Board of Directors

Meet our Board Members

The Hampton Roads Alliance is governed by an experienced and knowledgeable Board of Directors, comprised of C-suite executives from some of our largest employers and Mayors from throughout the region.

 

Honorable Richard W. West

Honorable Richard W. West

PUBLIC SECTOR REPRESENTATIVE

Mayor, City of Chesapeake

Honorable Jimmy Gray

Honorable Jimmy Gray

PUBLIC SECTOR REPRESENTATIVE

Mayor, City of Hampton

Honorable Phillip Jones

Honorable Phillip Jones

PUBLIC SECTOR REPRESENTATIVE

Mayor, City of Newport News

Honorable Kenneth C. Alexander, Ph.D.

Honorable Kenneth C. Alexander, Ph.D.

PUBLIC SECTOR REPRESENTATIVE

Mayor, City of Norfolk

Honorable Robert M. Dyer

Honorable Robert M. Dyer

PUBLIC SECTOR REPRESENTATIVE

Mayor, City of Virginia Beach

Honorable Shannon Glover

Honorable Shannon Glover

PUBLIC SECTOR REPRESENTATIVE

Mayor, City of Portsmouth

Honorable Ruth Larson

Honorable Ruth Larson

PUBLIC SECTOR REPRESENTATIVE

Chair, James City County

Robert Duvall, Chair

Robert Duvall, Chair

PRIVATE SECTOR REPRESENTATIVE

Chief Executive Officer, Virginia Natural Gas

Buffy Barefoot, Vice Chair

Buffy Barefoot, Vice Chair

PRIVATE SECTOR REPRESENTATIVE

President, Virginia Beach TowneBank

Aubrey Layne, Treasurer

Aubrey Layne, Treasurer

PRIVATE SECTOR REPRESENTATIVE

Executive Vice President, Governance & External Affairs, Sentara Health

Keith Vander Vennet, Past Chair

Keith Vander Vennet, Past Chair

EX OFFICIO

Senior Vice President - East Region, Ferguson Enterprises

Douglas L. Smith, Secretary

Douglas L. Smith, Secretary

EX OFFICIO (NON VOTING)

President & CEO, Hampton Roads Alliance

William L. "Bill" Murray

William L. "Bill" Murray

PRIVATE SECTOR REPRESENTATIVE

Senior Vice President–Corporate Affairs & Communications, Dominion Energy

Cullen Glass

Cullen Glass

PRIVATE SECTOR REPRESENTATIVE

Vice President, Supply Chain at HII-Newport News Shipbuilding

Lindsay Winter

Lindsay Winter

PRIVATE SECTOR REPRESENTATIVE

Head of Virginia Public Policy, Amazon

John Lawson

John Lawson

PRIVATE SECTOR REPRESENTATIVE

Executive Chairman, W.M. Jordan Company

Yuri Matsumoto, RED Team Chair

Yuri Matsumoto, RED Team Chair

EX OFFICIO

Director, City of Williamsburg

Darell Williams

Darell Williams

PRIVATE SECTOR REPRESENATIVE

President, Hampton University

James B. "Jimmy" Wood, General Counsel

James B. "Jimmy" Wood, General Counsel

EX OFFICIO (NON VOTING)

Member, Willcox Savage