Our 2025 – 2026 Board

CHSVA 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.

Mr. John Owen Gwathmey, Esq.
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)

CHSVA Board Directors

Ms. Chasity L. Bailey, Esq.
Associate Counsel, Corporate Transactions
Dominion Energy, Inc.

Mr. Charles R. Boisky, Jr.
Talent Director
Harris Williams

Mr. Kevin C. Donnelly, Esq.
Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
Tredegar Corporation

Mr. Michael A. Evans
Community Volunteer
(Former Director of Richmond Department of Social Services)

Dr. Jadig Garcia
Psychologist
Pediatric Center

Mr. Geoffrey F. Gasperini, Esq.
Director – Audit
Dominion Energy, Inc.

Mr. Joshua A. Strachan, Esq.
Director, Senior Legal Counsel
AvePoint, Inc.

Mr. Melvin E. Tull, III, Esq.
Attorney
Tull Law PLC

Mr. Carlon R. Zanders
President
Zan’s Refuse Service

Memorial Fund Board of Directors

Mr. Thomas K. Johnstone, IV, Esq.
Board Chair
Community Volunteer 

Mr. Christopher Konstantinos, CFA
Board Vice Chair
Chief Investment Strategist
RiverFront Investment Group

Mr. Dana Rust, Esq.
Board Treasurer
Partner
McGuire Woods

Ms. Janet H. Wills, CFP
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

Mr. Xavier R. Richardson
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)

Mr. Edward Solarz
Ex-Officio (CHSVA Board Chair)
Chief Executive Officer
Genesis Properties, Inc.