About
Our Leadership
Officers
- Chair: James Forrester, EdD, Community Volunteer
- Past Chair: Barbara Lipskis, Community Volunteer
- Vice Chair: Mark Hugel, RADM, USN (RET), CACI
- Treasurer: Joanne Taylor, Community Volunteer
- Secretary: Jean Lamkin, PhD, Community Volunteer
- President & CEO: Tina Gill, The Up Center
Directors
- Peggy Barney, Community Volunteer
- Jody Canoles Benedict, Community Volunteer
- Timothy P. Callahan, Wells Fargo Advisors
- Kirk Cizerle, RecoveryTrek
- Lamon Everett, PRA Group
- Virginia Batteen Hawks, SL Nusbaum Realty
- Virginia Hitch, Community Volunteer
- Steve Kocen, Southern Bank
- Ed Ladd, Community Volunteer
- Dennis T. Lewandowski, Kaufman & Canoles
- Theresa W. Whibley, MD, Tidewater Physicians for Women
If you have an interest in serving as a member of The Up Center’s Board of Directors, please contact us at development@theupcenter.org or 757-965-8684 for more information.
Administrative Leadership Team
Tina Gill
President & CEO
Joan Weaver
Chief Financial Officer
Andrea Long
Chief Program and Strategy Officer
Tristan Carter Warren
Chief Development Officer
Sam Hochberg
Compliance Officer
Tonya Pass
Human Resources Officer
Program Leadership Team
Angela Bell
Director of Program Operations
Kellie Evans
Director of Community Based Programs
Kevin Ferguson
Grants Manager
Rosalind Hopkins
Director of Home Visiting
Sharon Reams
Director of Youth Services
Tiffany Tritch
Manager, Housing & Financial Counseling Department
