Officers
John Degruttola, Chair
SVP, Sales & Marketing, Optima Health
Bryan Stephens, President
CEO, Hampton Roads Chamber
Sylvia Haines, Secretary-Treasurer
Executive Vice President of Operations, Hampton Roads Chamber
Board Members
Jack Ankerson, the "voice" of Hampton Roads
Mike Barber, Director, Chesapeake Parks, Recreation and Tourism
Nancy Helman, Director of Sports Marketing, Virginia Beach CVB
Anthony Mia, Manager – MPS & MITS, Electronic Systems, Inc. (ESI)
Rob Henson, Assistant Director/Booking, SevenVenues
Dr. Lynn Ridinger, Professor & Chair - Human Movement Sciences, Old Dominion University
Kelly Bridgeman, Sheraton Norfolk Waterside Hotel
Mike Vigenski, Area Supervisor, Papa Johns
Pamela West, Vice President - Business Banking and Treasury Management, Dollar Bank
Sue Snead, Optima Health
Rick French, Associate Athletic Director for Operations, Old Dominion University
Melody Webb, Senior Associate AD for Administration/SWA, Norfolk State University
Joel Rubin, CEO, Rubin Communications Group
Matthew Simms, Executive Director, United States Collegiate Athletic Association
Andy Ballard, Vice President – Operations, Eastern Sports Management
Kurt Krause, President & CEO, VisitNorfolk
Stephen Suttmiller, Senior Coordinator for Athletics, Norfolk Public Schools
Christopher Bertani, Director, Sports Medicine and Orthopedic Surgery Services and Neurosurgery, CHKD
Larry Rubama, Reporter, The Virginian-Pilot
David Hartnett, Crenshaw, Ware & Martin, P.L.C.