Committees
ChamberRVA Committees
ChamberRVA is incredibly fortunate to have a team of dedicated volunteers who generously share their time and talents. Their contributions benefit not only our organization but the entire business community.
Audit Committee
The Audit Committee, chaired by the Immediate Past Board Chair, oversees the annual independent audit of the Chamber’s financial statements and encourages effective governance practices including review of Chamber policies and potential conflicts of interest.
Chair: Ed Baine | President | Dominion Energy Virginia
Council Forum
The role of the Council Forum is to identify and address issues of interest to the business community within each of the four largest jurisdictions of ChamberRVA’s footprint (City of Richmond and the counties of Chesterfield, Hanover and Henrico). The Councils serve as advisory committees and are accountable to ChamberRVA’s Board of Directors and to the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors.
Chair: Rachel Yost | Principal Partner | SIR
Compensation Committee
Made up of the Chair, the Chair-Elect, the Vice Chair and the Immediate Past Chair the Compensation Committee is responsible for the performance review of the President on at least an annual basis. The committee sets the compensation and determines benefits for the President, while providing oversight for the general evaluation process for the ChamberRVA Staff and provides guidance and counsel on personnel issues, including strategies for compensation and benefits and general personnel policies.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) Advisory Committee
The DEI Committee plays a crucial role in ensuring that diversity, equity, and inclusion are at the forefront of all ChamberRVA’s work . This dedicated group of volunteers is responsible for executing our DEI action plan, ensuring every initiative and project is approached with a DEI perspective.
Chair: Jennifer Hunter | SVP, Corporate Citizenship | Altria
Economic Inclusion Committee
Responsible for convening, partnering and collaborating to strengthen Black and Brown owned businesses in the Richmond region. The Committee’s focus will be to work with stakeholders to remove barriers and increase access to these businesses.
Chair: Moses Foster | President & CEO | West Cary Group
Finance Committee
The Finance Committee is responsible for overseeing the financial position of ChamberRVA with regard to the annual budget and investments of Chamber assets. The committee presents the annual budget to the Executive Committee and Board of Directors and provides regular updates as to the performance in relation to budget, while providing oversight of the Chamber’s finance, human resources, information technology, telecommunications and facilities management functions.
Chair: Ken Ampy | President | Astyra
Futures Committee
The Futures Committee is responsible for exploration of topics to focus on for the creation of broad regional priorities, based on data, demographics, and economic trends. The committee is integral in developing the topics of interest for InterCity Visits and use data and trends to anticipate future community needs.
Chair: Renee Haltom | VP and Regional Executive | Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
For more information, contact Christina Mastroianni at Christina.Mastroianni@ChamberRVA.com or (804) 783-9315.
Government Affairs Committee
The Government Affairs Committee is responsible for development of public policy recommendations to the Board of Directors in the area of government affairs. The committee proposes ChamberRVA’s position on legislative matters at the federal, state and government levels, and helps establish priorities that are of interest to business and the community at large. The committee includes representatives of the business councils, who help coordinate the government affairs work at the regional and local levels.
Chair: Andy Poarch | COO | Alliance Group
HYPE Leadership Council
The Chamber’s HYPE program brings together young professionals (ages 21-40) in the Greater Richmond Region through social, educational and professional development programs, community involvement and networking events.
Chair: Grace Draper | Senior Giving Day Program Manager| Mightycause
For more information, contact Marnelle Fanfan at Marnelle.Fanfan@ChamberRVA.com.
Marketing & Branding Committee
The Marketing & Branding Committee is responsible for oversight of the development and delivery of ChamberRVA’s overall brand, as well as establishing and driving the brand of the RVA business community. The committee focuses on disseminating to the region the contributions (jobs, service, innovation, economic development, etc.) of the business community—with an emphasis on ChamberRVA members, of course.
Chair: Whitney White | Strategic Communications Manager | Richmond Metropolitan Transportation Authority
RVA NOW Committee
RVA NOW is a program of ChamberRVA, giving young professionals a real talk about Richmond and the many reasons why it should be at the top of your list for places to work, live, play and impact. The RVA NOW Committee is responsible for the direction of the Chamber’s RVA Now initiative including providing program and fiduciary oversight.
Chair: Phil Hatfield | Head of Small Business Bank Credit, Fraud, Data Science, and Digital Product, Capital One