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

  • William C. Collier ’06 – President
  • Patrick J. Griffin ’80 – 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
  • Whitney C. Matthews ’07 – Region IV – Mid Atlantic – Regional Director
  • Matthew S. Eads’93 – Region V – Southeast – Regional Director
  • Lucas E. Hale ’00 – Region VI – Carolinas – Regional Director
  • James R. Chalkley ’73 – Region VII – Florida–Regional Director
  • Roberto Robinson ’80 – 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
  • Andrew K. Bradshaw ’17 – Region XIV – Metro D.C. – Regional Director
  • Steven L. Amato ’83 – Region XIV – Metro D.C. – Regional Director
  • Surapong Suwana-Adth ’79 – Region XV – Pacific Rim – Regional Director
  • Kenneth M. Kalisky ’73 – Director at Large
  • Bland Massie ’77 – 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
  • S. Waite Rawls ’70 – 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:

  • Anthony J. MacDonald ’83 – Special Appointee
  • Dallas B. Clark ’99 – VMI Alumni Agencies CEO
  • Richard C. Wolffe ’78 – Historian
  • Brandon Bissell ’98 – VMI Alumni Association COO

Updated: June 30, 2026

 

  • John Williams ’88 – President
  • Dorcas G. Wilkinson – Vice President, Development
  • 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
  • Bruce L. Howard, Jr. ’12
  • T. Clark Irvine ‘13
  • Glen N. Jones ’78
  • Curtis A. Mason ’92
  • 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
  • C. Lane Toomey ’74
  • Edward D. Wagner ’88
  • Thomas H. Zarges ’70

Ex-Officio Voting Members:

  • William C. Collier  ’06 – President, Alumni Association Board of Directors
  • Kelly M. Sweppenhiser ’06 – President, Keydet Club Board of Governors
  • W. Lloyd Taliaferro ’95 – VMI Investment Holdings, LLC Chair

Ex-Officio Non-Voting Members:

  • Col. Michael Dick ’77 USMC (Ret) – VMI Board of Visitors President
  • Col. David T. Smith – VMI Faculty Representative
  • Lt. Gen. David Furness ’87 – VMI Superintendent
  • Dallas B. Clark ’99 – VMI Alumni Agencies CEO
  • Crissy S. Elliott – VMI Alumni Agencies CFO

Alternates:

  • Karen Wheeler ‘03
  • Daniel F. Flowers III ’16

Bylaws

Updated: June 30, 2026

 

  • Kelly M. Sweppenhiser ’06 – President
  • Bob Chapman ’84 – First Vice President
  • Pablo Martinez ’90 – Vice President/Stewardship & Fundraising
  • Steve Hupp ’84 – Vice President/Finance
  • Frank Boehling ’94
  • Dowson Boyer ’08
  • 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
  • Michael Rice ’07
  • Don Robey ‘78
  • Gene Scott ’80
  • Keith Sykes ’89
  • Don Robey ’78
  • Bill Talley V ’03

Ex-Officio Voting Members:

  • William Collier ’06 – 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:

  • Lt. Gen. David Furness ’87 – VMI Superintendent
  • Dallas B. Clark ’99 – VMI Alumni Agencies CEO

Alternates:

  • Ron Carter Jr. ’78
  • John Garrett ’13

Bylaws

Updated: June 30, 2026

 

  • Kelly Sweppenhiser ’06 – Chairman/Keydet Club Representative
  • Bob Chapman ’84 – Keydet Club Representative
  • William C. Collier ’06 – Alumni Association Representative
  • Patrick Griffin ’80 – Alumni Association Representative
  • Christopher Gorman ’96 – Foundation Representative
  • John Williams ’88 – Foundation Representative

Ex-Officio Non-Voting Members:

  • Lt. Gen. David Furness ’87 – VMI Superintendent
  • Dallas B. Clark ’99, Secretary – VMI Alumni Agencies CEO

Bylaws

Updated: June 30, 2026