About HRP - Membership

Membership in Hampton Roads Partnership

CO -CHAIRS

Wendy C. Drucker, Co-CEO and Owner, Drucker and Falk, LLC
David L. Bernd, President, Sentara Healthcare

Co-Chair
Wendy C. Drucker, CPM
Owner, Drucker and Falk, LLC

With a degree in experimental psychology from Wheaton College in Norton, Massachusetts, Wendy began her career with Drucker & Falk, LLC in 1981 in the Raleigh office. Her focus has been on multifamily management, the supervision of new construction and rent-up, older apartment community renovations, and new business development. Upon moving to the Newport News Corporation Headquarters in 1994, Wendy assumed the responsibility of Assistant General Manager of the firm focusing on expanding the management profile. In 1997, she was promoted to Executive Vice President and became a Member of the firm.

Wendy is active in the community with an emphasis on education (founding task force member for the Hampton Roads Country Day School) and those in need (the Lost Boys of the Sudan).

Education
Wheaton College, Norton, MA
Honors Degree in Experimental Psychology; Minor in Government
Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM)
Certified Property Manager (CPM)
Peninsula Leadership Institute Graduate
CIVIC Leadership Institute Graduate, 2001

Organizations & Awards
Board/Committee Member:
Bridges to Prosperity
CIVIC Leadership Institute
Hampton Roads Academy
Hampton Roads Association of Commercial Real Estate (ACRE)
Hampton Roads Economic Development Alliance
Hampton Roads Partnership
SunTrust Bank
United Way of the Virginia Peninsula Campaign Chair, 2006

Memberships:
Central Business District
Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW)
Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM)
National Council of Jewish Women
National Multihousing Council

Recent Awards:
Jewish Women International Honoree, 2006
Women in Business Honoree, 2005
Volunteer Hampton Roads Award, 2003
Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce Award, 1994

Co-Chair
David L . Bernd, FACHE
President, Sentara Health Care

David L. Bernd is chief executive officer of Sentara Healthcare, an integrated health system with net revenues of $2.5 billion. Sentara, a not-for-profit health care provider in southeastern Virginia and northeastern North Carolina, is comprised of 7 acute care hospitals, health plans with 350,000 covered lives, and 350 physician multi-specialty medical group. Sentara was ranked the number one integrated health care network in the United States in 2001 by Modern Healthcare magazine and is the only health care system to be named in the top 10 for the past ten years.

Most recently, Mr. Bernd, was named by the Secretary of Commerce to serve as a member of the Measuring Innovation in the 21^st Century Economy Advisory Committee of the Department of Commerce. In 2004 he served as chairman of the American Hospital Association Board of Trustees, the top elected official of the largest hospital and health system association in the United States. In addition, he is a fellow in the American College of Healthcare Executives. Mr. Bernd was the 1984 recipient of the American College of Hospital Administrators' Robert S. Hudgens National Young Hospital Administrator of the Year Award.

Mr. Bernd has been a passionate advocate for quality and patient safety improvement. Sentara Healthcare under Mr. Bernd’s leadership has become nationally recognized in the industry as innovators. In 2000, Sentara became the first in the nation to use an electronic ICU monitoring system which decreased ICU mortality rates, lengths of stay and costs, and increased nurse retention rates. Sentara’s work in changing the culture to achieve strides in patient safety and quality were recognized by the AHA Quest for Quality prize in 2004 and the 2005 John M. Eisenberg Patient Safety and Quality award from the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) and the National Quality Forum.

Mr. Bernd has devoted significant time to mentoring the next generation of healthcare executives lecturing at Stanford University, William and Mary and Virginia Commonwealth University. As frequent presenter for healthcare associations and national conferences, Mr. Bernd has focused on the strategic value of quality, patient safety and efficient delivery of care. Mr. Bernd has shared his knowledge and experiences with numerous hospital leadership teams, governing bodies and physician organizations.

