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Board of Directors

J. Rodney Duckworth, Jr., Chair
Senior Vice President—Wealth Management
UBS Financial Services, Inc.
Duckworth
Angela Flowers, Ed.D., Vice Chair
Director of Student Support Services
Portsmouth Public Schools
Flowers
Jason R. Baker, MBA, MACC, Secretary and Treasurer
Chief Financial Officer
Bon Secours Maryview Medical Center
Baker

Bruce S. Britton, M.D., Immediate Past Chair
Professor/Vice Chair for Education
Eastern Virginia Medical School

Duckworth
The Honorable Lavonda N. Graham-Williams
Judge, Circuit Court
City of Portsmouth
Duckworth

Anna M. McRay, CEM CSSP, EPO
Deputy Coordinator, Emergency Management
Portsmouth Fire, Rescue and Emergency Services


McRay
Michelle E. Pyka, MD, MBA, CPE, FACEP
Vice President of Medical Affairs
Bon Secours Maryview Medical Center
Pyka
Corporate Counsel:

Laura Rixey, Atorney
Kaufman & Canoles

Rixey
 
Counselor Emeritus
C. Edward Russell, Jr.
Russell
The Staff and Directors (past and present) want to thank Eddie Russell for his devoted service and legal counsel to Portsmouth General Hospital Foundation over the past 37 years. Prior to 1987, Eddie was counsel to Portsmouth General Hospital and was instrumental in the selling of the hospital to Tidewater Heatlh Care. During the transition he helped set the guidelines and establishment of the Foundation from the proceeds of the sale. Eddie has been a good friend to all associated with him. Good luck in your retirement. We will miss seeing you at our meetings.
 
Previous Members of the
Board of Directors (alphabetically)

J. Richard Auman, M.D.
Term: April 2012 - April 2018

Jason R. Baker, MBA, MACC
Term: April 2025 - April 2026

Reverend Ben A. Beamer, Sr.  †
Term:  1988 – April 199

Richard M. Bikowski, M.D.
Term: April 2013 – April 2019

J. Hunter Brantley, Jr.   †
Term:  1988 – April 1996

The Honorable Richard S. Bray  †
Term:  April 1997 – November 1997

Phyllis F. Bricker, RN
Term:  April 1998 – April 2004

Susan H. Burton (Past Chair)
Term: APril 2010 - April 2018

Ali A. Choudhury, M.D.  †
Term:  1988 - April 1995

William T. Clare, Jr. (Past Chair)  †
Term:  April 2007 – October 2012

Maury W. Cooke (First Chairman of the Board)
Term:  1988 – April 1996

R. Faith Dajao, M.D.
Term:  April 1995 – April 2001

Dia DuVernet
Term:  April 2003 – April 2009

Margaret G. Evans †
Term:  1988 – June 1990

Patricia H. Fisher, Ph.D. (Past Chair)
Term:  April 2006 – April 2014

Jeffrey L. Garrenton
Term:  1988 – April 1991

Frances L. Gray, RN, MS Ed, CSN
Term: October 2011 - October 2017

Shannon E. Glover
Term:  April 2010 – June 2011

C. Denise Goode
Term: April 2007 – June 2013

Ronald R. Green (Past Chair)
Term: April 2015 – April 2026

Susan Taylor Hansen
Term: April 1997 – April 2003

Ernest F. Hardee  (Past Chair)  †
Term: 1988 – April 1996

Shandre M. Harasty (Past Chair)
Term: April 2012 – April 2024

William Leslie Harding  †
Term:  April 2000 – April 2006

Gina H. Harris
Term:  April 2004 – April 2010

Christopher K. Hersh, M.D.
Term:  April 2004 – April 2010

James E. Hoffler
Term: April 2018 - April 2026

Cheran Cordell Ivery
Term:  April 2013 – April 2019

W. Mackenzie Jenkins, Jr.   †
Term:  1988 – 1992

Douglas L. Johnson, Ph.D.
Term:  1988 – May 1996

Lee E. King   †
Term:  April 1995 – April 2001

Ann M. Kirk-Mendes
Term:  April 1996 – April 2002

Demetria M. Lindsay, M.D. (Past Chair)
Term:  April 2004 – April 2012

H. Timothy Little  †
Term:  April 1995 – April 2001

Sheila P. Martin
Term:  1988 – April 1995

Carl F. Medley, Jr.
Term:  April 1992 – April 1997

R. Scott Morgan  (Past Chair)
Term:  April 1996 – April 2004

Karl S. Morrisette  (Past Chair)
Term:  April 2002 – April 2010

Darlene A. Mueller, Ph.D., BSN
Term: April 2018 – April 2023

Jessica P. Mullen, MPA (Past Chair)
Term:  April 2010 – April 2020

Timothy J. O'Brien, II
Term:  April 2016 – April 2021

Brennan J. O’Connor
Term:  April 1998 – April 2004

U. Starr Oliver
Term:  April 2004 – April 2007

V. Wayne Orton
Term:  1988 – June 1990

Venita Newby-Owens, M.D.
Term:  April 1997 – April 2000

Samuel D. Perry  †
Term:  1988 – February 1991

Roger C. Reinhold (Past Chair)
Term:  April 1992 – April 2000

P. Ward Robinett, Jr.
Term:  1988 – April 1991

C. Edward Russell, Jr.
Term:  1988 – April 1997

Gordon E. Saffold (Past Chair)  †
Term:  1988 – April 1998

Theresa J. Saunders
Term:  April 1992 – April 1997

Horace S. Savage, Jr. (Past Chair)
Term:  April 1996 – April 2006

John E. Schalk, MPA, CMPE
Term: April 2009 – April 2015

Harry L. Short
Term: April 2001 – April 2007

Earnhart A. Spencer, Jr. (Past Chair)
Term: Aprill 2008 – January 2015

James A. Stewart, M.D.
Term: April 2018 - April 2026

Burle U. Stromberg
Term:  April 2002 – April 2008

David B. Stuart  †
Term:  1988 – April 1995

Helen W. Taylor, Ed.D.
Term:  April 2014 – April 2020

G. Randolph Webb, Jr.
Term:  April 2006 – April 2012

Richard E. H. Wentz (Past Chair)
Term: April 2008 – April 2016

Belle S. Wheelan, Ph.D.
Term:  April 1991 – 1992

Junius H. Williams, Jr.
Term:  April 1997 – April 1998

Kevin D. Wilson, M.D.
Term:  1988 – April 1997
and April 2001 – April 2004

Nancy G. Wren (Past Chair)  †
Term:  April 2001 – April 2008

Dorothy F. Wyron (Past Chair)  †
Term:  April 1993 – April 2002

† Deceased

Posted April 2026

 

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