Tom Winborne // ChairmanClark-Nexsen
CEO
Tom Winborne is an Architect and CEO for Clark Nexsen. During his 40 years at Clark Nexsen, he has been a major influence in the firm’s growth from 35 architects and engineers in 1975 to its current 500 employees in 10 Mid-Atlantic offices. Tom is a 1975 graduate of Virginia Tech. He is a member of the American Institute of Architects, Construction Specification Institute, Design-Build Institute of America and the Society of American Military Engineers. Tom is a lifelong resident of Chesapeake where he served on the Planning Commission for four years. He is a 2010 graduate of LEAD Hampton Roads and most recently served as its Chairman. Tom’s commitment to regionalism in Hampton Roads is evident by the boards he serves on including the Hampton Roads Chamber, ODU Educational Foundation, Greater Norfolk Corporation, and the Branch Museum of Architecture and Design.
2 0 1 7 E X EC U T I V E C O M M I T T E E
Vice ChairStrategic Initiatives
Glen RobertsonWolcott Rivers Gates
Vice ChairYoung Professionals
Julia RustPierce/McCoy
ChairHR BIZPAC
Bill HolloranDay & Zimmerman
Vice Chairat Large
Fel cia BlowA & B Custom Designs,
LLC
Vice Chairat Large
Billy KingHarvey Lindsay
Commercial Real Estate
Vice Chairat Large
Susan Long-MolnarManaging Communi-
cations Consulting
Vice Chairat Large
Shep MillerKITCO Fiber Optics
Vice Chairat Large
James NoelPort of Virginia
Martin Joseph // Treasurer360IT
President and CEO
Martin Joseph is the President and CEO of 360IT PARTNERS, a regional provider of Information Technology products and services for Small and Medium Businesses. Martin is Past President of Entrepreneurs’ Organization Southeast Virginia, recipient of Inside Business Magazine’s Top 40 Under 40 and recipient of Entrepreneurial Excellence Awards. His company, 360 IT, won the Hampton Roads Chamber of Commerce Small Business of the Year in 2013 and he served as Master of Ceremonies for the event in 2015 and 2016. He serves on the Board of Directors for the Lions Medical Eye Bank and Hampton Roads Better Business Bureau, and is a member of Virginia Beach Vision.
Bryan K. Stephens Hampton Roads Chamber
President and CEO
Bryan K. Stephens has extensive leadership and business experience. Prior to assuming his current position, he served as President & CEO of Kalmar in San Antonio, Texas; a $250M/year manufacturer of material handling equipment, after serving a distinguished 28 year career in the U.S Army, retiring as a Colonel. In the Army he served in a variety of progressive operational leadership and command positions. His last assignments include Infantry Brigade Commander and Division Chief of Staff, 10th Mountain Division (LI) and Chief of Operations and Chief of Staff, Joint Warfighting Center, USJFCOM in Suffolk, Virginia. His military qualifications include Ranger, Airborne, Pathfinder, Air Assault and Joint Staff Officer.
Since taking the helm of the Hampton Roads Chamber, Mr. Stephens has lead the Chamber to a U.S. Chamber of Commerce 5 star accreditation, an achievement only obtained by the top 1 percent of the over 7,000 Chamber’s in the Nation. He was also voted in the Top 25 Most Powerful People in Hampton Roads by Inside Business in 2016 as well as being awarded the Chamber Executive of the Year for the Commonwealth of Virginia 2016 by the Virginia Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives.
Sharon Fanto // Chair ElectCox Communications
Vice President of Cox Media
Sharon Fanto serves as vice president for Cox Media. A proven innovative and strategic thinker driving bottom line growth, Fanto came to Cox Media in 2012, after serving for nine years as General Sales Manager of Cox Media Group’s (CMG) KICU TV36 in San Francisco, California. Prior to joining CMG, Fanto co-founded and served as senior vice president of sales for InfoAlly, a pioneer in e-coaching technology. Fanto served at the executive level for Fox Sports Net and KTBC in Austin, Texas. Fanto holds a Bachelor’s of Science in Mass Communications and Advertising from Boston University and a MBA from the College of William & Mary. Fanto has served on several Boards of Directors including Bay Area STAR (Society of Television Advertising and Radio), the Heart Association 2017 Heart Ball, and the Virginia Cable Telecommunications Association. Fanto is the executive sponsor of the Cox Conserves Council, leading local environmental conservation efforts.
