Nusbaum Realty Co. |
Ashley Covington | Interim President & CEO | Franklin Southampton Economic Development, Inc. |
Ashley McLeod | Stakeholder Engagement Director | Kitty Hawk Offshore Wind, Avangrid Renewables |
Ashton Love | Investment Executive | Davenport & Company LLC |
Asia Stephens | Future of Work Navigator | Hampton Roads Workforce Council |
Aysia Tatum | Executive Assistant to President & CEO | Hampton Roads Chamber |
Barbara Sgueglia | Owner | Military Relocation Team |
Barbara Watson | Assistant Social Services Director | James City County Dept. of Social Services |
Barrett Stork | Director of Government Affairs | Cox Communications |
Barry Bishop | Executive Vice President | Greater Norfolk Corporation |
Barry Frankenfield | Owner | Frankenfield Design + Development LLC |
Becky Sawyer | Executive Vice President & Chief People Officer | Sentara Healthcare |
Becky Scheusner | Founder and Business Development Analyst | MHA Gap Initiative and WWC Global |
Ben White | Assistant Director – Economic Development | City of Chesapeake |
Benming “Benny” Zhang | Associate Attorney/Former Councilmember | Kaufman & Canoles, P.C./Williamsburg City Council |
Bennett Zier | Senior Vice President | Audacy |
Benny Olveira | Systems Engineer | Old Dominion University |
Bern Glasser | VP, Private Client Advisor | Bank of America Private Bank |
Bernardo Ramallo | Student | Old Dominion University |
Berry Bunk | CEO | Collaborell |
Bert Schmidt | President & CEO | WHRO |
Bert Wilson | VP Sales & Marketing | Atlantic Lift Systems |
Beth Cook | Peninsula Member Relations Advisor | Retail Alliance |
Bethany Carille | Business Performance Advisor | Insperity |
Beverly Rodriguez | Store Manager | Ocean Storage |
Bill Burford | Business Analyst | Hampton Roads Chamber Small Business Development Center |
Bill Ermatinger | Executive Vice President & Chief Human Resources Officer | Huntington Ingalls Industries |
Bill Goggins | Vice President & CEO | Clancy & Theys Construction |
Bill Mann | Executive Director | Greater Peninsula Workforce Board |
Bill Pollard | Senior Vice President, Commercial Banking | Virginia Commonwealth Bank |
Billy Poynter | Partner | Kaleo Legal |
Blair Durham | Black Brand | Co-Owner/President |
Blake Dozier | Co-Owner | OnPoint Building Services |
Blythe Scott | Commissioner of the Revenue | City of Norfolk |
Bob Barton | President | Barton Ford |
Bob Geis | Deputy City Manager | City of Chesapeake |
Bob Mohrhusen | Branch Manager | Annie Mac Home Mortgage |
Bob Sasser | Executive Chairman | Dollar Tree |
Bob Strittmatter | Partner | New York Life |
Bobby Dyer | Mayor | City of Virginia Beach |
Bohdan Bodniewicz | SWIFT Program Manager | AECOM |
Bonnie Stretz | SVP Commercial Real Estate | Atlantic Union Bank |
Brad Barnes | Brad Barnes | Ferguson Enterprises |
Bradley Furman | Account Executive | SpotOn |
Brandie Osburn | President | Becker Financial Inc. |
Brandon Johnson | Director of Sales | Newport News Marriott at City Center |
Brent Haden | Attorney | Pender & Coward, P.C. |
Brian Donahue | Assistant Director – Economic Development | City of Portsmouth |
Brian Hackworth | Operations Manager | Acts Group, Inc. |
Brian Kurisky | Chief Diversity Officer & Executive Director of the Center for Civic Engagement | Virginia Wesleyan University |
Brian Schools | President & CEO | Chartway Federal Credit Union |
Brian Solis | City Manager’s Office Special Projects Manager | City of Virginia Beach |
Brian Tinder | President & Owner | HyVal Industries, Inc. |
Brittany Hall | Senior Director of Impact | Hello Alice |
Brittany Lavalleur | Director of Development | An Achievable Dream |
Brittney White | Area Sales Manager | Novel Coworking |
Bruce Tingle | Senior Associate | KPMG |
Bryan Schiliro | Business Performance Advisor | Insperity |
Bryan Stephens | President & CEO | Hampton Roads Chamber |
Bryonna Jones | NextGen Administrative Specialist | Hampton Roads Workforce Council |
Camron Phillips | Vice President | NAACP Chesapeake |
Carey Founds | Force Operations | U.S. Navy |
Cariese Hinckley | Executive Director | Southeastern Virginia Chapter Community Associations Institute |
Carissa Ahava | Vice President | Kelvin International Corporation |
Carlyn Kelley | Sales & Leasing Associate | Divaris Real Estate |
Carmon Schietzelt | Marketing Specialist, Offshore Wind | Hampton Roads Alliance |
Carol Curtis | President | Noah Enterprises |
Caroline Myatt | Marketing Manager | The Foleck Center |
Carrie Chi | Vice President of Human Resources | 1st Advantage Federal Credit Union |
Carrie Williams | Senior Mortgage Banker | Atlantic Bay Mortgage Group |
Casey Roberts | Executive Director | New Horizons Regional Education Centers |
Catherine Magill | President/Owner | Great Bridge International |
Cathie Vick | Chief Public Affairs Officer | Port of Virginia |
Cathy Allen | Facilitator & Consultant | The Board Doctor, LLC |
Cathy Ellis | Director, Executive Support | Hampton Roads Workforce Council |
Cathy Williams | Business Diversity Manager | Ferguson |
Cecil Robinson | Owner | Raven Elite Protection LLC |
Chad Zanow | Senior Development Manager | Columbia Gas of Virginia |
Chanda Chann | Commercial Division | Triumph Realty |
Charity Gavaza | Economic Development | City of Poquoson |
Charlene Cofield | Career Planner, Veterans Services | Hampton Roads Workforce Council |
Charlene Morring | Attorney | The Law Firm of Charlene A Morring |
Charles Greenhood | Owner | Brutti’s Catering |
Charles Marks | Associate Dean, Near East South Asia Regional Center | National Defense University |
Charles McPhillips | Partner | Kaufman & Canoles |
Charlie Mallon | President & CEO | ABNB Federal Credit Union |
Charlie Spencer | Sales Associate | G&W Awards |
Chas Wright | EVP, Commercial Lender | TowneBank |
Chase Townsend | Vice President – Commercial Banking | Truist |
Chasity Pritchett | Owner | Emblem Olive Oil |
Chelta Wray | NextGen Coordinator | Hampton Roads Workforce Council |
Chess Harris | Special Programs | SimIS |
Chiara Worthey | Administrative Services Specialist | Hampton Roads Workforce Council |
Chris Barco | Events Manager | Norfolk Botanical Garden |
Chris Mitchell | Account Director | Segra |
Chris Morello | Director – Economic Development | Isle of Wight County |
