On May 3-4, 2022, VFN hosted its inaugural conference at the Kingsmill Resort in beautiful Williamsburg, Virginia. With nearly 180 philanthropy executives, trustees, and staff members from across the Commonwealth in attendance, this event was one of the largest gathering of Virginia’s philanthropic community.

The 2022 conference theme: Stronger Together: Advancing Opportunities for All Virginians was carefully crafted to build on and advance VFN’s vision and mission statements. The two-day agenda intentionally focused on how philanthropy can work together and across sectors to advance opportunities for all Virginians and build a Commonwealth where all communities and residents are valued and thriving. 

2022 Conference Information

Click the button above to access the 2022 conference agenda.

Check out speaker and presenter bios.

Access session recordings, speaker power points, and more.

Thanks to the volunteer leaders who made this conference possible!

Special thanks to our inaugural conference sponsors!

Heritage Wealth Advisors

LOCUS Impact Investing

PATH Foundation

The Alleghany Foundation

The Community Foundation for a greater Richmond

The Monument Group 

Virginia Community Capital

Recordings & Resources

Check out our YouTube page for session recordings.

We’ve included speaker and presenter power points in the links below.

Check out our conference photo album. Be sure to tag yourself and you organization!

The Conference Planning Committee is comprised of VFN Advisory Board members, members, and event sponsors and is responsible for planning and hosting this inspiring inaugural gathering. BIG thanks to these volunteer leaders!

Leadership

Co-chair

Carol Sale
Williamsburg Health Foundation

Co-chair

Erin Hogan
Bank of America

Honorary Co-chair

Dr. William A. Hazel, Jr.
Claude Moore Charitable Foundation

Members

Scott Andrews-Weckerly | Community Foundation for a greater Richmond

Elizabeth Cabell Jennings | Truist Foundations and Endowments Specialty Practice

Tom Cosgrove | Newport News Shipbuilding

Kenisha Fallen | Community Foundation for a greater Richmond

Dan Layman | Community Foundation of the Central Blue Ridge

Jessica Mullen | Obici Healthcare Foundation

Nancy Sullivan | Williamsburg Community Foundation

Charvalla West | United Way of the Virginia Peninsula

 

Speakers

VFN is proud to offer our members the opportunity to learn from and connect with more than 50 speakers and presenters from the field of philanthropy and beyond.

Ricshawn Adkins Roane
Executive Director
Weissberg Foundation
Bio | LinkedIn

Hunter Applewhite President
Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation
LinkedIn

Joseph Ali
Partner
PKF O’Connor Davies
Bio | LinkedIn

Sherrie Armstrong
President & CEO
Community Foundation for a greater Richmond
Bio | LinkedIn

Dr. Danny Avula
Commissioner
VA Dept. of Social Services
Bio | LinkedIn

Len Bartel
Vice President of Learning and Impact
CF Leads
Bio | LinkedIn

David Biemesderfer

President & CEO

United Philanthropy Forum

Bio | LinkedIn

Victor Branch
President Bank of America, Richmond
Bank of America
Bio | LinkedIn
Eboni Bugg
Director of Programs
Charlottesville Area Community Foundation
LinkedIn
Dr. Qian Cai
Director, Demographics Research Group
UVA’s Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service
Bio | LinkedIn
Clark Casteel
President & CEO
Danville Regional Foundation
Bio | LinkedIn
Fiona Charles
Program Officer
Obici Healthcare Foundation
Linked
Carl Childs
Executive Director of Research & Education
Colonial Williamsburg
LinkedIn
Mark Constantine
President & CEO
Richmond Memorial Health Foundation
Bio | LinkedIn
Chris Crothers
Director of Impact Investing
Jessie Ball duPont Fund
Bio | LinkedIn
Christopher Cuevas
Program Officer
Laughing Gull Foundation
Bio | LinkedIn
Kirsten Dueck
Senior Program Officer
PATH Foundation
Bio | LinkedIn
Barry DuVal
President & CEO
Virginia Chamber of Commerce
Bio | LinkedIn
Mary Fant Donnan
Executive Director
The Alleghany Foundation
Bio
Evan Feinman
Deputy Associate Administrator for Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD)
National Telecommunications & Information Administration
Bio | LinkedIn
Allison Gilbreath
Policy & Programs Director
Voices of Virginia’s Children
Bio | LinkedIn
Kathy Glazer
President
Virginia Early Childhood Foundation Bio | LinkedIn
Earl Granger
Chief Development Officer
Colonial Williamsburg
Bio | LinkedIn
Holly Hatcher
Philanthropic Advisor
Hatcher Consulting
Bio | LinkedIn
Dr. Bill Hazel
Senior Deputy Executive Director
Claude Moore Charitable Foundation
Bio | LinkedIn
Erin Hogan
Managing Director, Philanthropic Market Executive
Bank of America
Bio | LinkedIn
Tamarah Holmes
Director, Office of Broadband
Virginia Department of Housing & Community Development
Bio | LinkedIn
DeWitt House
Senior Program Officer
The Harvest Foundation
Bio
Andy Johnston
Senior Program Officer
PATH Foundation
Bio | LinkedIn
Edward Jones
Trustee
Weissberg Foundation
Bio | LinkedIn
Kendra Jones
Special Projects Officer & Accountant
Richmond Memorial Health Foundation
LinkedIn
Debby Kasemeyer
Director, Community Development & Investments
Northern Trust
Bio | LinkedIn
Kate Keller
President
The Harvest Foundation
Bio | LinkedIn
Dan Layman
Community Foundation of the Central Blue Ridge
Bio | LinkedIn
Abby Levine
Director
Bolder Advocacy
Bio | LinkedIn
Valerie Liggins
Senior Program Officer for Community Health
The Cameron Foundation
LinkedIn
Jennifer Lockwood-Shabat
Founder & Principal
JL-S Consulting
LinkedIn

Michael Lyons

Co-Director

Virginia Partnership for Student Mental Health

Bio | LinkedIn

Patricia Mathews
President & CEO
Northern Virginia Health Foundation
Bio | LinkedIn
Teri McNally
Executive Director
The Community Foundation of the Rappahannock River Region
LinkedIn
Katy Moore
CEO
Virginia Funders Network
Bio | LinkedIn
Cristine Nardi
Executive Director
Center for Nonprofit Excellence
Bio | LinkedIn
Debbie Oswalt
Executive Director
Virginia Healthcare Foundation
Bio
Amy Owen
President & CEO
Community Foundation for Loudon and Northern Fauquier Counties
LinkedIn
Stephanie Randolph
Deputy Director
Cassiopeia Foundation
Bio | LinkedIn
Sari Raskin
Vice President of Grants and Community Leadership
Community Foundation for Northern Virginia
LinkedIn

David Rosado

Director of Network Engagement

Candid

Bio | LinkedIn

Carol Sale
President & CEO
Williamsburg Health Foundation
LinkedIn
Joe Schilling
Investment Committee Chair
Richmond Memorial Health Foundation
Bio | LinkedIn
Wayne Taliaferro
Strategy Director for Student Success at Community Colleges
Lumina Foundation
Bio | LinkedIn