FRIENDS Board of Trustees
The FRIENDS Board of Trustees is a dedicated group of community leaders who believe in our mission—to help children and families in the Richmond metropolitan area achieve their potential and become productive citizens.
Each year, trustees give countless volunteer hours attending meetings, retreats and special functions. They offer their time, talent and enthusiasm to guide and support the agency.
Most often, the companies for which they work also offer valuable in-kind donations in support of these projects.
Many members of our board have been associated with FRIENDS for years—offering continuity and far-reaching partnerships in the Richmond community.
The FRIENDS Board of Trustees includes:
President
Alan J. Foster, Sr.
1st Vice President
Sandra D. Norman
2nd Vice President
Betty J. Forbes
Assistant Secretary
John C. Purnell, Jr.
Treasurer
Kenneth H. Russell
Trustees
Isaac Abraham
Mona Adkins-Easley
Norman Burton
Mark Carpenter
Joelle K. Cosby
Scott Davila
Valena A. Dixon
James V. Duty
Melanie Householder
James W. Hunt Jr.
William J. Irvin
Alison Miller
Cherry Peters
K. Suzanne Stumpf
William S. Tate
Michael Wassmer
Rev. Charlene Mills Watkins
Associate Trustees
Charles S. Macfarlane
President’s Council
Esther & Rudy Bunzl
Diana F. Cantor
James L. Doherty
Gilbert M. Rosenthal
Wallace Stettinius
Guest speaker at a FRIENDS event, the Honorable Roger L. Gregory, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit, is a former president of the FRIENDS Board of Trustees.
Judge Gregory is the first African-American to serve on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.