Board of Directors
Annual Work Plan
For many years, the Downtown Norfolk Council Board and staff have taken a deliberate, disciplined and focused approach to addressing the needs of Downtown and our constituents. Each year, the Board sets the general direction for the staff to follow. The Board also establishes key objectives that allow them to focus their energy and resources on the areas where they feel they truly can make a difference. These objectives are addressed in depth by the Board, and established committees focus entirely on these objectives. Our FY22 Action Plan can be viewed here. And as always, the Board is focused on responsible advocacy for Downtown and its constituents.
Please contact our office if there are any questions, comments or concerns.
Downtown Norfolk Council Board of Directors: FY 2021-2022
The 30-member DNC Board of Directors, per our bylaws, represents 16 property owners located in the Downtown Improvement District and 14 of our DNC Members. Additionally, liaisons to the Board are selected each year, and the Mayor serves as ex-officio member with two council persons representing the two council wards encompassing Downtown..
The Board of Directors hold their meetings on a monthly basis on the second Wednesday of the month at 8:00am. The following is a list of the Board members serving as the governing body of the organization for fiscal year 2022.
Officers
Chairperson
James Wofford
General Manager
MacArthur Center *
1st Vice Chair
Drew Ungvarsky
CEO and Executive Creative Director
Grow*
2nd Vice Chair
Mel Price
Principal
Work Program Architects
Immediate Past Chair
Tommy Leeman
Partner
Senior Vice President, Wealth Management
Steward Partners Global Advisors
Treasurer
Jenny Bonsiewich
Manager
P.B. Mares, LLP
President/Corporate Secretary
Mary Miller
President & CEO
Downtown Norfolk Council
Board of Directors:
Jarrett Beeler
Owner
Sway Creative Labs
Linda Bress
Owner
Bress & Company*
Scott Campbell
Principal
VIA design architects*
Lorraine Connaughton
Residential Rate Payer/DNCL Officer*
Matthew Crowe
Catering Sales Manager
Hilton Norfolk The Main*
Patrick Edwards
Owner
The Stockpot Norfolk
Brendan England
General Manager
Sheraton Norfolk Waterside Hotel*
Kathy Ferebee
Senior Vice President/Commercial
TowneBank*
Mike Fowler
First Vice President
Even Keel Wealth Advisors of Raymond James
Perry Frazer
Sr. Vice President
Colliers International
Jesse Hemphill
General Manager
Norfolk Waterside Marriott*
Miles Leon
President
S.L. Nusbaum*
Christy Marron
Owner
Grace O'Malley's Irish Pub & Restaurant
Robert (Doug) Martin
Operations Director
MacArthur Center*
Rob Murphy
General Manager
Glass Light Hotel*
Matt Paddock
Director of People Operations
Grow
Ellis H. Pretlow
Attorney
Kaufman & Canoles*
Jae Roe
Senior Property Manager
The RMR Group*
Reid Sabin
Principal, Planner & Landscape Architect
Hanbury
Jimmy Schools
Senior Property Manager
Hertz Corporation*
Angela Simpson
Controller
Marathon Development Group, Inc.*
Judy Swystun
President
Hampton Roads Transportation
Brittany Treble
Tax Manager
KPMG
Eva Wiggins
Director of Marketing
Harvey Lindsay Commercial Real Estate
Ex-Officio:
The Honorable Kenneth C. Alexander
Mayor
City of Norfolk
Ward Representatives:
The Honorable Courtney Doyle
Councilwoman
City of Norfolk
The Honorable Andria McClellan
Councilwoman
City of Norfolk
General Counsel:
Dean T. Buckius
Attorney
Vandeventer Black LLP
* - Representing the Downtown Improvement District