Our Board of Directors
Meet the committed leaders who serve are responsible for overseeing the organization's activities.EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Christopher “Kit” Chope
Board ChairClass of 2014 | Vice President of Sustainability, Virginia Port Authority
Dawna Ellis
Past Board ChairClass of 2014 | Chief Financial Officer, Harvey Lindsay Commercial Real Estate
William Crow
Chair, Strategic PlanningClass of 2009 | President, Virginia Ship Repair Association
Robert Geis
Chair, Alumni CouncilClass of 2013 | Deputy City Manager, City of Chesapeake
Kay Kemper
Chair, Nominations and Board DevelopmentExecutive Director Emeritus | President and CEO, Kemper Consulting, Inc.
Andria McClellan
Secretary | Chair, DevelopmentClass of 2010 | Norfolk City Councilwoman, Superward 6
Rob Shuford
Treasurer | Chair, FinanceClass of 2007 | Executive VP & COO, Old Point National Bank
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Alonzo C. Brandon
ODU LiaisonClass of 2008 | Vice President for University Advancement, Old Dominion University
Stephanie Adler Calliott
Development CommitteeClass of 2015
Rob Coleman
Class of 2014 | Newport News, Deputy Sheriff, Newport News Sheriff’s Office
Carol Curtis
Strategic Planning CommitteeClass 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 CommitteeClass of 2014 | Partner, KPMG
Karen Meier
ODU LiaisonClass 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