Board

Farhad Aghdami joined the MCV Foundation board in 2017.  Farhad is Williams Mullen’s Richmond Managing Partner. He focuses his practice on wealth transfer tax planning, business succession planning, income tax planning for individuals and businesses and fiduciary litigation.

John is the senior director of strategic initiatives at the National Community Pharmacists Association where he helps independent community pharmacies develop diversified revenue streams and maximize patient care activities.

Charles is founding partner with Daniel P. Jordan of Bryan & Jordan Consulting, LLC, which specializes in strategic planning, fundraising, board and staff relations and executive searches for nonprofit institutions and higher education.

Liz provides life sciences, fraud and abuse, healthcare innovation and new product development legal and regulatory support to a broad array of healthcare clients as a director at Hancock Daniel.

Rachel is a managing partner at SIR, a strategic management consulting firm in Richmond, where she leads quantitative market research and helps clients uncover insights to help change their futures.

George joined the VCU School of Medicine Pulmonary Division as an assistant professor in 1977, then in 1979 entered private practice with Pulmonary Associates of Richmond where he worked until his retirement in 2014.

Bronwyn is a pharmacy manager at CVS Pharmacy and has served as president of the Richmond Pharmacists Association as well as president of the Virginia Pharmacists Association.

Bob is the retired director of branch development for Ferguson Enterprises, a diverse distributor with operations spanning multiple business groups.

Charlie, now retired, founded Dermatology Associates of Virginia in 1969.

I. Lee Chapman IV, CFA, is president and chief executive officer at Davenport & Company LLC. 

Hobie has served as general counsel and secretary at Carpenter Co. since 1988. Previously, he was an associate in the business department of McGuireWoods.

Richard retired in 2012 after devoting three decades to medical practice in Richmond, both with Surgical Specialists of Richmond and then Richmond Surgical.

Charles retired as vice president of Williamsburg Pottery in 1990 after 30 years with the company. He and his wife Ginny have been involved with the MCV Campus since 1986.

Darius is vice president, employee engagement & development for Dominion Energy, after having prior roles in the Power Delivery and Treasury groups. 

George founded Emerson Companies LLC, which focuses on commercial, industrial and institutional development projects.

Steve is the general manager for the Virginia Market of Terazo, a Richmond-founded software engineering firm. 

Sheryl Garland joined the VCU Health System in 1988 after completing an administrative residency at MCV Hospitals.

Beau is a partner and head of business development and investor relations at Stelliam Investment Management in New York.

Susan is a professor of psychiatry and obstetrics & gynecology at VCU School of Medicine, executive director of the VCU Institute for Women’s Health, and director of clinical research for the VCU department of psychiatry.

John has served as chairman of WestRock, a leading provider of differentiated paper and packaging solutions, since 2015, and is the former chairman and CEO of MeadWestvaco Corporation.

Keith is a founding partner and co-CEO of Fahrenheit Advisors.

Fred is president and chief executive officer at Big River Advertising, LLC.

Rob retired as corporate executive vice president and senior credit officer with SunTrust Bank after 30 years of service.

Becky is a retired group manager of the Virginia Division of Consolidated Laboratory Services, where she was primarily responsible for managing quality assurance, safety and training.

A 1964 graduate of King Edward Medical College in Lahore, Pakistan, Ghulam came to Richmond in 1965 to complete an internship at Johnston-Willis Hospital and a residency in internal medicine at the Medical College of Virginia.

Taylor was the 27th president of William & Mary and previously served as dean of its law school.

Jim is director of planned giving for the VCU School of Dentistry. He has served on the faculty at the school in a wide variety of positions for 40 years, including admissions dean, clinic dean and interim dean.

Michele is a retired family practice physician who, before deciding to pursue her medical degree, served as an ICU nurse and opened the first community hospital ICU in Fairbanks, Alaska, in 1969, serving as its head nurse.

John is an audit partner in the Richmond office of Deloitte & Touche LLP and has more than 25 years of public accounting experience.

T.K. is former chief executive officer of Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority, which serves more than 20,000 residents through affordable housing programs.

Ellen is senior vice president and director of institutional services at Union Bank & Trust. For more than 27 years she has worked with nonprofit organizations, foundations and endowments to support their philanthropic goals through policy development and management of investment assets.

Tracy joined the MCV Foundation board in summer 2016, and also serves on the VCU Foundation board.

Jim is the president of Starkey Consulting, which advises government and business clients on international, agricultural, trade and development issues.

Judi, who attended Marymount and George Mason University, was before her retirement a licensed social worker, president/CEO of a large business association and an executive with a national healthcare company.

Kit is a practicing general dentist and senior partner with Virginia Family Dentistry of Richmond and a member of the Board of Virginia Family Dentistry.

A graduate of Northwestern University and the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business, Harry began his career in retailing with Marshall Fields in Chicago and returned to Richmond in 1978 to work for Thalhimers. In 1997 he purchased AJD, a leading headwear manufacturer, and launched Thalhimer Headwear.

Richard is one of the leading infectious diseases epidemiologists in the world, having established his reputation in the field of infection control in hospitals.

Michelle is the senior associate dean for admissions and associate professor of family medicine and population health at the VCU School of Medicine.

Spencer is President and CEO and a member of the board of directors at kaléo, a pharmaceutical company headquartered in Richmond.