Chris Rice | Owner, Lead Entertainer | Music Makes You Happy Entertainment, LLC |
Chris Stone | Senior Principal | Clark Nexsen |
Chris Stuart | Vice President | Top Guard Security |
Chris Topping | Business Development Officer | 504 Capital Corporation |
Chris Warren | Architect | Ionic Dezign Studios |
Christene Mitchell | Associate Vice President | AECOM |
Christina Brooks | Senior Director, NextGen and Special Projects | Hampton Roads Workforce Council |
Christina Harris | Career Planner, Hampton/Williamsburg | Hampton Roads Workforce Council |
Christine Mabe | Vice President Business Development | Payday Payroll |
Christine Neikirk | Community Engagement | Smartmouth Brewing Co. |
Christopher Cronwell | Board of Supervisors | Southampton County |
Christopher Johnson | Director of Economic Development | James City County |
Christopher Middleton | Senior Director of Virginia Beach | An Achievable Dream Academy |
Christopher Pierson | Vice President of Operations at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital | Sentara Healthcare |
Christopher Shelton | Co-Owner | Cure Coffeehouse |
Christopher Thomas | Business Banking Relationship Manager | Atlantic Union Bank |
Christy Allen | REALTOR | Judy Boone Realty |
Christy S. Colmean | Executive Director | Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation |
Chuck Dozier | N9 | US Navy |
Chuck Rigney | Economic Development Director | City of Hampton |
CJ Spady | Partner | B2BCFO |
Claire Campbell | Realtor/Managing Broker | Keller Williams Elite Western Branch |
Claire Foster | Vice President for Marketing & Public Relations | Regent University |
Claire Winiarek | Vice President of Policy | Pharmaceutical Care Management Association (PCMA) |
Claudell Clark | Executive Director | Hampton Roads Sports Commission |
Clif Duncan | Chief Financial Officer | Hampton Roads Workforce Council |
Clint Damuth | President | Damuth Trane |
Colby Raymond | Senior Mortgage Loan Officer | Tidewater Home Funding |
Colton Hahn | Military Mortgage Advisor | AAFMAA |
Corrynn Peters | Partner | Phillips & Peters |
Courtney Doyle | Councilwoman | City of Norfolk |
Craig Cope | Executive Vice President | Harvey Lindsay |
Craig Morrow | Owner | Premier Equity Solutions, LLC |
Craig Quigley | Executive Director | Hampton Roads Military & Federal Facilities Alliance |
Cristen Fletcher | Director of Business Development & Marketing | Vandeventer Black LLP |
Crystal Colohan | Community Operations Manager | 1701 Coworking |
Crystal Hilliard | Travel Agent | Dream Plan Pack LLC |
Curtis Hoessly | President | Allegra Marketing Print & Mail |
Curtis Lyons | Owner/Operator | Roger Brown’s Restaurant & Sports Bar |
Cynthia Norris | MIS/Records Technician | Hampton Roads Workforce Council |
Dana Graves | President | Sentara Princess Anne Hospital |
Dana Hathorn | Campus Dean – Operations | Tidewater Community College |
Danielle Jackson | Accounting Assistant | Hampton Roads Chamber |
Darius Davenport | Partner | Crenshaw, Ware & Martin, P.L.C. |
Dave Paradise | Senior Vice President, Virginia Division | Dollar Bank |
David Catchings | Marketing & Communications Intern | Hampton Roads Alliance |
David Ropp | President | RoppCorp |
David Skolnick | SVP | Truist |
David Sullivan | CEO | Elizabeth River Crossings OpCo LLC |
David White | Executive Director | Virginia Maritime Association |
Dawn Coutts | Business Manager | Norfolk Tides Baseball Club |
Dawn S Glynn | President – Hampton Roads & Northeastern North Carolina | TowneBank |
Dawn Tombling | Showroom Manager | BBG Portsmouth |
Dawna Ellis | Chief Financial & Operating Officer | Harvey Lindsey Commercial Real Estate |
Debbie Murray | Manager, Internships & Research Experiences | Virginia Space Grant Consortium |
Deborah Albero-Darata Poole | Co-owner | Mr. Rooter Plumbing of Virginia Beach |
Deborah Bailey | Business Services Coordinator | Hampton Roads Workforce Council |
Deborah DiCroce | President & CEO | Hampton Roads Community Foundation |
Deborah Harris-Sims | Campus Executive Director | The Art Institute of Virginia Beach |
Deborah Stearns | Senior Vice President | Jones Lang LaSalle |
Debra Goodier | President & CEO | Ware River Consulting LLC |
Debra Mason | Vice President of Administration & Human Resources | Warwick Mechanical Group |
Dee Oliver | Officer | Kelly’s Tavern |
Delceno Miles | President & CEO | The Miles Agency |
Denise C. Williams | Vice President Branch Manager | Select Bank & Trust |
Denise Siegfeldt | Director, Hampton Roads Education Center / Assoc. Professor, Business | Florida Institute of Technology |
Derby Brackett | CEO | Hampton Roads Workforce Council |
Destini Harrell | Co-Founder | Amplify |
Diana Burke | Executive Director | VBHA |
Diana Cordero | Business Services Coordinator | Hampton Roads Workforce Council |
Diana Counts | Vice President Marketing & Member Service | Beach Municipal FCU |
Diane Raihle | Senior Manager, Member Development | Hampton Roads Chamber |
Dianne Gordonn | General Manager, New Homes Division | Rose & Womble Realty Co., LLC |
Dilia Lynch | Branch Manager II | AAA Tidewater Virginia |
Dolly Sonia | Universal Banker | First Carolina Bank |
Dominique Debose | Business Services Specialist | Hampton Roads Workforce Council |
Don Johnson | Campus Director | South University |
Don Winchester | Senior Vice President, Director of Wealth Management | PNC |
Donald Frederick | Vice President / CEO | Runnymede Corporation |
Donna M. Cannatella | Executive Director | Chesapeake Conference Center |
Donna Morris | Executive Vice President | Reinvent Hampton Roads |
Donnie | Tuck | City of Hampton |
Doug Beaver | Chief Resilience Officer | City of Norfolk |
Doug Smith | President & CEO | Hampton Roads Alliance |
Dr Ruth Jones Nichols | CEO | Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia and the Eastern Shore |
Dr. Corey McCray | Interim President | Camp Community College |
Dr. Cynthia Romero | Director | M. Foscue Brock Institute for Community and Global Health, EVMS |
Dr. Deborah Fontaine | Vice President for University Advancement | Norfolk State University |
Dr. Deborah Harris-Sims | Campus Executive Director | The Art Institute of Virginia Beach |
Dr. Greg DeCinque | President | Thomas Nelson Community College |
Dr. Javaune Adams-Gaston | President | Norfolk State University |
