Election of Officers & Directors for Fiscal Year Ending 2026
October 14, 2025 at Omni Charlottesville Hotel on the Downtown Mall
The purpose of the annual meeting is for members of the Council to:
- Elect a Board of Directors for the 2025 - 2026 Council year,
- Elect a Slate of Officers for the 2025 - 2026 Council year
- Receive a report from the Chairman on the State of the Council as required by the Council Bylaws
- Transact any other business that may properly come before the Annual Meeting.
NOMINATED SLATE OF OFFICERS:
- Chairwoman and Treasurer: Sherry Gray, BuilderTrend
- Vice Chairman: Adrian Felts, Mantel Technologies
- Secretary: Hope McCutcheon, Cville Capital Partners
- General Counsel: John Martin, JMPC
Incumbent Directors (2-year term expiring mid 2026):
- John Griffith, MITRE
- Katina Dudley, Albemarle County Public Schools
- Andrew Stockment, Flora Pettit
- Claudia Veysel, Olive Oil Flights
Renewing Directors (new 2-year term expiring June 2027)
- Adrian Felts, Mantel Technologies (Chair Emeritus)
- Sherry Gray, BuilderTrend, (Incumbent Chair)
- Craig Honick, The Good People Research Company (Chair Emeritus)
- John Martin, Adial Pharmaceuticals
- Hope McCutcheon, Cville Capital Partners
Slate of Proposed New Directors (2-year term expiring 2027:
- Ashley Hernandorena, Albemarle County Office of Economic Development
- Keith Groomes, Charlottesville Office of Economic Development
- Lisa Winn, Castle Hill Gaming
- Sandra McCutcheon, VIPC
The Meeting shall be conducted in accordance with the Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws of the Council as well as the Laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Rules contained in the current edition of Robert’s Rules of Order, Newly Revised shall govern the meeting in all cases in which they are applicable.