The Norfolk Foundation is governed by a nine-member Board of Directors. These members are chosen for their leadership, experience and knowledge of their community and its charitable needs. Current members include:

Name: The Rev. Harold J. Cobb Jr.
Residence: Norfolk
Occupation: Rector of Grace Episcopal Church
Leadership: Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters board, Norfolk International Airport Authority, Plumb Line Ministries Urban Housing board, Virginia Theological Seminary board, St.
Past leadership: Virginia Theological Seminary National Alumni Association president and The Williams School board
Interest areas: Affordable housing, human services, early education and higher education


Name: Joshua P. Darden Jr.
Residence: Virginia Beach
Occupation: President of Darden Properties Inc.
Leadership: ACCESS College Foundation director and co-founder, CIVIC Leadership Institute board member and co-founder, Virginia Business Higher Education Council member, Virginia Commission on Higher Education Appointments committee
Past leadership: University of Virginia rector and chair of the university’s capital campaign, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation trustee, Governors Commission on Transportation chairman, Norfolk Academy board president, Norfolk International Terminals board vice president, Greater Norfolk Corporation board, Hampton Roads Partnership vice president, United Way of South Hampton Roads campaign chair
Foundation involvement: Board chair, marketing and development committee Interest areas: Higher education, civic engagement
Interest areas: Higher education, civic engagement



Name: Paul O. Hirschbiel Jr.
Residence: Virginia Beach
Occupation: President of Eden Capital L.L.C.
Leadership: Smart Beginnings South Hampton Roads chair, Virginia Early Childhood Foundation chair and Cape Henry Collegiate School trustee and secretary
Past leadership: Horizons Hampton Roads chair, Chrysler Museum of Art trustee and audit committee chair, Make-A-Wish Foundation of Eastern Virginia board president, Chrysler Museum of Art education committee chair, Court Appointed Special Advocate volunteer, Cape Henry Collegiate School trustee and secretary, Virginia Commission on Efficiency and Effectiveness member, Governor Warner’s Tax Reform Advisory Group, Virginia Early Learning Council co-chair
Foundation involvement: Investment committee, early education initiative
Interest areas: Early childhood education and care, family, child and social welfare, arts and culture



Name: Mary Louis LeHew
Residence: Norfolk
Occupation: Retired president of The Planning Council
Leadership: Smart Beginnings South Hampton Roads board, Gen. Douglas MacArthur Foundation trustee, Westminster Canterbury on Chesapeake Bay trustee
Past leadership: Mayor’s Taskforce on the Homeless in Norfolk chair, Children’s Health System board president, Eastern Virginia Medical School vice rector and board of visitors, Barry Robinson Center board chair, CIVIC Leadership Institute founding board, Norfolk Forum board, Junior League of Norfolk and Virginia Beach president, Bishop Sullivan Catholic High School board, Norfolk Planning Commission member, National Association of Planning Councils president
Foundation involvement: Audit committee, early childhood initiative
Interest areas: Early childhood education and care, healthcare access, family welfare, civic engagement



Name: Harry T. Lester
Residence: Virginia Beach
Occupation: President of Eastern Virginia Medical School
Leadership: Lynnhaven River 2007 co-chair, Hampton Roads Partnership board, Virginia Beach Vision board, Virginia Marine Science Foundation board, Chesapeake Bay Foundation board and TowneBank board.
Past leadership: Chrysler Museum of Art board chair, Downtown Norfolk Council president, The Planning Council board, Virginia Arts Festival board, CIVIC Leadership Institute board, Commonwealth Transportation Board, Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel commission, Eastern Virginia Medical School rector
Foundation involvement: Foundation vice chair, marketing and development committee chair
Interest areas: Higher education, healthcare, the environment.

