Board of Trustees

The Board of Trustees of the Virginia Museum of Natural History shall manage, control, maintain, and operate the Museum; appoint the Director of the Museum and prescribe his duties; and prescribe rules and regulations for the operation of the Museum.

Upcoming Meeting Notices

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings will take place at the Virginia Museum of Natural History located at 21 Starling Avenue, Martinsville, Virginia, 24112. Additional notices will be posted as additional meetings are announced. For questions or for more information, please contact Marcus James, Administrative Coordinator.

April 2024

Tuesday, April 2, 2024 from 1 to 2 p.m.
Waynesboro Advocacy Committee Meeting
Agenda
Minutes (March 5, 2024 Meeting)
The Waynesboro Advocacy Committee will meet on Tuesday, April 2, 2024 at the Waynesboro Economic Development Office (301 W. Main Street, Waynesboro, VA 22980). No public comment will be taken at this meeting. This meeting will be streamed live on the VMNH Meetings YouTube page.

Previous Meeting Notices

Notices of previously held meetings can be found on the Virginia Museum of Natural History Board of Trustees Previous Meeting Notices webpage.

Meeting Minutes

Minutes from previous meetings can be found on the Virginia Museum of Natural History Board of Trustees Meeting Minutes webpage.

Virtual Meeting Archive

Meetings that were streamed live on YouTube have been archived for the public to access. The archived videos can be found on the VMNH Meetings YouTube Page.

Composition

The Board will consist of fifteen members appointed by the Governor. Two of the members appointed to the Board shall be members of the Virginia Academy of Science. The appointments shall be subject to confirmation by the General Assembly if in session and, if not, then at its next succeeding session.

Chair
Lisa L. Carter, Urbanna

Vice-Chair
Roberto Quinones, McLean

Treasurer
Cord L. Cothren, Danville

Secretary
Nathan Sanford, Roanoke

Trustees
Dr. Makunda Abdul-Mbacke, Axton
Dr. Thomas R. Benzing, Waynesboro
Anne Axton Burnett, Henrico
Jennifer H. Burnett, South Boston
Mark J. Buss, Manakin-Sabot
Dr. Arthur V. Evans, Richmond
Emma Ito, Richmond
Sherri Jordan, Richmond
Dr. Carole Nash, Harrisonburg
Melany R. Stowe, Ridgeway
Lauren Woodson, Roanoke