VMI Alumni Agencies Governing Boards

There are four governing boards that cast the vision and set the direction for the VMI Alumni Agencies. In each, volunteer leaders of the highest caliber serve VMI alumni and the Institute by providing opportunities to connect and celebrate while securing the path for future graduates of the Virginia Military Institute.

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Board Biographies | Bylaws | Nomination and Electronic Voting Policy | Member Rights and Privileges

  • Matthew R. Hemenez ’90 – President
  • William C. Collier ’06 – 1st Vice President
  • Patrick J. Griffin ’80 – 2nd Vice President
  • Richard C. Coupland III ’91 – Region I – Southwest – Regional Director
  • Michael A. Burke ’73 – Region II – Midwest – Regional Director
  • Mark A. Gonsalves ’81 – Region III – Northeast – Regional Director
  • Vacant – Region IV – Mid Atlantic – Regional Director
  • Michael C. Zirkle ’97 – Region V – Southeast – Regional Director
  • Max H. Hopkins ’97 – Region VI – Carolinas – Regional Director
  • Lucas E. Hale ’00 – Region VI – Carolinas – Regional Director
  • James R. Chalkley ’73 – Region VII – Florida–Regional Director
  • Vacant – Region VIII – Southwest VA/Shenandoah Valley – Regional Director
  • Charles W. Sachs ’79 – Region X – South – Regional Director
  • Paul V. Hebert ’68 – Region XI – Northwest – Regional Director
  • Garland Gray III ’10– Region XII – Central Virginia – Regional Director
  • Christopher M. McCallum ’96– Region XIII – Hampton Roads Chapter – Regional Director
  • Wyatt B. Durrette Jr. ’61 – Region XIII – Hampton Roads – Regional Director
  • Andrew K. Bradshaw ’17 – Region XIV – Metro D.C. – Regional Director
  • Steven L. Amato ’83 – Region XIV – Metro D.C. – Regional Director
  • Kenneth M. Kalisky ’73 – Director at Large
  • Abigail L. Waterbury ’14 – Director at Large
  • Chuck H. Story ’91 – Director at Large
  • Joseph G. Lynch ’69 – Director at Large
  • William R. Shannon ’10 – Director at Large
  • Adrian Garcia ’87– Director at Large
  • Jeff K. Washington ’80 – Director at Large

Ex-Officio Voting Members:

  • Kelly M. Sweppenhiser ’06 – President, Keydet Club Board of Governors
  • John P. Williams ’88 – President, VMI Foundation Board of Trustees

Ex-Officio Non-Voting Members:

  • David L. Prasnicki – VMI Alumni Agencies CEO
  • James F. Dittrich ’76 – Historian
  • Edward A. Johnson ’79 – VMI Alumni Association COO

Updated: July 9, 2025

  • John Williams ’88 – President
  • Dorcas G. Wilkinson – Vice President, Fundraising
  • Christopher R. Gorman ’96 – Vice President, Finance & Administration
  • Sean P. Cantrell ’88
  • Lara T. Chambers ’03
  • Alexander M. Earle ’78
  • John F. Fick III ’72
  • Robert B. Gore ’80
  • Garland Gray II ’73
  • Matthew B. Hamilton ’85
  • Glen N. Jones ’78
  • Kimber L. Latsha ’77
  • Johnathan A. Mayo ’95
  • Robert M. Michie
  • Joseph P. Moan ’81
  • Jonathan T. Moody ’86
  • David B. Openshaw ‘81
  • Gale F. Sommers ’72
  • J. Wade Stinnette, Jr. ‘80
  • Carl A. Strock ’70
  • Elise Woodworth ’07
  • Thomas H. Zarges ’70

Ex-Officio Voting Members:

  • Matthew R. Hemenez ’90 – President, Alumni Association Board of Directors
  • Kelly M. Sweppenhiser ’06 – President, Keydet Club Board of Governors
  • Kurt A. Polk ’95 – VMI Investment Holdings, LLC Chair

Ex-Officio Non-Voting Members:

  • Col. David T. Smith – VMI Faculty Representative
  • Brig. Gen. Dallas Clark ’99 – Acting VMI Superintendent
  • David Prasnicki – VMI Alumni Agencies CEO

Alternates:

  • T. Clark Irvine ‘13
  • Karen Wheeler ‘03

Bylaws

Updated: July 8, 2025

  • Kelly M. Sweppenhiser ’06 – President
  • Bob Chapman ’84 – First Vice President
  • Pablo Martinez ’90 – Vice President/Stewardship & Fundraising
  • Steve Hupp ’84 – Vice President/Finance
  • Gordon Williams ’70 – Vice President/Nominating
  • Frank Boehling ’94
  • Dustin Devore ’94
  • John Dodge ’83
  • Kelly Holbert ’93
  • Jeremy Ingram ’95
  • Simone Jimenez ’13
  • Tim Keilty ’86
  • Mike Kemp ’90
  • Joey Keyes ’82
  • Rick Killmeyer IV ’95
  • Tom Langston
  • Coleman Lawrence ’89
  • Barrett Luxhoj ’09
  • Graham Nuttycombe ’83
  • Don Robey ’78
  • Bill Talley V ’03

Ex-Officio Voting Members:

  • Matthew Hemenez ’90 – President, VMI Alumni Association Board of Directors
  • John P. Williams ’88 – President, VMI Foundation Board of Trustees
  • Danny Thornton ’78 – Immediate Past President, VMI Keydet Club Board of Governors
  • Ralph Costen ’70 – Historian, VMI Keydet Club

Ex-Officio Non-Voting Members:

  • Brig. Gen. Dallas Clark ’99 – Acting VMI Superintendent
  • David Prasnicki – VMI Alumni Agencies CEO

Alternates:

  • Ron Carter Jr. ’78
  • John Garrett ’13
  • Michael Rice ’07

Bylaws

Updated: July 28, 2025

  • John Williams ’88 – Chairman/Foundation Representative
  • Matthew R. Hemenez ’90 – Alumni Association Representative
  • William C. Collier ’06 – Alumni Association Representative
  • Christopher Gorman ’96 – Foundation Representative
  • Kelly Sweppenhiser ’06 – Keydet Club Representative
  • Bob Chapman ’84 – Keydet Club Representative
  • Lloyd Taliaferro Jr. ’95 – VMI Board of Visitors Representative

Ex-Officio Non-Voting Members:

  • Brig. Gen. Dallas Clark ’99 – Acting VMI Superintendent
  • David Prasnicki, Secretary – VMI Alumni Agencies CEO

Bylaws

Updated: July 28, 2025