Board of Directors

• Paul Henderson

  Chair

  Paul Henderson is a media executive and entrepreneur. He is the former Chief Data Officer of S&P Global Inc.’s Market Intelligence division, overseeing all content and data operations globally.

• Cathy Smith Train

  Immediate Past Chair

  Cathy served as President of United Way-TJA for 30 years, retiring in late 2018. She was honored to work alongside talented volunteers and staff...

• Richard Aguilar

  Richard Aguilar is a Community Specialist at Teachstone Training, a company that specializes in providing observational feedback, coaching, and professional development for Head start and other...

• George Beller

  Dr. George Beller is a Professor Emeritus of the University of Virginia School of Medicine. He is a graduate of Dartmouth College and the University of Virginia School of Medicine...

• Jack Brown

  After training as a historian (UVA PhD, 1992), Jack Brown taught history, ethics, and writing in the Engineering School at UVA until retiring in 2015.

• Patrice Preston Grimes

  Patrice is an Associate Professor in the Curry School of Education and Associate Dean in the Office of African-American Affairs at UVa...

• Bill Lewis

  Bill Lewis is a retired partner in the DC office of the Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP law firm. Previously, he was Director of the congressionally-established National Commission on Air Quality...

• Leigh Middleditch, Jr.

  Leigh Middleditch is a retired partner of the McguireWoods Law Firm. He serves on the Boards of Montpelier, Claude Moore Foundation, and Charlottesville Tomorrow.

• Wistar Morris

  B. Wistar Morris III is a Principal and Founding Member of Signature Financial Management’s Charlottesville office. He advises wealthy families on asset allocation...

• Troy Robinson

  Troy Robinson is an entrepreneur, businessman, media professional, and civil rights leader with deep roots in Central Virginia. He owns and operates the Inspirational Cuts Barbershop and Inspirational Limo and Bus Company in Ruckersville, the Order Up Mobile Food Cart in Charlottesville, and is co-host and manager of the In My Humble Opinion...

• Oliver Platts-Mills

  Oliver Platts-Mills is the owner & operator of 6th & Dice, LLC a small real estate development and management firm...

• Angilee Shah

  Angilee Shah is an editor and entrepreneur who tells great stories for diverse communities. She specializes in building teams and content that is relevant and fresh for people who are too often left out of media narratives...

• Cat Strumlauf

  Cat Strumlauf is the director of corporate communications for Apex Clean Energy, a utility-scale renewable energy company headquartered in Charlottesville. In this role, she works on media and stakeholder relations, digital content creation, and...