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Real Estate: LISA CHANDLER
After an early childhood spent moving around the globe following her father, an Air Force officer, Chandler landed in Norfolk in 1973 at Old Dominion University, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in environmental health. In 1991, she joined the realty company started by her mother-in-law, Nancy Chandler; it merged with [...]
Manufacturing: THOMAS E. ‘TEDDY’ GOTTWALD
President and CEO since March 2004, Gottwald succeeded his father, Bruce, as chairman of the board a decade later. NewMarket is the parent company of Afton Chemical Corp. and Ethyl Corp., which manufacture lubricants and fuel additives. NewMarket traces its roots to Ethyl Gasoline Corp., a company acquired in 1962 by his late gr[...]
Manufacturing: GARY M. MIGNOGNA
With a nuclear industry career spanning four decades, Mignogna has served as president and CEO of Framatome and its predecessor, Areva Inc., since 2014. He received his undergraduate and master’s degrees in mechanical engineering from Drexel University and his MBA from the University of Lynchburg. Framatome, a nuclear reac[...]
Retail/Wholesale: TRAVIS HILL
This year Virginia ABC CEO Hill had to face customers unhappy about finding their favorite spirits missing from the shelves. The shortage was partially due to disruptions in the supply chain and congestion at U.S. ports, which all retailers have struggled with during the pandemic, according to Hill. Staffing issues also played a[...]
Government/Politics: CHARNIELE L. HERRING
During her 13-year political career, Herring has scored a few “firsts.” When she was elected in 2009, she became the first Black woman to represent a Northern Virginia district in the House of Delegates. She then went on to become the first woman and first Black person to serve as House majority leader after the […]
Real Estate: LOUIS J. ROGERS
Rogers oversees the firm’s Delaware statutory trust programs that help investors qualify for tax deferments under IRS Section 1031 by investing their capital gains on replacement properties. Founded in 2012, Capital Square has raised more than $3 billion in equity. In recent years, the company has become an active develop[...]
Economic Development: DOUGLAS L. SMITH
A former Norfolk city manager who also has worked as a deputy city manager in Portsmouth and Virginia Beach, Smith now heads up the Hampton Roads Alliance, a public-private economic development organization representing 13 localities across Eastern Virginia. (James City County, Williamsburg and York County were the latest to joi[...]
Economic Development: CHRISTINA WINN
Winn leads a 20-person economic development team during a time of tremendous growth in the county. George Mason University is expanding its tech campus, adding a $75 million Life Sciences and Engineering building to anchor the county’s Innovation Park, a 1,500-acre corporate research park. Though the General Assembly backe[...]
Living Legends: FRANCES LEWIS
National retailer Best Products helped pioneer the shopping experience, and it started with a swap with pop artist Andy Warhol. Lewis and her late husband, Sydney, founded their mail-order catalog business in 1957, turning it into a Henrico County-based empire, with hundreds of stores across the nation and annual sales of up to [...]
Education: KATHERINE A. ROWE
Since taking the helm of “public ivy” William & Mary in 2019, Rowe has overseen a number of initiatives, including establishing an entrepreneurial hub and a teaching innovation studio, as well as implementing climate action plans and efforts to increase diversity. In 2021, William & Mary announced a partnership with [...]
Education: LT. GEN. DARRELL K. WILLIAMS (U.S. ARMY, RET.)
An alumnus of the private historically Black university, Williams returned to Hampton in July to succeed William R. Harvey. One of the nation’s longest-serving college presidents, Harvey retired in June after 44 years leading Hampton. A retired lieutenant general in the Army, Williams graduated in 1983 along with his wife,[...]
Finance/Insurance: JOHN C. STANCHINA
For over a decade, Stanchina has served as CEO of the mid-Atlantic region for the Marsh & McLennan Agency, which provides business insurance, employee health and benefits, retirement and private client insurance solutions. Previously, Stanchina also served as the company’s region president. Guy Morrison took over that [...]
