Lara Major, Chair
Educational Consultant
Purcellville, VA

Howard Kern, Vice-Chair
CEO Emeritus
Sentara Healthcare
Norfolk, VA

Tag Greason, Treasurer
Former Delegate
Chief Hyperscale Officer
Quality Technology Services
Loudoun County, VA

Jane Batten
Civic Leader
Virginia Beach, VA

Jennifer Gentry
Vice Chancellor, Institutional Advancement
Virginia’s Community Colleges
Richmond, VA

Laura Novey
Former Virginia Secretary of Education
Senior Vice President, State Government Relations
McGuireWoods Consulting
Richmond, VA

Dr. John Gordon
Superintendent
Suffolk Public Schools
Suffolk, VA

Matt Clarke
President
TowneBank Chesterfield
Midlothian, VA

Gil Bland
CEO
Giljoy Group
Virginia Beach, VA

Jayme Swain
President & CEO
VPM & The Foundation for Virginia Public Media
Richmond, VA

Anita Poston
Senior Partner
Woods Rogers Vandeventer Black PLC
Norfolk, VA

Dr. Javaid E. Siddiqi
Former Virginia Secretary of Education
Executive Director & CEO
The Hunt Institute
Richmond, VA

G. Gil Minor III, Emeritus
Coach
Minor & Major LLC
Richmond, VA

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Lisa Howard, Secretary/Co-Founder 
President & CEO

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