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Hospitality/Tourism: LESLIE GREENE BOWMAN
Bowman joined Charlottesville’s Thomas Jefferson Foundation as its president in 2008. The nonprofit owns and operates Monticello, the mountaintop plantation of the third U.S. president and author of the Declaration of Independence. Although she’s the lead caretaker of one of America’s most important historic estates, Bowm[...]
Nonprofits/Philanthropy: ANGELA F. WILLIAMS
As the first Black woman to helm United Way Worldwide, Williams says she’s proud to have built a leadership team consisting almost entirely of people of color that reflects the perspectives and experiences of the diverse people the global nonprofit serves. “True progress requires we make space for the folks who are directly [...]
Professional Services: ERIC SCHEINERMAN
Scheinerman joined CIBT in 2019 as its chief financial officer, bringing extensive global finance experience from executive roles held worldwide. Before coming to CIBT, which provides immigration and visa services for businesses and individuals, Scheinerman was chief financial officer at Wind River Environmental, an air quality [...]
Retail/Wholesale: REID A. BROWN
Brown is the fourth generation of his family to run Brown Distributing, which serves more than 6,000 retailers and employs over 500 workers. His brother, Jason, serves as company vice president. Founded in 1919, Brown Distributing began as a bottling operation for a popular cherry cola in Richmond operated by brothers Abraham and Isadore Brown. […]
Living Legends: DWIGHT SCHAR
It’s a year of change for Schar. In May, Schar, 80, retired as chair of NVR Inc., the Fortune 500 homebuilding and mortgage banking business he founded back in 1980 that went on to become one of the nation’s largest home builders. Operating under the Ryan Homes, NVHomes and Heartland Homes brands, NVR reported $1.24 [&hellip[...]
Health Care: MARY N. MANNIX
The leader of one of a decreasing number of independently owned health systems, Mannix manages a staff of about 2,500 at Augusta Health, one of the largest employers in the Shenandoah Valley. The health system, which includes the main Fishersville hospital campus and 18 urgent care, family practices and other outpatient faciliti[...]
Finance/Insurance: TOM RYAN
Not long after earning a degree in business management from Fitchburg State University, Ryan accepted a technology position at Marlborough, Massachusetts-based Digital Federal Credit Union. “My career sort of found me,” he told creditunions.com. Ryan stayed for more than two decades, leaving Digital Federal as executive vice[...]
Finance/Insurance: CECILIA A. HODGES
Hodges was named regional president of M&T’s greater Washington, D.C., and Virginia regions in 2018. She manages teams located in Tysons and Richmond as well as in Rockville, Maryland, and Washington, D.C. Passionate about developing the careers of women and minority professionals, Hodges sits on the steering committee of [...]
Professional Services: HARVEY L. JOHNSON
Johnson became CEO of Newport News accounting and consulting firm PBMares on Jan. 1. He’s the firm’s second CEO, having succeeded Alan S. Witt, who co-founded the company in 1979. Johnson joined PBMares in October 2003 and has played a significant role in leading strategy and team development. He was instrumental in launchin[...]
Federal Contractors/Technology: KEVIN M. PHILLIPS
ManTech entered 2022 with fresh acquisitions. In January, the Fortune 1000 tech contractor completed its acquisition of Maryland-based Technical and Management Assistance Corp., a deal that followed closely on the heels of its $350 million purchase of Washington, D.C.-based Gryphon Technologies. In May, ManTech announced it had [...]
Retail/Wholesale: TING XU
Evergreen Enterprises designs and manufactures thousands of pieces of home and garden décor, licensed sports products and gifts, which are then distributed to retail establishments around the globe. A Shanghai native who moved to Richmond in 1989 after graduating from Old Dominion University, Xu, along with her husband, Frank Q[...]
Law: THE HON. MICHAEL F. URBANSKI
Born in Italy when his father was stationed there with the U.S. Army, Urbanski went to high school in Newport News and was previously a principal at the Woods Rogers law firm in Roanoke. In 2004, he was appointed to be a U.S. magistrate judge and was appointed to the Western District court’s bench in […]
