Board & Chapters
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 Finance, Governance, and Personnel.
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
Cameron D. Patterson
Longwood University & Robert Russa Moton Museum
Vice Chair
Veleka S. Gatling
Old Dominion University
Secretary
Tamika Brewer-Johnson
Atlantic Union Bank
Treasurer
James L. Weinberg
Hirschler
Immediate Past Chair
Ashby C. Kilgore
Newport News Public Schools, Retired
Members
Jennifer D. Blackwell
Richmond Public Schools
Gilbert T. Bland
Urban League of Hampton Roads
Robert L. Canida, II
University of Lynchburg
M. Denise Counce
TowneBank
Arrion N. Dennis
McGuireWoods, LLP
Hylan T. Hubbard, 3rd
Community Volunteer / Community Access Network
Joni L. Ivey
Community Volunteer
Dwight Jones
Hunton Andrews Kurth
Robin A. Mancoll
United Jewish Federation of Tidewater
Muriel B. Mickles
Central Virginia Community College, Retired
May Nivar
Community Volunteer
Christopher K. Peace
Virginia Private Colleges
Dennis Roberts
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Lynchburg, Virginia
Mona H. Siddiqui
Community Volunteer
Jeffery O. Smith
Commonwealth of Virginia
Shannon Valentine
Community Volunteer
Venessa Y. Woodson
Dominion Energy
Nhu Q. Yeargin
YLS Inc. Landscape Contractor
Emeritus Members
Charlie C. Boyd, Jr.
BWX Technologies, Inc.
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
Patricia (Pat) Young
Centra Health, Inc.
Vice Chair
Jennifer B. Huffman
Atlantic Union Bank
Secretary
Robert L. Canida, II
University of Lynchburg
Immediate Past Chair
Dennis S. Roberts
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Lynchburg, Virginia
Members
Zenith Barrett
VIA Centers for Neurodevelopment
Anna Bentson
Framatome
Charlie C. Boyd, Jr.
BWX Technologies, Inc.
Samantha C. Citty
Liberty University
Ally D. Davis
Liberty University
Robert S. Dendy, Jr.
Community Volunteer
Crystal M. Edwards
Lynchburg City Schools, Retired
Brenda Farmer
Carpenters Daughter
Paul J. Feinman
Virginia Elder Law, PLC
Charles E. Gibson, III
Randolph College
Michelline Hall
Academy Center of The Arts
Megan O. Huffman
Greater Lynchburg Community Foundation
John H. Hughes, IV
Institute for Advanced Learning & Research
Harley Karz-Wagman
Agudath Sholom Congregation
David M. Levy
Attorney, Retired
Priscilla M. Liggon
Central Virginia Community College
JoAnn B. Martin
City of Lynchburg, Retired
Kirstin McHenry
Bank of the James
Muriel B. Mickles
Central Virginia Community College, Retired
Gloria T. Witt
Define Success Coaching and
Facilitation Services, LLC
R. Sackett Wood
Moore & Giles
Emeritus Members
Jodi K. Gillette
Central Virginia Community College
Educational Foundation
Shanda K. Horner
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
Tracy S. Brooks
Newport News Public Schools
Vice Chair
W. Vidal Dickerson
Christopher Newport University
Secretary
Doretha J. Spells
Hampton University, Retired
Immediate Past Chair
Nhu Q. Yeargin
YLS Inc. Landscape Contractor
Members
Omer Ali
Virginia Oncology Associates
Viviana Andrade
A Plus Academics
Carlton S. Ashby
Sixth Mount Zion Baptist Temple
Ada L. Badgley
Virginia Peninsula Community College
Charles W. Bruce, Jr.
Drucker + Falk
George Chioros
Sts. Constantine & Helen Greek Orthodox Church
Polly Chong
Law Offices of Polly Chong
Joshua M. David
David, Kamp & Frank, L.L.C.
