VISITNORFOLK’S BOARD
Fiscal Year 2022
NAME: | COMPANY: | POSITION: |
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Jeff Miller, Chairman & CEO | Rover Cruises | General Manager |
Vice Chair | Open Position | |
Jim Carroll, Secretary & Treasurer | Small Business Development Center of Hampton Roads, Inc. | Executive Director |
Jack Kavanaugh, NTF Chair | Ex Officio | Freemason Street Area Assoc. | President |
Hon. Kenny Alexander, NTF Chair / Ex Officio | City of Norfolk | City Mayor |
LaVoris Pace, Ex Officio | City of Norfolk | Deputy City Manager |
John Rhamstine, Ex Officio | SevenVenues | Director |
Ted Baroody, Ex Officio | Norfolk Festevents, Ltd | Chief Executive Officer |
Dianna Starkey, Ex Officio | VRLTA Norfolk Chapter | Chapter President |
David J. Beatty | TowneBank Commercial Mortgace, LLC | President |
Doug Beaver | City of Norfolk | Chief Resilience Officer |
Bruce Bishop | Wilcox & Savage, P.C | Partner |
Charlie Braden | Norfolk International Airport | Director of Market Development |
Ukwensi Chappell | Gallerie Ukwensi | Owner/Artist |
Claudel Clark | Hampton Roads Sports Commission | Executive Director |
Robert W. Cross | Virginia Arts Festival | Executive Director |
Larry Epplein | Norfolk State University | Assistant Professor |
Laura Henderson | Biz Connect Hampton Roads | Founder & CEO |
Stephen Kirkland | Nauticus | Executive Director |
Jay Lang | Hampton University | WHOV General/Station Manager |
Jeremy McGee | Four Eleven York | Co-Owner |
Mary Miller | Downtown Norfolk Council | President & CEO |
Erik Neil | Chrysler Museum of Art | Executive Director |
Judy Ocasio | AAA Tidewater Virginia | Vice President, Travel & Branch Operations |
Alan Smith | Truist | Vice President, Treasury Solutions Consultant |
Kathie Strauss | Norfolk Premium Outlets | Director of Marketing and Business Development |
Jessica Trotman | Mahoney & Richmond, PLLC | Attorney |
Tom Van Benschoten | Rover Cruises | General Manager |
John Vellines | Howard Hanna Real Estate Services | Associate Broker – Realtor® |
Cathie Vick | Port of Virginia | Chief Development and Government Affairs Officer |
John Wessling | S.L.Nusbaum Realty Co. | Vice President, Partner |
Darius Davenport, Legal Counsel | Crenshaw, Ware & Martin, PLC | Attorney |
BOARD COMMITTEE LIST
Fiscal Year 2022
Executive Committee
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Jeff Miller
Jim Carroll
Tom Van Benschoten
Jack Kavanaugh
Jack Ankerson
Ted Baroody
LaVoris Pace
Alan Smith
Staff:
Kurt Krause
Frank Reynolds
GOVERNANCE Committee
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Alan Smith
Cathie Vick
Claudell Clark
David Beatty
Erik Neil
Jeff Miller
Jeremy McGee
Jim Carroll
Judy Ocasio
Stephen Kirkland
Tom Van Benschoten
Staff:
Kurt Krause
Frank Reynolds
FINANCE Committee
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Jeff Miller
David Beatty
Staff:
Kurt Krause
Frank Reynolds
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