THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Wednesday, December 27, 1995 TAG: 9512230168
SECTION: VIRGINIA BEACH BEACON PAGE: 16 EDITION: FINAL
LENGTH: Medium: 98 lines
Gregory N. Stillman of Virginia Beach has assumed the office of chairman of the board of the Hampton Roads Chamber of Commerce for 1996.
Stillman is managing partner of Hunton & Williams law firm in Norfolk.
Other officials are Robert J. Keogh, chairman-elect, and Betsy N. Mason, treasurer.
Stillman, former chairman of the Virginia Beach School Board, has recently served as vice chairman for regional education with the chamber and was instrumental in implementing the chamber's Hampton Roads Education Leadership Academy. The program trains educators and administrators to become better site-based managers.
Keogh is president of Heritage Bank and Trust. He also has served as the Norfolk division chairman and most recently as chairman for governmental affairs for the chamber.
Mason is vice president of sales for Goodman Segar Hogan Hoffler. She served in 1995 as the chamber's vice chairman of communications and marketing. Mason also previously served as vice chairman for small business services and chairman of the Norfolk division.
Other members of the chamber's 1996 Executive Committee are:
James F. Babcock, First Virginia Bank of Tidewater, vice chairman for regional development;
Michael J. Barrett, Runnymede Corp., past chairman;
R. Bruce Bradley, The Virginian-Pilot, vice chairman for communications and marketing;
Curtis Cole, Curtex Construction, chairman for the Norfolk division;
Lydia Duke, Duke Chevrolet Oldsmobile, chairman for the Suffolk division;
David Y. Faggert, Faggert and Frieden, chairman for the Chesapeake division;
William I. Foster III, Central Fidelity National Bank, vice chairman for membership development;
James Hopkins, Piedmont Aviation, vice chairman for governmental affairs;
John A. Hornbeck Jr., Hampton Roads Chamber of Commerce, chamber president.
Also serving on the chamber's 1996 Executive Committee are:
Richard F. Kiefner Jr., Northwestern Mutual, vice chairman for sports;
Samuel Lamb, Tidewater Community College, chairman for the Portsmouth division;
John P. Matson, Signet Bank, vice chairman for economic development and chairman for Forward Hampton Roads;
Delceno C. Miles, Madison Miles Ltd., vice chairman for education;
Hugh L. Patterson, Willcox and Savage, general counsel;
Richard A. Payne, Western Virginia Beach-Eastern Norfolk FastSigns, vice chairman for small business services;
C. Grigsby Scifres, Clark and Stant, chairman for the Virginia Beach division.
The chamber's regional board of directors are:
Max Bartholomew Jr., Virginia Power;
David Bernd, Sentara Health System;
James BonDurant Jr., Virginia Natural Gas;
Dave Durham, Crestar Bank;
William Fox, Virginia Natural Gas;
Rowena Fullinwider, Rowena's Inc.;
Dave Goodman, Goodman and Company;
Russell G. Hanson Jr., Atlantic Mortgage and Investment;
Thomas Hyman, Virginia Power;
William L. Lechler, Sumitomo Machinery Corp. of America;
Carl Medley, Portsmouth General Hospital;
Ed Munson, WAVY-TV;
Manny Munoz, WAVY-TV;
Harry D. Train, Science Applications International.
The Virginia Beach division of the regional chamber also has installed its 1996 officers. C. Grigsby Scifres, with Clark and Stant, was appointed chairman of the board.
Other Executive Committee members include:
C. Max Bartholomew Jr., 1996 chairman-elect;
Robert Taylor, president of Taylor's Do It Centers, treasurer;
J. Morgan Davis, president and CEO of Princess Anne Bank, vice chairman community development;
R. Bruce Bradley, vice chairman membership development and retention;
Kevin Cosgrove, partner with Hunton & Williams, vice chairman public policy.
The following chamber members were installed as new division board members:
Don R. Damuth, president of Damuth Trane Services;
John Failes, president of Failes & Associates P.C.;
Sandra Ferebee, executive vice president/general manager of GSH Residential Real Estate;
Jim Garofalo, president of Legal Resources of Virginia;
Wayne McClelland, vice president human resources of Tidewater Health Care;
Bill Reid, president of Cellar Door Productions;
Daniel Richardson, head of school at Cape Henry Collegiate;
Ned Williams, vice president of Olympia Commercial Properties.
The Hampton Roads Chamber of Commerce is a 3,000 member-firm business action organization committed to building the business climate, providing for future economic expansion and improving the quality of life in Hampton Roads. by CNB