A. Jerome Fowlkes
Langley Federal Credit Union
Jonathan Heath
Virginia Natural Gas
Naved A. Jafri
Mid-Atlantic Women’s Care
Guy G. Levy
Levy Dental Group
Eric Maurer
Jewish Peninsula
Daniel A. Ogunyemi
William & Mary’s Batten School of Coastal & Marine Sciences & VIMS
Becky Pack-Bowen
TowneBank
Susan A. Piland
Public Educator, Retired
Ellen Rice Chever
NobleReach
David A. Seeley
Moore, Candella & Associates, CPAs
Jeffery O. Smith
Commonwealth of Virginia
Joseph Steele
The Shops at Carolina Furniture of Williamsburg
Myra Richardson Williams
Hampton Univeristy
Emeritus Members
Eugene M. Jordan, II
Community Volunteer
Wayne D. Lett
Newport News Public Schools, Retired
Chris S. Zambas
Community Volunteer
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
George P. Braxton
Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources
Vice Chair
Cherry Dale
Virginia Credit Union
Secretary
Ryan T. Ripperton
Ryan Ripperton Consulting
Immediate Past Chair
Ida M. Pierce
Pierce Creative & Consulting, LLC
Members
Sharon Amoss
InnerWill Leadership Institute
Candace A. Blydenburgh
McGuireWoods LLP
Yolanda Branch
Allianz Partners
Amelia Castañeda
Richmond Public Schools
Lynn Clayton-Prince
Powhatan County Public Schools
Desmond M. Diggs
Reynolds Community College
Kelly D. Evans
Department of Medical Assistance Services
Steve Farbstein
Pace Equity Finance
Rachel Johnson
Wolters Kluwer
David LeFebvre
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
Patrice L. Lewis
Gentry Locke Attorneys
Monet A. Louis
STAFFRVA
Jennifer L. Mangus
Dominion Energy
Caitlin McMillan
Kinsale Insurance Company
May Nivar
Community Volunteer
Robert Nomberg
Virginia Learns
Andy Poarch
Alliance Group
Keith Sanders
Bank of America
Darryl K. Smith-Ickes
Virginia Home for Boys & Girls
Elle Walters
Commonwealth of Virginia
Emeritus Member
Dwight Jones
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP
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
Rilley Alvin V. Ramos
New York Times
Vice Chair
Esther M. Diskin
Norfolk Academy
Secretary
Audrey Douglas-Cooke
Norfolk State University
Immediate Past Chair
Robin A. Mancoll
United Jewish Federation of Tidewater
Members
Terrance Afer-Anderson
TerraVizion Entertainment Network
Beatriz A. Amberman
Virginia Coalition of Latino Organizations
Johnna Coleman-Yates
The City of Virginia Beach
Blair A. Durham
Black BRAND
LaConda G. Fanning
Macon and Joan Brock Virginia Health Sciences Eastern Virginia Medical School at Old Dominion University
Porsche C. Funches
BDO USA, PC
Christopher S. Garran
Cape Henry Collegiate
Lakshmi G. Goudar
Sentara Medical Group
Elsie Harold Lans
Cape Henry Collegiate
Antipas L. Harris
The Urban Renewal Center
ClauDean Kizart
Lightwork Equitable Solutions LLC
Nia Lissimore
Kaufman & Canoles
Iris J. Lundy
Sentara Health
Petula Moy
Asian American Alliance / Moy Capital
Stacy E. K. Nixon
Norfolk Collegiate School
Sara Jo Rubin
Rubin Communications Group
Philip C. Sherrill
Norfolk State University
Aleea Slappy Wilson
City of Norfolk
Toiya A. Sosa
Adair to Rise LLC
Ari L. Stein
Bischoff Martingayle P.C.
Ron Toran
Family Dollar
Craig Wansink
Batten University
Emeritus Members
Bernard I. Einhorn*
Cecelia T. Tucker*
(*deceased)
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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