Board of Directors
Executive Committee
Chuck Ged, Chair
Lucia Lindsey, Chair Elect, VC Capital Campaign
Missy Peters, Secretary
George Mikes, VC Finance
Anne Marie Cushmac, VC Governance
Salmaan Wahidi, VC Animal Care, Conservation & Wellness
Paula Renfro, VC Education
Karen Estella Smith, VC Gardens & Art
Kerri Stewart, VC Special Projects & Properties
John Hayt, Honorary Advisor
Leanne Cryer, Mayoral Appointee*
Jeff Ettling, Ph.D., President & CEO
General Board
Paul Blackstone
Scott Chamberlayne
Jonathon Coles
LeAnna Cumber (COJ)
Kenyonn Demps
Al Ferraro (COJ)
Dan Fields
Wilfredo Gonzalez
René Kurzius
Barnwell Lane
Clint Pyle
Param Sahni
Paul Sandler
Joel Swanson
Scott Witt
Honorary Board
Danny Berenberg
Diane David
Dano Davis
Lenore McCullagh
Elizabeth Petway
Herbert Peyton
Clifford Schultz
Janet Vaksdal Weaver
Honorary Past Chairs Council
Martha Baker
J.F. Bryan, IV
Carl Cannon
Howard Coker
Charles Commander, III
Jed Davis
Matt Fairbairn
Joseph Hixon, III
J. Michael Hughes
Lewis Lee
David S. Loeb, M.D.
Richard Martin
Frank Miller
John A. Mitchell, III
Bill Rowe
Thomas Schmidt
Carl "Hap" Stewart
James Stockton, Jr.
Penny Thompson
Courtenay Wilson