1. Educational Foundation

Foundation Board of Directors

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 Virginia Peninsula 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
Dr. Porter Brannon

President Virginia Peninsula Community College

Mr. David Burris
Mr. David Burris

Foundation Board Chairman

Tracy Ashley
Tracy Ashley

  Executive Director of Educational Foundation, Virginia Peninsula Community College

Mr. Steven Carpenter
Mr. Steven Carpenter

Treasurer, Vice President for Finance & Administration, Virginia Peninsula Community College

Crystal B. Bright
Crystal B. Bright

External Affairs Manager, State and Local Affairs - Virginia, Dominion Energy

Mr. Samar Chopra
Mr. Samar Chopra

Vice President of Technology Solutions, Langley Federal Credit Union

Mr. William Grace
Mr. William Grace

President & CEO, Grace Industries, Inc.

The Honorable Ross A. Mugler
The Honorable Ross A. Mugler

Commissioner of the Revenue, City of Hampton

Mr. A’Keen White
Mr. A’Keen White

Business Manager, Smithfield Foods

Angela Giles
Dr. Angela Giles

Dr. Angela Giles, Workflow Coordinator and Behavioral Consultant,
U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs, Texas Healthcare System

Aimee Gooch
Ms. Aimee Gooch

Vice President, Commercial Relationship Manager, Old Point National Bank

Kevin Goetz
Mr. Kevin Goetz

Head of School, Trinity Lutheran School

Tina Stimson
Ms. Tina Stimson

Program Director, Newport News Shipbuilding

Tijuana Gholson
Mrs. Ti'Juana Gholson

College Board Liaison

Jesse Goodrich
Ms. Jesse Goodrich

Senior Vice President, Human Resources, Riverside Health System
Foundation Board Vice Chair

Trish Armstrong
Trish Armstrong

Senior Maintenance Manager, Anheuser-Busch Williamsburg Brewery

Dustine DeVore
Dustin DeVore

Managing Director, Kaufman and Canoles

Dudley Harris
Dudley Harris

Vice President Special Projects, Bay Electric Co.

Matt Hettche
Matt Hettche

Department Chair at the Luter School of Business, Christopher Newport University

Foundation Staff

Tracy Ashley
Tracy Ashley

Director of Development

Michelle Manfred
Michelle Manfred

Coordinator for Donor Research and Prospect Engagement

Shante' Bell
Shante' Bell

Alumni and Annual Giving Coordinator

Ms. Patrese Hall
Ms. Patrese Hall

Accountant

Emeritus Board Members

Ms. Athena M. Robbins
Ms. Athena M. Robbins

CPA Partner Carmines, Robbins & Company, Board Member Emeritus

Charles Southall
Charles Southall

Board Member Emeritus

The Honorable Dr. Turner M. Spencer
The Honorable Dr. Turner M. Spencer

Board Member Emeritus, Former Member: Hampton City Council, Virginia Peninsula Professor Emeritus, Virginia Peninsula Retiree