Vice ChairDevelopment
Mark HandleyRADM, CEC,
USN (retired), AECOM
Vice ChairGovernmental
Affairs
Rhonda BridgemanComfort Systems of
Virginia, Inc.
Vice ChairLeadership Programs
Mark JohnsonSunTrust Bank
Vice ChairMarketing &
Communications
Ken WaylandFree Agents Marketing
Vice ChairMembership
John DeGruttolaOptima Health
Vice ChairSmall Business
Joe TaylorTaylor’s Do It Center
Vice ChairSports
John WilsonWBR Insurance
Agency, LLC
Immediate Past Chair
Shepelle Watkins-WhiteShepelleWatkinsWhite
Consulting & Law, PLLC
Vice Chairat Large
Maurice SlaughterBayside Harley
ChairChesapeake
Michael BenedettoTFC Recycling
ChairNorfolk
Tim PetersSheraton Norfolk Waterside Hotel
ChairPortsmouth
Tracy LinkIntegrity Security
Services, Inc.
ChairSuffolk
Bill PollardVirginia Commonwealth
Bank
ChairVirginia Beach
Kim ShulerSunTrust
Steve RomineLeClairRyan
General CounselVice Chairat Large
Edith WhiteHampton Roads Community
Action Program
HAMPTON ROADS CHAMBER OFFICERS
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2017 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
PAST CHAIRS
Joseph R. WittOld Point National Bank
Michael DudleyOptima Health
Deborah StearnsJones Lang Lasalle
Dorcas Helfant Browning
Coldwell BankersDelceno Miles
AthDel Ventures, Inc.Joe Donnelly
Donnelly Real Properties
Jeff AinslieAinslie Group
Julie AndersonTowneBank
Edna Baehre-KolovaniTidewater Community
College
George BallWells Fargo
Lee BrazzellTransformation Consulting, LLC
John BroderickOld Dominion University
Randy DardenDewberry
Shelby DavisCapital One
Thelma DrakeCity of Norfolk
Bjoern FischerSTIHL, Inc.
Tom FrantzWilliams Mullen
Kasia GrzelkowskiVersAbility Resources
Ellen KeeterTowneBank
Michael KernerBon Secours Virginia
Health System
James Kibler, Jr.Virginia Natural Gas
Andrea KilmerThe ESG Companies
Mark KlettKlett Consulting Group
Kurt KrauseThe Main
Anthony LaneESI
John MatsonTowneBank
Robert McDonnellThe McDonnell Group
Scott MillerVirginia Wesleyan
College
Eddie MooreNorfolk State University
J.D. Myers, IICox Communications
Micky NyeFarm Fresh
Tonya PerkinsOld Point National Bank
John ReinhartThe Port of Virginia
Jeff RichardsonBeach Commercial
Pat RichardsonThe Virginian-Pilot &
Pilot Media
David RoppTowneBank
Toiya SosaGEICO
Susan StoneSuffolk Center for
Cultural Arts
Chris StuartTop Guard Security
Judith SwystunHampton Roads
Transportation Inc.
Charity VolmanSunTrust Bank
Jesse WaltzJES
James WhiteSafelite
Shawn AveryOpportunity, Inc.
Robert CrumHRPDC
William HarrellHRT
Kevin PageHRT
Craig QuigleyHRMFFA
RADM Jack ScorbyUSN Mid-Atlantic Region
James SporeReinvent HR
Rick WeddleHREDA
COMMUNITY LEADERS
AC
Bonaventure Property Management Services, LLC
Dwight Duton III
Branscome IncorporatedDewey Hurley
Busch Mfg/Busch LLCCharles Kane
Canon ITS Inc.Doris Higginbotham
Capital Group Companies/ The
Home of American Funds
Scott Duncan
Capital OneShelby Davis
Checkered Flag Motor Car Co., Inc.
Edward B. Snyder
Chesapeake Regional Medical Center
Reese Jackson
CHKD Health SystemJames D. Dahling
Christian Broadcasting Network
Michael D. Little
City of SuffolkHon. Linda T. Johnson
Clark NexsenThomas T. Winborne
Colonna’s Shipyard, Inc.Thomas W. Godfrey, Jr.
Columbia Gas of Virginia
Robert Innes
Commonwealth Financial Partners, LC
Robert P. Burke
Commonwealth ICT Services
Vince Callahan
Cox CommunicationsJ.D. Myers, II
Deloitte & Touche, LLPDebra Warner
Farm Fresh, Inc.Micky Nye
FIGGLinda Figg
Founders Inn and SpaEllen Ruane
Fulton BankDavid A. Durham
GEICOJohn Pham
Gold Key - PHRBob Howard
Goodwill of Central & Coastal Virginia
Mark A. Barth
Hall AutomotiveBill Baker
Hampton Roads Economic
Development Alliance
Rick Weddle
Harmony Senior Services
Delores Jacobson
Haynes Furniture Co., Inc.
