Council Members
GO Virginia Region 5 Regional Council Member Directory
Many community leaders represent the sixteen distinct localities across Region 5 of GO Virginia. Find out who supports Hampton Roads’ premier businesses, educational institutions, government officials, and economic developers.
Chair
Thomas R. Frantz
Chairman Emeritus
Williams Mullen
Vice Chair
Lynn Taylor
President
Zel Technologies
Council Members
Monique S. Adams
former Executive Director
757 Angels
Terry Banez
Chief Executive Officer
Greater Williamsburg Chamber of Commerce
Patrick Coady
Retired Serial Entrepreneur and Community Volunteer
Marcia Conston, Ph.D.
President
Tidewater Community College
Stephen Cook
Chief Innovation Officer
Hampton Roads Workforce Council
Janet Days
Director
Suffolk Economic Development
Marshall Everett
VP of Strategic Initiatives
Regent University
Sharon Goodwyn
Counsel
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP
Greg Grootendorst
Deputy Executive Director
Hampton Roads Planning District Commission
Jeffrey Holland
Executive Director
Chesapeake-Bay Bridge Tunnel
Mark Johnson
Senior VP & Community Development Manager
Truist
Sarah Jane Kirkland
Senior Associate VP for Corporate Partnerships
Old Dominion University
Aubrey Layne
Executive VP of Governance & External Affairs
Sentara Health
Monty Mason
Government & External Affairs
William & Mary
Thomas McCarthy
Manager, Client Solutions
Hourigan Construction
Bob McKenna
President & CEO
Virginia Peninsula Chamber
Josh Miller
President
Adventum
Paul Nolde
Managing Director
757 Collab
John Olson, Ph.D.
Campus President
ECPI
Mark Perryman
President & CEO
Norfolk Airport Authority
Mayor Doug Pons
Mayor
City of Williamsburg
Casey Roberts
Executive VP for Strategy & Development
Versability Resources
Robert Shuford, Jr.
Senior Executive President & Peninsula Chairman
TowneBank
Jennifer Smith
President, Owner/Operator
J. Smith McDonalds