Gene Abrams: Expertise in sales, marketing,
advertising, and public relations. Forty year career with
companies such as Motorola, General Electric, and Virginia
Chemicals.
George Barnett: Expertise in management of non-profit
organizations including financial development, marketing, fund
raising, personnel development, facilities management,
volunteer development, corporation planning, and public
relations.
Omer Baumgartner: Forty years of management experience
(25 years of business ownership) includes dairy product
manufacture and marketing and office product distribution.
Retired as Vice President of Operations for Joyce Office
Products, a $130 million operation. Particular expertise in
analysis of financial records, inventories, security, and
marketing.
Nathan Bundy (Nat): Responsible for all banking,
accounting, insurance, and other financial matters for
wholesale mill work and building supply businesses in 50 year
career. Retired in 1997 as President. BS from Yale University.
Rogers Cathey: Twenty-five year career in soft drink
industry culminated in executive positions (VP and Treasurer)
preceded by responsibilities in sales, refrigeration service,
and office managment. Retail hardware ownership entailed
purchases, inventory, sales & service, as well as bookkeeping.
Active in fund raising for local charities.
Stuart Davis (Stu): Expertise in federal contracting
and information technology . Federal executive in Army
Material Command, President’s Management Improvement Council,
and Justice Department until 1986 retirement. Senior VP of
mid-sized technology firm subsequently with practice focused
on program management and information technology system
management. BS from Syracuse University.
William Eccli: Broad chemical process engineering
experience with Exxon and Mobil Oil, including economics,
planning on polymers, lube oil additives, xylene isomerization/catalysts
and P-xylene recovery by crystallization. Thirty-six years in
petrochemical industry followed by eight years as engineering
consultant to Mobil Oil. MS degrees in chemical engineering
and management.
Morris Forbes: Fifty-one year sales career for food
brokerage, home decorative field (manufacturer‘s
representative), and stationary/greeting cards. Sales manager
for large importer in region.
George Fischer (GIF): Automated product design,
production, and sales for Service Master Energy Services,
Seaboard Energy Systems, Landmark Communications, and IBM.
Goerge Haycox: CEO and major owner of Haycox Photoramic
Inc., Mid-Atlantic photographic/audiovisual company. Public
Information Liaison between the Naval Photographic Center and
the Chief of Naval Information-Pentagon. BA, economics,
College of William and Mary.
Barry How: Thirty year Coast Guard career included
service as Chief, Personnel Procurement, Plans Evaluation,
Department Chairman, U.S. Coast Guard Academy. Teaching
experience includes business, management, computer science at
York College of Pennsylvania. MS in management, as well as
graduate work in computer science at Rensselaer Polytechnic
Institute.
Gilbert Kraine: Expertise in government procurement
procedure and contracting. Career of more than 30 years in the
marine industry, including ship and boat design, construction,
maintenance, and operation, as well as 10 years serving as
professional consultant to the U.S. federal government and
other clients. B.S., U.S,. Coast Guard Academy, MBA, Old
Dominion University, MS and Professional Engineer degree, MIT.
Richard Lammers: Specialist in tax and financial
planning for small businesses. CPA with more than 30 years
experience with an international accounting firm. Served as
partner in charge of the Hampton Roads Tax Practice of KPMG
Peat Marwick for 10 years. Graduate of the School of Business
Administration, University of Minnesota.
Virgil Laws (Pay): As General or Regional Manager,
responsible for sales, production, credit and profits for
horticultural supply companies, Robertson Chemical
Corporation, George Tait & Sons, and W.R. Grace. Previous
management experience with Wetsel Seed Co. and Norfolk Naval
Shipyard as Material Coordinator.
Jean Major: Expertise in planning, financial
management, personnel management, and information access.
Career as director of large university libraries includes
service at Old Dominion University, University of Mississippi,
and Northern Illinois University, as well as earlier positions
at the University of Illinois and The Ohio State University.
Graduate of Indiana University.
Leonard Peddy: As Senior Manager in two large
shipyards, experienced in budgeting and financial management,
planning, scheduling, plant layout, project management and
quality control. Financial officer for several non-profit
organizations.
William Seneff: Expertise in engineering sales and
marketing, including import/export issues, with 40 years of
service with an electric motor manufacturer. Earlier positions
in middle management and some overseas assignments. BS in
electrical engineering.
Frederic Walker (Fred): Considerable expertise in
business operation of small private schools and other
nonprofit organizations, including financial management, fund
raising, and tuition collection. Experience in establishing a
non-profit corporation and operation of a Department of Social
Services licensed child care facility. Experience gained
through service as principal/headmaster of three private
schools, as well as prior experience in education.
