Leadership
Executive Team
President
Lauren Foley
The Port of Virginia
Vice President
Brian Blickensderfer
Arreff Terminals, Inc.
Secretary
Jeff Wilson
Pender & Coward
Treasurer
Dr. Ken Kahn
Old Dominion University
Board Members
Tony Beck CBRE
Jeff Bennett CV International
Dr. David Cook ODU Strome College of Business
Jerry Cronin ODU / OpenSeas
Dainan Gibson ECS Mid-Atlantic
John Griffin Crown LSP Group
Beth Holleman The Port of Virginia
Christina Hughes Maersk Line, Ltd.
Jeremy Kroft The Port of Virginia
Patrick Molloy Colliers International
Keith Robinson InterChange Group
Marilynn Ryan NFI Cal Cartage
Kevin Speers Splice
Jason Strickland FreezPak Logistics
Rachel Upshaw Capes Shipping
Michelle Wharton Kimley-Horn
Past Presidents
Dr. David Cook Old Dominion University (2024-2026)
Kevin Speers Splice (2022-2023)
Melinda Matthews Old Point National Bank (2020-2021)
Thomas Berkley Pender and Coward (2019)
Jeffrey Estes G2-OPS (2018)
Sarah McCoy Port of Virginia (2016-2017)
Len Fleisig Willcox & Savage (2015)
Peter Trocchiano Port of Virginia (2014)
Mike Coleman CV International (2013)
Dawn Merkle Skanska USA Civil, Inc. (2012)