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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  • Matthew R. Hemenez ’90 – President
  • William C. Collier ’06 – 1st Vice President
  • Patrick J. Griffin ’80 – 2nd Vice President
  • Anthony U. Moore ’78 – Immediate Past President
  • Richard C. Coupland III ’91 – Region I – Southwest – Regional Director
  • David P. Loduca ’81 – Region II – Midwest – Regional Director
  • Dennis V. Maguire ’80 – 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
  • Todd M. Baldwin ’06 – 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
  • Anthony (Jamie) J. MacDonald ’83 – Region XIV – Metro D.C. – Regional Director
  • Guy F. Conte ’75 – Director at Large
  • Abigail L. Waterbury ’14 – Director at Large
  • Adrian A. Garcia ’87 – Director at Large
  • Grant T. Harris ’06 – Director at Large
  • William R. Shannon ’10 – Director at Large
  • Chuck H. Story ’91 – Director at Large
  • Jeff K. Washington ’80 – Director at Large

Ex-Officio Voting Members:

  • Daniel P. Thornton ’78 – President, Keydet Club Board of Governors
  • Ernesto V. Sampson Jr. ’98– 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

  • Ernesto V. Sampson Jr. ’98 – President
  • W. Lloyd Taliaferro ’95 – Vice President, Fundraising
  • Bree A. Guiterman ’04 – Vice President, Finance & Administration
  • Sean P. Cantrell ’88
  • Lara T. Chambers ’03
  • Daryl L. Deke ’82
  • John F. Fick III ’72
  • Robert B. Gore ’80
  • Christopher R. Gorman ’96
  • 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
  • Gale F. Sommers ’72
  • Carl A. Strock ’70
  • Sterling T. Sweeney ’96
  • Dorcas G. Wilkinson
  • John P. Williams ’88
  • Elise Woodworth ’07
  • Thomas H. Zarges ’70

Ex-Officio Voting Members:

  • Matthew R. Hemenez ’90 – President, Alumni Association Board of Directors
  • Daniel P. Thornton ’78 – President, Keydet Club Board of Governors
  • Kurt A. Polk ’95 – VMI Investment Holdings, LLC Chair

Ex-Officio Non-Voting Members:

  • John D. Adams ’96 – VMI Board of Visitors President
  • Col. David T. Smith – VMI Faculty Representative
  • Maj. Gen. Cedric T. Wins ’85 – VMI Superintendent
  • David Prasnicki – VMI Alumni Agencies CEO

Alternates:

  • Charles E. Branch ‘95

 

Bylaws

  • Danny Thornton ’78 – President
  • Vacant – First Vice President
  • Kelly Sweppenhiser ’06 – Vice President/Stewardship & Fundraising
  • Bob Chapman ’84 – Vice President/Finance
  • Gordon Williams ’70 – Vice President/Nominating
  • Andrew Deal ’12 – Chief Operating Officer
  • Crissy Elliott – Chief Financial Officer
  • Virginia Cameron – Corporate Secretary
  • Frank Boehling ’94
  • Dustin Devore ’94
  • Peel Dillard ’70
  • John Dodge ’83
  • Keith Gabriel ’12
  • Steve Hupp ’84
  • 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
  • Pablo Martinez ’90
  • Graham Nuttycombe ’83
  • Shelly Pauling ’06
  • Bill Talley V ’03

Ex-Officio Voting Members:

  • Matthew Hemenez ’90 – President, VMI Alumni Association Board of Directors
  • Ernesto Sampson Jr. ’98 – President, VMI Foundation Board of Trustees
  • Bland Massie ’77 – Immediate Past President, VMI Keydet Club Board of Governors
  • Ralph Costen ’70 – Historian, VMI Keydet Club

Ex-Officio Non-Voting Members:

  • Maj. Gen. Cedric Wins ’85 – VMI Superintendent
  • David Prasnicki – VMI Alumni Agencies CEO

Alternates:

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

 

Bylaws

  • Matthew R. Hemenez ’90 – Chairman (Alumni Association Representative)
  • William C. Collier ’06 (Alumni Association Representative)
  • Ernesto V. Sampson Jr. ’98 (Foundation Representative)
  • W. Lloyd Taliaferro Jr. ’95 (Foundation Representative)
  • Daniel P. Thornton ’78 (Keydet Club Representative)
  • Andre W. Thornton ’98 (Keydet Club Representative)
  • John D. Adams ’96 (VMI Board of Visitors Representative)

Ex-Officio Non-Voting Members:

  • Maj. Gen. Cedric Wins ’85 – VMI Superintendent
  • David Prasnicki, Secretary – VMI Alumni Agencies CEO
  • Crissy Elliott – VMI Alumni Agencies CFO

 

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