Board & Leadership

FY 2026 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Susan Gruber – UVA Community Credit Union – Chair
Cathy Schafrik – Greene County – Vice Chair
Eric Dahl – Fluvanna County – Secretary/Treasurer
Brian Craddock – Flora Pettit – Legal Counsel
Ed Dalrymple, Jr. – Cedar Mountain Stone
Christian Goodwin – Louisa County
Pace Lochte – University of Virginia
Blair Williamson – SL Williamson Company

FY 2026 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Private Sector Directors

Brian Craddock – Flora Pettit – Class of 2028
John Neal – Great Eastern Management Company – Class of 2028
Galen Creekmore – Central Virginia Electric Cooperative/Firefly Fiber Broadband – Class of 2028
Ted Horn – Martin Horn – Class of 2028
Dillon Porter – Hourigan – Class of 2027
Kayla Coleman – Rappahannock Electric Cooperative – Class of 2027
Gizelle Curtis – Dominion Energy – Class of 2027
Michele Carroll – Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital – Class of 2027
Susan Gruber – UVA Community Credit Union – Class of 2026
Blair Williamson – SL Williamson Company – Class of 2026
Ed Dalrymple, Jr. – Cedar Mountain Stone – Class of 2026
John Young – Atlantic Union Bank – Class of 2026

Jurisdiction Directors

Emily Kilroy – Albemarle County
Chris Engel – City of Charlottesville
Samuel McLearen – Culpeper County
Eric Dahl – Fluvanna County
Cathy Schafrik – Greene County
Christian Goodwin – Louisa County
Jonathon Weakley – Madison County
Candy McGarry – Nelson County
Glenda Bradley Paul – Orange County

Higher Education Directors

Pace Lochte – University of Virginia
Vacant – Germanna Community College
Jean Runyon – Piedmont Virginia Community College

Special Advisor

Kevin McDonald – University of Virginia

Ex-Officio

Andrea Copeland – Charlottesville Regional Chamber of Commerce
Christine Jacobs – Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission
Patrick Mauney – Rappahannock-Rapidan Regional Commission
Annette Hyde – Virginia Career Works Piedmont Region
Jason Burch – Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport

Partnership Representative – GO Virginia Region 9 Council

Ethan Dunstan – Capital River Advisors
Gizelle Curtis – Dominion Energy

Staff

Helen Cauthen, Central Virginia Partnership President
Candace Spence, Economic Development Director
Katie Dulaney, Talent Director
Kristy Dancy, Accountant