Board Of Directors

Dr. John Olson
(Chair)

Campus President
ECPI University

Mark Johnson
(Vice Chair)

Vice President
Truist Bank

Taylor Adams

Deputy City Manager
Director of Economics Development
City of Virginia Beach

Dr. Keisha L. Anderson

Director, Learning & Development Innovation
Newport News Shipbuilding

Terry Banez

CEO
Greater Williamsburg Chamber of Commerce

Brad Barnes

Director of Learning & Development
Ferguson Enterprises

Joseph C. "Joe" Barto, III

Founder & President
TMG

Dr. Towuanna Porter Brannon

President
Virginia Peninsula Community College

Rhonda Bunn

Director, Human Resources & Public Relations
Canon Virginia, Inc.

Hosey Burgess

Hampton Roads District Manager
Virginia Employment Commission

Thomas Calhoun

President
Norfolk Federation of Teachers

Carrie Chi

Vice President of Human Resources
1^st Advantage Federal Credit Union

Jeffrey W. Clemons

Senior Vice President
The PNC Financial Services Group

Ellis Cofield, Jr.

CEO & Founder
Cofield's Locksmith, LLC

William W. Crow

President
Virginia Ship Repair Association

Dr. Larry Dotolo

President
Virginia Tidewater Consortium for Higher Education

Dr. Johny Garcia

President
SimIS, Inc.

Greg Garrett

Senior Partner and CEO
Garrett Realty Partners

Jesse Goodrich

Vice President, Human Resources
Riverside Health System

Stephanie Gorham

CEO
VOLUNTEER Hampton Roads

Alice Graham

Program Manager
Region 20 Adult Education/Portsmouth Public Schools

Kasia Grzelkowski

President and CEO
VersAbility Resources, Inc.

Dudley Harris

Vice President, Special Projects
Bay Electric Co., Inc.

Howard H. Hoege, III

Member, Newport News IDA/EDA
President & CEO
Mariners' Museum

Andy Jaeckle

Vice President, People Solutions & Engagement
CMA CGM

Shannon Kane

President
EWR Management Group

Dr. Corey McCray

President
Camp Community College

Robert "Bob" McKenna

President & CEO
Virginia Peninsula Chamber of Commerce

John C. Meyer

Senior Partner
SynEnergy Inc.

Delceno C. Miles

President
The Miles Agency

Josie Pearson, PHR, SHRM-CP

Human Resource Manager
Science Systems & Applications, Inc.

Casey M. Roberts, Ed.S.

Executive Director
New Horizons Regional Education Centers

Becky C. Sawyer

Senior Vice President and CHRO
Sentara Healthcare

Kimberly "Kim" Shepard

Hampton Roads District Manager
Virginia Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services

Doug Smith

President & CEO
Hampton Road Alliance

Bryan K. Stephens

President & CEO
Hampton Roads Chamber

Chris Stuart

Vice President, Client Relations & Business Development
Top Guard Security

Cathie Vick

Chief Development & Government Affairs Officer
Virginia Port Authority

Barbara E. Watson

Assistant Social Services Director
James City County Dept. of Social Services

Gunter Weissenseel

President
IMS Gear Virginia LLC

Edith G. White

Chief Executive Officer
Hampton Roads Community Action Program

Kevin Will

President & CEO
Boys & Girls Club of Southeast Virginia

Aaron Woodard

President
IBEW Local 1340

Tony Barlett

Vice President of Business Operations
Sumitomo Drive Technologies

Sarah Welch

Process Design Executive
Bank of America

CHIEF LOCAL ELECTED OFFICIALS

The Chief Local Elected Officials (CLEO), or designees, of the Cities and Counties of Chesapeake, Franklin, Gloucester, Hampton, Isle of Wight, James City, Newport News, Norfolk, Poquoson, Portsmouth, Southampton, Suffolk, Virginia Beach, Williamsburg, and York work collaboratively with the Hampton Roads Workforce Council Board of Directors to meet the region's workforce development needs.

The CLEOs have fiduciary and oversight responsibilities for the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act funds awarded to the Board, and act in an advisory capacity to the Board in this regard. They also provide input for the regional workforce development strategy. The CLEOs are responsible for approving appointments to the Board of Directors.

The Mayors/Chairs of the communities may also receive direct nominations from the business community. These nominations are consolidated with others into a slate of nominees presented to the CLEOs for their consideration. The Chief Local Elected Officials may remove a Board member for due cause, conflict of interest or criminal acts, as specified in the Board's By-Laws. Additionally, Youth Council members shall be appointed by the Board, in cooperation with the Chief Local Elected Officials.

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