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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 e[...]
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 direc[...]
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. […]
Real Estate: JEFFREY S. ‘JEFF’ DETWILER
Detwiler guides Long & Foster’s seven business lines: real estate, property management, mortgage, settlement services, insurance, corporate real estate services and new development real estate sales and marketing. Long & Foster has 2,506 total employees, 869 of whom are in Virginia, and reported revenue of $1.58 bi[...]
Real Estate: DANIEL FAUST
Faust says the people at AECOM and their expertise in the business are what make him passionate about his work. “Our professionals are passionate about solving the world’s most complex challenges and building legacies for generations to come,” he says. Since 2016, Faust has led the Dallas-based infrastructure consultin[...]
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 [...]
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[...]
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[...]
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[...]
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 [...]
Education: TROY PAINO
This summer, Paino was recognized with a president’s award by a national student affairs administrators’ organization in recognition of his approach to strategic planning with students in mind. Since his appointment as Mary Washington’s president in 2016, Paino has focused on student and faculty diversity at th[...]
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 [...]
