The Project Structure

 
 
 

Two key groups are now being recruited to manage and provide direct input into the Envisioning 2020 initiative — the Project Task Force and Community Stakeholders Group.

The Project Task Force

This group will be responsible for the initiative, managing SIR, sharing the findings and insights, and making the final recommendations. The Project Task Force includes 31 members, representing a diverse cross-section of people, perspectives, experiences, and organizations. As the initial project organizers, Reinvent Hampton Roads and the Hampton Roads Chamber will have representation on this Project Task Force.

The initial Task Force is listed below.

Chesapeake, Virginia and the Atlantic Intercoastal Waterway

Chesapeake, Virginia and the Atlantic Intercoastal Waterway

PROJECT TASK FORCE

Alisa Crider, Chairwoman, tHRive

Andria McClellan, Vice Chair, Hampton Roads Planning District Commission (HRPDC)

Anna James, Senior Vice President, Sentara Healthcare

Bob Crum, Executive Director, HRPDC

Bob McKenna, President and CEO, Virginia Peninsula Chamber of Commerce

Brian Skinner, Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Banking Officer, TowneBank

Bryan Stephens, President and CEO, Hampton Roads Chamber

Cathie Vick, Chief Public Affairs Officer, Port of Virginia

Cathy Lewis, President and CEO, Civic Leadership Institute

Craig Quigley. Executive Director, Hampton Roads Military and Federal Facilities Alliance (HRMFFA)

Deborah DiCroce, President and CEO, Community Foundation

Delceno Miles, President and CEO, The Miles Agency

Esmel Meeks, Principal Consultant, Meeks Consulting LLC

Gil Bland, President and CEO, Urban League of Hampton Roads

Jason Inge, President, Urban League of Hampton Roads YP

Jeff Abney, Vice President, Marketing, Cox Communications

Jeremy Taylor, Student Representative and Former Member, Hampton Youth Commission

Jim Spore, President and CEO, Reinvent Hampton Roads

Joash Schulman, Member, CBDX/CBDA/Virginia Beach Vision

Johnny Garcia, President and CEO, SimIS, Inc.

Kasia Grzelkowski, President and CEO, VersAbility Resources

Dr. Keisha Pexton, Director Learning & Workforce Development, Newport News Shipbuilding

Kurt Krause, Member, Coastal Virginia Tourism Alliance (CVTA), and President and CEO, Visit Norfolk

Latiesha Handie, Executive Director, Hampton's Citizens Unity Commission

Michael Hipple, Chair, HRPDC

Priscilla Monti, Senior Vice President, Hampton Roads Chamber

Robbyn Gayer, President, Future of Hampton Roads

Ron Lewis, President and CEO, LTC Consulting

Steve Herbert, Interim President and CEO, Hampton Roads Economic Development Alliance (HREDA)

Tom Ryan, President and CEO, Langley Federal Credit Union

 
 
 

The Community Stakeholders Group

This group will serve as advisors to the Project Task Force. It will include more than 100 individuals, organizations, and associations that reflect the Hampton Roads community. The Community Stakeholders Group will meet three times over the course of the project. In the first meeting, stakeholders will help design the planned research and identify issues and hypotheses to test. In the second meeting, the group will review initial research findings and discuss the related implications. In the third and final meeting, stakeholders will review the remaining research findings and Project Task Force recommendations.

Again, as members join this group, we will list them on this site.

Across the region there are always places to play in the surf.

Across the region there are always places to play in the surf.

 
 

Open and Transparent

Envisioning 2020 will operate in an open and transparent manner. Customized Facebook and Instagram accounts will launch soon to keep the community informed, and this website will house the relevant research reports.