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Committee Structure

There are five standing committees of the Board of Trustees. These are: Development Committee, Marketing Committee, Distribution Committee, Investment Committee, and Professional Advisory Committee. This page contains brief explanations of each of the committees and a list of committee members, if applicable.


A. Development Committee

Manages, promotes and organizes all fundraising efforts of the foundation including prospect identification and cultivation.

Committe members:
Kirkland M. Kelley, Chair
Frederick V. Martin
Mark B. Warlick


B. Distribution Committee

Approves distributions from the various funds and accounts held by the foundation to meet requests submitted each year in accordance with published policies and procedures as established by the Board of Trustees.

Committee members:
Paige Romig, Chair
George C. Crawley
Constance C. Laws

C. Investment Committee

1. Creates and maintains investment guidelines and policies.
2. Selects and monitors the Investment Manager(s).

Committee members
Eric L. Fox, Chair
Robert A. Broermann
George C. Crawley
Denver F. Hicks, Jr.
Frederick V. Martin
James L. Miller, Esq.
Robert M. Rubin, D.M.D.
Anne B. Shumadine


D. Professional Advisory Committee

Responsible for long-range planning in all areas of foundation activities.
1. Educational - Conducts seminars and educational forums for professionals and donors.
2. Technical - Provides technical assistance for creating trusts and other planned giving vehicles and transfer of assets.
3. Gift Acceptance - Advises and consents in accordance with gift accpetance policies and procedures.

Committee Members
The committee is comprised of estate planning professionals from various fields such as law, finance, insurance, trust, accounting, brokerage, real estate, and related fields.

Marian B. Ticatch, Chair
Ticatch Financial Management
Susan Alper
Wilkes and Alper, PC
Beth Barnhill
Wachovia Bank, N.A,
Jeff Barr
Lincoln Financial Advisors
Frank Bond
IJL / Wachovia
J. Daniel Coogan
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance
Linda Cross
KPMG
Wilson B. Dodson, III
Attorney at Law
Trey Dudley
Wachovia
Richard R. Early
Bank of the Commonwealth
Michal Fraser
Tradewind's Financial Group, LLC
Leslie H. Friedman
Community Leader
Roger Frost
Goodman and Company (ret)
John Geraghty
SunTrust Private Client Service
Peter Griffin
First Union Securities
Joanne Handyside
Cherry, Baekert and Holland
David C. Holley
Vision Financial Group
Linda Inman
BB&T Trust Department
Alexander Johnson
Troutman, Sanders, Mays, and Vallentine, LLP
William J. Jonak
Jonak and Company
Kirkland M. Kelley
Kaufman and Canoles, PC
Robert J. Keogh
Heritage Bank and Trust
Montgomery Knight, Jr.
Hofheimer, Nusbaum, PC
Kenneth B. Lampert, Jr.
Mass Mutual
Robert B. Liberman
New York Life Insurance Company
Thomas A. Lukic
Virginia Investment Counselors
James B. Mallory
Trusco Capital Management
Burke W. Margulies
Pender & Coward, P.C.
Hank Mariott
Old Dominion Trust Inc.
Gregory M. Pomije
Cooper, Spong & Davis, PC
Kevin B. Rack
Midgett & Rack, PC
David L. Ricks
Westminster Canterbury
Stewart J. Sacks
Stewart Title Associates
Susan Owen Saunders
Goodman and Company
Ann B. Shumadine
Signature Financial Management, Inc.
Gregory Spryn
RBC Centura
Mark B. Warlick
S.L. Nusbaum Realty Company
Edith E. Weiss
Goodman and Company
Nancy Shumadine Whitley
First Union National Bank
David Snouffer, Ex-Officio
Willcox and Savage, PC

Insurance Sub-Committee

Committee members
Kenneth B. Lampert, Jr., Chair
Jeff Barr
J. Daniel Coogan
Michal Fraser
Marian Ticatch

Charitable Gift Annuity

Committee members
J. Daniel Coogan., Chair