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
Laura J. McTaggart
1st Vice President
Alan J. Foster, Sr.
Secretary
Cynthia L. Coleman
Assistant Secretary
John C. Purnell, Jr.
Treasurer
Joelle K. Cosby
Trustees
Isaac Abraham
Joe Amado
J. Mark Carpenter
Sheila deLa Cruz
Valena A. Dixon
James V. Duty
John E. Hamner III
James W. Hunt
William J. Irvin
Spurgeon R. James, Jr.
William L. Kennedy
Patricia B. Lewis
Alison Miller
Sandra D. Norman
Cherry Peters
Irvine L. Reaves
Cliona M. Robb
Stephanie M. Smith
Joan M. Sties
K. Suzanne Stumpf
Jeffrey G. Ullrich
Michael Wassmer
Katina C. Whitfield
David Williams
Associate Trustees
Norman Burton
Charles S. Macfarlane
James F. Stutts
William S. Tate
William R. Trigg
President’s Council
Esther & Rudy Bunzl
Diana F. Cantor
James L. Doherty
Hon. Benjamin J. Lambert, III
Gilbert M. Rosenthal
Wallace Stettinius
Guest speaker at the 3rd Annual Spring Gala in May 2005, 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. He is also the only person to be appointed to the Court of Appeals by two presidents of different political parties.