Our 2023-24 Board

CHSVA Board Officers

Mr. John Owen Gwathmey, Esq.
Board Chair
Partner, Corporate M&A Team
Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP

Mr. Edward Solarz
Board Chair-Elect
Vice President, Development
Genesis Properties, Inc.

Ms. Leesa D. Christian, CPA
Board Treasurer
Senior Vice President / Chief Financial Officer
Bankers Insurance

Mr. Carlon R. Zanders
Immediate Past Chair
President
Zan’s Refuse Service

Ms. Christy E. Kiely, Esq.
Board Secretary
Attorney
Seyfarth Shaw LLP

CHSVA Board Directors

Mr. Sean M. Beard, Esq.
Assistant General Counsel
Altria Group, Inc.

Mr. Charles R. Boisky, Jr.
Senior Director, HR Business Partner
Capital One

Ms. Molly Cheek, LCSW
Community Volunteer
(Former Clinical Director of Dominion Youth Services)

Mr. Kevin C. Donnelly, Esq.
Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
Tredegar Corporation

Mr. Michael A. Evans
Community Volunteer
(Former Director of Richmond Department of Social Services)

Mr. Cornelius H. Fedderman
Senior Manager, Mail Operations
CarMax Enterprise Services

Dr. Jadig Garcia
Psychologist
Pediatric Center

Mr. Geoffrey F. Gasperini, Esq.
Director – Audit
Dominion Energy, Inc.

Mrs. Karrie B. Southall
Chief Operating Officer
RiverFront Investment Group

Mr. Michael Thorne-Begland
Director of Equity & Inclusion
Altria Group, Inc.

Mr. Melvin E. Tull, III, Esq.
Attorney
Tull Law PLC

Mr. Richard Carl Wetzel, III, Esq.
Deputy General Counsel
Dominion Energy, Inc.

Dr. Verneeta L. Williams
Physician
Brentwood Family Medicine Department | Riverside Medical Group

Mr. Steven C. Yeakel
President and CEO
Virginia Association of Community Banks

Memorial Fund Board of Directors

Mr. Thomas K. Johnstone, IV, Esq.
Board Chair
Community Volunteer 

Mr. Christopher Konstantinos, CFA
Board Vice Chair
Chief Investment Strategist
RiverFront Investment Group

Mr. Dana Rust, Esq.
Board Treasurer
Partner
McGuire Woods

Ms. Janet H. Wills, CFP
Board Immediate Past Chair
President
Wills Financial Group

Ms. Krystal F. Thompson
Board Secretary (Ex-Officio)
President & Chief Executive Officer
Children’s Home Society of Virginia

Mr. Xavier R. Richardson
Director
Senior Vice President & Chief Development Officer | President
Mary Washington Healthcare | Mary Washington Hospital & Stafford Hospital Foundations

Mr. John S. Barr, Esq.
Director
Attorney
McGuire Woods (retired)

Mr. John Owen Gwathmey, Esq.
Ex-Officio (CHS Board Chair)
Partner, Corporate M&A Team
Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP