Our Board | Venture Richmond

Board of Directors

Makola Abdullah

President

Virginia State University

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Chris Accashian

Chief Operating Officer

Bon Secours Richmond Health System

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Neil Amin

CEO

Shamin Hotels, Inc.

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Sherrie Armstrong

CEO

Community Foundation for a greater Richmond

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John Baker

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Edward H. Baine

President

Dominion Energy – Virginia

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Becky Bareford

First Vice President & COO

Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond

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Victor Branch

Richmond Market President

Bank of America

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Chandra Briggman

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Jon Buckbee

Vice President

Capital One

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Gerald Burr, Jr.

CEO

Canterbury Enterprises

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Kelly Chopus

President & CEO

Community Collaborations, Inc.

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Pat Collins

Richmond President

TowneBank

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Sharon Dabney-Wooldridge

President & CEO

The Klean Kare Team

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Christine G. Daniels

Senior VP – Commercial Banking Leader

Wells Fargo

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Ben Dessart

Vice President, External Affairs

Universal Corporation

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Moses Foster

President & CEO

West Cary Group

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Lewanda Sims-Gallimore

Director of Community Relations & External Affairs

Genworth

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Thomas Gayner

CEO

Markel

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Douglas S. Granger

Managing Partner

Hunton Andrews Kurth

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Rick Gregory

Founder

Lynx Ventures

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Kym D. Grinnage

Regional VP/General Manager

12 On Your Side/CW Richmond/Gray TV

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Kevin Hallock

President

University of Richmond

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Monroe E. Harris, Jr., DMD

Oral & Facial Surgeon

Virginia Oral & Facial Surgery

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Michael Henley

VP Central Virginia

Hourigan

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Connie Hom

CEO

Buckingham Greenery

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Chris Johnson

Principal

The Monument Companies, LLC

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Lester Johnson

Owner & Managing Partner

Mama J’s

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Rob Jones

CEO & President

Alliance Group

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Jason Kamras

Superintendent

Richmond Public Schools

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Hakim Lucas

President

Virginia Union University

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Charles Macfarlane

Owner

Macfarlane Partners

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Michael Manson

Vice President & General Manager, Marketing

Phillip Morris, USA

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Floyd Miller

Executive Director

The Metropolitan Business League

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Kristen Nye

4th District Council Representative

Richmond City Council

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Shawn O’Brien

Consumer Group Banking Executive

Atlantic Union Bank

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Leslie Parpart

Director, Community Relations

CarMax, Inc.

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Burt Pinnock

Principal/Chairman

Baskervill

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Michael Rao

President

Virginia Commonwealth University

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Ellen Robertson

6th District Council Representative

Richmond City Council

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Lisa Ruggles

SVP, Global Operations

CoStar Group

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Jacquelyn E. Stone

Partner

McGuire Woods, LLP

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Chris Tsui

Owner

EAT Restaurant Partners

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Ted Ukrop

Principal & Developer

Quirk Hotel

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Massie Valentine

SVP-Investment/Director

Davenport & Co., LLC

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Ned Valentine

Managing Director - Richmond

Harris Williams & Co.

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Marilyn West

President & CEO

M. H. West & Co.

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Janet Wiglesworth

Chief Operating Officer

Virginia Housing

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Michael Williams

Senior Wealth Advisor

South State Bank

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Adrienne Wright

Chief Operating and Culture Officer

The Martin Agency

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Samuel Young

President

Astyra

Director Emeritus

John Bates

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Thomas E. Gottwald

NewMarket Corporation

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Bruce R. Hazelgrove, III

NewMarket Corporation

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C. T. Hill

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Brian Jackson

Hirschler

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Kenneth S. Johnson

Johnson, Inc.

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Mark Merhige

Bantry Hill Ventures

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Dr. Pamela Royal

Royal Dermatology

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Dr. Eugene P. Trani

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James E. Ukrop

NRV

Board of Trustees

Robert Angle

Troutman Sanders

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Jean Boone

Richmond Free Press

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William Cooper

Atlantic Constructors, Inc.

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Timothy Davey

Timmons Group

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Thomas K. Davis

T. K. Davis Construction

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John Gregory

Lynx Ventures

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Robert J. Grey, Jr. Esq.

Leadership Council on Legal Diversity

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Kenneth Jones

Prestige Construction

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Justin Knight

Apple REIT

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Otto Konrad

Williams Mullin

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Owen Matthews

Kings Dominion

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Edward McCoy

Eaheart Industrial Service, Inc.

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Rumy Mohta

Atlas Ventures

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Harold Parker, Jr.

Old Dominion Electrical Supply

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Angela Patton

Girls for a Change

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Robert Sledd

Pinnacle Ventures

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Dwight Snead

Dwight Snead Construction

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Andrew Thornton

LaDiff Furniture Store

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Jason Vickers-Smith

WVS Companies

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Scott Warren

Warren Whitney

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Brian White

Main Street Realty

Staff Contacts

Lisa Sims

CEO

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Anedra Bourne

Deputy Executive Director

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Renee Gaines

Office Administrator

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