Michael K. Powell -- RECTOR
Chairman, MK Powell Group, LLC
Fairfax Station, VA
Appointed By: GOV Warner - 2002
Reappointed By: GOV Warner - 2005
B.A., William and Mary, 1985
J.D., Georgetown, 1993
Honorary D.P.S., William and Mary, 2002
William and Mary Background:
Class of 1985 and recipient of an honorary doctorate of public service in 2002, Powell is the first African-American to serve as Rector in the College’s 313-year history.
Additional Background:
Powell, son of former Secretary of State Colin Powell, worked for the Defense and Justice departments before being tapped by President Clinton to fill a Republican slot as a FCC commissioner in 1997. He became chairman in 2001 and retired in 2005. He was known for deregulating the industry and strengthening indecency rules.
Contact Information:
MK Powell Group, LLC
Tel: (202) 828-7824
Email: judy@mkpowell.com |
Henry Wolf – VICE RECTOR
Vice Chairman, CFO, Norfolk Southern
Norfolk, VA
Appointed By: GOV Gilmore - 1999
Reappointed By: GOV Warner - 2003
B.A.,William and Mary, 1964
J.D., William and Mary, 1966
William and Mary Background:
In May 2006, the Law School recognized Wolf by selecting him for honorary membership in Order of the Coif, a national honor society that recognizes intellectual and professional accomplishment. Law school dean W. Taylor Reveley II announced in November that the new law library under construction would be named after Wolf.
Additional Background:
Henry C. Wolf is Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer of Norfolk Southern Corporation, a holding company that controls a major freight railroad and owns a natural resources company and telecommunications company. His is currently also a director of Shenandoah Life Insurance Company.
Contact Information:
Norfolk Southern Corporation
Three Commercial Place
Norfolk, VA23510
Tel: 757-629-2600 (Switchboard)
757-629-2644 (Corporate Secretary)
Fax: 757-629-2607
Email: Henry.Wolf@nscorp.com |
Suzann W. Matthews -- SECRETARY
Board Member, Wolf Trap Center for Performing Arts
McLean, VA
Appointed By: GOV Warner - 2002
Reappointed By: GOV Kaine - 2006
B.A., William and Mary, 1971
William and Mary Background:
Suzann Matthews has served since 2005 as the Board’s Secretary. She is also chair of the committee on student affairs and is a member of the executive committee and committee on financial affairs. Additionally, she serves on the William and Mary National Campaign Steering Committee.
Additional Background:
Matthews serves as a member of the board of directors of the Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts. She holds a bachelor's degree in English from the College, and has worked in the U.S. Congress as a corporate analyst and as co-founder of an international funds management company.
Contact Information:
8440 Brook Road
McLean, VA 22102
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Alvin P. Anderson - MEMBER
Lawyer, Former Chair, Virginia Bar Association
Williamsburg, VA
Appointed By: GOV Warner - 2005
B.A., William and Mary, 1970
J.D., William and Mary, 1972
William and Mary Background:
In addition to serving on the BOV, Anderson is former president of the College of William and Mary Alumni Association.
Additional Background:
Anderson is the former Chairman of the Virginia Bar Association and holds positions on numerous boards.
As a lawyer representing major developers in the region, he provides assistance with zoning matters, special use permits, variances, and other related issues. Since 1981, Alvin’s legal ability has been consistently classified by Martindale Hubbell as "A" (very high to preeminent). He is featured in the book, America’s Best Lawyers.
Contact Information:
Kaufman & Canoles
4801 Courthouse Street, Suite 300
Williamsburg, VA23188
Tel: 757-259-3815
Fax: 757-259-3838
Email: apanderson@kaufcan.com
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Charles A. Banks - MEMBER
Former CEO, Wolseley
Gloucester, VA
Appointed By: GOV Kaine - 2006
Named Honorary Alumnus of William and Mary, 2005
William and Mary Background:
In 1989, Banks was elected to the William and Mary Mason Business School Foundation Board where he served as chairman from 1992 until 2001 when his assignment with Wolseley took him to the United Kingdom. During his time on the board, Banks took an active leadership role, including presiding over a comprehensive strategic planning process in 1989. Banks still serves as a special advisor to the business school foundation. He also has been a large contributor to William and Mary athletics.
Additional Background:
Banks retired as Group Chief Executive of Wolseley, the world’s largest supplier of heating and plumbing products, in July 2006. Before being appointed CEO in 2001, he worked for 34 years at Ferguson Enterprises, where he served as president from 1989 until 2001. He was first appointed to the board of London-based Wolseley, which is Ferguson’s parent company, in 1992. Banks is also a member of the board of directors of Bunzl, a worldwide distribution company, and of Townebank Peninsula (formerly Harbor Bank), which is headquartered in Virginia.
