A foundation serving local nonprofits has five new members of its board of trustees. Williamsburg Landing made donations to an area charity, while one of its employees was promoted and another was chosen for a yearlong leadership program.
Williamsburg Community Foundation Names New Trustees
Five new members are joining the 2014-2015 Board of Trustees for the Williamsburg Community Foundation. Its new trustees are Ellin Gordon, Ronald E. Lodzieski, Albert O. Louer, Eric McDonald and Howard Smith.
Started in 1999, the foundation has awarded $3 million in grants to nonprofits throughout the Historic Triangle.
Gordon, who grew up in New York City, was previously president of the board of trustees of the Rye Country Day School. Locally, she volunteered at Colonial Williamsburg and in the admissions office of the College of William & Mary, and also opened Gordon/Knudson educational consultants in Williamsburg.
Lodzieski retired to the area from Singapore in 2002, after five years of active duty in the Navy and a 30-year career with Citibank that took him all over the world. He has served as past board chairman for Olde Towne Medical Center, president of the Governors Land Home Owners Association and member of Colonial Williamsburg’s President’s Council, and is now a William & Mary executive partner.
A William & Mary graduate, Louer has worked in public relations and development for Colonial Williamsburg, where he is now the foundation’s principal gift officer. He sits on the board for WHRO and Thomas Nelson Community College.
McDonald has been active in international trade for 25 years, and currently works with Virginia companies to export their goods and services. A Williamsburg native and member of the Fifes and Drums Corps as a child, he returned to the area after years away.
Smith was raised in Williamsburg and is a graduate of Bruton High School. He was a member of the U.S. Marine Corps before establishing the Oleta Coach Lines Inc. bus company in the area. A former driver for the athletics department of William & Mary, Smith was named an honorary alumnus by the school’s Alumni Association in 2007.
York County’s Deborah Morris Promoted to Controller
Starting in September, Deborah “Debbie” Morris will rise to the position of county controller for York County. She will be responsible for the divisions of Budget and Financial Reporting, Fiscal Accounting Services and Purchasing.
Morris has served the county since 1995, most recently as the fiscal accounting services division chief.
“Over the past year, I have been impressed by [Morris’] high level of knowledge and professionalism,” Deputy County Administrator Vivian McGettigan said in a news release. “She has a natural ability to take very complicated issues such as IRS requirements and communicate effectively to all levels of the organization.”
Morris will replace Sharon Day, who leaves the county after 11 years.
Williamsburg Landing Employees Promoted, Chosen for Leadership Program
Williamsburg Landing’s senior director of resident services has been recognized with the chance to hone his leadership skills.
LeadingAge, a nonprofit association for aging service groups, chose Scott Richardson to be a member of its 2015 Leadership Academy. In the yearlong program, fellows will meet to exchange ideas, learn from innovative care and service models, improve leadership skills and abilities, and further programming in the field.
“We are pleased and proud to learn that Scott Richardson has been selected as a member of the Leadership Academy program,” said Steve Montgomery, Williamsburg Landing president and CEO, in a news release.
“This program will allow Scott to continue to develop his management experience and advance his goals of improving services and enriching the lives of seniors,” he said.
Another employee of the operation is moving up in the ranks.
After 12 years serving at Williamsburg Landing, Registered Nurse Lori Kaisand has been appointed as the health care administrator at Woodhaven. In her new role she will lead the Woodhaven complex, which includes an assisted living and memory support center as well as nursing and rehabilitative services.
Retired Residents Donate to Grove Christian Outreach
Residents and community members of Williamsburg Landing’s health club and spa collected money for Grove Christian Outreach Center. On Tuesday, Kathy Kammer from Williamsburg Landing presented the nonprofit with a check for $165.