Dr. John Olson | Campus President | ECPI University |
Dr. Keisha Pexton | Director, Learning & Development Innovation | Newport News Shipbuilding |
Dr. Kermit Crawford | Endowed Chair in Psychology | Hampton University |
Dr. Larry Dotolo | President | Virginia Tidewater Consortium for Higher Education |
Dr. Towuanna Porter Brannon | President | Thomas Nelson Community College |
Dudley Harris | Vice President, Special Projects | Bay Electric Co., Inc. |
Duncan Alonso | Canvass Director | Threshold Giving |
Dycelia Weiss | Financial Center Coach | Urban League of Hampton Roads |
Ed Hopper | President | Altor |
Edith White | Executive Director | Hampton Roads Community Action Program |
Elise Tillie | Human Resources Team Leader | Damuth Trane |
Elizabeth Baroody | Director, Philanthropy | CHKD |
Elizabeth Jackson | Executive Assistant | Department of Navy |
Elizabeth Smith | Admin for Interdisciplinary Initiatives | Old Dominion University |
Ellis Cofield | CEO and Founder | Cofield’s Locksmith, LLC |
Emily Reynolds | Vice President | Access Point Public Affairs |
Eric Bartok | Managing Director | Oppenheimer & Co. |
Eric Kean | Principal | The Lee Group |
Eric Keplinger | Vice President, Business Development | MEB |
Eric Tracz | Manager | EY |
Erika Smith | Director, Education and Youth Development | Urban League of Hampton Roads |
Erin Alford | REALTOR | Garrett Realty Partners |
Erin Rice | Owner/Principal Consultant | Rice Strategies, LLC |
Ernest Rolland | Certified HUD Housing Counselor | Urban League of Hampton Roads |
Evans McMillion | Executive Director | 757 Accelerate |
Eveann-Shay Claxton | Career Planner, Hampton | Hampton Roads Workforce Council |
Felicia Blow | Associate Vice President for Development | Hampton University |
Florence Kingston | Director – Department of Development | City of Newport News |
Floyd Brown | Owner | JBM Design Company |
Francine Allen-Humphrey | Financial Coach | Urban League of Hampton Roads |
Frank Parrish | Owner | Bubba-N-Frank’s LLC |
Frank Rabil | Mayor | City of Franklin |
Fred Rose | Marketing Manager | Harbor Group Management |
Fred Showers | Career Planner, Norfolk | Hampton Roads Workforce Council |
Freddie Anderson | CEO | Harbor Point Behavioral Health Care Center |
Garry Harris | Managing Director | Center for Sustainable Communities / ECO District Hampton Roads |
Gary Artybridge, Jr. | Manager of Corporate Citizenship | Newport News Shipbuilding, A Division of Huntington Ingalls Industries |
Gary Butler | Chief Administration Officer | Hampton Roads Workforce Council |
Gary Deagle | Owner | Coastal Strength & Fitness |
Gary R Jones | Strategic Business Consultant | Klett Consulting Group |
George Ball | Regional Vice President | Wells Fargo |
George Birdsong | CEO | Birdsong Peanuts |
George Faatz | Director, Growth & Strategic Planning | Virginia Natural Gas |
Georgie Marquez | Principal | Andre + Marquez Architects, Inc. |
Gerald Daniels | Owner | its Purple Marketing |
Geri Metzger | Chief Executive Officer | Beach Municipal FCU |
Gerry Evans | Business Advocate | Get Beyond |
Gerry Quindoza | Business Relationship Manager, VP | Bank of America |
Gia Freeman | Reinvent Hampton Roads | |
Glen Robertson | Attorney | Wolcott Rivers Gates |
Glenn Carrington | Dean School of Business | Norfolk State University |
Gordon M. Wolcott | Attorney at Law | Wolcott Rivers Gates |
Gordon Van Wechel | President | The Alchemy Consulting Group |
Gordon Wolcott | Attorney | Wolcott Rivers Gates |
Grace Smith | Marketing Coordinator | TS3 Architects PC |
Graham Herbert | Middle Market Team Leader | Atlantic Union |
Grayson T. Orsini | Attorney | Wolcott Rivers Gates |
Grea Sellers | Senior Advisor | CardConnect |
Greg Byrd | Interim Director, Economic Development | City of Suffolk |
Greg Garrett | CEO | Garrett Realty Partners |
Greg Grootendorst | Economist | Hampton Roads Planning District Commission |
Greg Tomchick | CEO | Valorr | Cyber Risk Management |
Gretchen Heal | Vice President Government Affairs | Hampton Roads Chamber |
Grig Scifres | Partner | Williams Mullen |
Guenter Weissenseel | President | IMS:Gear Virginia LLC |
Gwendolyn Mack-Link | EIS Specialist Supervisor | Urban League of Hampton Roads |
Ha Koehler | Managing Partner | On Point Communications |
Hannah Anderson Hughes | CEO | True Healthcare Workforce Solutions, Inc. |
Harrell Peterson | Independent Business Owner | ACN |
Heather Campbell | Vice President for Enrollment | Virginia Wesleyan University |
Heather Foxwell | Vice President for Finance & Administration | ACCESS College Foundation |
Heather Moody Stouder | Financial Advisor | Edward Jones |
Helen Bryant | Director, Administrative Services VCW Southside | Hampton Roads Workforce Council |
Helen T Whittemore | Vice President & Officer | Capital Concrete |
Hillary Smith | Branch Operations Manager | TowneBank |
Holly Burgess | Chief Marketing | Heartwork Marketing |
Holly Cross | Loan Officer | Tidewater Home Funding |
Hope Sinclair | Executive Director | Communities In Schools of Hampton Roads |
Hosey Burgess | Hampton Roads District Manager | Virginia Employment Commission |
Howard Hoege | President & CEO | The Mariners’ Museum and Park |
Howard Kern | President & CEO | Sentara Healthcare |
Hugh Patterson | Partner | Willcox & Savage |
Hunter Carr | Sales Engineer | ABB Motors and Mechanical Inc. |
Hunter Clarke | Senior Loan Officer | C&F Mortgage Corporation |
Hunter Hartnett | Mortgage Banker | PrimeLending, A PlainsCapital Company |
Hunter Walsh | Program Manager | 757 Startup Studios |
J.D. Miles | President | J.D. Miles & Sons |
J.D. Myers II | Senior Vice President Virginia Region Operations | Cox Communications |
Jack Ezzell | CEO | Zel Technologies LLC |
Jackie Rondeau | Manager, Employer Engagement (Maritime) | Hampton Roads Workforce Council |
Jacqueline Glass | Ecosystem Officer | Learnch LLC |
Jalesha Smith | Management Analyst | City of Norfolk |
James Anderson | Market Manager | CapCenter |
James Carroll | VP, Small Business & SBDC Director | Hampton Roads Chamber |
James Dahling | President & CEO | Children’s Hospital of the King’s Daughters (CHKD) |
James Doe Jr. | Founder | Diaphanous |
James Hinton, Jr. | Vice President Community Development | Dollar Bank |
James Lang | Environmental Lawyer | Pender & Coward |
