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Greater Richmond Partnership announces FY25 Board members
July 1, 2024
RICHMOND, Va. (July 1, 2024) – The Greater Richmond Partnership (“GRP”) announces Bobby Ukrop, Chairman & CEO of Ukrop’s Homestyle Foods, is the new Chair of the organization for FY25 starting July 1. GRP’s Board of Directors are as follows:
Officers:
- Bobby Ukrop, Chair
- Jody Rogish, Chair-Elect
- Sean Davis, Vice Chair
- Charlene Whitfield, Immediate Past Chair
Public-sector representatives:
- John A. Budesky, County Administrator, Hanover County
- Dr. Joseph P. Casey, County Administrator, Chesterfield County
- Sean Davis, Board of Supervisors, Hanover County
- Jim Holland, Board of Supervisors, Chesterfield County
- Dr. Cynthia I. Newbille, Richmond City Council, City of Richmond
- Jody Rogish, Board of Supervisors, Henrico County
- Lincoln Saunders, Chief Administrative Officer, City of Richmond
- John Vithoulkas, County Manager, Henrico County
Private-sector representatives:
- John Asbury, CEO, Atlantic Union Bank
- Dr. Chris Chmura, Founder and CEO, Chmura Economics & Analytics
- Matt Conrad, Vice President for Government and External Relations, Virginia Commonwealth University and VCU Health
- Kamran Kahn, Vice President & Associate General Counsel, Altria Group, Inc.
- Christina McClung, Senior Vice President, Human Resources, Capital One
- Bobby Ukrop, Chairman & CEO, Ukrop’s Homestyle Foods
- Charlene Whitfield, Retired Executive, Dominion Energy
- Jeff Wright, CEO, Allianz Partners
General Counsel:
- John D. O’Neill, Jr., Partner, Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP
GRP staff serving on the Board:
- Jennifer Wakefield, President and CEO, Greater Richmond Partnership
- Anita Saunders, Corporate Secretary, Greater Richmond Partnership
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About GRP The Greater Richmond Partnership, Inc. (GRP) is the lead regional economic development organization for the City of Richmond and counties of Chesterfield, Hanover and Henrico in Virginia. GRP attracts new companies to the region by providing in-depth market data, marketing the region globally and generating quality economic opportunities.
