WILLIAMSBURG – As it enters the second year of its three-year strategic plan, the Williamsburg Community Foundation has elected new board officers and trustees whose experience, they say, reflects the evolving challenges and opportunities facing Williamsburg, James City County, and York County.
- Melinda B. Morgan, Chair
- Jeanne Zeidler, Vice Chair
- David E. Bush, CPA, CFP, PFS, Treasurer
- Barbara Watson, Secretary
Lori Conen retired from Siemens after a 30-year career in human resources management. She served as VP, HR for the global water technologies business and led the corporate leadership & executive development function for Siemens. Conen volunteered for several years as an Advocate with CASA and currently volunteers as an Executive Partner with the College of William & Mary.
Phil Emerson, executive director emeritus of the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation, guided the transformation of its commemorative sites into nationally acclaimed accredited museums. He is past President of the Williamsburg Chamber of Commerce, former chair of Visit Williamsburg, a graduate of the Virginia Executive Institute, and is active in his church and the Kiwanis Club.
Monty Mason, a 1989 graduate of the College of William & Mary, leads community affairs and draws on his experience as chair of the Williamsburg Economic Development Authority to build partnerships between the university and public and private partners. Mason serves on the board of the Sorensen Institute of Political Leadership, the Greater Williamsburg Chamber of Commerce, and the advisory board of Literacy for Life.
