An Advisory Board made up of executives, faculty, and the Retail Merchants Association.

• Steve Barnett, Executive Director, Retail University of Virginia



• Kemper Baker, Federal Reserve Bank (Retired)



• William Baxter, CAE, President/CEO, Retail Merchants Association



• Jack Berry, President/CEO, Richmond Metropolitan Convention & Visitor's Bureau



• Veronica Brockwell, CEO, Verinda Corporation - 'SOAK!'



• Wayne Dementi, President, Dementi Milestone Publishing



• William Gouldin, President, Strange's Florist/Garden Centers



• Nancy Gregory, Assistant Vice President, Regional Sales Coordinator, Central Virginia, BB&T



• James Hatcher, III, President, Pleasant's Hardware



• Buzz Ingalls, Vice President, Ben Franklin Crafts & Frames



• Rich Jante, General Manager, JC Penney, Regency Square Mall



• Steve Neal, Captain, Chesterfield County Police Department



• Lars Nordin, Owner, Express Personnel Services



• Sarah Paxton, Vice President, La Difference, Inc.



• Mary Rudisil, Director of Relocation, Capital Relocation Group Inc.



• William D. Selden, President, C.P. Dean Co., Inc.



• Patrick Williams, President, Williams & Sherrill



• Weldon Wirick, Senior Vice President, S & K Famous Brands



• Dr. Patricia Cormier, President, Longwood University



• Dr. Wayne McWee, Provost & Vice President of Academic Affairs, Longwood University



• Ms. Melinda Fowlkes, Interim Dean, College of Business & Economics, Longwood University



• Robert Dame, Assistant Dean for External Relations, Longwood University



• Dr. Gary Rhodes, President, J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College



• Dr. Marshall Smith, President, John Tyler Community College



• Dr. Erica Holmes, Ed.D., Dean of Information Systems, Business & Public Safety, J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College



• Mr. Louis L. McGinty, Vice President, Community College Workforce Alliance