Meet the Power Team
CIVIC Leadership Institute is so grateful to the Board of Directors who dedicate their time to continuing CIVIC’s mission. We are proud to have them as an integral part of our organization.
Executive Committee
Christopher “Kit” Chope
Board Chair
Class of 2014
Vice President, Sustainability, The Port of Virginia
Dawna Ellis
Past Board Chair
Class of 2014
Chief Financial Officer, Harvey Lindsay Commercial Real Estate
William Crow
Chair, Strategic Planning
Class of 2009
President, Virginia Ship Repair Association
Robert Geis
Chair, Alumni Council
Class of 2013
Deputy City Manager, City of Chesapeake
Kay Kemper
Chair, Nominations and Board Development Executive Director Emeritus
President and CEO, Kemper Consulting, Inc.
Andria McClellan
Secretary
Chair, Development
Class of 2010
Norfolk City Councilwoman, Superward 6
Rob Shuford
Treasurer
Chair, Finance
Class of 2007
Executive VP & COO, Old Point National Bank
Board of Directors
Alonzo C. Brandon
ODU Liaison
Class of 2008
Vice President for University Advancement, Old Dominion University
Stephanie Adler Calliott
Development Committee
Class of 2015
Rob Coleman
Class of 2014
Newport News, Deputy Sheriff, Newport News Sheriff’s Office
Carol Curtis
Strategic Planning Committee
Class of 2014
President, Noah Enterprises, Inc.
Alyssa Embree
Class of 2016
Partner, Williams Mullen
Len Fleisig
Class of 2013
Partner, Willcox & Savage
Chavis Harris
Class of 2012
Director, EEO, Ethics & Compliance, Newport News Shipbuilding
Ute Heidenreich
Class of 2015
General Counsel, TowneBank
Morton T. “Nemo” Larmore
Finance Committee
Class of 2014
Partner, KPMG
Karen Meier
ODU Liaison
Class of 2013
Assistant Vice President for Community Engagement, Old Dominion University
James K. Spore
President and CEO, Reinvent Hampton Roads
Dr. Kevin G. Swann
Class of 2016
Senior Pastor, Ivy Baptist Church
Jeff Wassmer
Class of 2009
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Spectrum