James Noel | Senior Vice President / General Counsel | The Franklin Johnston Group |
James Spore | President & CEO | Reinvent Hampton Roads |
James White | Regional Director | Safelite AutoGlass |
Jamie Tollenaere | Director of Business Development | Branscome Inc. |
Jane Glasgow, PhD | Executive Director | Minus 9 to 5 |
Janice Tuckman | Sales Executive | The ROX, Rapid Overland Xpress |
Jared Chalk | Director of Economic Development | City of Norfolk |
Jasmine Thompson | Owner | Brand 1ON1 |
Jason Bulgin | Owner | CJC Services |
Jason Kies | Managing Partner | KPMG LLP |
Jaylen M Foskey | Regional Director | The Marshall Group of NC Inc. |
Jazmin Clark | Sales Representative | Liberty Mutual Insurance |
Jazmine Smith | Owner | 757 Hive |
Jeff Johnson | Director, Tech Center Research Park | Virginia Tech Corporate Research Center |
Jeff Miller | President | Millers Energy |
Jeff Rhoades | Loan Officer | Southern Trust Mortgage |
Jeff Richardson | President | Beach Commercial Finance |
Jeff Tanner | Dean | Old Dominion University |
Jeffrey Austin | CEO | Jeffrey S Austin LLC |
Jeffrey Clemons | Senior Vice President – Commercial Banking Group Manager – Hampton Roads & Richmond | PNC |
Jeffrey Hunn | Shareholder | Pender & Coward, P.C. |
Jennifer Baker | Officer | Small Business Specialists |
Jennifer Lopez | Convention Sales Manager | VisitNorfolk |
Jennifer O’Donnell | Manager, Payroll & Accounting | Hampton Roads Chamber |
Jennifer Sanford | Director, Customer Development & Marketing | Optima Health |
Jennifer Strout | CEO & Founder | MotivateU |
Jeramy Moore | Entrepreneur | storystorm.co |
Jeremy Maloney | President, Architect | Altruistic Design |
Jerry Cronin | Executive Director | OpenSeas Technology Innovation Hub @ ODU |
Jerry Miller | CEO | The Miller Group |
Jesse Hemphill | General Manager | Norfolk Waterside Marriott |
Jessee Goodrich | Vice President, Human Resources | Riverside Health System |
Jessica Bedenbaugh | Business Development Manager | Portsmouth Economic Development |
Jessica McGraw | Director of Business Development | Safe Harbor Recovery Center |
Jessica Woodyard | Regional Development Officer | Make-A-Wish Greater Virginia |
Jillian Goodwin | Director Marketing & Communications | Hampton Roads Alliance |
Jim Bibbs | CHRO | Lifenet Health Inc |
Jim Kibler | CEO | Next Paradigm Advisors LLC |
Jim McNees | Director, Branch Manager | Sun West Mortgage |
Jim Murray | Senior Principal | Stantec Consulting |
Joash Schulman | Co-Founder | Town Center Office Suites |
Jodee Settle | Sales Consultant & Brand Ambassador | Purely CBD |
Joe Brooks | Vice President Community Investments | United Way of South Hampton Roads |
Joe Dillard | Operational Advancement Officer | Hampton Roads Transit |
Joe Hines | Principal & Director of Economic Development | Timmons Group |
Joel Rubin | President | Rubin Communications Group |
Joemmel Tendilla | Marketing Manager – Leasing | MacArthur Center |
John Boyle | COO | Massimo Zanetti Beverage USA |
John DeGruttola | SVP, Sales & Marketing | Optima Health |
John Gibson | Managing Partner | Venture Realty Group |
John Harbin | Senior Regional Planner | Hampton Roads Planning District Commission |
John Iseman | Agent | New York Life Insurance |
John Lawson | President & CEO | W.M. Jordan Company |
John Meyer | Senior Partner | SynEnergy Inc. |
John Padgett | Managing Partner | McGuireWoods LLP |
John Paris | Chair of Emerging Growth Company Group | Williams Mullen |
John Wilson | Co-Owner | Brown & Brown Agency of Virginia |
Johnny Garcia | CEO | SimIS, Inc. |
Jonathan Holman | Director, Business Intelligence | Hampton Roads Alliance |
Jordan Asher | Chief Physician Executive | Sentara Healthcare |
Joseph Barto, III | Founder and President | TMG |
Joseph Bucci | Department Chair, Business, Leadership & Management Dept., College of Arts & Sciences | Regent University |
Joseph Witt | Executive Vice President | Old Point National Bank |
Josie Pearson | Human Resource Manager | Science Systems and Applications, Inc. |
Judy Swystun | President | Hampton Roads Transportation |
Julia Rust | Attorney | Pierce McCoy |
Julian Baena | Director of Business Development | SimIS, Inc. |
Julie Anderson | Executive Vice President, Business Banking Officer | TowneBank |
Justin Ballard | Director of Business Development | S.B. Ballard Construction Company |
Kandace Turner | Career Planner, Franklin | Hampton Roads Workforce Council |
Karen Forget | Executive Director | Lynnhaven River NOW |
Karen Husselbee | Member Relations Advisor | Retail Alliance |
Karen Joyner | Chief Executive Officer | Virginia Peninsula Foodbank |
Karen Philion | CEO | Virginia Symphony Orchestra |
Karen Priest | Executive Vice President, Commercial Banking | TowneBank |
Karen Scherberger | Executive Chairman | Norfolk Festevents/Sail250 Virginia |
Karina Hutton | Owner | Hutton Power & Light |
Karl Heck | President & CEO | Franklin Southampton Economic Development Incorporated |
Kasia Grezlkowski | CEO | VersAbility Resources |
Kate Meechan | President & CEO | The Meechan Group |
Kate Moore | Travel Advisor | Melted&Moved |
Kate Pittman | Executive Director | ViBe Creative District |
Kate Powell | Executive Director | Tidewater Arts Outreach |
Katherine Rainone | Regional Economist | HRPDC |
Katherine Stebbins | Owner | Green Leaf and Pebble Tea Spa & Cafe |
Kathleen Kaurup | Director of Philanthropy | St. Mary’s Home for Disabled Children |
Kathleen Monahan | Community Manager | Gather |
Kathleen Thomas | Associate Professor-Interim Chair | Norfolk State University |
Kathy Hinson | Executive Assistant to the Mayor | City of Virginia Beach |
Kathy Owens | President | Beach Development Group |
Katie Hendeson | Senior Director, Administration and Special Projects | Hampton Roads Workforce Council |
Kay Miller | Physician Recruiter | Sentara Medical Group |
Kaylynn Williamson | Sales Representative | Liberty Mutual Insurance |
Keith Cannady | Deputy Executive Director | HRPDC |
Keith Koontz | Director of Operations | Koontz Bryant Johnson Williams |
Keith Vander Vennet | Senior Vice President | Ferguson |
Kellie Sorey | Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs | Tidewater Community College |
Kenneth C Alexnder | Mayor | City of Norfolk |
Kenneth Hart | Owner | Signarama757 |
