Board of Trustees

Alexandra G. Arias ’03 
Community Leader and Volunteer
La Jolla, California 

Jane P. Batten H '06
Former Chairman, VWC Board of Trustees
Community Leader and Volunteer
Virginia Beach, Virginia

George Y. Birdsong
Former Chairman, VWC Board of Trustees
CEO, Birdsong Corporation
Suffolk, Virginia

Thomas C. Broyles
Partner
Kaufman & Canoles, P.C.
Virginia Beach, Virginia

Deborah H. Butler
Executive Vice President Planning and CIO
Norfolk Southern Corporation
Norfolk, Virginia

Joseph D. Carson (Ex officio)
Superintendent, York River District Office
United Methodist Church
Newport News, Virginia

Lynn B. Clements
Executive Director
Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center
Virginia Beach, Virginia

B. Minette Cooper
Cultural Alliance of Greater Hampton Roads
Norfolk, Virginia

Robert W. Collenberg II '90
President
The Shutter Door Design and Build
Virginia Beach, Virginia

Robert H. DeFord, Jr.
President
DeFord, Ltd.
Virginia Beach, Virginia

Tammy L. Estep (Ex officio)
Superintendent, Eastern Shore District
United Methodist Church
Parksley, Virginia

Dale R. Foley
CEO
Foley Material Handling
Ashland, Virginia

Susan S. Goode
Community Leader and Volunteer
Norfolk, Virginia

William W. Granger III
Managing Partner
Granger Investment Properties, LLC
Norfolk, Virginia

William T. Greer, Jr. (Ex officio)
President
Virginia Wesleyan College
Norfolk, Virginia

Charles E. Harris
President
YMCA of South Hampton Roads
Norfolk, Virginia

Roy E. Hendrix
Portfolio Management
Virginia Beach, Virginia

Charlene Payne Kammerer (Ex officio)
Presiding Bishop, Richmond Area
United Methodist Church
Glen Allen, Virginia

Ronald M. Kramer
Owner/President
Kramer Tire Company
Norfolk, Virginia

Lemuel E. Lewis
Director
Landmark Communications
Norfolk, Virginia

Elizabeth F. Middleton '91
Secretary/Treasurer, E. G. Middleton, Inc.
Community Leader and Volunteer
Virginia Beach, Virginia

Emily S. Miles
Community Leader and Volunteer
Norfolk, Virginia

Jerrold L. Miller
President
Earl Industries, Inc.
Portsmouth, Virginia

Tassos J. Paphites '79
Chairman & CEO
Burgerbusters, Inc.
Virginia Beach, Virginia

Deborah M. Paxson ’75
Judge, Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court
Virginia Beach, Virginia

Darryl A. Perkinson '75 (Ex officio)
Nuclear Training Manager
Norfolk Naval Shipyard
Chesapeake, Virginia

Bradford L. Phillips (Ex officio)
Superintendent, Norfolk District
United Methodist Church
Norfolk, Virginia

Robin D. Ray
President, Atlantic Dominion Distributors
Virginia Beach, Virginia

Richard D. Roberts H'08
Former President and CEO
TeleCable Corporation
Virginia Beach, Virginia

Jeanne Polizos Ross
Community Leader and Volunteer
Norfolk, Virginia

Louis F. Ryan
Retired Executive Vice President and General Counsel
Landmark Communications
Norfolk, Virginia

William S. Shelhorse '70
President
Chesapeake Bay Contractors, Inc.
Virginia Beach, Virginia

Anne B. Shumadine
President
Signature Financial Management
Norfolk, Virginia

William H. Thumel, Jr.
Abacus Racing
Virginia Beach, Virginia

Mark S. Towe
CEO
Oldcastle, Inc.
Atlanta, GA

John A. Trinder
President and COO
MaxMedia, Inc.
Virginia Beach, Virginia

George K. (Chip) Tsantes III '83
Principal, Financial Services Office/ Information Security
Ernst & Young LLP
McLean, Virginia

John N. Vest (Ex officio)
Superintendent, James River District
United Methodist Church
Petersburg, Virginia

D. Henry Watts H'07
Past Chair, VWC Board of Trustees
Retired, Vice Chairman
Norfolk Southern Corporation
Virginia Beach, Virginia

S. Frank Blocker, Jr.
President, EAD
Norfolk, Virginia

Robert F. Boyd H'09
Partner, Boyd & Boyd, P.C.
Norfolk, Virginia

Jerry G. Bray, Jr.*
Retired Judge
Virginia Beach, Virginia

William J. Fanney
Retired Director and Chairman Emeritus
Life Savings Bank
Virginia Beach, Virginia

James W. Griffiths
Former President Watters & Martin, Inc.
Norfolk, Virginia

Helen Hoffman H'03*
Community Leader and Volunteer
Norfolk, Virginia

Henry C. Hofheimer II H'02*
Community Leader and Volunteer
Norfolk, Virginia

*Deceased

H. P. McNeal*
Chairman of the Board
Empire Machinery and Supply Corporation
Norfolk, Virginia

Kenneth R. Perry H'02*
President
Suburban Management Company
Norfolk, Virginia

Ralph G. Roop*
Retired CEO
Petroleum Marketers, Inc.
Richmond, Virginia

Mary W. Thrasher*
President
Larchmont United Methodist
Church Foundation
Norfolk, Virginia

Benjamin J. Willis, Jr.
President, Willis Wayside, Inc.
Virginia Beach, Virginia