Contact Information:
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Robert A. Blair - MEMBER
Lawyer, Blair Law, PC
Washington, DC
 
Appointed By: GOV Warner - 2004
B.A.,William and Mary, 1968
J.D., William and Mary, 1973
William and Mary Background:
Blair began his career as an attorney in Boston, and has practiced in Washington for the past 30 years. Currently the president of Blair Law, PC, he is active with various charitable organizations, served on the Governor’s Economic Council under governors Baliles and Wilder and was a member of the Board of Commissioners of the Virginia Port Authority. Blair’s career as a lawyer has thrived and in recent years he has taken an increasing interest in business ventures, one which includes working with Russian physicists to develop cutting edge telecom and industrial fiber optics technology and products and another that is a partnership to create a Web-based home technology company.
Additional Background:
Blair has served his alma mater by chairing reunion and reunion gift committees, co-founding the Friends of William and Mary Men’s Tennis and chairing the development committee of the Board of Advisors to the Thomas Jefferson Program in Public Policy. Blair was chair of his class reunion gift committees in 1993 and 2003, helping to raise an unprecedented amount for a 35th Reunion class gift.
Contact Information:
4936 Rodman Street, NW
Washington, D.C., 20016
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Janet M. Brashear - MEMBER
Executive VP, AMERIGROUP
Virginia Beach, VA
 
Appointed By: GOV Warner - 2004
B.A., William and Mary, 1982
M.B.A., Harvard, 1987
William and Mary Background:
A resident of McLean, Va., Brashear is a member of the board of the William and Mary School of Business Foundation, the Fund for William and Mary and the School of Business Advisory Board.
Additional Background:
Brashear is the executive vice president for strategic planning at AMERIGROUP. AMERIGROUP Corporation, headquartered in Virginia Beach, Virginia, is a multi-state managed healthcare company focused on serving people who receive healthcare benefits through publicly sponsored programs including Medicaid, State Children's Health Insurance Program, and FamilyCare. Brashear has more than two decades' experience in strategic planning and marketing. Most recently, she served as executive vice president of strategic planning at Marriott International, where she served in senior positions for ten years. She had previously worked with Procter and Gamble Corporation.
Contact Information:
AMERIGROUP Corporation
4425 Corporation Lane
Virginia Beach, VA 23462
Tel: 1-757-490-6900 |
Thomas E. Capps - MEMBER
Former CEO, Dominion Power
Richmond, VA
Appointed By: GOV Warner - 2002
Reappointed By: GOV Kaine - 2006
B.A., University of North Carolina, 1958
J.D., University of North Carolina, 1965
William and Mary Background:
At William and Mary, Capps serves as chair of the committee on audit and is a member of the committee on financial affairs.
Additional Background:
Capps retired as president and chief executive officer of energy giant Dominion in 2005 and currently serves as Chairman of the Dominion Board of Directors. As the long-tenured leader of Dominion Resources, Thomas E. Capps developed the company, based in Richmond, Virginia, from a one-dimensional provider of electricity to a multifaceted utility giant with several major subsidiaries. He was inducted into the Greater Richmond, Virginia, Business Hall of Fame in 2001.
Contact Information:
308 Long Lane
Richmond, VA23221
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John Gerdelman - MEMBER
Founder and Chairman, Intelliden Corporation
Williamsburg, VA
Appointed By: GOV Warner - 2003
B.S., William and Mary, 1975
William and Mary Background:
Gerdelman serves as chair of the committee on audit and is a member of the committee on financial affairs. He is also a member of the Campaign Steering Committee, the Washington, D.C. Alumni Chapter and the President’s Council. He chaired his 25th Reunion gift committee and was a member of his 30th Reunion gift committee. In 1998, he established the Carol S. Riceman Memorial Scholarship to provide assistance for academically qualified student-athletes in the College’s football program.
Additional Background:
Gerdelman is founder and Executive Chairman of Intelliden Corporation, a leading provider of intelligent networking software solutions. Previously, Gerdelman was President and Chief Executive Officer of AboveNet, Inc., a provider of digital communications infrastructure solutions. Until April 2002, Gerdelman was Managing Partner of mortonsgroup LLC, an information technology and telecommunications venture group. Previously he had served as President and Chief Executive Officer of USA.NET, a provider of innovative email solutions, and as President of the network and information technology division of MCI Telecommunications Corporation. Gerdelman also served in the U.S. Navy as a Naval Aviator.