Kevin Andris | Vice President, Legal | DroneUp |
Kevin Cosgrove | Attorney at Law | Hunton Andrews Kurth, LLP |
Kevin Hughes | Director | City of Suffolk Department of Economic Development |
Kevin Lembke | President | Busch Gardens Williamsburg & Water Country USA |
Kevin Murphy | CEO | Ferguson Enterprises |
Kevin Page | Executive Director | Hampton Roads Transportation Accountability Commission |
Kevin Will | President & CEO | Boys and Girls Club of Southeast Virginia |
Khalilah Harrison | Associate Vice President Equity Advancement | YMCA of the Virginia Peninsulas |
Kien Tsoi | Vice President | JLL (Commercial Real Estate Advisors) |
Kim Humphrey | President/CEO | Association for Manufacturing Excellence |
Kim Moss | Business Development Director | Red Orange Studio |
Kim Phillips | Partner | Phillips & Peters |
Kim Shuler | Executive Vice President – Corporate & Commercial Banking | TowneBank |
Kimberlee Murray | Youth Contractor Specialist | Hampton Roads Workforce Council |
Kimberly Bell | Founder | Gifted Brown Girls LLC |
Kimberly Gehlken | CEO | Cleaning Cents, LLC |
Kimberly Johnson | Assistant Director of Special Events | EVMS |
Kimberly Parker | Business Services Financial Specialist | Harbor Group Management Company |
Kindra Greene | Executive Director | Elizabeth River Trail |
Konner Pritchard | Commercial Banker | Truist |
Kristi Sutphin | Economic Development Coordinator | Isle of Wight County Economic Development |
Kristin Macan | Culinary Faculty | Culinary Institute of Virginia |
Kristina Vaquera | Partner | Jackson Lewis PC |
Kurt Krause | President & CEO | VisitNorfolk |
Kyle DeGood | President & Founder | The DeGood Foundation |
Kylie Ross Sibert | Vice President, Corporate Communications | Retail Alliance |
L’Tanya Johnson | VDC Human Resource Manager | Cost Plus World Market |
Lacy Shirey | Executive Director | Chesapeake Humane Society |
Latiesha D. Handie | CUC, Executive Director | Citizens’ Unity Commission |
Latisha James | Executive Vice President, External Affairs & Operations | The Urban League of Hampton Roads |
Latitia McCane | Director of Education | Newport News Shipbuilding |
Latonya English | Senior Director, Virginia Career Works Southside | Hampton Roads Workforce Council |
Laura Hayes | Business Development Coordinator – Economic Development | City of Virginia Beach |
Lauren Bland | Executive Director | Hampton Roads Soccer Council |
Lauren Creech | Manager, Sales Support | The Port of Virginia |
Lauren LaBonte | Market Leader – Hampton Roads | CapCenter |
Lauren Roberts | Educator | Chesapeake Public Schools |
Lauren Sloan | Business Development Manager | Franklin Southampton Economic Development, Inc. |
Laurie McCabe | Account Manager | FireSky Media & Technology |
Lawrence Colorito | Chair of the Board of Director & Senior Managing Director | Valbridge Property Advisors |
Lawrence Gholson | Chief | The MAXIMIZED Life: Coaching & Mentoring |
Lee Vreeland | President/CEO | An Achievable Dream |
LeeAnn Schadlich | Real Estate Managing Broker | World Class Realty |
Leila Mills | Marketing Manager | Phillips & Peters, PLLC |
Leona Davis-Daniels | Executive Assistant | Tidewater Community College |
Leslie Knickerbocker | Assistant Director, Boardwalk Art Show | Virginia MOCA |
Lexie Martinez | Director Marketing & Software | VOLUNTEER Hampton Roads |
Lianna Arbitter | Coordinator, Programs | Hampton Roads Chamber |
Libby Ross | Director of Sales & Marketing | Hyatt Place Virginia Beach Town Center |
Linda Forehand | Realtor | Atkins Realty |
Linda Isaac | Assistant Director of Admissions | South University |
Lindsey Shortridge | Account Executive | Altor |
Lisa Baehre | Executive Director | Sandler Center Foundation |
Lisa Coleman | Executive Director | The King’s Daughters |
Lisa DeNoia | Co-Founder/Managing Partner | Port & Starboard |
Lisa Taylor | Community Relations Coordinator | Hampton Roads Workforce Council |
Liz A. Delude | Portfolio Manager | Palladium Registered Investment Advisors |
Loren Harvey | CTO | Layer 9 |
Loretta Earl | Office Manager | Hampton Roads Workforce Council |
Loretta Earl | Office Manager, Southside | Hampton Roads Workforce Council |
Lori Harris | Associate Vice President for Advancement | Virginia Wesleyan University |
Lori Martin | STEAM/CTE Coordinator | Chesapeake Public Schools |
Lou Schager | Brand President | Mosquito Joe, a Neighborly Company |
Lourdes Malave | Career Planner, Hampton | Hampton Roads Workforce Council |
Luke Cottorune | Agent | Virginia Farm Bureau |
Lyn Langman | Assistant Vice President, Manager | Capital Group |
Lyna Futrell | Sales & Marketing | SERVPRO of Norfolk/Portsmouth |
Lynda Stafford | President | RMGS, Inc. |
Lynn Clements | Executive Director | Slover Library |
Mabel Perez-Hyman | AVP Branch Banking | Dollar Bank |
Mack Nolen | ||
Maegan Barnes | Campus757 Program Manager | Hampton Roads Workforce Council |
Mamie Johnson | Councilwoman | City of Norfolk |
Marcia Conston | President | Tidewater Community College |
Marco Myers | Account Executive | Norfolk Admirals |
Margaret Delk Moore | Head of School | The Williams School |
Maria Burroughs | Executive Assistant to the Chief Public Affairs Officer | Port of Virginia |
Maria Herring | Vice President of Sales & Services | VisitNorfolk |
Marie Simbulan | Designer / Marketing Representative | Open Door Media Solutions |
Mark Bernecker | Chief Revenue Officer | Cloud9 VoIP |
Mark Dreyfus | President | ECPI |
Mark Hourigan | CEO | Hourigan Construction |
Mark Johnson | Vice President Community Development | Truist |
Mark Klett | President & CEO | Klett Consulting Group, INC |
Mark Rosenfield | Executive Vice President | McLeskey |
Marko Frigelj | President | The IncuHub |
Marla Schuchman | Owner / Lady Behind the Curtain | Three Sheep / Made in 757 |
Martha McClees | Executive Director | Virginia Beach Vision, Inc. |
Martin A. Joseph | Founder & CEO | 360IT PARTNERS |
Marty Kaszubowski | Executive Director for Innovation Initiatives, Institute for Innovation & Entrepreneurship | Old Dominion University |
Mary Fernandez | Owner | Women of Help & Influence |
Maryellen Baldwin | President/CEO | Navy League |
Matilda Perry | Receptionist | Hampton Roads Workforce Council |
Matt Brady | Owner & President | New Day Office Products & Furnishings, Inc. |