 

Name: Louis F. Ryan
Residence: Norfolk
Occupation: Retired executive vice president and general counsel for Landmark Communications Inc.
Leadership: ACCESS College Foundation board, Chesapeake Bay Foundation President’s Advisory Council, Elizabeth River Project board and chairman of the development committee, Norfolk International Airport board and vice chair, St. Christopher School board and Virginia Wesleyan College board and finance committee
Past leadership: Virginia Symphony board president, Lead Hampton Roads board chair, The Planning Council board, Norfolk Forum board, WHRO auction chair, Business Consortium for Arts Support allocation committee member, Hampton Roads Chamber of Commerce board, Hampton Roads Black Achiever Program steering committee, Old Dominion University College of Business and Public Administration executive advisory council, Norfolk Festevents board, YMCA of South Hampton Roads board, Chesapeake Bay Wine Classic Foundation board and Virginia State Bar chair of the Business Law Section
Board involvement: Marketing and development committee, and audit committee
Interest areas: Secondary education, the environment


Name: Toy D. Savage Jr.
Residence: Virginia Beach
Occupation: Member Willcox & Savage, P.C.
Leadership: Virginia Foundation for Independent Colleges life trustee, Camp Foundation trustee, North Shore Foundation trustee, Eastern Virginia Medical School Foundation trustee, Freemason Street Baptist Church trustee and deacon, Sentara Healthcare trustee
Past leadership: Chrysler Museum of Art board, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts trustee, Virginia Historical Society board, United Way of South Hampton Roads board, Virginia General Assembly delegate
Foundation involvement: Past chair and vice-chair of foundation
Interest areas: early childhood care and education, civic engagement, family welfare, arts and culture

Name: Jody M. Wagner
Residence: Virginia Beach
Occupation: Secretary of Finance, Commonwealth of Virginia
Leadership: Intergovernmental Relations Committee of the Council of State Governments co-chair, Sorenson Institute for Political Leadership state board, Governor’s Advisory Council on Revenue Estimates, Council on Virginia’s Future, Governor’s Advisory Board of Economists, Debt Capacity Advisory Committee, Virginia Economic Development Partnership, Virginia Tourism Corporation, Tobacco Indemnification and Community Revitalization Commission, Fort Monroe Federal Area Development Authority
Past leadership: United Way of South Hampton Roads board, Eastern Virginia Medical School board, National Association of State Treasurers president, Commonwealth of Virginia Treasury Board chair, Virginia College Building Authority, Virginia Public School Authority, Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp., Virginia College Savings Plan board, Virginia Housing Development Authority, Virginia Port Authority, Virginia Resources Authority, Virginia Small Business Authority
Foundation involvement: Audit committee chair, investment committee, affordable housing issue study committee
Interest areas: K-12 education, civic engagement, family and child welfare



Name: John O. “Dubby” Wynne
Residence: Virginia Beach
Occupation: Former president and CEO of Landmark Communications Inc.; former chairman of The Weather Channel
Leadership: Council on Virginia’s Future vice chair, University of Virginia board of visitors and vice rector, chair of U.Va.’s committee on planning and the finance committee, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation board,
Past leadership: Hampton Roads Partnership co-chair, Children’s Health System Inc. vice chair, Governor’s Commission on Efficiency and Effectiveness, Virginia Business Council chair, United Way of South Hampton Roads capital campaign chair, Princeton University capital campaign co-chair and chair of the Princeton Academic Affairs Committee, University of Virginia Alumni Association executive committee, Virginia Foundation for Independent Colleges trustee, Norfolk Academy board president, Virginia Council of Higher Education board, Junior Achievement of Tidewater president, chair of U.Va.’s Investment Management Company
Foundation involvement: Treasurer, investment committee chair
Interest areas: Secondary education, higher education, access to higher education, state government strategy and effectiveness
 

Past Members

D. Baker Ames*
Barron F. Black*
George D. Brooke
Jean C. Bruce
Charles F. Burroughs*
Charles F. Burroughs Jr.
J. Pretlow Darden
Ralph B. Douglass
John H. Foster
Raymond L. Gottlieb
C.W. Grandy III*
E.T. Gresham*
John S. Jenkins Jr.
Charles L. Kaufman*
H.P. "Sonny" McNeal
H.B. “Beau” Price III
John L. Roper II
Kurt M. Rosenbach
Oscar F. Smith*
Daniel M. Thornton Jr.
Martha M. Williams

* denotes founding member