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AMY D. McCRACKEN | Associate dean, University of Richmond
Amy McCracken’s career path to serving as an associate dean at the University of Richmond didn’t run in a straight line. Before entering higher education, McCracken held a variety of positions, including executive director of the Richmond Animal League and chief advancement officer for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Richmond. She also helped […]
CATHERINE McGHEE | Chief deputy commissioner, Virginia Department of Transportation
Catherine McGhee was appointed chief deputy commissioner of the Virginia Department of Transportation in May 2022. She is the first woman to ascend to this level at the state agency. McGhee has more than 30 years of experience in traffic engineering and system operations, intelligent transportation systems and data and performance measurement. Prior to her […]
DR. THUY-ANH MELVIN | Northern Virginia physician in chief, Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group | Kaiser Permanente
The Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group | Kaiser Permanente appointed Dr. Thuy-Anh Melvin, a head and neck surgeon, to be its Northern Virginia physician in chief in 2023. In this role, she is responsible for a roughly $350 million budget and oversees about 550 physicians across 13 medical office buildings in Virginia, in addition to seeing […]
DELCENO C. MILES | President and CEO, The Miles Agency
Delceno C. Miles launched her communications and community engagement firm in 1989. These days, The Miles Agency continues to serve a diverse stable of clients from public agencies, municipalities, nonprofits and businesses, providing services like media outreach, stakeholder engagement, digital marketing and crisis communications. “The majority of our clients are repeats or referrals,” Miles [...]
CLARE MILLER | Chief human resources officer, Atlantic Union Bank
Clare Miller brings more than 20 years of experience building and developing high-performing teams to her role as chief human resources officer at Atlantic Union Bank, a position she’s held since 2022. As the head of HR for a bank with about 2,300 employees, Miller’s responsibilities include compensation and benefits; talent acquisition and development; diversity, […]
LENNIE GAIL MITCHAM | Executive director, Southwest Virginia Alliance for Manufacturing
When Lennie Gail Mitcham joined the Southwest Virginia Alliance for Manufacturing in 2013, the organization had eight manufacturing members and no active programs or initiatives. “Tasked with revitalizing the organization, I focused on increasing membership, community awareness and value for our members — despite having no prior nonprofit experience,” she says. Mitcham developed programs for[...]
TAMMY NEALE | CEO, Virginia Housing
Tammy Neale, who in 2024 was named CEO of the self-supporting state organization helping Virginians attain affordable housing, has overseen the investment of $730 million in financing that has created over 4,000 housing units. Virginia Housing has also supported more than 4,500 single-family mortgage loans totaling over $1.4 billion, with 96% of borrowers receiving financial […]
NICOLE NEWSOME | Chief strategy and growth officer, Qantm Creative
In 2023, Five Hill Capital, a Norfolk-based investment firm and the parent company of WB Marketing, a Norfolk marketing and communications firm, acquired Meridian Group, a Virginia Beach agency. The next year the two shops were combined to create Qantm Creative. A sales and marketing veteran, Nicole Newsome was director of digital marketing for WB […]
SHANNON O. PIERCE | President and CEO, Virginia Natural Gas; Senior vice president, Southern Company Gas
A Surry County native, Shannon Pierce succeeded Robert Duvall in April as leader of Virginia Natural Gas, the utility serving more than 310,000 residential, commercial and industrial customers in Southeastern Virginia. She also serves as an executive for Southern Company Gas, VNG’s parent. Although Pierce has spent her entire career in energy, mere chance delivered […]
SUSAN PILATO | Owner and principal, PC&A Business Environments; CEO, Mantra Inspired Furniture
At the age of 5, Susan Pilato knew she wanted to own her own business. She realized that goal at the age of 25, when she and Donna Counts launched what is now known as PC&A Business Environments, a commercial furniture dealership and interior design business based in Norfolk. A new opportunity presented itself with […]
