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The Virginia Center for Inclusive Communities is led by the State Board of Directors. This group provides legal and fiduciary oversight, approving the budget, setting the strategic direction, and providing supervision and direction for the executive. State Board committees include Development and Marketing, Finance, and Governance.

VCIC’s chapters are local advisory committees based in Lynchburg, Peninsula, Richmond, and Tidewater. Learn More …

STATE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

The State Board of Directors provides primary oversight of the Virginia Center for Inclusive Communities. These individuals volunteer their time, talent and expertise to lead the organization. Current members are:

Chair

Ashby C. Kilgore
Newport News Public Schools, Retired

Vice Chair

Cameron D. Patterson
Longwood University & Robert Russa Moton Museum

Secretary

Vivian M. Oden
Hampton Roads Community Foundation

Treasurer

Douglas S. Jones
Fahrenheit Advisors

Immediate Past Chair

Lisa M. Hicks-Thomas
Dominion Energy

Members

Karla Almendarez-Ramos
City of Richmond

Charlie C. Boyd, Jr.
BWX Technologies, Inc.

Tamika Brewer-Johnson
Atlantic Union Bank

Veleka S. Gatling
Old Dominion University

Jodi K. Gillette
Central Virginia Community College Educational Foundation

Karen D. Hendricks-Muñoz
VCU School of Medicine / Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU

Calandra Jarrell
Bank of America Corporation

Dwight Jones
Hunton Andrews Kurth

Nadine Marsh-Carter
The Cameron Foundation

Khalid Matin
VCU Health System

Jill A. McCormick
The Jackson Foundation

Alison Morrison-Shetlar
University of Lynchburg

May Nivar
Altria

Dennis Roberts
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Lynchburg, Virginia

Bimaljit S. Sandhu
Richmond Gastroenterology Associates

Jeffery O. Smith
Virginia Air & Space Science Center

Melvyn Smith, Jr.
Genworth

Joycelyn Spight Roache
Old Point Financial Corporation

James L. Weinberg
Hirschler

Nhu Q. Yeargin
YLS Inc. Landscape Contractor

 

Emeritus Members

David D. Burhans*
Allix B. James*

(*deceased)

LOCAL CHAPTER MEMBERS

Local chapter members are the “eyes and ears” of the Virginia Center for Inclusive Communities, identifying program opportunities, supporting the Humanitarian Awards Dinners by securing chairs, selecting honorees, and selling tables, and making sure that VCIC is well-connected in the communities we serve.

The Lynchburg Chapter of the Virginia Center for Inclusive Communities provides direction and support with a particular focus on the greater Lynchburg community. In addition to planning the annual Lynchburg Humanitarian Awards Dinner, the local chapter supports the organization’s programming and outreach efforts. Current officers and members are:

Chair

Dennis S. Roberts
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Lynchburg, Virginia

Vice Chair

Patricia (Pat) Young
Centra Health, Inc

Secretary

Jennifer B. Huffman
Atlantic Union Bank

Immediate Past Chair

Shanda K. Horner
Community Volunteer

 

Members

Charlie C. Boyd, Jr.
BWX Technologies, Inc.

Keesha Burke
Empowerment Equity, LLC

Robert L. Canida, II
University of Lynchburg

Samantha C. Citty
Liberty University

Ally D. Davis
Liberty University

Ted Delaney
City of Lynchburg

Robert S. Dendy, Jr.
Resilient Leaders

Crystal M. Edwards
Lynchburg City Schools

Brenda Farmer
Carpenters Daughter

Donise Farmer
Border States

Paul J. Feinman
PLDR Law

Jodi K. Gillette
Central Virginia Community College
Educational Foundation

John H. Hughes, IV
Institute for Advanced Learning & Research

David M. Levy
Surovell Isaacs & Levy PLC

Nathaniel X. Marshall
BWX Technologies, Inc.

Kirstin McHenry
Bank of the James

Muriel B. Mickles
Central Virginia Community College

Marjette G. Upshur
City of Lynchburg Office of Economic Development

Gloria T. Witt
Define Success Coaching and
Facilitation Services, LLC

Denise P. Woernle
Community Volunteer

R. Sackett Wood
Moore & Giles

James W. Wright
Community Volunteer

The Peninsula Chapter of the Virginia Center for Inclusive Communities provides direction and support with a particular focus on the greater Peninsula community. In addition to planning the annual Peninsula Humanitarian Awards Dinner, the local chapter supports the organization’s programming and outreach efforts. Current officers and members are:

Chair

Nhu Q. Yeargin
YLS Inc. Landscape Contractor

Vice Chair

Tracy S. Brooks
Newport News Public Schools

Secretary

W. Vidal Dickerson
Christopher Newport University

Immediate Past Chair

Eugene M. Jordan, II
Community Volunteer

Members

Carlton S. Ashby
Sixth Mount Zion Baptist Temple

Golden H. Bethune-Hill
The Community Free Clinic of Newport News, Retired

Matthew L. Brandon
William & Mary

George Chioros
Sts. Constantine & Helen Greek Orthodox Church

Polly Chong
Law Offices of Polly Chong

Joshua M. David
David, Kamp & Frank, L.L.C.

