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Board of Trustees 2007-08

George Y. Birdsong, Chairman

CEO, Birdsong Corporation
Suffolk, Va.

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, Va.

Vincent J. Mastracco, Jr., Treasurer

Partner, Kaufman and Canoles, P.C.
Norfolk, Va.

Jane P. Batten H'06

Former Chair, Virginia Wesleyan Board of Trustees
Community Leader and Volunteer
Virginia Beach, Va.

Clarence R. Brown

Superintendent, Norfolk District United Methodist Church
Norfolk, Va.

Lynn B. Clements

Executive Director, Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center
Virginia Beach, Va.

Robert W. Collenberg II '90

Co-Owner, The Shutter Door
Virginia Beach, Va.


B. Minette Cooper

Cultural Alliance of Greater Hampton Roads
Norfolk, Virginia


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

Tammy L. Estep (Ex officio)

Superintendent, Eastern Shore District United Methodist Church
Parksley, Va.


Dale R. Foley
CEO, Foley Material Handling
Ashland, Va.

Wendell C. Franklin

Senior Vice President, S.L. Nusbaum Realty Company
Norfolk, Va.

Susan S. Goode

Community Leader and Volunteer
Norfolk, Va.


William W. Granger III

Director of Corporate Development, ValueOptions
Norfolk, Va.


William T. Greer, Jr. (Ex officio)

President, Virginia Wesleyan College
Norfolk, Va.

Charles E. Harris
President and CEO, YMCA of South Hampton Roads
Norfolk, Va.

Myrtle Frances Hatcher (Ex officio)

Superintendent, Peninsula District United Methodist Church
Newport News, Va.


Roy E. Hendrix
Real Estate Management
Virginia Beach, Va.

Charlene Payne Kammerer (Ex officio)

Presiding Bishop, Richmond Area United Methodist Church
Glen Allen, Va.

David Kaufman

Founder & Senior Managing Director, Envest
Virginia Beach, Va.

Ronald M. Kramer

Owner/President, Kramer Tire Company
Norfolk, Va.

Lemuel E. Lewis

Executive Vice President, CFO, Landmark Communications
Norfolk, Va.

John E. Lingo, Jr.

Vice President, Jack Lingo Realty
Lewes, Del.

Daniel A. Mason '88

President, Virginia Wesleyan Alumni Board
Master Property Claims Representative, Nationwide Insurance
Virginia Beach, Va.


Charles A. McFadden
Executive Vice President, Max Media, Inc.
Virginia Beach, Va.

Emily S. Miles

Public Relations
Norfolk, Va.

Jerrold L. Miller

President, Earl Industries, Inc.
Portsmouth, Va.

Tassos J. Paphites '79

Chairman and CEO, Burgerbusters, Inc.
Virginia Beach, Va.


Robin D. Ray

President, Atlantic Dominion Distributors
Virginia Beach, Va.


Jeanne P. Ross

Community Leader and Volunteer
Virginia Beach, Va.

Louis F. Ryan

Retired Executive Vice President and General Counsel, Landmark Communications
Norfolk, Va.

William S. Shelhorse '70

President, Chesapeake Bay Contractors, Inc.
Virginia Beach, Va.

Anne B. Shumadine

President, Signature Financial Management
Norfolk, Va.

William H. Thumel, Jr.

Abacus Racing
Virginia Beach, Va.


Susan Cougill Torma '72

Retired Principal
Virginia Beach, Va.

Mark Towe

President and COO, Oldcastle Materials, Inc.
Washington, D.C.

John A. Trinder

President and COO, Max Media, Inc.
Virginia Beach, Va.

John N. Vest (ex officio)

Superintendent, Portsmouth District United Methodist Church
Portsmouth, Va.


D. Henry Watts
H'07

Past Chair, Virginia Wesleyan Board of Trustees
Retired, Vice Chairman Norfolk Southern Corporation

Trustees Emeriti

Robert F. Boyd

Partner, Boyd & Boyd, P.C.
Norfolk, Va.

S. Frank Blocker, Jr.

President, EAD
Norfolk, Va.

Jerry G. Bray, Jr.*

Retired Judge
Virginia Beach, Va.

William J. Fanney

Retired Director and Chairman Emeritus, Life Savings Bank
Virginia Beach, Va.

Helen Hoffman

Community Leader and Volunteer
Norfolk, Va.

Henry C. Hofheimer II*

Community Leader and Volunteer
Norfolk, Va.

H.P. McNeal*

Chairman of the Board, Empire Machinery and Supply Corporation
Norfolk, Va.

Kenneth R. Perry*

President, Suburban Management Company
Norfolk, Va.

Ralph G. Roop*

Retired CEO, Petroleum Marketers, Inc.
Richmond, Va.

Mary W. Thrasher

President, Larchmont United Methodist Church Foundation
Norfolk, Va.

Benjamin J. Willis, Jr.

President, Willis Wayside, Inc.
Virginia Beach, Va.

 

*Deceased