George Y. Birdsong, Chairman
CEO, Birdsong Corporation
Suffolk, Virginia
O. L. (Butch) Everett, Vice Chairman
Chairman, Jones & Frank Corporation
Norfolk, Virginia
Gary D. Bonnewell '79, Secretary
First Vice President Wealth Management
Smith Barney
Newport News, Virginia
Vincent J. Mastracco, Jr., Treasurer
Partner, Kaufman and Canoles, P. C.
Norfolk, Virginia
Jane P. Batten
Former Chairman, VWC Board of Trustees
Community Leader and Volunteer
Virginia Beach, 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
Bradford L. Phillips (Ex officio)
Superintendent, Norfolk District
United Methodist Church
Norfolk, 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
Co-Owner
The Shutter Door
Virginia Beach, Virginia
Robert H. DeFord, Jr.
President
DeFord, Ltd.
Virginia Beach, Virginia
Kevin C. Dolliver ’87 (Ex officio)
Real Estate Finance
Richmond, Virginia
Tammy L. Estep (Ex officio)
Superintendent, Eastern Shore District
United Methodist Church
Parksley, Virginia
Dale R. Foley
CEO
Foley Material Handling
Ashland, Virginia
Wendell C. Franklin
Senior Vice President
S.L. Nusbaum Realty Company
Norfolk, Virginia
Steven D. Fredrickson
Chairman, President and CEO
Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc.
Norfolk, 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
Myrtle Frances Hatcher (Ex officio)
Superintendent, Peninsula District
United Methodist Church
Newport News, Virginia
Roy E. Hendrix
Real Estate Management
Virginia Beach, Virginia
Charlene Payne Kammerer (Ex officio)
Presiding Bishop, Richmond Area
United Methodist Church
Glen Allen, Virginia
David Kaufman
Founder & Senior Managing Director
Envest
Virginia Beach, Virginia
Ronald M. Kramer
Owner/President
Kramer Tire Company
Norfolk, Virginia
Lemuel E. Lewis
Director
Landmark Communications
Norfolk, Virginia
Charles A. McFadden
Executive Vice President
Max Media, Inc.
Virginia Beach, Virginia
E. George Middleton, Jr.
Chairman
E. G. Middleton, Inc.
Norfolk, 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
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 P. Ross
Community Leader and Volunteer
Virginia Beach, 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
Susan Cougill Torma '72
Retired Principal
Virginia Beach, Virginia
Mark Towe
President and COO
Oldcastle Materials, Inc.
Washington, DC
John A. Trinder
President and COO
MaxMedia, Inc.
Virginia Beach, Virginia
John N. Vest (Ex officio)
Superintendent, Portsmouth District
United Methodist Church
Portsmouth, Virginia
D. Henry Watts H’07
Past Chair, VWC Board of Trustees
Retired, Vice Chairman
Norfolk Southern Corporation
As of August 30, 2008
Trustees Emeriti
Robert F. Boyd
Partner, Boyd & Boyd, P.C.
Norfolk, Virginia
S. Frank Blocker, Jr.
President, EAD
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
Community Leader and Volunteer
Norfolk, Virginia
Henry C. Hofheimer II *
Community Leader and Volunteer
Norfolk, Virginia
H. P. McNeal *
Chairman of the Board
Empire Machinery and
Supply Corporation
Norfolk, Virginia
Kenneth R. Perry *
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
*Deceased