Mr. Bernd received his Master of Hospital and Health Administration from the Medical College of Virginia in 1973. He resides with his family in Virginia Beach, Virginia

CO-VICE CHAIRS

Dr. Deborah M. DiCroce, President, Tidewater Community College
Mr. Jack Ezzell, President, ZEL Technologies

TREASURER

Mr. Robert F. Shuford, Chairman, Old Point National Bank

SECRETARY

Mr. David Tynch, Cooper Spong & Davis

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
(All officers above also serve on the Executive Committee)

RADM Mark S. Boensel, Commander, Navy Region, Mid-Atlantic
Mr. Robert M. Boyd, Regional President, BB&T
Mr. R. Bruce Bradley, President, Landmark Publishing Group
Mr. Jerry A. Bridges, Executive Director, Virginia Port Authority
Mr. John R. Broderick, Interim President, Old Dominion University
Captain J. William Cofer, President, Virginia Pilot Association
Mr. Arthur L. Collins, Executive Director, Hampton Roads Planning District Commission (Ex-Officio)
Honorable Paul D. Fraim, Mayor, City of Norfolk
Honorable Joe S. Frank, Mayor, City of Newport News
Mr. Thomas R. Frantz, President and Chief Operating Officer, Williams Mullen
Mr. Thomas G. Johnson, Willcox & Savage, PC
Mr. Harry T. Lester, President, Eastern Virginia Medical School
Mr. Vincent J. Mastracco, Kaufman & Canoles
Mr. Gary T. McCollum, Vice President and Region Manager, Cox Communications Hampton Roads, LLC
Mr. James O. McReynolds, Chair, Hampton Roads Chief Administrative Officers (Ex-Officio)
Dr. Carolyn W. Meyers, President, Norfolk State University
Mr. Jerold L. Miller, President, Earle Industries, LLC
Mr. C. W. Moorman, Chairman, President & CEO, Norfolk Southern Corporation
Honorable Meyera E. Oberndorf, Mayor, City of Virginia Beach
Mr. Richard J. Pearce, President and CEO, Riverside Health System
Mr. Donald W. Seale, Executive Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer, Norfolk Southern Corporation
Mr. Digby A. Solomon, President, Publisher & CEO, The Daily Press, Inc.
Ms. Deborah K. Stearns, President, GVA Advantis- Virginia & Washington DC
Mr. Alan S. Witt, CPA, CEO, Witt Mares
Honorable Jeanne Zeidler, Mayor, City of Williamsburg

EX-OFFICIO

Mr. Dwight Farmer, Executive Director, Hampton Roads Planning District Commission
Ms. Amy Parkhurst, Interim President, Hampton Roads Economic Development Alliance

