CIVIC Executive Program
Each year, the CIVIC Leadership Institute program is comprised of a diverse group of approximately 50 executive leaders from the Hampton Roads region who reflect the region’s diversity of race, geography, profession, and gender.
CIVIC has had the honor of collaborating with the most brilliant minds in the area, and our programming continues to educate on key timely topics. Each session allows the executives to deliberate on the issues and engage in a healthy dialogue with the best speakers in their respective fields, providing a balanced view and discussion.

Congratulations to the CIVIC Class of 2022 on their graduation. This group of exceptional leaders from across the Hampton Roads Region participated in the program from September 2021-May 2022. We look forward to welcoming the next CIVIC Class who will be announced in September 2022.
CIVIC Class of 2022 Roster

Natalie N. Allen
Chief Communications and Community Engagement OfficerVirginia Beach City Public Schools

Michele L. Anderson
President & CEOUnited Way of South Hampton Roads

CAPT Monty G. Ashliman, Jr.
Director, Operations and Public Safety (N3)Navy Region Mid-Atlantic

Claudine E. Baggett
Director of Learning and Development and HR-VABrown Advisory

Justin C. Ballard
Director of Business DevelopmentS.B. Ballard Construction Company

Terry H. Banez
CEOGreater Williamsburg Chamber and Tourism Alliance

Dr. Kanama M. Bivins
Chief Financial OfficerNASA Langley Research Center

Tiffany M. Boyle
Commissioner of the RevenueCity of Newport News

Karen C. Bradley
Director, Corporate CommunicationsVirginia Natural Gas

Dr. Towuanna Porter Brannon
PresidentThomas Nelson Community College

Jeffrey D. Brooks
Project ExecutiveW. M. Jordan Company

Michael Chalkias
Finance DirectorFerguson

Daniel L. Chenoweth
Regional Market PartnerPBMares, LLP

Tony Cortinas
Vice President and Co-FounderMarathon Consulting

M. Denise Counce
Senior Vice President, Diversity and Inclusion OfficerTowneBank

Thomas G. Cross
Director, State and Local Government AffairsThe Port of Virginia

Matthew J. Dangler
Vice PresidentStratascorp Technologies

CAPT Steven V. Djunaedi
Executive OfficerNaval Air Station Oceana

Blair A. Durham
PresidentBlack BRAND

Peggy Kriha Dye
General Director & CEOVirginia Opera

Bruce A. Easterson
Program Director, Submarine Fleet SupportNewport News Shipbuilding

Heather D. Foxwell
Vice President for Finance & AdministrationACCESS College Foundation

Bern A. Glasser
VP, Private Client AdvisorBank of America Private Bank

Miriam S. Goganious
Regional Staff Vice PresidentAnthem

Dana Weston Graves
PresidentSentara Princess Anne Hospital

Tamika J. Harris
Vice PresidentChildren's Hospital of The King's Daughters

Colleen C. Higginbotham
Deputy Director for Visitor ExperienceChrysler Museum of Art

CAPT Christopher T. Horgan
Commanding OfficerNaval Weapons Station Yorktown

Asa M. Jackson
President and DirectorThe Contemporary Arts Network

Latisha M. James
Executive Vice President, External Affairs & OperationsThe Urban League of Hampton Roads

Jonathan L. Kelly
Vice President, Program ManagerScience Systems and Applications, Inc. (SSAI)

Elizabeth A. Kersey
SVP, Communications and Public PolicyPRA Group, Inc.

Thomas E. Kramer
Executive Director of the Wason Center for Civic LeadershipChristopher Newport University

Josh D. Lassiter
ArchitectCox, Kliewer & Company P.C.

Dr. Alvean Faye Lyons, LCPC
CEOAlvean Lyons Inc.

Earnest R. McDonald
Community Planning Liaison OfficerJoint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story

Paula J. Miller
Legislative Affairs & Sr. Communications SpecialistDominion Energy

Michael E. Mize
Managing DirectorKPMG LLP

Laura A. Nguyen
COOPinnacle Real Estate Investment Group

Kevin D. Otey, Jr.
Chief Operating OfficerHampton Roads Community Action Program (HRCAP)

Casey M. Roberts
Executive DirectorNew Horizons Regional Education Centers

Amanda L. Rose
Vice President of Finance and AdministrationAn Achievable Dream

Joashua F. Schulman
Attorney / Co-Founder, Town Center Office SuitesJoashua F Schulman, PC / Town Center Office Suites, LLC

Dr. Julie E. Stoner
Assistant Dean for Administration and EngagementEastern Virginia Medical School

Jonathan Z. Trogdon
Executive DirectorWilliamsburg Area Transit Authority

Barry J. White
VP of FinanceZel Technologies, LLC

Dr. Jessica C. Whitehead
Joan P. Brock Endowed Executive Director, Institute for Coastal Adaptation and Resilience (ICAR)Old Dominion University

Eva G. Wiggins
Director of MarketingHarvey Lindsay Commercial Real Estate

James B. Wood
PartnerWillcox Savage, P.C.

Dr. Michelle W. Woodhouse
Vice President for Academic Affairs and Chief Academic OfficerTidewater Community College

Michael R. Yeager
Executive Vice President, Director of Treasury & Commercial SolutionsOld Point National Bank