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Meg Gruber	VA Education Association
Mayor Dwight Jones	City of Richmond
Robin Nicholson	Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
Dr. Ed Ayers	President, University of Richmond
Wilson Flohr	CEO, Richmond 2015
John A. Vithoulkas	Manager, Henrico County
Joseph H. Seipel	Dean of VCU School of the Arts
Prof Jen Thompson	VCU School of Government
MacCarthy, Schaberg, Jones	Topic: Regional Cooperation
Ralph White	James River Parks & Recreation
Dr Kenneth Kahn	VCU Center for Innovation
Mark A. Olinger	City of Richmond
Chuck Epes	Chesapeake Bay Foundation
Michael Paul Williams	Richmond Times Dispatch
Rita McClenny	Virginia Tourism Corporation Virginia Film Office
Dr. Gary L. Rhodes	J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College
John Adams	The Martin Agency
Dr. Tom Shields	University of Richmond
Dr. Daniel Palazzolo	University of Richmond
Sara Link	United Way
David Ross	Older Dominion
Jamelle Wilson	Hanover County Public Schools
John Martin	Southeastern Institute of Research
Dr. Patrick J. Russo	Henrico Public Schools
Paul Brooks	VCU
Caleb Routhier	UR
Paul Brockwell	VPAP
Troy Bell	Richmond International Airport
Larry Hagin	GRTC Transit System
Danny Plaugher	Virginians for High Speed Rail
Rob Jones	VA Education Association
Jeff Reichert	Gerrymandering
Buford Scott	Scott & Stringfellow
Robin Nicholson	Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
John Bryan	Richmond Culture Works
Jack Berry	Greater Richmond Convention and Vistor's Bureau
Erin Freeman Keith Martin Carol Piersol	Richmond Symphony Richmond Ballet Firehouse Theatre Project
Ann Rust Conaway B. Haskins III Courtney Dozier	Senator Mark Warner Senator Jim Webb Senator Mark Warner
Laura Lafayette	Richmond Association of Realtors
Kelly Harris Braxton	Virginia First Cities
Raymond E. Owens III	Federal Reserve Bank
Michael Amyx James Campbell James Regimbal	VA Municipal League VA Association Counties Fiscal Analytics, Ltd.
Suzette Denslow	Richmond Mayor Chief of Staff
Bernie Niemeier	Virginia Business Magazine
Mike Brooks	Virginia Commonwealth University Urban Planning
Terri Suit	Williams Mullen Law Firm
Michael Cassidy	Commonwealth Institute of Fiscal Analysis
Rev. Doug Smith	Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy
Greg Wingfield	The Greater Richmond Partnership
Dr. Richard Coughlan	Robins School of Business, University of Richmond
James Dunn	Greater Richmond Chamber of Commerce
James Ukrop	Ukrop’s Super Market & First Market Bank
Jack Berry	Venture Richmond
Dr. Eugene Trani	Virginia Commonwealth University
John Lewis	GRTC Transit System
Linda Schreiner	MeadWestvaco
Robert Skunda	Virginia Biotechnology Research Park
Dr. Linda Pruitt	Leadership Metro Richmond
Rachel Flynn	Department of Community Development City of Richmond
Jeff Schapiro	Richmond Times Dispatch
Dr. John Moeser	Professor Emeritus, VCU; and Fellow, Bonner Center for Civic Engagement, University of Richmond
Robert Crum	Richmond Regional Planning District Commission
Trip Pollard	Southern Environmental Law Center
Kim Scheeler	Greater Richmond Chamber of Commerce
Sheriff C.T. Woody	City of Richmond
Sheriff Michael Wade	Henrico County
Sheriff Dennis Proffitt	Chesterfield County
Robert Grey	Capital Region Collaborative
Brian Ford	RBC Dain & Rauscher
The Honorable A. Donald McEachin	Senator, 9th District of Virginia

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