Board of Directors

Since 1950, distinguished community leaders have led us.

Current Board Members

Frank Batten Jr. (Vice Chair)

Chairman, Landmark Media Enterprises

L.D. Britt, MD (Treasurer)

Chairman of Surgery, Eastern Virginia Medical School

Joan P. Brock

Community Volunteer

Deborah M. DiCroce (Secretary)

President & CEO, Hampton Roads Community Foundation

Thomas R. Frantz

Chairman Emeritus of the Board & Partner, Williams Mullen

Dawn S. Glynn

President & Chief Experience Officer, TowneBank

Sharon S. Goodwyn (Chair)

Counsel, Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP

Hon. Jerrauld C. Jones

Chief Judge, Norfolk Circuit Court

Howard P. Kern

Retired President & CEO, Sentara Healthcare

Miles B. Leon

President & Chairman of the Board, S. L. Nusbaum Realty Co.

Lemuel E. Lewis

Retired Executive Vice President and CFO, Landmark Communications

Suzanne Puryear

Consultant and Community Volunteer

Cynthia C. Romero, MD

Director, M. Foscue Brock Institute for Community and Global Health, Eastern Virginia Medical School

James A. Squires

Retired Chairman, President, and CEO, Norfolk Southern Corporation

Rony Thomas

President & CEO, LifeNet Health Inc.

Barron F. Black, our first board chair, left a lasting legacy that is helping people in Hampton Roads today many years after his death in 1974.

He was among seven Norfolk civic leaders who gathered $2,350 to start our community foundation in 1950 -- the first community foundation in Virginia. He served as our board chair until his death.

Barron inspired area citizens to leave charitable bequests that continue doing good work today. Barron, an attorney, led the group that formed Eastern Virginia Medical School. He supported libraries, historic homes and his place of worship. And, he left his community foundation a bequest that today continues doing good work in his name.

Since 2007 we have honored outstanding professional advisors who exemplify our founder's spirit and commitment with the Barron F. Black Community Builder Award.