Governance Committee Chair – With over 30 years of experience in leadership, public administration, non-profit management and board development, Brian is committed to building and growing communities of support wherever he goes. He has held a trauma-informed leadership role with the Virginia Department of Health’s Crater District, and he has led the Southside Trauma-Informed Community Network since 2018.
Brian is well-versed in event planning, community engagement, coalition building, diversity, equity, and inclusion, and he understands that it takes a village to raise a child. He has been known as a gentle giant who tries to seek first to understand. His career has led him from the Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden to the Black History Museum and Cultural Center of Virginia, The City of Richmond, The City of Petersburg, the Virginia Department of Health and now the Petersburg Symphony Orchestra. All of these opportunities have offered him a rich, diverse background in leadership and public service.
It is his passion for people, arts, and culture along with his yearning to develop more creative opportunities, and his beliefs around legacy building (“each one reach one”) that makes him interested in the work of building more, seeking clarity and striving for excellence. Brian says, “I want to lean in, listen and learn from many people of all backgrounds with lived experience to help create community opportunities, build support and capture the energy in the room!