Matt Smith | Director of Offshore Wind | Hampton Roads Alliance |
Matt Stevens | CEO | The Honor Foundation |
Matthew Boone | Manager, Marketing & Communications | Hampton Roads Chamber |
Matthew Hull | Attorney | Pender & Coward, P.C. |
Maureen McDonnell | Principal | MSP Design Group |
Max Greenhood | Founder & CEO | RocketBike |
McKinley Price | Mayor | City of Newport News |
Megan Shuford | Scholars Program Associate | CIVIC Leadership Institute |
Mel Price | Principal | Work Program Architects |
Melissa Worrell Matthews | Director of Development | Children’s Health Investment Program (CHIP) of South Hampton Roads |
Michael “Fego” Feggans | CEO & Chief Technology Integrator | Outerbridge Technical Solutions |
Michael Anderson | Mortgage Banker | Atlantic Bay Mortgage |
Michael Camden | Enrollment Manager | Troy University |
Michael Duman | Mayor | City of Suffolk |
Michael Goldsmith | Deputy City Manager | City of Norfolk |
Michael Hunter | Veterans Employment Center Coordinator, Norfolk | Hampton Roads Workforce Council |
Michael Mahgerefteh | Managing Member | Colley Executive Offices |
Michael Merritt | Owner | Siren Skate Shop |
Michael Mize | Managing Director | KPMG |
Michael Nusbaum | Business Development | Nusbaum Insurance |
Michael Sterling | Managing Partner | Vandeventer Black, LLP |
Michael Zeiders | Chairman | Zeiders American Dream Theater |
Michele Anderson | President | United Way of South Hampton Roads |
Michele Benson | Gift Planning Officer | Riverside Foundation |
Michele DeWitt | Economic Development Director | City of Williamsburg |
Michele Partridge-Lane | Director of Business Development | Russell’s Heating Cooling Plumbing & Electric |
Michelle Ellis Young | President & CEO | YWCA South Hampton Roads |
Michelle Lynn Sams | Owned & Licensed Photographer | Beautifully Graced Photography |
Michelle Olson | Career Planner, Norfolk | Hampton Roads Workforce Council |
Michelle Peterson | Executive Director | The Sarah Michelle Peterson Foundation |
Michelle Ward | Business Development/Community Relations Manager | South Bay Communications |
Michelle Woodhouse | Vice President for Academic Affairs & Chief Academic Officer | Tidewater Community College |
Michelle Wren | Executive Director | Portsmouth Partnership |
Mickayla Brandly | Associate Representative | Thrivent Financial |
Mike Accardi | Director, Network Operations | Cox Communications |
Mike Briley | Vice President-at-Large | Virginia Peninsula Central Labor Council |
Mike Connors | Social Media Coordinator | Norfolk Academy |
Mike Duman | President | Mike Duman Auto Sales |
Mike Fowler | Senior Partner | Even Keel Wealth Advisors |
Milena Radovic | Associate | Jackson Lewis, P.C. |
Mindy Carlin | Co-Owner / Partner | Access Point Public Affairs |
Molly Brown | NextGen Career Coach | Hampton Roads Workforce Council |
Monica Wilsey | Digital Marketing Manager | TechArk |
Monique Adams | Executive Director | 757 Angels |
Myles Pocta | President | MAP Environmental |
Nahla Saleh | Workforce Initiatives Coordinator | Hampton Roads Workforce Council |
Nakia Madry-Smith | Director | ODU Peninsula |
Nancy Grden | Associate Vice President | ODU Institute for Innovation & Entrepreneurship |
Nancy Perry | Director | Portsmouth Museums |
Nancy Roberts | Insurance Agent Home-Auto | AAA Tidewater Virginia |
Natasha Parson-Booth | Realtor | Exit Realty Central |
Nefertiti Holas | Owner/Accountant | ChaNJe Money Matters Co |
Neil Anglen | Estimator/Buyer | MFG & Machine Job Shop |
Neil Rose | Attorney at Law | Willcox & Savage |
Nemo Larmore | Partner | KPMG & CIVIC Leadership Institute |
Neva Griffin | Career Developer | City of Virginia Beach, Dept of Human Services |
Nicole Campbell | Senior Associate | Divaris Real Estate, Inc. |
Nicole Grando | Local Store Marketer | Bubba’s 33 |
Nicole Ryf | Chief Strategy Officer | Hampton Roads Alliance |
Nirali Trovato | Financial Advisor | Cary Street Partners |
Nneka Chiazor | Vice President, Government & Public Affairs | Cox Communications |
Nydezsa Lee | Career Advisor, Veterans Employment Center | Hampton Roads Workforce Council |
Occasio Gee | Director of Marketing | Groundworks Companies |
Olga Gonzalez Nichols | Vice President of Nonprofit Services | VOLUNTEER Hampton Roads |
Pam Bullock | Account Executive | WVEC Channel 13 |
Pamela Rosara Jones | Founder & CEO | ICONIC Branding & PR |
Pamela West | Vice President – Healthcare Business Banking | PNC |
Pat Currin | Staff Assistant | Hampton Roads Workforce Council |
Pat Steele | Broker Manager | Coldwell Banker Now |
Patricia Aughtry | FOC Financial Coach | Hampton Roads Workforce Council |
Patricia Easley Sivells | Director of Corporate Partnerships | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference |
Patricia Forde | Senior Career Advisor, Hampton | Hampton Roads Workforce Council |
Patrick McCarty | President | Evolv Design |
Paul Hughes | Career Planner, Portsmouth | Hampton Roads Workforce Council |
Paul Hunter | Account Executive | BCS Voice & Data Solutions |
Paula L. Bazemore | Hampton Roads Program Manager | Virginia Center for Inclusive Communities |
Paulette Benson | President | Hampton Roads Workforce Council |
Peggy Dye | General Director & CEO | Virginia Opera |
Pete Buryk | Civic Lab Director | City of Norfolk |
Peter Natale | Corporate and Business Venture Advisor | Davis Law, PLC |
Phil Damuth | Vice President of Client & Community Relations | Damuth Trane |
Phillip Jones | Consultant | Bain and Company |
Pinkaj Klokkenga | Senior Vice President, IT | Old Point National Bank |
Pratik Kothari | Founder & CEO | TechArk |
Preston Wilhelm | Sr. Business Development Manager | City of Chesapeake |
Priscilla Monti | Senior Vice President Programs & Communication | Hampton Roads Chamber |
Priscilla Smith | Non Medical Case Manager / Receptionist | Urban League of Hampton Roads |
Ralph Nahra | President | N & N Land Co., LLC |
Randy Darden | Managing Principal | American Engineering |
Randy Troutman | One-Stop Operator | Hampton Roads Workforce Council |
Raymond White | President | Future of Hampton Roads, Inc. |
Reed A. Sloat | Partner, Branch Manager | Freedom Street Partners |
Reese Jackson | President & CEO | Chesapeake Regional Healthcare |
Renea Banks | Chief Human Resources Officer | VersAbility Resources |