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Mr. Daniel W. Aston, Partner, Roseland Property Company
Mr. G. Robert Aston, Chairman/CEO, TowneBank
Mr. James F. Babcock, Chairman & CEO (Ret.), First Virginia Bank – Hampton Roads
Mr. C. Max Bartholomew, Jr., Senior External Affairs Manager, Dominion Virginia Power
Mr. James E. Bento, President, Ocean Marine Yacht Center
Mr. D. Ben Berry, Chairman and CEO, Gateway Bank
Mr. R. Tyler Bland, Chair, Hampton Roads Sanitation District
Mr. Franklin R. Bowers, President, Cox Virginia Telecom, Inc.
Dr. Douglas W. Boyce, President, Paul D. Camp Community College
Ms. Jennifer R. Boykin, Vice President, Process Excellence, Northrop Grumman Newport News
Mr. J. Robert Bray, Executive Director Emeritus, Virginia Port Authority
Dr. Edward E. Brickell, President Emeritus, Eastern Virginia Medical School
Mr. Edward L. Brown, International Vice President, International Longshoremen's Assoc.
Mr. William K. Butler, President, Hampton Roads Region, SunTrust (Ret.)
Mr. Colin Campbell, President, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Mr. James "Jim" G. Carlson, President and CEO Amerigroup
Honorable Stan D. Clark, Chairman, Isle of Wight Board of Supervisors
Honorable James P. Councill, Mayor, City of Franklin
Mr. William “Bill” H. Crawford IV, Eastern Virginia Regional President, Executive Vice President, Wachovia Bank, N.A.
Mr. Rob Cross, Executive and Artistic Director, Virginia Arts Festival
Mr. Joshua P. Darden, President, Darden Properties, Inc.
Mr. Ron Dennis, President and COO, Farm Fresh
Mr. Joseph A. Dorto, President and CEO, Virginia National Terminals, Inc.
Ms. Helen E. Dragas, President/CEO, The Dragas Companies
Mr. Stephen F. Evans, Managing Partner, KPMG Peat Marwick
Mr. William Franczek, Managing Partner, Vandeventer Black, LLP
Ms. Jodi Gidley, SVP Mid-Atlantic Operations, President, Virginia Natural Gas
Mr. Richard S. Glasser, Managing Partner, Glasser & Glasser, PLC
Honorable Bruce C. Goodson, Chairman, James City County Board of Supervisors
Mr. William Goggins, CEO, Vice President, Clancy & Theys Construction Company Virginia Division
Honorable Gordon C. Helsel, Mayor, City of Poquoson
Dr. Willam T. Greer, President, Virginia Wesleyan College
Mr. William A. Gresham, President, E.T. Gresham Company Inc.
Mr. Herb Haneman, Jr., President, Western Branch Diesel
Mr. Richard A. Hanson, Chief Executive Officer, Bon Secours Hampton Roads Health System
Dr. William R. Harvey, President, Hampton University
Mr. Charles A. Henderson, Jr., President, Hampton Roads Market, Bank of America
Mr. Lee A. Hernquist, Davenport and Company, LLC
Mr. Brad Hobbs, President, Hobbs & Associates
Honorable James W. Holley III, Mayor,City of Portsmouth
Honorable M. Sherlock Holmes, Chairman, Surry County Board of Supervisors
Mr. Dewey Hurley, Vice President Business Development, Branscome, Inc.
Ms. Carrie Jennison, Senior Vice President, Financial Planning & Analysis, Amerigroup
Honorable Linda T. Johnson, Mayor, City of Suffolk
Honorable Dallas O. Jones, Chairman, Southampton County Board of Supervisors
Dr. Christoph Leemann, Director, Jefferson Lab
Ms. Angelica D. Light, President and CEO, The Norfolk Foundation
Mr. Thomas J. Lyons, Chairman, Tidewater Hotels and Resorts
Mr. William S. Magann, President, W.F. Magann Corporation
Mr. John F. Malbon, President and CEO, PAPCO
Mr. James "Jim" D. McArthur VAD USN, Vice President, Lockheed Marting Center for Innovation
Mr. Mike McPherson, Chairman, Region 2 Superintendents
Mr. Christopher Mosley, President, Chesapeake Regional Medical Center
Mr. Donald E. Perry, President, Continental Properties Corporation
Honorable Owen B. Pickett, Troutman Sanders, LLP
Mr. C. Larry Pope, President and CEO, Smithfield Foods
Mr. Ronald V. Racinowski, Vice President/General Manager, USAA
Mrs. Robin Ray, President, Atlantic Dominion Distributors
Mr. John Reilly, Executive Vice President and General Manager, Busch Gardens Europe and Water Country USA
Mr. W. Taylor Reveley, III, Interim President, The College of William and Mary
Mr. Thomas V. Rueger, President & CEO, Hampton Roads Region, SunTrust
Mr. Bert Schmidt, President and CEO, WHRO
Honorable Thomas G. Shepperd, Jr., Chairman, York County Board of Supervisors
Honorable Daniel L. Smith, Mayor, Town of Smithfield
Mr. Edward B. Snyder, President, Checkered Flag Motor Car Company
Mr. Kenneth G. Stepka PE, CEO, Clark Nexsen
Mr. Gregory N. Stillman, Managing Partner, Hunton & Williams
Dr. Charles A. Taylor, President, Thomas Nelson Community College
Mr. Rony Thomas, CEO, LifeNet
Honorable Molly Joseph Ward, Mayor, City of Hampton
Mr. Fred J. Whyte, President, Stihl, Inc.
Mr. Robert T. Williams, President, Tri-City Developers, LLC
Mr. Tom H. Wilson, Managing Partner, Goodman and Company
Mr. John O. Wynne

LIAISONS TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

General John D.W. Corley, Commander, U.S. Air Force Air Combat Command
ADM Jonathan W. Greenert, Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command
General James N. Mattis, Supreme Allied Commander Transformation Commander, United States Marine Corps
Ms. Lesa B. Roe, Director, NASA Langley Research Center
RADM Fred M. Rosa Jr., Commander Fifth District, United States Coast Guard
General William S. Wallace, Commanding General, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command
Lt. General Joseph F. Weber, Commander, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command