GHRBCC Board of Directors
Bottom Row (l-r) Keela Boose, Alexis Swann, Jennifer Lacey, Alison Flowers Bond, Sonya Morring Smith, (missing) Gaylene Kanoyton
Top Row (l-r) Harold Gilbert, Dwain Jenkins, Tony Harold, Bruce Watts.
SONYA MORRING SMITH, CHAIR smsmith@ghrbcc.org
Board of Directors-Norfolk Economic Development Authority * African American Leadership Giving Initiative Committee(AALGI) United Way Project* Norfolk Alumnae Chapter Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. * Sr. Consultant, National Supplier Diversity – Kaiser Permanente Health Plans, Inc.* Senior Consultant, Strategic Diversity Consulting/Co-owner*
HAROLD GILBERT, PRESIDENT hgilbert@ghrbcc.org
Member – The Million Dollar Round Table (MDRT) * Member – National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors * Past Board Member – Sickle Cell Association, Inc. * Member – AllianceBernstein’s Elite Advisors * Member – Oppenheimer’s President Council * Member – AIM’s Preferred Producer’s Program
TONY HAROLD, VICE-CHAIR tharold@ghrbcc.org
Realtor – Rose & Womble Realty * Member – 200 Plus Men Inc. * Member – Outstanding Young Men of America * Member – Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc., Commissioner – Civics Facilities Board, City of Norfolk * Board Member – Legends of Music Awards for City of Norfolk * Helper – Children’s Hospital Kings Daughters * Volunteer – Norfolk Jaycees
ALEXIS SWANN, TREASURER aswann@ghrcc.org
Managing Director of Wealth Management – Wachovia Bank * Treasurer, Board of Directors – Peninsula Habitat for Humanity * Member – CNUSchool of Business Advisory Board * Member – Delta Sigma Theta, Inc.
JENNIFER C. LACEY, ESQ., SECRETARY jlacey@ghrbcc.org
President – Law Office of Jennifer C. Lacey, P.C. * Member – Young Lawyers Conference, Virginia State Bar * President – J&K Foods, Inc. (Super Suppers) * President – Jennon Real Estate Systems, Inc.
KEELA BOOSE kboose@ghrbcc.org
President – Boose Publishing * Magazines Publishers of America * Women in Publishing; Board of Directors – Southside Business Alliance * Chair – Southside Coalition Development Corporation.
ALISON FLOWERS BOND afbond@ghrbcc.org
Owner, Alie, Inc. d/b/a Sylvan Learning Center * Board Member – Legends of Jazz Scholarship Gala * Volunteer Coordinator – Alonzo Mourning Charities
DWAIN JENKINS djenkins@ghrbcc.org
District Manager, Commercial and Government Sales – ADT Security Services, Inc. * Member – Retail Alliance Loss Prevention Task Force * President – Blackstone Enterprises, Inc * Owner – United Foods, Inc.
GAYLENE KANOYTON gkanoyton@ghrbcc.org
Arts & Entertainment Senior Sales Executive – Virginian Pilot * Executive Board Member – Urban League of Hampton Roads * Chairperson – Hampton Democratic Committee * Board Member – Chesapeake BayAcademy Board * Board Member – Star Acheivers Academy/YMCA
BRUCE WATTS bwatts@ghrbcc.org
Senior Business Development Manager – City of Norfolk Department of Development * Member – Hampton Roads Commercial Real Estate Association * Member – National Council for Urban Economic Development * Board of Directors – Hampton Roads Urban League * Board of Directors – National Association of Black Hotel Owners, Operators & Developers Business Development Manager – City of Norfolk Department of Development * Member – Hampton Roads Commercial Real Estate Association * Member – National Council for Urban Economic Development * Board of Directors – Hampton Roads Urban League * Board of Directors – National Association of Black Hotel Owners, Operators & Developers.