Board of Directors and Staff

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Board of Directors and Staff

From our Board of Directors to our dedicated staff, each member of the Virginia Foundation for Community College Education is motivated by student accessibility and achievement. We understand that empowering others to succeed helps to bring success to all of Virginia, and we strive to help students reach their educational and career goals with every action we take.

Meet Our Board of Directors

Board Member

Justin Ballard

Virginia Beach, Virginia

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Board Member

Xavier Beale

Newport News, Virginia

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Vice Chair

Darren Conner

Danville, Virginia

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Board Member

Sally Caldwell

Manakin Sabot, Virginia

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Chair

Ben Davenport, Jr.

Chatham, Virginia

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Board Member

Ed Dalrymple

Mitchells, Virginia

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Board Member

David Doré, Ed.D.

Richmond, Virginia

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Board Member

Christopher French, M.B.A

Woodstock, Virginia

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Board Member

Jennifer Sager Gentry, Ed.D.

Glen Allen, Virginia

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General Counsel

Philip H. Goodpasture, J.D.

Richmond, Virginia

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Board Member

Cedric Green, Ph.D.

Richmond, Virginia

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Board Member

The Honorable William Hazel, Jr., M.D.

Oakton, Virginia

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Board Member

Amy Henecke

Orange, Virginia

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Board Member

Ronald Holmes, M.B.A.

Fredericksburg, Virginia

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Treasurer

Anna James, M.B.A.

Suffolk, Virginia

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Board Member

The Honorable Maurice Jones, J.D.

Norfolk, Virginia

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Board Member

Gaye Montgomery, J.D.

Glen Allen, Virginia

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Board Member

Mary Morris, J.D.

Richmond, Virginia

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Board Member

Michael O’Kane

Great Falls, Virginia

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Board Member

John Rainone, Ed.D.

Clifton Forge, Virginia

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Board Member

Jennie Reynolds, M.B.A.

Richmond, Virginia

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Board Member

Caroline Petters Sauer, M.Ed.

Falls Church, Virginia

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Board Member

Leah Fried Sedwick, M.S.U.P.

Northern Virginia

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Board Member

Julia Gilliam Sterling, M.Ed.

Charlottesville, Virginia

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Emeritus Board Members

Emeritus Status is an honor bestowed on board members who demonstrated exemplary
service, passion, and commitment to the VFCCE and our mission.

Dorcas Helfant-Browning

Virginia Beach, Virginia

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Dan R. Dixon

Arlington, Virginia

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Honorary Board Members

The Hon. George Allen

The Hon. Gerald L. Baliles (deceased)

The Hon. James Gilmore II

The Hon. Linwood Holton (deceased)

The Hon. Timothy Kaine

The Hon. Robert F. McDonnell

The Hon. Terry McAuliffe

The Hon. Charles Robb

The Hon. Mark Warner

The Hon. L. Douglas Wilder

Dana Hamel, Chancellor Emeritus

The Honorable Ralph S. Northam, M.D.

Meet Our Staff

Vice Chancellor for Institutional Advancement & Executive Director

Jennifer Sager Gentry

(804) 819-4962

jgentry@vccs.edu

Director of Foundation Operations

Judy Frederick

(804) 819-1660

jfrederick@vccs.edu

Director of Development

Steven Jones

(804) 201-5174

sjones@vccs.edu

Director of Community Engagement

Anne M. Rogers

(804) 819-5396

arogers@vccs.edu

Director of Philanthropic Partnerships

Gina Heckey

804-819-1694

gheckey@vccs.edu

Finance Manager

Adam Smith

(804) 819-4963

csmith@vccs.edu

Manager of Data Integrity and Prospect Research

Zack Spaeth

(804) 819-4796

zspaeth@vccs.edu

Project Coordinator

Karen Dyer

804-819-4907

kdyer@vccs.edu

Executive Administrative Specialist

Rhonda Lubbe

(804) 819-4961

rlubbe@vccs.edu