CIVIC Executive Program

Welcome, CIVIC Class of 2025!

Each year, the CIVIC Leadership Institute program is composed of a diverse group of approximately 50 executive leaders from the Hampton Roads region who reflect the region’s diversity of race, geography, profession, and gender.

CIVIC has had the honor of collaborating with the most brilliant minds in the area, and our programming continues to educate on key timely topics. Each session allows the executives to deliberate on the issues and engage in a healthy dialogue with the best speakers in their respective fields, providing a balanced view and discussion.

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Welcome Event

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Class of 2025 Roster

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2025 Class Schedule

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CIVIC Class of 2025 Roster

CIVIC Leadership Institute is proud to present the CIVIC Class of 2025. This group of exceptional leaders from across the Hampton Roads Region will participate in the CIVIC Executive Program from September 2024-May 2025.

Clark Belote

Attorney

Kaufman & Canoles, P.C.

Kevin Blount

Sr. Director of Business Development

Sumitomo Machinery Corp. of America

Lois Boyle

Executive Director

Access Virginia

Natascha Brooks

Chief Financial Officer

PEMCCO Inc.

Michele Catalano

Chief Development Officer

YMCA of South Hampton Roads

Elizabeth Chapman, Esq.

Partner

Williams Mullen

Dr. Michelle Cihak

Executive Director

The Governor's School for the Arts

Urjita Dani

Director Application Development and Business Analysis IT

Old Dominion University

Denys Diaz

Chief Information Officer

TowneBank

Domenica Estes

Tax Managing Director

KPMG

Eric Floyd

Vice President, Retail Regional Manager

Chesapeake Bank

Valerie Gains

Chief Deputy

Office of the Commissioner of the Revenue

Dr. Marissa Galicia-Castillo

John Franklin Chair of Geriatrics

Macon and Joan Brock Virginia Health Sciences at Old Dominion University, EVMS

Dr. Veleka Gatling

Associate Vice President, Equity and Inclusive Excellence

Old Dominion University

CAPT. Ray Glenn

Executive Officer

Naval Station Norfolk

Matthew Hacker

Senior Vice President of Property Operations

Franklin Group

Heather Hardiman

Vice President for Administration & Chief Financial Officer

Tidewater Community College

Ian Holder

Financial Advisor, Branch Office Manager, Managing Director

Cary Street Partners

George Holmes, Jr.

Director, Test Engineering

Newport News Shipbuilding

Colonel Harry Hung

Deputy Director

US Army, Installation Management Command - Training

Jeremy Jeffreys, Sr.

Vice President/General Manager

Fairlead Integrated

Jennifer Johnson

Director of Marketing

W.M. Jordan Company

Stephanie Kalantarians, AIA

Principal

GuernseyTingle

Latasha Keller

Total Force Director, N1

Navy Region Mid-Atlantic

Eric Keplinger

Vice President, Business Development

MEB

CAPT. Rob Littman

Executive Officer

Naval Air Station Oceana

Brian Long

Vice President - Own Brand

Ferguson

Thomas Marsden

Vice President

Marathon Consulting

David Masterson

President

Sentara Obici Hospital

Lauren Mazzari

Head of School

Saint Patrick Catholic School

Clayton Minter

Senior Vice President/Senior Credit Officer

Old Point National Bank

Paul Nolde

Executive Managing Director

757Collab

Erik Olson

Founder & Chief Executive Officer

Array Digital

CAPT. Daniel Patrick

Commanding Officer

Naval Weapons Station Yorktown

Mark Perryman

President & Chief Executive Officer

Norfolk Airport Authority

Patrick Roberts

City Manager

City of Norfolk

Lindsay Rogers

Executive Officer

NASA Langley Research Center

Jennifer Rouse

Assistant Professor, Sociology

Tidewater Community College

Jeffrey Ryder

Managing Director

Virginia Stage Company

Penny Sanchez

Financial Advisor

Edward Jones

Matthew Scalia

Executive Director

Williamsburg Area Transit Authority

CAPT. Sarah Self-Kyler

Commanding Officer, Navy Public Affairs Support Element

U.S. Navy

Stacey Shelnut-Hendrick

Deputy Director of Public Engagement and Learning

Chrysler Museum of Art

Lynesha Smith

Vice President, People Operations

DroneUp

Mary-Carson Stiff

Executive Director

Wetlands Watch

Jana Svobodova

Director of Portfolio Operations

The Runnymede Corporation

Mark Uren

President & Chief Executive Officer

United Way of South Hampton Roads

Todd Walker

Executive Director

Judeo-Christian Outreach Center, Inc.

Guenter Weissenseel

President

IMS Gear Virginia LLC

David Wilson

Site Vice President

Dominion Energy

Cheryl Woodhouse

Chief of Staff

Virginia Beach City Public Schools

Michelle Wren

Executive Director

Portsmouth Partnership

CIVIC Class of 2025 Schedule

The CIVIC Executive Program of 2025 program takes place from September 2024 to May 2025. As a general guide, unless otherwise specified, please reserve 8:00 am – 5:00 pm for each program day. Please see the program schedule below. Please contact executiveprograms@civichr.org with any questions.

  • Welcome Event – Wednesday, September 18th, 2024
  • Opening Retreat – Thursday, October 10th – Friday, October 11th, 2024 (please reserve all day and the evening of October 10th on your calendar)
  • CIVIC Scholars’ Etiquette Dinner – Wednesday, October 16th, 2024
  • November Program Day – Thursday, November 7th, 2024
  • Darden Awards – Wednesday, November 20th, 2024
  • December Program Day – Thursday, December 12th, 2024
  • January Program Day – Thursday, January 23rd, 2025
  • February Program Day – Thursday, February 20th, 2025
  • March Program Day – Thursday, March 20th, 2025
  • General Assembly Wrap Up – Thursday, April 3rd, 2025
  • April Program Day -Thursday, April 24th, 2025
  • Closing Program & Founders’ Luncheon – Thursday, May 15th, 2025