Our Board

  • C. Russell Fletcher, III—ChairmanMiddleburg, Virginiaarrow

    GCMF Chairman, Board of Trustees 

    GCMF Trustee since 2015 

    Washington and Lee University, BA 

    University of Pennsylvania, MBA 

    St. John’s College (Annapolis) MA 

    The Johns Hopkins University (SAIC) Master of Int’l Public Policy 

    CEO of Dundrillin LLC 

  • John B. Adams, Jr.Fredericksburg, Virginiaarrow

     GCMF Chairman Emeritus, Board of Trustees 

    GCMF Trustee since 1988 

    President/CEO Bowman Companies (formerly A. Smith Bowman Distillery, Inc.) 

    Virginia Military Institute, BA 

    Washington and Lee, School of Law, JD 

  • Hunter A. ApplewhiteRichmond, Virginiaarrow

    GCMF Trustee since 2019 

    President, Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation & Director of Community Affairs 

    Washington and Lee University, BA 

  • Richard A. CodyArlington, Virginiaarrow

    GCMF Trustee since 2009 

    Graduate, United States Military Academy 

    General (Ret.), United States Army

    Former Senior Vice President, L-3 Communications Corporation (retired) 

  • Madison F. Cole, Jr Atlanta, Georgiaarrow

    GCMF Trustee since 2016 

    Washington and Lee University, BA 

    Wharton School of University of Pennsylvania, MBA 

    Executive Headmaster, Wesleyan School, Atlanta 

  • George W. ForesmanCharlottesville, Virginiaarrow

    GCMF Trustee since 2010 

    Virginia Military Institute graduate  

    President of Highland Risk & Crisis Solutions LTD 

  • Walton M. Jeffress, Jr.Fairfax, Virginiaarrow

    GCMF Trustee since 2021 

    School of Law of Washington & Lee University 

    Masters of Law from National Law Center of George Washington University 

    Virginia Military Institute (BS)

  • Paul A. LevengoodLexington, Virginiaarrow

    GCMF President since 2019 Sept  

    Davidson College, BA 

    Rice University, MA, PhD 

  • Cynthia MarstellerRichmond, Virginiaarrow

    GCMF Trustee since 2021 

    Vanderbilt University (BA) 

    New York University (MA) 

    University of Kentucky, College of Law (JD)

  • Jessine A. MonaghanWashington, D.C.arrow

    GCMF Trustee since 2021 

    Wellesley College, (BA) 

    Washington and Lee University (JD) 

  • Thomas A. PritchardAtlanta, Georgiaarrow

    GCMF Trustee since 2018 

    Graduate of University of North Carolina and Harvard Business School 

    President of E2 Capital Group 

  • Peter ProwittArlington, Virginiaarrow

    GCMF Trustee since 2021 

    DePauw University (BA) 

    Colgate Darden Graduate School of Business, University of Virginia (MBA) 

    Executive Director of Global Government Relations for GE Aviation 

  • David L. RollWashington, D.C.arrow

    GCMF Trustee since 2021 

    Amherst College 

    The University of Michigan Law School 

  • Bennett L. RossLexington, Virginiaarrow

    GCMF Trustee since 2019 

    Washington and Lee University graduate, 1983 

    Partner, Wiley Rein LLP in Washington, DC 

  • James M. SchmuckWildwood, Missouriarrow

    GCMF Trustee since 2022

    Westminster College (BA)

    St. Louis University (MA)

    St. Louis University (PhD in higher education)

    Former high school and university teacher 

  • Alston P. WattThomasville, Georgiaarrow

    GCMF Ex-Officio Trustee since 2021 

    Washington & Lee University 

    Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health 

  • Michael A. WilliamsRoanoke, Virginiaarrow

    GCMF Trustee since 2018 

    Graduate Virginia Military Institute, 1965 

    USAF 1965-1970

    Financial Advisor, J.C. Bradford/PaineWebber/UBS 

  • James J. Winn, Jr.Baltimore, Marylandarrow

    GCMF Trustee since 2009 

    Washington and Lee University School of Law 

    Princeton University, AB 

    Officer US Army 

    Manager of Winn Group LLC 

    Member of Maryland and District of Columbia bars 

  • Cedric T. WinsLexington, Virginiaarrow

    GCMF Ex-Officio Trustee since 2020 

    Field Artillery Officer Basic and Advanced Courses, Command and General Staff College 

    National War College (MA) 

    Florida Institute of Technology (MA) 

  • Robert G. WoodwardAtlanta, Georgiaarrow

    GCMF Trustee since 2018 

    Graduate, Washington and Lee University, B.A. 1971 

    Yale Law School, J.D., 1975 

    Retired partner of law firm King & Spalding LLP in Atlanta, Georgia 

Council of Advisors

Nancy K. Baker – Burdick, Kansas
Mark Baruch – Thousand Oaks, California
Julius W. Becton, Jr. – Ft. Belvoir, Virginia
Ann L. Brownson – Mount Vernon, Virginia
Thomas S. Burack – Hopkinton, New Hampshire
Christine K. Carrico – Derwood, Maryland
Robert B. Charles – Washington, D.C.
Richard B. Cheney – McLean, Virginia
William E. Dreyer – San Antonio, Texas
Charles W. Dyke – Chevy Chase, Maryland
P. Wesley Foster, Jr. – Fairfax, Virginia
Gregory P. Gass – Knoxville, Tennessee
Paul F. Gorman – Crozet, Virginia
David Hein – Frederick, Maryland
Thomas H. Henriksen – Palo Alto, California
Paul R. Ignatius – Washington, D.C.
Walter H. Kansteiner, III – Middleburg, Virginia
John M. Keane – McLean, Virginia
John W. Knapp – Lexington, Virginia
William J. Lemon – Roanoke, Virginia
Constance A. Morella – Bethesda, Maryland
Thomas R. Morris – Henrico, Virginia
Charles W. Payne, Jr. – Fredericksburg, Virginia
L. F. Payne, Jr. – Washington, D.C.
Thomas R. Pickering – Falls Church, Virginia
Kurt A. Polk – Darien, Connecticut
James E. Rogers – Richmond, Virginia
Gordon R. Sullivan – Arlington, Virginia
Richard F. Timmons – Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania
Carl E. Vuono – Alexandria, Virginia
Harry H. Warner – Lexington, Virginia
Olin L. Wethington – McLean, Virginia
Samuel B. Witt III – Washington, D.C.
Clifford Miller Yonce – Greenwich, Connecticut
John H. Zentay – Washington, D.C.