Board of Directors
2025 – 2026 Board of Directors
The Richmond Forum is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) educational organization. Our Board of Directors works to achieve our mission: To present powerful voices so Richmond can learn, and empower local voices so Richmond can lead.
Executive Committee
Teresa Downs
Chair
Altria*
Andrea Lynn White
Vice Chair
CareScout Insurance*
William R.B. Hershey
Treasurer
Davenport & Company LLC*
Jonathan Brabrand
Secretary
Professional Restoration Services
Kelly O’Keefe
Program Committee Chair
Brand Federation*
Alison Rogish
Nominating & Governance Committee Chair
Deloitte*
Kevin D. Best
Education Committee Chair
Virginia Commonwealth University*
Janet Tope
Investment Committee Chair
Subscriber/Supporter
Heather Mullins Crislip
Executive Director, ex officio
The Richmond Forum
Directors
Chris Accashian
Bon Secours Richmond*
Corynne S. Arnett
Dominion Energy*
Kristen Cavallo
The Branch Museum of Design
Anthony Conte
Wells Fargo*
Dr. Ronald A. Crutcher
Subscriber/Supporter
Eva Hartmann
Luna Innovations
Steve Humble
VPM*
Cynthia Joyce
CW Advisors*
D. Brennen Keene
McGuireWoods*
A. Brent King
Performance Food Group*
Rick Palmieri
Williams Mullen*
Susan P. Quinn
circle S studio
Celia A. Rafalko
Cary Street Partners
Daphne Maxwell Reid
Subscriber/Supporter
Lisa Sims
Venture Richmond
Zack Smith
PartnerMD*
Greg Stivers
ProfitOptics
Sally Tate
Hourigan*
Ashley L. Taylor Jr.
Troutman Pepper Locke*
Maria Tedesco
Atlantic Union Bank*
Pient Tran
Capital One*
Todd Waldo
Hugh Helen, LLC
Austin Welder
Bank of America*
*Sponsor of The Richmond Forum