Renee Olander | Associate Vice President & Asst. Professor | Old Dominion University |
Rhonda Bridgeman | President | Comfort Systems of Virginia, Inc. |
Rhonda Bunn | Director | Canon Virginia, Inc. |
Ricardo Ungo | Assistant Professor | ODU |
Rich Hoherz | Chief Information Officer | Westminster Canterbury |
Rich Johnson | Senior Vice President | Wells Fargo |
Richard Antcliff | Interim Director | REaKTOR Technology Innovation Center |
Richard Barbee | Broker | Warrant Realty, Inc. |
Richard Crouch | Partner | Vandeventer Black |
Richard Washington | CEO | RW Logistics, LLC |
Rick Dwyer | Deputy Executive Director | Hampton Roads Military and Federal Facilities Alliance |
Rick Gallaer | President | POMOCO Auto Group |
Rick West | Mayor | City of Chesapeake |
Rikki Carretta | Campus757 Program Coordinator | Hampton Roads Workforce Council |
Rita Bond | Office Manager, Peninsula | Hampton Roads Workforce Council |
Rob Hawley | Financial Representative | First Financial Group |
Rob McCartney | Chief Executive Officer | The Barry Robinson Center |
Robert Bowen | Executive Director | Norfolk International Airport |
Robert Crum | Executive Director | Hampton Roads Planning District Commission |
Robert Culpepper | VP Operations, Real Estate | Chesapeake Regional Healthcare |
Robert Duvall | President & CEO | Virginia Natural Gas |
Robert McKenna | President/CEO | Virginia Peninsula Chamber of Commerce |
Robert McNab | Professor | ODU/Dragas Center |
Robert Moore | Director of Economic Development | City of Portsmouth |
Robert Pizzini | CEO | iFLY Virginia Beach |
Robert Rea | Consultant | Axcel Innovation LLC |
Robert Schuller | Director, Information Technology | Hampton Roads Workforce Council |
Robert Sharak | Sr Business Development Manager | City of Norfolk Economic Development |
Robert Thuma | Civil Engineer | WSP |
Robin Furna | Accounting Specialist | Hampton Roads Workforce Council |
Robin Gregory | Vice President Business Banking | Dollar Bank |
Robin Nelhuebel | Executive Director, RCHC | Riverside Health System |
Robin Samuel | Membership Business Development/Certified Moving Consultant | Hampton Roads Moving & Storage |
Rod (RG) Gaines | Founder, Team Lead | 757 Mardi Gras Entertainment |
Ron Carlee | Director, Center for Regional Excellence and Assistant Professor of Public Service | Old Dominion University |
Ron Lewis | Founcer/CEO | LTC2 Consulting |
Ron Ritter | President | On Point, LLC |
Ronald J Lauster | President | W.M. Jordan |
Ross Robbins | Safety/Compliance | Robbins Maritime |
Ross Vierra | President | Axis Global Enterprises Inc |
Russell Held | Vice President Economic Development | Port of Virginia |
Russell Young | Director, Economic Development | The Port of Virginia |
Ryan Kane | President/CEO | RK Strategies, Inc |
Saige Hill | PhD Student and Researcher | Old Dominion University |
Sam Black | Marketing & Digital Manager | Downtown Norfolk Council |
Sam Rapoport | Senior Associate | S.L. Nusbaum Realty Co. |
Sam Workman | Assistant Director – Development | City of Newport News |
Sandra Hawes | Career Advisor, Norfolk | Hampton Roads Workforce Council |
Sarah Conant | Human Resource Manager | Network Industries Ltd. |
Sarah Hughes | Director of Marketing & Communications | VisitNorfolk |
Sarah Jane Kirkland | President and CEO | CIVIC Leadership Institute |
Sarah Lewis | HR Director | ADP |
Sasha Matthews | Public Services Manager, Northern Region | Virginia Beach Public Library |
Savannah Bolin | Operations Director | Assembly |
Savannah Lindquist | Grassroots Engagement Director | Americans for Prosperity Virginia |
Scott Miller | President | Virginia Wesleyan University |
Sean Washington | Assistant Director | City of Norfolk |
Sergio Leon | Career and Training Services Coordinator | Hampton Roads Workforce Council |
Shane August | Managing Director | August Holding Corporation |
Shannon Glover | Mayor | City of Portsmouth |
Shannon Kane | President | EWR Management Group |
Shannon Mason | Business Advocate | Get Beyond |
Shannon Trochuck | Director, Program Support | Hampton Roads Workforce Council |
Shari Grimes | ||
Sharon Harris | Early Intervention Specialist | Urban League of Hampton Roads |
Sharon Scannell | Program Manager | Strome Entrepreneurial Center, ODU |
Shawn Avery | President & CEO | Hampton Roads Workforce Council |
Shelby Dell | Public Relations Specialist | On Point Communications |
Shelby Hunt | Community Manager | Bloom Coworking |
Shelley Smith | CEO/Owner | Premier Rapport Inc. |
Shep Miller | Managing Partner | Light Tech |
Sherry LeGrand | Owner/Operator | Fully Promoted |
Sherwin Stewart | Vice President of Operations | Sentara CarePlex Hospital |
Sia Alexander | Curator | Pure Lagos African Art Gallery |
Siena Whiteside | Aerospace Engineer | NASA Langley Research Center |
Simon P. Matthews | CEO / Founder | Open Door Media Solutions |
SiMone Thorns | CEO | SiMonet Bath & Body Essentials |
Sonya Phillips | FOC Financial Coach | Urban League of Hampton Roads |
Stacey Shiflet | Executive Director | Virginia Beach Restaurant Association |
Stephanie Gorham | Executive Director | VOLUNTEER Hampton Roads |
Stephen Armbruster | Partner | Cherry Bekaert LLP |
Stephen Ballard | President/CEO | S.B. Ballard Construction Company |
Stephen Edwards | CEO & Executive Director | Port of Virginia |
Stephen Romine | Partner | Williams Mullen |
Steve Cook | Vice President of Workforce Innovation | Hampton Roads Workforce Council |
Steve Harrison | Vice President, Business Intelligence & Communications | Hampton Roads Alliance |
Steven Byrd | SVP-Market Executive | Select Bank & Trust |
Steven Miller | Career Services Specialist | Hampton Roads Workforce Council |
Steven T Marshall | CEO | The Marshall Group of NC, Inc. |
Steven Wright | Director – Economic Development | City of Chesapeake |
Stuart Henderson | Director | Jefferson Lab (Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility) |
Sue Ary | Sr. Mgr. Communications l Org. Dev. | Massimo Zanetti Beverage USA |
Sue Moose | Lead Account Executive Broker | The Barter Authority |
Susan Jacobs | Vice President, Human Resources and Administration | Newport News Shipbuilding |
Susan Kelly | CEO | Jo-Kell Inc. |
Susan Long-Molnar | President | Managing Communications Consulting |