Contact Information:
3025 Kitchums Close
Williamsburg, VA23185
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Sarah Gore - MEMBER
Executive, W.L. Gore & Associates
Newark, DE
 
Appointed By: GOV Warner - 2002
Reappointed By: GOV Kaine - 2006
B.A., William and Mary
William and Mary Background:
In 1998, Gore received the Alumni Medallion. She is a member of the Board’s committees on academic affairs, audit and buildings and grounds, and also serves on the Campaign for William and Mary’s Steering Committee.
Additional Background:
She served most recently as global leader of the human resources group at W.L. Gore & Associates, a high-tech manufacturing company with nearly 45 plants worldwide that among other products manufactures Gore-Tex.
Contact Information:
465 Polly Drummond Hill Road
Newark, Delaware 19711 |
Philip Herget III - MEMBER
Managing Partner, Columbia Capital
Alexandria, VA
Appointed By: GOV Gilmore - 2000
Reappointed By: GOV Warner - 2004
B.A., University of Virignia
M.B.A., University of North Carolina
William and Mary Background:
Additional Background:
A resident of Alexandria, Va., Herget received a B. A. from the University of Virginia and an MBA from Kenan-Flager Business School at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. He is currently managing general partner of Columbia Capital of Alexandria. Prior to joining Columbia, he served in various financial management positions in the U. S. and the United Kingdom. Herget serves on the board of governors of St. Stephens and St. Agnes Day School and on the board of directors of the Mid-Atlantic Venture Association. He is currently a member of the Board of Directors of Hatteras Networks, Hillcrest Laboratories, Imagine Communications, Mangrove Systems, and Vibrant Solutions and is actively involved with Broadsoft, Rivermine Software, and Sandbridge Technologies.
Contact Information:
COLUMBIA CAPITAL
201 North Union Street, Suite 300
Alexandria, Virginia 22314
(703) 519-2000
(703) 519-5870 (fax)
Email: info@colcap.com – general email |
Jeffrey L. McWaters - MEMBER
Virginia Beach, VA
Chairman, CEO, AMERIGROUP
Appointed By: GOV Warner - 2004
B.B.A., University of Kentucky, 1978
William and Mary Background:
McWaters is chair of the Committee on Buildings and Grounds, and is a member of the Executive Committee and the Committee on Audit.
Additional Background:
Jeffrey L. McWaters is Chairman and CEO of AMERIGROUP Corporation. In 1994, Mr. McWaters founded AMERIGROUP to improve healthcare access and quality for low-income Americans by developing innovative managed care services for the public sector. In 1999, Ernst & Young honored Mr. McWaters as the Virginia Entrepreneur of the Year. In 2002, he was named to the University of Kentucky School of Business Hall of Fame. In 2003, he was cited as one of the nation’s 100 most influential people in healthcare by readers of Modern Healthcare magazine.
Contact Information:
AMERIGROUP Corporation
4425 Corporation Lane
Virginia Beach, VA 23462
1-757-490-6900 |
Jospeh J. Plumeri - MEMBER
Chairman/CEO, Willis Group Limited
Scoth Plains, NJ
Appointed By: GOV Gilmore, Jim - 2000
B.A., William and Mary, 1966
William and Mary Background:
Joseph J. Plumeri II has given $2,500,000 to the School of Business for its capital campaign. Plumeri serves as a Trustee of the William and Mary Business School Foundation and on the Board of Visitors of the College of William and Mary. He is a a past recipient of the T.C. and Elizabeth Clarke Business School Medallion, and a member of the College’s Sir Robert Boyle Society. He is a lifetime member of the President’s Council and a trustee emeritus of the College’s Endowment Association. Plumeri is chair of the committee on Development and Alumni Affairs, and is a member of the Committee on Financial Affairs. The College’s baseball stadium, Plumeri Field, is named in his honor.
Additional Background:
Mr. Plumeri, age 62, joined the Board of the Willis Group Limited on February 8, 2001. He is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Willis Group Limited, headquartered in London, is one of only three major risk management and insurance intermediaries that operate on a worldwide basis. Prior to joining the Group, Mr. Plumeri spent 32 years as an executive with Citigroup Inc. and its predecessors, most recently overseeing the 450 North American retail branches of Citigroup's Citibank unit. Before that, Mr. Plumeri served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Citigroup's Primerica Financial Services from 1995 to 1999. He serves on the board of the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University, and as a Trustee for the Granum Value Fund.
