Board of Trustees

The Board of Trustees is the governing body of Virginia Wesleyan University, Coastal Virginia's premier university of the liberal arts and sciences. It supports the University's mission, is responsible for securing adequate financial resources for the operation of the University, and establishes long-range goals and institutional policies.

Trustees include leaders from business and industry, education, and the United Methodist Church, as well as the President of the University, who serves as an ex officio trustee. The full Board, which may consist of up to 40 elected trustees, meets three times per year and members serve staggered, three-year terms. Trustee Emeritus/Emerita status may be conferred upon members who rotate off the Board.

The majority of the Board's work is accomplished through committees that relate to the five functional areas of the University: Academic Affairs, Students Life, Advancement, Finance and Administration, Enrollment, and oversight of endowment investments.

2019-2020

John F. Malbon, Chair
Scott D. Miller, Ph.D., President of the University (Ex officio)
Susan S. Goode, Vice Chair
Nancy T. DeFord, Ph.D., Secretary
J. Tim Bailey ’83, Treasurer
David L. Kaufman H’19, Immediate Past Chair

J. Tim Bailey '83
Division President
Canteen/Compass Group
Charlotte, North Carolina

Susan Torma Beverly, ED.D. '72
Retired Principal
Community Leader and Volunteer
Virginia Beach, Virginia

Gary D. Bonnewell '79
First Vice President
Wealth Management
Norfolk, Virginia

Nancy T. DeFord, Ph.D.
Former Educator and Community Leader
Vice President DeFord Ltd.
Virginia Beach, Virginia

Troy DeLawrence '93 (Ex officio)
Lead Test Engineer
CACI
Virginia Beach, Virginia

Susan S. Goode
Community Leader and Volunteer
Norfolk, Virginia

Sharon S. Goodwyn
Counsel,
Hunton Andrews Kurth
Norfolk, Virginia

William W. Granger III
Managing Partner
Granger Investment Properties, LLC
Norfolk, Virginia

Mary C. Haddad
President
Louis & Mary Haddad Foundation
Suffolk, Virginia

Jean T. Jenkins '89
Community Leader and Volunteer
Virginia Beach, Virginia

Alexander B. Joyner (Ex officio)
District Superintendent, Eastern Shore District
United Methodist Church
Parksley, Virginia

David L. Kaufman
Founder & Senior Managing Director
Envest
Virginia Beach, Virginia

Howard P. Kern
President & CEO
Sentara Healthcare
Norfolk, Virginia

Ronald M. Kramer
Community Leader and Volunteer
Virginia Beach, Virginia

Sharma D. Lewis (Ex officio)
Presiding Bishop, Richmond Area
United Methodist Church
Glen Allen, Virginia

John F. Malbon
Chairman and CEO
PAPCO, Inc.
Virginia Beach, Virginia

Vincent J. Mastracco, Jr.
Partner
Kaufman and Canoles, P. C.
Norfolk, Virginia

Robert W. McFarland
Partner
McGuireWoods
Norfolk, Virginia

Scott D. Miller, Ph.D. (Ex officio)
President
Virginia Wesleyan University
Virginia Beach, Virginia

Eric C. Nyman '94
President
Hasbro North America
Providence, Rhode Island

Tassos J. Paphites '79
Chairman & CEO
BurgerBusters Inc.
Virginia Beach, Virginia

Deborah M. Paxson, J.D. '75
Retired Judge, Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court
City of Virginia Beach
Virginia Beach, Virginia

Jonathan E. Pruden
Owner/President
Taste Unlimited, LLC
Norfolk, Virginia

Robin D. Ray
President
Atlantic Dominion Distributors
Virginia Beach, Virginia

Cynthia M. Rodriguez '14
Treasurer
Bay Mechanical, Inc.
Virginia Beach, Virginia

Louis F. Ryan
Retired, Executive Vice President
and General Counsel
Landmark Communications
Norfolk, Virginia

Alan H. Shaw
Executive Vice President
and Chief Marketing Officer
Norfolk Southern Corporation
Norfolk, Virginia

James H. Shumadine
Co-President
The Employment Guide
Norfolk, Virginia

M. Wayne Snead (Ex officio)
Superintendent, Elizabeth River District
United Methodist Church
Norfolk, Virginia

Lee T. Stevenson '85
Chief Operating Officer
North America
Marsh LLC
New York, New York

Joseph R. Thomas
Retired, Regional Vice President
GEICO
Virginia Beach, Virginia

Kenneth G. Trinder II
CEO & President
EOS Systems
Norfolk, Virginia

George K. (Chip) Tsantes III '83
McLean, Virginia

D. Henry Watts, D.B.A.
Retired, Vice Chairman
Norfolk Southern Corporation
Virginia Beach, Virginia

Michael J. White '81
CEO and Head of TradeLens
Maersk GTD Inc.
Jersey City, New Jersey

Trustees Emeriti

Jane P. Batten
Former Chair, VWU Board of Trustees
Community Leader and Volunteer
Virginia Beach, Virginia

George Y. Birdsong
Former Chair, VWU Board of Trustees
CEO, Birdsong Corporation
Suffolk, Virginia

S. Frank Blocker, Jr.
President, EAD
Norfolk, Virginia

Joan P. Brock
Former Chair, VWU Board of Trustees
Former Secretary-Treasurer, Dollar Tree Stores, Inc.
Virginia Beach, Virginia

Thomas C. Broyles
Partner
Kaufman & Canoles, P.C.
Virginia Beach, Virginia

Robert W. Collenberg II '90
President
The Shutter Door Design & Build, LLC
Virginia Beach, Virginia

Robert H. DeFord, Jr.
President
DeFord, Ltd.
Virginia Beach, Virginia

O. L. (Butch) Everett
Director
Jones & Frank Corporation
Norfolk, Virginia

William J. Fanney
Retired Director and Chairman Emeritus
Life Savings Bank
Virginia Beach, Virginia

Lemuel E. Lewis
Retired Executive Vice President and CFO
Landmark Communications
Norfolk, Virginia

John E. Lingo, Jr.
Vice President
Jack Lingo Realty
Lewes, Delaware

Elizabeth F. Middleton '91
Corporate Secretary, E.G. Middleton, Inc.
Community Leader and Volunteer
Virginia Beach, Virginia

Emily S. Miles
Community Leader and Volunteer
Norfolk, Virginia

William S. Shelhorse '70
President
Chesapeake Bay Contractors, Inc.
Virginia Beach, Virginia

William H. Thumel, Jr.
President
Abacus of Hampton Roads
Virginia Beach, Virginia

John A. Trinder
President and COO
MaxMedia, Inc.
Virginia Beach, Virginia

As of 07/01/19