Leadership

Now Accepting Nominations for 2027 Board of Directors

We are currently accepting nominations for Board Members for 2027. Nominate yourself or a colleague using this form by Friday, October 16th.

Board members provide leadership and strategic direction, plan programs and events, and support the profession with learning opportunities for early-career and long-time fundraisers.

As an organization, we strive to be representative and inclusive of the non-profit community in Central Virginia. We also strive to have a board that is equally representative and inclusive. AFP Central Virginia is committed to Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access (I.D.E.A) in all Chapter activities.

Please review the Board Member Expectations and Committee Descriptions to learn more about this opportunity and the many ways you can use your talents to engage with your local AFP chapter.

Board of Directors 2026

PRESIDENT

LaChelle M. Lewis, Ph.D.

Big Brothers Big Sisters


TREASURER & SECRETARY

Emily Cole
Whiteway Miller & Associates LLC


IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT

Tonya S. Hall, CFRE

InsideTrack


AT-LARGE DIRECTORS

 

Elaina Brennan

Ronald McDonald House Charities of Richmond

 

Margaret Dodson-Cordrey

Girl Scouts of the Commonwealth of Virginia

 

Victoria Jackson, MBA

The Spark Mill

 

Molly Lukschander, CFRE

The Trevor Project

 

Candra Parker, CFRE GPC

Sacred Heart Center

 

Anne Rogers

Virginia Community College System

 

Kayla Smith

Better Housing Coalition

 

Clara Stokes

CARITAS

 

James Wasilewski, CFRE

Virginia Commonwealth University

 

Abby Webster

The Curtis Group

 

Past Presidents

2025

Tonya S. Hall, CFRE

2024
Lindsey Lane Robinson, CFRE

2023
Amanda Macdonald

2022
Abbi Haggerty, Ph.D.

2021
Kate Boyles

2020
Scott Dodson, CFRE

2019 
Danielle Ripperton, CFRE

2018
David LeFebvre, CFRE

2017
Amanda Kennedy, CFRE 

2016
Sarah Craig, CFRE

2015
Maureen Neal, CFRE 

2014
Andrea Arthur, CFRE

2013
Jane Helfrich, CFRE

2012
Brent Chambers, CFRE

2011
Tom McCarty, CFRE

2010
Magnus Johnsson, CFRE

2009 
Alan R. Hutson, CFRE

2008
Lisa Tait

2007
Michele Reidel, CFRE

2006
Kelly del Campo, CFRE

2005
Patricia Morris, CFRE

2004
Ruth K. Modlin Ellett, CFRE

2003
Michael B. Dowdy, CFRE

2002
Kathleen Burke Barrett, CFRE

2001
Ned Stewart

2000
Judy A. Lankford, CFRE

1999
Brock Field

1998
Michael Carter

1997
Lynn Brackenridge

1996
William Y. Roper, III

1995
John D. Kleven