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JOHN C. ASBURY
PRESIDENT AND CEO ATLANTIC UNION BANKSHARES CEO, ATLANTIC UNION BANK HENRICO COUNTY
ALEXANDRA CUNNINGHAM | Partner and head of litigation team, Hunton Andrews Kurth
Alexandra Cunningham’s litigation and risk management practice focuses on product liability, toxic tort and environmental litigation, food contamination claims, and wrongful death and personal injury defense, including mass torts, class actions and multidistrict litigation. She defends Fortune 500 companies in high-stakes litigation nationally and has led arbitrations before the Internationa[...]
KIM DAVIS | Executive director, Friends of Southwest Virginia, ’Round the Mountain Artisan Network and the Southwest Virginia Cultural Heritage Foundation
Building an inclusive creative economy in 19 counties, four cities and 53 towns requires more than vision — it demands the ability to unite communities around shared goals and to secure multimillion-dollar investments. Named executive director of a trio of entities that promote Southwest Virginia’s creative economy and tourism in 2021, Kim Davis has worked […]
DORRIE FRANZELLO-KURTZ | Principal and client accounting and advisory services practice lead, Yount, Hyde & Barbour
With more than two decades of accounting experience, Dorrie Franzello-Kurtz focuses on attest and tax engagements for the construction industry and small businesses. She takes a strategic, forward-looking approach to her work, according to her nominator. Whether advising a client on accounting software transitions, improving workflows or guiding long-term financial strategy, Franzello-Kurtz “bri[...]
DEBORAH GANDY | Senior managing director and wealth advisor and relationship manager, Chevy Chase Trust
The first Black cheerleader for her middle and high schools in Greensboro, North Carolina, Deborah Gandy knows a thing or two about blazing trails. In 1998, U.S. Trust (now Bank of America Private Bank) hired Gandy as a business development officer, making her the first Black person in that role in the wealth management firm’s […]
CHRISTINE GUSTAFSON | Vice president of marketing and public relations, The Breeden Co.
In 2020, Christine Gustafson joined Breeden as the first female on the real estate development company’s executive team. “That milestone wasn’t just symbolic — it marked a shift in how we approached leadership, communication and visibility as an organization,” she says. Gustafson was also the company’s first executive-level marketing expert. “The company’s philosoph[...]
