History of Foundation

Philanthropy has always been at the heart of EVMS’s inception. In the 1960s, civic leaders in Hampton Roads sought to improve healthcare in the region and created a bold dream to build a medical school. In 1969, supporters led by businessman, Henry Clay Hofheimer, II established the EVMS Foundation, to initiate the first fundraising campaign. Thanks to determination and community commitment, EVMS opened its doors in 1973, forever transforming the landscape of health care in Hampton Roads.

Today, EVMS holds an honored position in American history as one of the only schools of medicine and health professions in the nation to be founded by a grassroots effort. The institution’s steady growth from just 23 medical students to an organization with a more than $1.2 billion annual economic impact is an inspiring testament to what vision, community commitment and innovation can accomplish.

The EVMS Foundation continues to support the mission of becoming the most community oriented medical school in the country as well as a preeminent health sciences center.

Board of Trustees

2024-2025

Bradley J. Waitzer (Chair)
Principal, Signature Management Corporation

Shirley C. Baldwin
Senior Managing Director, Clearstead Advisory Solutions 

Michelle Butler
Executive Vice President, TowneBank

Clyde T. Clark, Jr. (Secretary)
Senior Vice President, Relationship Manager,
Blue Ridge Bank

Mark B. Dreyfus
President & CEO, ECPI College of Technology

Andrew S. Fine, Esq.
President, Runnymede Corporation

Karen Fine
Philanthropist

Randolph Hoover
CEO, XYLEM Tree Experts

Harold D. Jones, III, MD ’81
Physician, Internal & Geriatric Medicine

Kirkland Kelley (Vice Chair)
Retired Attorney, Kaufman & Canoles, PC

Patricia Y. King, MD
MD (Residency ’93)

Mark D. Manion
Retired Executive, Norfolk Southern Corporation

B. Thomas Mansbach, Esq.
Retired, Attorney, Russin & Vecchi, LLP

Vandana A. Patel, MD
Retired Pulmonologist, Bon Secours Pulmonary Specialists

Jeffrey Patton, MD ’88
CEO, OneOncology

Louis F. Ryan, Esq.
Retired Executive Vice President
Landmark Communications

Jane R. Short, CFP^® (Treasurer)
Retired Executive Vice President, Waypoint Advisors

Hans VonKruger
Senior Vice President, Marketing Executive,
Bank of America

Lewis W. Webb, III, Esq.
Partner, Kaufman & Canoles, PC

Wayne Wilbanks
Executive Managing Director, Clearstead Advisory Solutions

Ex-Officio Members

Dr. Alfred Abuhamad
Executive Vice President, Dean of Eastern Virginia Medical School
Macon & Joan Brock Virginia Health Sciences at Old Dominion University

Sylvia Ameen, MPA
Senior Associate Vice President,
Development and Alumni Relations
Executive Director, EVMS Foundation

Jeniffer Campo, MD ’98
Chair, EVMS Alumni Advisory Board

Trustee Emeritus

R. Bruce Bradley

L.D. Britt, MD, MPH

Susan R. Colpitts, CPA

Robert C. Goodman, Jr., Esq.

Dawn S. Glynn

Paul O. Hirschbiel, Jr.

Christopher D. Kastner

Edward L. Lilly, MD

Vincent J. Mastracco, Jr., Esq.

Robin D. Ray

Priscilla Roady

Thomas V. Rueger

Stephen M. Snyder

Charity A. Volman-Winn

Alan L. Wagner, MD