E.J. Strelitz
Hampton Roads Sanitation District
Ted Henifin
Kaufman & Canoles, P.C.
William R. Van Buren, III
KPMG LLPChris M. Xystros
Kroger MarketplaceNoelle Motley
Langley Federal Credit Union
Gary B. Hunter
Liberty Tax Service - Corporate OfficeVanessa Szajnoga
LifeNet HealthDoug Wilson
Massimo Zanetti Beverage USA
John E. Boyle
Massimo Zanetti Beverage USA
Larry Quier
McGuire Woods, LLPJohn D. Padgett
MDV a Spartan Nash CompanyEd Brunot
MRI & CT DiagnosticsJay Venturi
Newport News Shipbuilding,
a Division of Huntington Ingalls
Mike Petters
Lumos NetworksJames Nester
ABBTECH Professional Resources
Threase Baker
Advance Auto PartsRudy Villarreal
Agape Counseling &
Therapeutic Services, Inc.
Shelly Baker-Scott
Bank of AmericaCharles R. Henderson, Jr.
BB&TRay L. Barnes
Beacon Health Options, Inc.
Tom Warburton
A.R. Chesson Construction Company
Carrie Baker
ARDXAngela Reddix
Dixon Hughes Goodman, LLP
Caron Crouse
Dollar Tree Stores, Inc.Bob Sasser
Dominion EnterprisesJack Ross
Dominion Virginia Power
Max Bartholomew
Eastern Virginia Medical School
Dr. Richard Homan
Electronic Systems, Inc.Jim Haney
Elizabeth River Crossings OpCo, LLC
Greg Woodsmall
Fairlead IntegratedJerry Miller
Everest CollegeJacob Kassuba
Norfolk Southern Corp.James Squires
Norfolk State UniversityEddie Moore
Norfolk Waterside Marriott
John Whippen
Novo NordiskKristie Eck
Pender & Coward, PCJames B. Lonergan
Old Dominion University
John R. Broderick
Optima HealthMichael Dudley
Phillips & Peters, PLLCKimberly H. Phillips
Bon Secours Virginia Health System
Michael K. Kerner
PNC BankLinwood Howard
Port of VirginiaJohn Reinhart
PRA GroupChristopher D. Lagow
2017 TRUSTEES
Tom Winborne // ChairmanClark-Nexsen
CEO
Martin Joseph // Treasurer360IT
President and CEO
Sheraton Norfolk Waterside Hotel
Tim Peters
Southern Auto GroupMike King
Southern Bank and Trust CompanyL. Taylor Harrell
STIHL Inc.Bjoern Fischer
SunTrust BankCharity A. Volman
The ESG CompaniesAndrea Kilmer
The Virginian-Pilot/ Pilot Media
Pat Richardson
Tidewater Community College
Dr. Edna Baehre-Kolovani, PH.D
Top Line Heating and Cooling, Inc.
Brittany Whitlock
Town Point ClubAli Halatayi
TowneBankG.R. Aston, Jr.
Unilever/ Lipton TeaWilliam Kelly
United Services Automobile Assn.
Lystre Sutcliffe
United Way of South Hampton RoadsCarol McCormack
University of Phoenix- Virginia Beach
Don Johnson
Vandeventer Black LLPMike Sterling
Virginia Eye Consultants
Karen J. Spencer
Virginia Natural Gas, Inc.
Jim Kibler
WalgreensKristi Armento
Wells FargoGeorge Ball
World Financial GroupLinh Truong
WVEC ABC 13Kari Jacobs
Statewide Commercial Real Estate
Billy Cook
2017 TRUSTEES
Pragmatica InnovationsPaul W. Johnson
Prevailance, Inc.John Owens
RK Chevrolet SubaruThomas M. Bates
Real Property Management
Cris Bell
Priority AutomotiveDennis Ellmer
QVC Suffolk, Inc.James Bonner
WTKR News 3Skip Valet
Precision DiagnosticsShaun Kistler
W.C. Carpenter, LLCKaddy Carpenter
Hamilton
The Miles AgencyDelceno Miles
500 East Main Street, Suite 700Norfolk, VA 23510Phone: 757-622-2312www.HamptonRoadsChamber.com
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