Speakers

VFN is proud to offer our members the opportunity to learn from and connect with nearly 75 speakers and presenters from the field of philanthropy and beyond.

Kendra Allen

Program Officer

if, A Foundation for Radical Possibility

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Cynthia Lawrence

Director of Workforce Development

Carilion Clinic

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Dr. Shannon Anderson

Director of Strategic Health Initiatives

Roanoke College

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Dan Layman

President & CEO

Community Foundation for the Central Blue Ridge

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Scott Andrews-Weckerly

Senior Community Impact Officer

Community Foundation for a greater Richmond

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Sherman P. Lea, Sr.

Mayor

City of Roanoke 

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Edgar Aranda-Yanoc

Partnership & Strategy Director

Meyer Foundation

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Dawnn Leary

Chief Program Officer

Greater Washington Community Foundation

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Dr. Danny Avula

Commissioner

Virginia Department of Social Services

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Jennifer Lockwood-Shabat

Founder & Principal

JL-S Consulting

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Jamie Baxter

Program Director

Chesapeake Bay Funders Network

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Deb Markley

Senior Vice President

LOCUS

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Susan Bell

Senior Program Officer

Danville Regional Foundation

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Joseph Maroon

Executive Director

Virginia Environmental Endowment

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Scott Blackwell

Chief Community Impact Officer

Community Foundation for a greater Richmond

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Patricia Mathews

President & CEO

Northern Virginia Health Foundation

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Victor Branch

Senior Vice President

Bank of America

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Allen Mast

SVP and Private Foundations Practice Group Leader

Truist Foundations and Endowments Specialty Practice

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Dr. Julie Brown

Vice President, Advanced Learning

The Institute for Advanced Learning and Research

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Grey McLean

Director

Adiuvans Foundation

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Dr. Anita Chandra

Vice President & Director

RAND Social & Economic Well-Being

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Dr. Robin Mockenhaupt

Interim CEO

Virginia Funders Network

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Paulin Cheatham

Manager, Corporate Philanthropy

Dominion Energy

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Mike Monteith

CEO

Peninsula Community Foundation of Virginia

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Tom Chiodo

Executive Producer, Special Projects, National Program Development

WETA

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Rick Moyers

Trustee

Community Foundation of the Central Blue Ridge

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Chris Crothers

Director of Impact Investing

Jessie Ball duPont Fund

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Cristine Nardi

Executive Director

Center for Non-profit Excellence

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Jill Coleman

Vice President for Programs

The Cameron Foundation

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Michelle Nelson

Chief Financial Officer

Community Foundation for a greater Richmond

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Leigh Anne Collier

Senior Vice President, Program Management & Operations

The Commonwealth Institute

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Lisa O’Mara

Vice President, Director of Investor Relations

VCC Social Enterprises

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Mary Fant Donnan

Executive Director

The Alleghany Foundation

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Deborah Oswalt

Executive Director

Virginia Health Care Foundation

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Claire Gastanaga

Non-Profit Governance Consultant

Change Servant

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Heather Peeler

President & CEO

ACT for Alexandria

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Dr. Claire Gibbons

Senior Program Officer

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

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Angela Prater

LCSW

Virginia Mental Health Access Program (VMAP)

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Allison Gilbreath

Policy & Programs Director

Voices for Virginia’s Children

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Stephanie Randolph

Deputy Director

Purple Tiger

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Stephanie Glenn

Vice President, Diversity & Engagement

Community Foundation for a greater Richmond

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Courtney Rice

Chief of Strategy & Impact

Richmond Memorial Health Foundation

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Christine Gyovai

Principal

Dialogue + Design Associates

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Ricshawn Roane

Executive Director

Weissberg Foundation

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Susan Hallett

Director of Philanthropy

Bob & Anna Lou Schaberg Foundation

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Evette Roots

Vice President & Senior Community Relations Consultant

Wells Fargo

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Nelson Harris

Author

Hidden History of Roanoke

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Toni Rozanski

Senior Director

Casey Family Programs

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Holly Hatcher

President & CEO

The Genan Foundation

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Justin Savoy

Coordinator

Chesterfield Recovery Academy

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Dr. Bill Hazel

Senior Deputy Director

Claude Moore Charitable Foundation

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Ridge Schuyler

Dean of Community Self Sufficiency Programs

Piedmont Virginia Community College

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Dr. Greg Hodges

President

Patrick & Henry Community College

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Abraham Segres

Vice President for Quality & Patient Safety

Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association

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DeWitt House

Senior Program Officer

The Harvest Foundation

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Elaine Summerfield

Director of Philanthropy

Heritage Wealth Advisors

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Denny Huff

Executive Director

Bedford Community Health Foundation

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Binti Villinger

Consultant, Acting Co-Executive Director

Calfee Community and Cultural Center

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Elizabeth Hughes

Senior Director of Insight Region

The Community Foundation for Northern Virginia

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Sonya Waddell

Vice President & Economist

Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond

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Dr. Anthony Iton,

Senior Vice President

The California Endowment

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Katina Williams

President & CEO

Family Lifeline

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Kristen Johnson

Director of Development & Community Engagement

REAL LIFE

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Jessica Wirgau

CEO

The Community Foundation of the New River Valley

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Edward Jones

Vice President of Programs and Philanthropic Advising Services

ABFE

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Dwayne Yancey

Executive Editor

Cardinal News

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Kate Keller

President

The Harvest Foundation

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Brandi Yee

Investor Relations

ACT for Alexandria

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