Board of Directors
These brilliant and creative minds make Coastal Virginia Conservancy possible. Their dedication is making an impact for future generations.
Officers
Chair
Mary Ann Saunders
Retired Assistant to the City Manager, Chesapeake, Virginia
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Vice Chair
Edward Wolcott Jr., Esquire
Wolcott Rivers Gates
Treasurer
Steve Jenkins
Retired Chief of Finance Officer, Norfolk Public Schools
Secretary
Jennifer K. Cool
Realtor, BHHS Towne Realty
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Immediate Past Chair
Willard M. Robins, Jr.
Senior Vice President, Bay Power Solutions
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Staff
Helen W. Kuhns
Executive Director
Board Members
Audrey Cotnoir
Retired Senior Environmental Specialist,
U.S. Army Corp of Engineers
Lauren C. Rose, Esq.
Poole, Brook Plumlee PC
Christopher A. Pocta , Esq.
Wolcott Rivers Gates, Attorneys at Law
Myles Pocta
President & CEO
MAP Environmental Inc.
Mary-Carson Saunders Stiff
Executive Director
Wetlands Watch
Karen Shaffer
Retired Assistant Planning Director
City of Chesapeake
Joseph J. Thomas, COL. USACE (Ret.),
Former District Engineer
Norfolk District
Jody Wagner
Founder and President
Jody’s Inc.
Board of Directors
2024 Meeting Calendar
February 12, 2025
April 9, 2025
June 11, 2025
August 13, 2025
October 8, 2025
December 10, 2025