Board Members
VPM Media Corporation Corporate Board of Directors: 2023-2024
Nupa Agarwal – The Agarwal Law Firm | Richmond, Virginia
Irene Carney, Ph.D – Chair | Richmond, Virginia
Heather Coltman, Ph.D. – Provost, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Virginia
Rich Diemer – Henrico, Virginia
Philip Goodpasture – Partner, Williams Mullen, Richmond, Virginia
Vann Graves – Executive Director, VCU Brandcenter, Richmond, Virginia
Dennis A. McGaugh – President, DIDEX, LLC, Charlottesville, Virginia
Patty Merrill – Vice Chair | Richmond, Virginia
- Enjoli Moon – Founder and Creative Director, Afrikana Independent Film Festival, Richmond, Virginia
Dave Paulson - CFO, Eagle Corporation, Charlottesville, Virginia
Tassie Pippert – Professor, Hart School, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Virginia
- Karen Skidmore – Charlottesville, Virginia
J.R. Snow - Coordinator of Visual and Performing Arts, Harrisonburg City Public Schools, Harrisonburg, Virginia
Ebony Walden – Founder, Ebony Walden Consulting, Richmond, Virginia
- Michael Williams – Senior Vice President, SouthState Bank, Richmond, Virginia
Virginia Foundation for Public Media Board of Directors 2023-2024
Jim Cheng – Co-Founder, CAV-Angels, Charlottesville, Virginia
- Sheila Corcoran - Co-Founder, Evizia, Richmond, Virginia
Rich Diemer – Vice Chair | Charlottesville, Virginia
Philip Goodpasture – Partner, Williams Mullen, Richmond, Virginia
Patty Merrill – Richmond, Virginia
Kevin Nicholson – Global Fixed Income CIO, Riverfront Investment Group, Richmond, Virginia
Karen Skidmore – Charlottesville, Virginia
Michael Williams – Chair | Senior Vice President, SouthState Bank, Richmond, Virginia
- Ting Xu – Founder and Chairman of the Board, Evergreen, Richmond, Virginia
Board and Corporate Officers: 2023-2024
Jayme Swain – President & CEO, VPM and the Virginia Foundation for Public Media
Meg Garner – Senior Vice President, Culture and Organization Strategy
Steve Humble – Chief Content Officer, VPM
Gary Ometer – Chief Financial Officer, VPM and the Virginia Foundation for Public Media
- Daniel Smythe – Chief Investment Officer, VPM and the Virginia Foundation for Public Media
VPM Community Advisory Board FY 2023 – 2024
- Marie Westbrook, Co-Chair | Crozet, Virginia
- Risa Gomez, Co-Chair | Richmond, Virginia
- Andrew Ryan, Richmond, Virginia
- Boz Boschen, Richmond, Virginia
- Brian P. Brown, Richmond, Virginia
- Brittany Jezouit, Richmond, Virginia
- Cathy Surowka, Chesterfield, Virginia
- Chris Williams, Fredericksburg, Virginia
- Christie Kilby, Crozet, Virginia
- Christine Jaeger, Richmond, Virginia
- Courtney Thompson, Fishersville, Virginia
- Deanna Gould, Charlottesville, Virginia
- Derek Redwine, Richmond, Virginia
- Diana Williams, Waynesboro, Virginia
- Douglas Powell/Roscoe Burnems, Richmond, Virginia
- Gail Kitch, Charlottesville, Virginia
- Gregory Carden, II, Richmond, Virginia
- Jennifer Hurst-Wender, Richmond, Virginia
- Joe Sprangel, Staunton, Virginia
- John Edwin Mason, Charlottesville, Virginia
- Kelly Tobe, Hopewell, Virginia
- Kim Hutchinson, Midlothian, Virginia
- Krystal Thompkins, Petersburg, Virginia
- Lorenzo Dickerson, Charlottesville, Virginia
- Matt Phillips, Henrico, Virginia
- Michelle Johnson, Charles City County, Virginia
- Patty Parks, Richmond, Virginia
- Patricia Bradby Moore, Richmond, Virginia
- Price A. Thomas, Charlottesville, Virginia
- Sarah Chua, Richmond, Virginia
- Sarin Adhikari, Glen Allen, Virginia
- Yewande Austin, Petersburg, Virginia