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
