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
Karla Almendarez-Ramos
City of Richmond
Treasurer
Dwight Jones
Hunton Andrews Kurth
Immediate Past Chair
Ashby C. Kilgore
Newport News Public Schools, Retired
Members
Gilbert T. Bland
Urban League of Hampton Roads
Tamika Brewer-Johnson
Atlantic Union Bank
M. Denise Counce
TowneBank
Diane R. Holland
Eastern Virginia Health Sciences Center
Hylan T. Hubbard, 3rd
Community Volunteer
Calandra Jarrell
Bank of America Corporation
Douglas S. Jones
Fahrenheit Advisors
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
Vivian M. Oden
Hampton Roads Community Foundation
Hannah S. Qizilbash
Bon Secours Mercy Health
Dennis Roberts
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Lynchburg, Virginia
Jeffery O. Smith
Virginia Air & Space Science Center
Melvyn Smith, Jr.
Genworth
Shannon Valentine
Community Volunteer
James L. Weinberg
Hirschler
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
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
Zenith Barrett
Goodwill Industries of The Valleys
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, Retired
Brenda Farmer
Carpenters Daughter
Donise Farmer
Border States
Paul J. Feinman
Virginia Elder Law, PLC
Jodi K. Gillette
Central Virginia Community College
Educational Foundation
Michelline Hall
Academy Center of The Arts
John H. Hughes, IV
Institute for Advanced Learning & Research
David M. Levy
Surovell Isaacs & Levy PLC
JoAnn B. Martin
City of Lynchburg – Retired
Kirstin McHenry
Bank of the James
Muriel B. Mickles
Central Virginia Community College
Gloria T. Witt
Define Success Coaching and
Facilitation Services, LLC
Denise P. Woernle
Community Volunteer
R. Sackett Wood
Moore & Giles
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
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
Jonathan Heath
Virginia Natural Gas
Naved A. Jafri
Mid-Atlantic Women’s Care
Guy G. Levy
Levy Dental Group
Eric Maurer
United Jewish Community of the Virginia Peninsula
Becky Pack-Bowen
TowneBank
Susan A. Piland
Public Educator, Retired
Ellen Rice Chever
LMI
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
Emeritus Members
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
Ida M. Pierce
Pierce Creative & Consulting, LLC
Vice Chair
Claritza D. Leffel
CarMax
Secretary
May Nivar
Altria
Immediate Past Chair
Lesley H. Bruno
Elevation Advertising
Members
Consuelo Adkins-Tyler
AXA XL
Sharon Amoss
InnerWill Leadership Institute
Candace A. Blydenburgh
McGuireWoods LLP
George P. Braxton
Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources
Lynn Clayton-Prince
Powhatan County Public Schools
Cherry Dale
Virginia Credit Union
Rachel Johnson
Wolters Kluwer
Dwight Jones
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP
David LeFebvre
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
Gary A. Mance
Wells Fargo Bank, Retired
Jennifer L. Mangus
Dominion Energy
Robert Nomberg
Virginia Learns
Andy Poarch
Alliance Group
Thomas M. Prest
Warren Whitney
Ryan T. Ripperton
Ryan Ripperton Consulting
Keith Sanders
Bank of America
Mona Hafeez Siddiqui
Department of Justice
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
Robin A. Mancoll
United Jewish Federation of Tidewater
Vice Chair
Rilley Alvin V. Ramos
Harbor Group International, LLC
Secretary
Esther M. Diskin
Norfolk Academy
Immediate Past Chair
Melvin T. Blackwell
Little Zion Baptist Church
Members
Yvonne T. Allmond
TowneBank
Audrey Douglas-Cooke
Norfolk State University
Blair A. Durham
Black BRAND
Christopher S. Garran
Cape Henry Collegiate
Lakshmi G. Goudar
Sentara Medical Group
Antipas L. Harris
The Urban Renewal Center
ClauDean Kizart
Tidewater Community College
Elsie Harold Lans
Cape Henry Collegiate
Nia Lissimore
Kaufman & Canoles
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
Yuanjun “Emily” Song
Community Volunteer
Ron Toran
Smithfield Foods
Cecelia T. Tucker
Old Dominion University, Retired
Craig Wansink
Virginia Wesleyan University
Cole Werkheiser
Pembroke Realty Group
Tonya Young
Atlantic Union Bank
Emeritus Member
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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