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Leadership

We are fortunate to have a talented team of leaders who care deeply about education.
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Leadership Team

Matt Clarke

Chairman of the Board

President

TowneBank Chesterfield

Midlothian, VA

Tag Greason

Vice Chair

Former Delegate

CO-Chief Executive
Quality Technology Services

Loudoun County, VA

Anita Poston

Treasurer

Senior Partner

Woods Rogers Vandeventer Black PLC

Norfolk, VA

Lisa Howard

President / CEO / Secretary

Co-Founder

Jane Batten

Honorary Chair

Civic Leader

Virginia Beach, VA

Lara Major

Board Member

Educational Consultant

Purcellville, VA

Dr. Bob Pianta

Board Member

Batten Bicentennial Professor of Education, Professor of Psychology + Founding Director of CASTL at UVA

Charlottesville, VA

Cally Robertson Everett

Board Member

VP of Marketing

CBN

Lindsay Berry Winter

Board Member

Head of Public Policy

Amazon

Virginia Beach, VA

Laura Novey

Board Member

Former Virginia Secretary of Education

Senior Vice President, State Government Relations
McGuireWoods Consulting

Richmond, VA

Howard Kern

Board Member

CEO Emeritus

Sentara Healthcare

Norfolk, VA

Jayme Swain

Board Member

President & CEO

VPM & The Foundation for Virginia Public Media

Richmond, VA

Julia Gilliam Sterling

Board Member

Director of Grant Making

The Gilliam Family Foundation

Richmond, VA

Robert D. Moore

Board Member

Director of Development

Rush Street Gaming

Kelly Till

Board Member

Regional President | President + Publisher

Lee Enterprises Virginia

Lisa Robertson, Emeritus

Founding Board Member + Founder

Faithful Beginnings

G. Gil Minor III, Emeritus

Coach

Minor & Major LLC

Richmond, VA

E3 Team

Devan Maloney

Chief Strategy Architect

Maren Macconnell

Director of Philanthropy & Partnerships

Erin Highton

Research & Special Projects Manager