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
Assistant to the City Manager (ret.), City of Chesapeake
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Vice Chair
Edward Wolcott Jr., Esquire
Wolcott Rivers Gates, Attorneys at Law
Treasurer
Steve Jenkins, CPA
Chief Finance Officer (ret.), Norfolk Public Schools
Secretary
Jennifer K. Cool
Realtor, BHHS RW Towne Realty
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Immediate Past Chair
Willard M. Robins, Jr.
Senior Vice President, Bay Power Solutions
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Emmeritus
Col. Joseph J. Thomas
(Ret.), U.S. Army Corp of Engineers
Board Members
Scott Campbell
President
VIA Design Architects, PC
Audrey Cotnoir
Senior Environmental Specialist (ret.),
U.S. Army Corp of Engineers
Jeff Craig
CEO/Strategic Growth Advisor
Craig Strategic Services
Kate Meechan
Executive Director
The Public Health Foundation
Christopher A. Pocta , Esquire
Wolcott Rivers Gates, Attorneys at Law
Myles Pocta
President & CEO
MAP Environmental Inc.
Lauren C. Rose, Esquire
Poole, Brook Plumlee PC
Mary-Carson Stiff
Executive Director
Wetlands Watch
Karen Shaffer
Assistant Planning Director (ret.)
City of Chesapeake
Board of Directors
2026 Meeting Calendar
February 11, 2026
April 8, 2026
June 10, 2026
August 12, 2026
October 14, 2026
December 9, 2026