Board of Directors
Our Founders
Frank Batten, Sr.
Joshua P. Darden, Jr.
Our Officers
Amanda Gift
Chair
R. Bruce Bradley
Vice-Chair
Bonnie B. Sutton
President and CEO
Owen Griffin
Treasurer
Jane Short
Assistant Treasurer
John Stein
Secretary
Audrey Settle
Assistant Secretary
Permanent Directors
Frank Batten, Jr.
Landmark Media Enterprises
Joan P. Brock
Community Volunteer
Conrad M. Hall
Dominion Enterprises (Ret.)
Thomas G. Johnson, Jr.
Willcox & Savage, P.C
Directors
Reed Atkins
CI Azumano Travel
Kristal Audain
Groundworks
Bobby Beasley, III
Harvey Lindsay Commercial Real Estate
Charles Birdsong
Birdsong Peanuts
R. Bruce Bradley
Community Volunteer
Wendi Butler
Wells Fargo
Stephanie Adler Calliott
Community Volunteer
Mark Compton
Compton Wealth Advisory Group, LLC
Robin S. Cooke
TowneBank
Todd Copeland
RST Development, LLC
Cedricka Dalton
Community Volunteer
Amanda Gift
Brown Advisory
Sharon Goodwyn
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP
Chris Graves
PRA Group, Inc.
Gwen S. Green
Holland & Hart LLP
Owen Griffin
Northfield Medical Manufacturing LLC
Christopher S. Johnson
Truist Bank
Evan Kalfus
KPMG LLP
Fred Kirschbaum
Checkered Flag
T. Richard Litton, Jr,
Harbor Group International LLC
Allison McDuffie
Community Volunteer
David R. Mele
LoopNet
James Noel
The Franklin Johnston Group
Ellis H. Pretlow
Kaufman & Canoles, P.C.
Louis Ryan
Community Volunteer
Aaron Schaefer
Community Volunteer
Don Scott
Breit Biniazan Trial Lawyers
Law Office of Don Scott
Audrey Settle
Community Volunteer
Jane R. Short
Community Volunteer
Jim Shumadine
Community Volunteer
John Stein
Baker’s Crust, Inc.
Superintendent Director
Dr. John B. Gordon III
Suffolk Public Schools
Honorary Directors
LaKeesha S. “Klu” Atkinson
Portsmouth School Board
Dr. Elie Bracy III
Portsmouth Public Schools
Dr. Sharon I. Byrdsong
Norfolk Public Schools
Lauren Campsen
Norfolk School Board
Dr. Jared A. Cotton
Chesapeake Public Schools
Charlena Jones
Northampton County Public Schools
Dr. Lisa Martin
Northampton County Public Schools
John M. McCormick
Chesapeake Public Schools
Kimberly A. Slingluff
Suffolk School Board
Dr. Aaron C. Spence
Virginia Beach City Public Schools