Contact Information:
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Anita Poston - MEMBER
Lawyer, Vandeventer Black
Norfolk, VA
Appointed By: GOV Warner - 2003
B.A., University of Maryland
J.D., William and Mary, 1974
William and Mary Background:
Anita Poston of Norfolk, a 1974 graduate of the College’s Marshall-Wythe School of Law, is a 2001 recipient of its Citizen Lawyer Award.
Additional Background:
Poston is a partner with Vandeventer Black and concentrates her law practice in business, health care, airports and estate planning and administration. Anita’s business practice focuses on representation of small businesses, hospitals and other health care providers and commercial airports. She presently serves as general counsel for the Norfolk International Airport. She is a former member of the Norfolk School Board and the Virginia Community College Board. She was the 1992 recipient of the Professional Woman of Hampton Roads Award, the 2001 recipient of the Citizen Lawyer Award for The College of William & Mary and a 2003 recipient of Inside Business’ Women in Business Achievement Award. She was selected as one of Virginia Business’ Virginia Legal Elite in 2005 in the field of Health Law .
Contact Information:
500 World Trade Center
Norfolk, VA23510
Tel: 757-446-8606
APoston@vanblk.com |
John Charles Thomas - MEMBER
Lawyer and Former VA Supreme Court Justice
Richmond, VA
Appointed By: GOV Kaine - 2006
B.A., University of Virginia, 1972
J.D., University of Virignia, 1975
William and Mary Background:
Additional Background:
Thomas was the first African American justice for the Supreme Court of Virignia. He served for seven years and authored more than 200 decisions. His practice now focuses on appellate law, general litigation, and alternative dispute resolution. He was a member of the Court of Arbitration for Sport/Tribunal Arbitral du Sport, Lausanne, Switzerland in June 2005.
Contact Information:
Hunton & Williams LLP
Riverfront Plaza, East Tower
951 East Byrd Street
Richmond, Virginia 23219-4074
Tel: 804-788-8522
Fax: 804-788-8218
Email: jcthomas@hunton.com |
Jeffrey B. Trammell - MEMBER
President, Trammell & Company
Washington, DC
Appointed By: GOV Warner - 2005
B.A., William and Mary, 1973
J.D., Florida State University
William and Mary Background:
Trammell is the past chairman of the board of the Thomas Jefferson Public Policy Program at the College of William and Mary.
Additional Background:
Jeff Trammell, one of the nation's most experienced and trusted public affairs professionals, was named one of Washington's "Top 50 Lobbyists" by the Washingtonian magazine in 1998. As a senior executive at Hill & Knowlton Public Affairs for twelve years, Mr. Trammell has served as a top adviser to numerous Fortune 500 companies and, by building coalitions and strategic alliances with public interest leaders, he ran one of the most successful Congressional lobbying campaigns in recent years.
Contact Information:
Trammell and Company
Suite 804
1220 19th Street, NW
Washington DC, 20036
phone: (202) 223-3305
fax: (202)223-3309 |
Barbara Ukrop - MEMBER
Ukrop Supermarket Chain
Richmond, VA
Appointed By: GOV Gilmore - 2001
Reappointed By: GOV Warner - 2005
B.A., William and Mary, 1961
William and Mary Background:
Ukrop’s support of William and Mary has included service as a trustee of the Endowment Association, a member of the Athletic Educational Foundation and an honorary lifetime member of the Presidnt’s Council. Along with her husband, Jim ‘60, himself a former member and vice rector of the Board of Visitors, Ukrop led the Alumni Association’s effort to establish the new Alumni Center, which was dedicated in 1997. Ukrop co-chaired her 40th reunion gift committee last year and currently serves as a member of the Campaign for William and Mary’s Steering Committee. The Ukrops announced in 2000 a gift intended to help the College construct a new soccer and lacrosse stadium adjacent to Plumeri Park. Campus Drive was renamed this year Ukrop Way in honor of the Ukrop family.
Additional Background:
Ukrop and her husband Jim Ukrop were co-chairs of Gov. Warner's inaugural committee. The Ukrop family operates the Ukrop supermarket chain that bears the name. Barbara Ukrop is an active community volunteer with a long history of engagement in housing, historic preservation, social services and children’s issues. In 1986, she was named as among the YWCA’s Ten Outstanding Women in category of Volunteerism. She is a 1983 graduate of Leadership Metro Richmond. In the Richmond area, Ukrop serves on the Advisory Board, Historic Richmond Foundation and on the board of Better Housing Coalition. Ukrop also serves as an Officer and Director of the Jenkins Foundation, one of The Community Foundation’s supporting organizations.
Contact Information:
Ukrop's Support Center
2001 Maywill Street, Suite 100
Richmond, VA 23230
(804) 340-3000 |
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