Leadership

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

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

Lisa Howard

President / CEO / Secretary

Co-Founder

G. Gil Minor III, Emeritus

Coach

Minor & Major LLC

Richmond, VA

Lisa Robertson, Emeritus

Founding Board Member + Founder

Faithful Beginnings

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

Matt Clarke

President

TowneBank Chesterfield

Midlothian, 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

Lorie Lee

Vice-President

Consultant

Julia Gilliam Sterling

Director of Grant Making

The Gilliam Family Foundation

Dr. Harry Thomas

Superintendent

Essex County Public Schools