Tina Garrett-Ragland
Save the Children, US

W. Fanchon Glover
William & Mary

Jonathan Heath
Virginia Natural Gas

Naved A. Jafri
Mid-Atlantic Women’s Care

Guy G. Levy
Levy Dental Group

Becky Pack-Bowen
TowneBank

Susan A. Piland
Public Educator, Retired 

Robert G. Saunders
Newport News General District Court

David A. Seeley
Moore, Candella & Associates, CPAs

Jeffery O. Smith
Virginia Air & Space Science Center

Toiya A. Sosa
Riverside Health System

Doretha J. Spells
Hampton University, Retired

Joseph Steele
The Shops at Carolina Furniture of Williamsburg

Edith G. White
Hampton Roads Community Action Program

Donna E. Woods
Hampton City Schools, Retired

Chris S. Zambas
Community Volunteer

Emeritus

Wayne D. Lett
Newport News Public SchoolsRetired

The Richmond Chapter of the Virginia Center for Inclusive Communities provides direction and support with a particular focus on the greater Richmond community. In addition to planning the annual Richmond Humanitarian Awards Dinner, the local chapter supports the organization’s programming and outreach efforts. Current officers and members are:

Chair

Lesley H. Bruno
Elevation Advertising

Vice Chair

Sharon Amoss
InnerWill Leadership Institute

Secretary

Ida M. Pierce
Capital One

Immediate Past Chair

Dwight Jones
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP

Members

Consuelo Adkins-Tyler
AXA XL

Candace A. Blydenburgh
McGuireWoods LLP

George P. Braxton
Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources

Lynn Clayton-Prince
Powhatan County Public Schools

Thomas Okuda Fitzpatrick
Housing Opportunities Made Equal (HOME) of Virginia, Inc. 

Jennifer Hamlet
Country Club of Virginia

Rachel Johnson
Wolters Kluwer

Claritza D. Leffel
CarMax

Gary A. Mance
Wells Fargo Bank, Retired

Jennifer L. Mangus
Dominion Energy

John G. Myers, Jr.
Community Volunteer

May Nivar
Altria

Andy Poarch
Alliance Group

Thomas M. Prest
Warren Whitney

Mona Hafeez Siddiqui
Community Volunteer

Delores D. Teklu
Booz Allen Hamilton

The Tidewater Chapter of the Virginia Center for Inclusive Communities provides direction and support with a particular focus on the South Hampton Roads community. In addition to planning the annual Tidewater Humanitarian Awards Celebration, the local chapter supports the organization’s programming and outreach efforts. Current officers and members are:

Chair

Melvin T. Blackwell
Little Zion Baptist Church

Vice Chair

Robin A. Mancoll
United Jewish Federation of Tidewater

Secretary

Rilley Alvin V. Ramos
Harbor Group International, LLC

Immediate Past Chair

Sara Jo Rubin
Rubin Communications Group

Members

Yvonne T. Allmond
TowneBank

Harshad K. Barot
Galaxy Corporation

Esther M. Diskin
Norfolk Academy

Blair A. Durham
Black BRAND

Somya Dwivedi-Burks
Somya Trains, LLC

Christopher S. Garran
Cape Henry Collegiate

Antipas L. Harris
The Urban Renewal Center

Matthew R. Hull
Pender & Coward, P.C.

Travis T. Judkins
Team Judkins Enterprises LLC

ClauDean Kizart
Tidewater Community College

Elsie Harold Lans
Cape Henry Collegiate

Saher Mirza
Community Volunteer

Stacy E. K. Nixon
Norfolk Collegiate School

Philip C. Sherrill
Norfolk State University

Yuanjun “Emily” Song
Community Volunteer

Cecelia T. Tucker
Old Dominion University, Retired

Cole Werkheiser
Pembroke Realty Group

Tonya Young
Atlantic Union Bank

Gregory S. Zittrain
Merrill Lynch Global Wealth Management

Emeritus

Bernard I. Einhorn
Community Volunteer

Nominate a Board/Chapter Member

You may nominate a prospective member for VCIC’s State Board or one of the chapters at any time. Nominees are reviewed each spring by the officers of the Board and Chapters. Those who are invited to be new members serve 3-year terms beginning on July 1 of each year. Contact Jonathan Zur, President & CEO, with questions.

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