Susan Smigielski Acker | Publisher & Editor | VA Peninsula & VA Peninsula Magazine |
Suzanne Brown | Member Development Manager | Hampton Roads Chamber |
Sylena Dominguez | Membership Coordinator | Hampton Roads Chamber |
Sylvia Haines | Executive Vice President, Operations | Hampton Roads Chamber |
Tage Counts | Vice President – Membership | Hampton Roads Chamber |
Tameka Davis | Assistant Director | Versability Resources |
Tara Frederick | Claims Advocate | Ware Insurance Agency |
Tara Ramsey | CEO | Instant Systems |
Tara Reel | Deputy Director/Community Planner | USDOT |
Tasha Greene | Administrative Services Coordinator | Hampton Roads Workforce Council |
Taylor Adams | Deputy City Manager | City of Virginia Beach |
Taylor Harrell | Executive Vice President – Regional Executive | Southern Bank |
Taylor Youmans | Wealth Advisor-Account Vice President | UBS |
Ted Dennis | President/Owner | TED text LLC |
Terri Partain | Director, Finance | Hampton Roads Workforce Council |
Terry Banez | Executive Director and CEO | Greater Williamsburg Business Council |
Terry Gearhart | General Manager/New Homes Division | Rose & Womble Realty Co., LLC |
Theresa Ceniccola | Chief Operations Officer | Red Orange Studio |
Thom Prevette | Director, Advocacy & Community Relations | Bon Secours Health System |
Thomas Calhoun | President | Norfolk Federation of Teachers |
Thomas Chamberlain | CEO | EdLogics |
Thomas Hall | Associate Director, Public History Center / Associate Professor of Finance and Economics | Christopher Newport University |
Thomas Malone | Founder | Tommy Haze/Arena Group |
Thomas McCarthy | Client Solutions Manager | Hourigan |
Thomas R Frantz | Partner | Williams Mullen |
Tiffany Williams | Director of Donor Relations | Old Dominion University |
Tim Bradshaw | President & CEO | Insercorp LTD |
Tim Faulkner | COO | The Breeden Company |
Tim Ritter | Xecutive Director | Family Fun Xperience Theatre |
Tim Ryan | Executive Director | StartWheel |
Tim Williams | Commercial/Fleet Sales | Rick Hendrick Chevrolet Norfolk |
Tina James | HR Director | ARDX, Inc. |
Tina Knight | Business Performance Advisor | Insperity |
TJ Bartakke | Private Wealth Advisor | Integrated Financial Partners |
Toi Hunter | Vice President of Business Retention and Expansion | Hampton Roads Alliance |
Tom Barto | Director | TMG, Inc. |
Tom Cosgrove | Manager, External Affairs | Newport News Shipbuilding |
Tom Farley | Co-Owner | SEVA Sound |
Tom Marsden | Vice President | Marathon Consulting |
Tom O’Grady | Senior Project Development Manager | City of Hampton |
Tom Orsini | President/CEO | Lake Taylor Transitional Care Hospital |
Tom Ryan | President & CEO | Langley Federal Credit Union |
Tony Brothers | Owner | Brothers Restaurant |
Tonya Gill | Co-Owner | Primrose School at Cahoon Commons/Primrose School at Edinburgh Commons |
Tori Mays | Account Manager | Aerotek Recruiting & Staffing |
Tracy Evans | N2W Employer Relations Specialist | Hampton Roads Workforce Council |
Tracy Fick | Associate Director-Chief Programs Officer | Catholic Charities of Eastern Virginia (CCEVA) |
Tracy Keller | CEO | Girl Scout Council of Colonial Coast |
Tracy Staten | Career Planner, Hampton | Hampton Roads Workforce Council |
Trent Dudley | Regional Executive | Southern Bank |
Trey Dudley | Executive Vice President | First Financial Group/Vetsteps & Transition Overwatch |
Troy McCollum | Owner | Layer 9 IT |
Tuck Bowie | President/CEO | The Terry Peterson Companies |
Ute Heidenreich | General Counsel | TowneBank |
Valerie James | Business Development Manager | Mark Turner Construction |
Vanessa Buehlman | Director, Center for Community Engagement | Christopher Newport University |
Veatryce Brown | Career Advisor – Hampton | Hampton Roads Workforce Council |
Victoria Hecht | Vice President of Communications, PR & Media Relations | Hampton Roads REALTORS Association |
Vonya Alleyne | Vice President, Human Resources | Cox Communications Virginia |
Wanda Boulden-White | Director, Virginia Career Works, Career Services | Hampton Roads Workforce Council |
Wayne Pellenberg | Owner | Neptune Video Creations |
Wendy Drucker | Managing Director | Drucker + Flak, LLC |
Whitney Lester | Senior Director, Talent Development | Hampton Roads Workforce Council |
William (Bill) Coley | Operations Officer | Hampton Roads Workforce Council |
William Crow | President | Virginia Ship Repair Association |
William Downey | President & CEO | Riverside Health System |
William Gambrell | President | Right Coast Foods |
William Harrell | President & CEO | Hampton Roads Transit |
William Morrison | Chairman & Chief Executive Officer | TowneBank Mortgage |
William Randolph | Founder/CEO | THINK Acquisition LLC |
Wyatt Bell | Business Performance Advisor | Insperity |
Zeib Parvez | Financial Advisor | First Financial Group |
Answers to Commonly Asked Questions
We hope we’ve answered all of your questions about becoming a 757 Champion. If not, this list of FAQs should provide more answers.
757 Champions are individuals, leaders with an understanding of the 757 Recovery & Resiliency Action Framework and commitment to advancing its mission.
The Action Framework’s Steering Committee set an initial goal of signing up 1,000 founding 757 Champions.
No. We simply want your enthusiasm, leadership, and support.
The Action Framework will send out a monthly e-news update.
Plan to attend the October 2021 State of the Region event when the initial accomplishments of the Action Framework will be shared. All 757 Champions will be recognized and celebrated.
The 757 Recovery & Resilience Action Framework will track and report the number of people who have signed up as a 757 Champion.
To the extent possible, we will track self-reported information related to the utilization and impact of the new services.
We will conduct periodic surveys to see how satisfied 757 Champions are with the overall program and their participation.
We will also showcase the work of some of our 757 Champions.
Please address your Action Framework-related questions to Doug Smith, President & CEO of the Hampton Roads Alliance. You can reach Doug at dougsmith@757alliance.com.
Hampton Roads Chamber is leading the recruitment of 757 Champions. If you have a specific question about the 757 Champions program, please contact Bryan Stephens at BKStephens@hrchamber.com.