NEWPORT NEWS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY - Key Persons


Alonzo R. Bell

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board since 2017
Mr. Bell has over 30 years of experience in commercial real estate brokerage.

Andy Wilks

Job Titles:
  • Property Manager

Brittany Thompson

Job Titles:
  • Senior Project Coordinator

Cathy Williams

Job Titles:
  • Vice Chair
  • Supplier Diversity and Government Administration Manager for Ferguson Enterprises
Ms. Williams is Supplier Diversity and Government Administration Manager for Ferguson Enterprises, the largest U.S. distributor of plumbing supplies and the third largest distributor of industrial and HVAC products.

Chris Morello

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Director

Darius Turner

Job Titles:
  • Project Coordinator I

Derek Perry

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Director / Business Development, General Questions and Information

Doreen Kopacz

Job Titles:
  • Port Development Administrator

Elizabeth McCoury

Job Titles:
  • Manager

Faye Petro Gargiulo

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board since 2021
  • Retired Corporate Executive of Riverside Health System
Ms. Gargiulo is a retired corporate executive of Riverside Health System, with over 30 years of experience in physician recruitment, communications, marketing, and strategic development.

Florence G. Kingston

Job Titles:
  • Director of Development / Department Director and Secretary / Treasurer to the EDA / IDA

Howard H. Hoege III

Job Titles:
  • Chairman ( 2024 ), Member of the Board
  • President and CEO of the Mariners' Museum
Mr. Hoege is President and CEO of the Mariners' Museum and Park, America's National Maritime Museum.

Jameka Johnson

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board

Jameson LeClair

Job Titles:
  • Real Estate Coordinator

Jared Midkiff

Job Titles:
  • Marketing & Development Coordinator / Marketing Information, Strategic Communications and Website Questions

Jonathan P. Skinner

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board since 2017
  • President of Harrison
Mr. Skinner is President of Harrison and Lear, Inc., a diversified real estate company operating in Hampton Roads for over 60 years.

Jordan Wilson

Job Titles:
  • Project Coordinator I

Joy Robison

Job Titles:
  • Administrative Services Manager

Lizabeth Meier

Job Titles:
  • Accountant / Accounting Support for EDA / IDA and Department Finances

Mallory Butler

Job Titles:
  • Economic Development Manager ( Business Development )
  • Economic Development Manager ( Business Development ) Business Development and Administration of Business Incentives

Milissa Story

Job Titles:
  • Economic Development Manager
  • Economic Development Manager ( Project & CIP Coordination )
Project management oversight, technical assistance, capital improvement planning

Priscilla Green

Job Titles:
  • Chief of Fiscal Operations

R.C. Miller

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board since 2023
Mr. Miller is an attorney with specialized experience in Product Counseling, Consumer Regulations, Technology, Private Equity and M&A.

Robin N. Boyd

Job Titles:
  • Senior Marketing Coordinator / Marketing Information, Strategic Communications, Site Selection Assistance, Business Development, Event Planning, Website Questions
Marketing information, strategic communications, site selection assistance, business development, event planning, website questions

Shakir Johnson

Job Titles:
  • Business Retention Coordinator

Tom O'Grady

Job Titles:
  • Economic Development Manager ( Special Projects ) Business Development, Site Development and Project Coordination of Special Projects
Business development, site development and project coordination of special projects

Tricia F. Wilson

Job Titles:
  • Business Development Specialist
Low-interest loan and matching grant programs; technical assistance for new businesses