Leadership
Krystal Thompson
President & CEO
Tory Everson-Roots
Chief Programs Officer
Cassie Plevelich
Chief Operating Officer
Russ Gambrel
Chief Financial Officer
Bruin Richardson
Chief Advancement Officer
CHS Board Officers
Mr. Edward Solarz
Board Chair
Chief Executive Officer
Genesis Properties, Inc.
Ms. Leesa D. Christian, CPA
Board Treasurer
Chief Financial Officer
Bearing Insurance
Mr. Richard Carl Wetzel, III, Esq.
Chair-Elect
Deputy General Counsel
Dominion Energy, Inc.
Chair-Elect
Deputy General Counsel
Dominion Energy, Inc.
Mr. John Owen Gwathmey, Esq.
Immediate Past Chair
Partner, Corporate M&A Team
Troutman Pepper Locke
Immediate Past Chair
Partner, Corporate M&A Team
Troutman Pepper Locke
Mr. Steven C. Yeakel
Board Secretary
Community Volunteer
(Former President & CEO of Virginia Association of Community Banks)
Board Secretary
Community Volunteer
(Former President & CEO of Virginia Association of Community Banks)
CHS Board Directors
Ms. Chasity L. Bailey, Esq.
Associate Counsel, Corporate Transactions
Dominion Energy, Inc.
Associate Counsel, Corporate Transactions
Dominion Energy, Inc.
Mr. Charles R. Boisky, Jr.
Talent Director
Harris Williams
Talent Director
Harris Williams
Mr. Kevin C. Donnelly, Esq.
Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
Tredegar Corporation
Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
Tredegar Corporation
Mr. Michael A. Evans
Community Volunteer
(Former Director of Richmond Department of Social Services)
Community Volunteer
(Former Director of Richmond Department of Social Services)
Dr. Jadig Garcia
Psychologist
Pediatric Center
Psychologist
Pediatric Center
Mr. Geoffrey F. Gasperini, Esq.
Director – Audit
Dominion Energy, Inc.
Director – Audit
Dominion Energy, Inc.
Mr. Joshua A. Strachan, Esq.
Director, Senior Legal Counsel
AvePoint, Inc.
Director, Senior Legal Counsel
AvePoint, Inc.
Mr. Melvin E. Tull, III, Esq.
Attorney
Tull Law PLC
Attorney
Tull Law PLC
Mr. Carlon R. Zanders
President
Zan’s Refuse Service
President
Zan’s Refuse Service
Memorial Fund Board of Directors
Mr. Thomas K. Johnstone, IV, Esq.
Board Chair
Community Volunteer
Board Chair
Community Volunteer
Mr. Christopher Konstantinos, CFA
Board Vice Chair
Chief Investment Strategist
RiverFront Investment Group
Board Vice Chair
Chief Investment Strategist
RiverFront Investment Group
Mr. Dana Rust, Esq.
Board Treasurer
Partner
McGuire Woods
Board Treasurer
Partner
McGuire Woods
Ms. Janet H. Wills, CFP
Board Immediate Past Chair
President
Wills Financial Group
Board Immediate Past Chair
President
Wills Financial Group
Ms. Krystal F. Thompson
Board Secretary (Ex-Officio)
President & Chief Executive Officer
Children’s Home Society of Virginia
Board Secretary (Ex-Officio)
President & Chief Executive Officer
Children’s Home Society of Virginia
Mr. Xavier R. Richardson
Director
Senior Vice President & Chief Development Officer | President
Mary Washington Healthcare | Mary Washington Hospital & Stafford Hospital Foundations
Director
Senior Vice President & Chief Development Officer | President
Mary Washington Healthcare | Mary Washington Hospital & Stafford Hospital Foundations
Mr. John S. Barr, Esq.
Director
Attorney
McGuire Woods (retired)
Director
Attorney
McGuire Woods (retired)
Mr. Edward Solarz
Ex-Officio (CHSVA Board Chair)
Chief Executive Officer
Genesis Properties, Inc.
Ex-Officio (CHSVA Board Chair)
Chief Executive Officer
Genesis Properties, Inc.





