August 2023 Out and About

Virginia Business held its 18th annual Virginia CFO Awards banquet at The Jefferson Hotel in Richmond on June 8. Sponsored by Truist Financial Corp., Yount, Hyde and Barbour (YHB) and Accent Professional Recruiting, the event honored 34 CFOs from around the commonwealth, nominated in four award categories, representing a variety of nonprofits, government agencies and for-profit businesses. (See Pages 63-68 for the full list of nominees and finalists, with winner profiles.) Photos by Rick DeBerry.

1. L to R: Shannon Updike, Jon Morris, Lisa Lambrecht, Lisa Clause, Challen Mabry and Sherry Guerrant of HopeTree Family Services  2. L to R: Doug Bierly, Vanessa Hampton, Warren Van der Waag and Eric Mann of Truist  3. L to R: Renee Figurelle, Lisa Olverson and Karen Joyner of Virginia Peninsula Foodbank  4. L to R: Cindy Yao and Ken Newsome of Markel Food Group  5. L to R: Warren Thompson and Ali Azima of Thompson Hospitality Corp.  6. L to R: Beth Shivak and Maria Tedesco of Atlantic Union Bank  7. L to R: Jason Ward and Bruce Campbell of AMF Bakery Systems. 8. The National Apartment Association named former Zumper Senior DEI and Culture Champion Dana Duckworth, a Hampton Roads resident, its 2023 DEI Champion at a ceremony held in early June in Atlanta. Photo courtesy National Apartment Association.  9. L to R: Virginia Foundation for Independent Colleges President Matt Shank and Hollins University President Mary Dana Hinton attended VFIC’s annual board of trustees meeting in early June at The Omni Homestead Resort. Photo courtesy VFIC. (Editor’s note: Virginia Business Publisher Bernie Niemeier serves on the VFIC Board of Trustees.) 10. 3north Director and Senior Project Manager Andrea Almond and Designer Quinton Mason hosted an exhibit during the Storefront for Community Design’s inaugural DesignRVA event on June 24 at The Branch Museum of Architecture and Design in Richmond. Photo by Fultz & Singh Architects’ Kylie Heald.  11. L to R: Cameron K. Gallagher Foundation Executive Director Grace Gallagher and Heather Hayes, executive education consultant with Gale, part of Cengage Group, held a check of the proceeds from Cameron’s Collection and Cameron’s Camp for Wellness ebook sales, which Gale presented to the foundation on June 6.  12. L to R: Lynnhaven Dive Center co-owner Lindsey Hillier Hotchkiss, state Del. Anne Ferrell Tata, Attorney General Jason Miyares and dive center co-owner Scott Hotchkiss celebrated the June 16 grand opening of the Lynnhaven Dive Center and Swim School’s Big Mike’s Aquatic Center in Virginia Beach.  13. Motivational speaker, author, radio host and singer Willie Jolley (center) addressed Northern Virginia Association of Realtors members on June 20 at NVAR’s headquarters in celebration of Juneteenth. L to R: NVAR Director of Education Renée Brown; NVAR Associate Director of Education Teresa Watson; Jolley; Victoria Milbourne, NVAR’s manager of communications, experience and engagement; and Reggie Copeland, principal broker at CR Copeland Real Estate. Photo courtesy NVAR.  14. On June 15, Gov. Glenn Youngkin, Amazon.com Inc. executives and state and local leaders took part in a ceremonial ribbon cutting for Amazon’s HQ2 headquarters in Arlington County. Photo courtesy Amazon.