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Activation Council Board of Directors

  • Michael Rao, Ph.D. (Chair), President, Virginia Commonwealth University, ex officio
  • The Honorable Carrie Chenery, Secretary of Commerce and Trade, Commonwealth of Virginia, ex officio
  • The Honorable Danny Avula, Mayor, City of Richmond, ex officio
  • Ivelina Metcheva, Asst. VP, Innovation, Virginia Commonwealth University (Designee of Sriram Rao)
  • Garrett Hart, Director, Chesterfield Economic Development (Designee of Joseph Casey)
  • Brandon Turner, Director of Economic Development, Hanover County
  • Cari Tretina, Executive Director, Henrico County Economic Development Authority (Designee of John Vithoulkas)
  • Debbie Irwin, Executive Director, Lighthouse Network