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 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
Mekbib L. Gemeda
Eastern Virginia Medical School
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
Dana C. Beckton
Sentara Health
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
Cameron D. Patterson
Longwood University & Robert Russa Moton Museum
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
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
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
Tina Garrett-Ragland
Save the Children, US
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
Patricia (Pat) Young
Centra Health, Inc
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.
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 Schools, Retired
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
Community Volunteer
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
Cristina Domínguez Ramírez
Henrico County Public Library
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.
Contact VCIC at contact@inclusiveVA.org if you encounter an issue with the form.
