President Thomas Nelson Community College
The Board consists of volunteers representing the leadership of the Peninsula community. They are nominated by a standing committee and elected by the existing Board. Members have fiducial and policymaking responsibilities for management and disposal of the assets of the Foundation, in accordance with the bylaws and articles of incorporation of the Foundation.
The Board is legally responsible for the Foundation’s monetary holdings and has oversight responsibility; however, they are not operators of the Foundation. The Foundation Board also has the authority to reject gifts that do not meet the goals of the Foundation or mission of the college. The President of Thomas Nelson Community College is an ex-officio member of the Board. In addition, the local College Board appoints one of its members to serve as liaison to the Foundation Board.
Educational Foundation
Dr. Porter Brannon
Mr. Danny B. Bridges
Principal/Vice President/Newport News, McGill Associates, P.A.
Mr. David Burris
President, Peninsula SunTrust Bank
Ms. Cynthia H. Callaway, J.D.,
Executive Director, Vice President for Institutional Advancement, Thomas Nelson Community College
Mr. Steven Carpenter
Treasurer, Vice President for Finance & Administration, Thomas Nelson Community College
Mr. Jack L. Ezzell, Jr.
Chief Executive Officer, Zel Technologies, LLC
Mr. Rick Gallaer
President, POMOCO Group
Mr. William Grace
President & CEO, Grace Industries, Inc.
Mr. Robert R. Harper, Jr.
Founder, Bob Harper Portraits
Dr. Nancy Littlefield
Senior Vice President/Chief Nursing Officer, Riverside Health System
Mr. John W. McMillan, Jr.
College Board Member Liaison
The Honorable Ross A. Mugler
Commissioner of the Revenue, City of Hampton
Mr. Robert F. Shuford
Chairman of the Corporation, Old Point Financial Corporation
The Honorable Dr. Turner M. Spencer
Former Member: Hampton City Council, Thomas Nelson Professor Emeritus, Thomas Nelson Retiree
Ms. Donna Wilmoth
Vice President Patient Care Services and Chief Nurse Executive Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical Center
Foundation Staff
Ms. Tracy Ashley
Director of Development, Thomas Nelson Community College
Ms. Michelle D. Garrett
Foundation Assistant, Thomas Nelson Community College
Mr. Kris Griffith
Development Officer, Thomas Nelson Community College
Ms. Patrese Hall
Accountant, Thomas Nelson Community College
Emeritus Board Members
Mr. Eugene W. Johnson
Board Member Emeritus, Hampton University
Ms. Athena M. Robbins
CPA Partner Carmines, Robbins & Company, Board Member Emeritus