Board of Trustees - VCU Foundations - Virginia Commonwealth University

Our most important responsibility is the thoughtful stewardship of private resources entrusted to us. We set the strategic and financial direction that ensures gifts and endowments truly advance VCU’s mission—supporting academic units, programs, and students for generations to come. As trustees, we safeguard both the integrity and the impact of every investment.

– Cathy Doss, Board Chair

VCU serves a broad and diverse population, creating economic opportunity not just for students—but for their families and communities as well. This focus on opportunity creation and economic mobility is a personal and professional passion of mine, and I feel honored to play a small role in advancing VCU’s mission through the Foundation’s work.

– Sean Brazier, Board Vice Chair

I joined the VCU Foundation board because, as an alum and a former employee, this is a great way to contribute to the continued growth and prosperity of the university and community. I look forward to helping the university overcome the many recent challenges facing higher education and to contributing to the continued growth of Virginia Commonwealth University.

– Donnie Oliver, Board Member

Officers

Cathy Doss

Board Chair

Enterprise Chief Data Officer

Freddie Mac

Cathy is a very proud mother of six!

Cathy smiling at the camera wearing a white blazer and striped shirt.

Sean Brazier, Ph.D.

Board Vice Chair

Founder and CEO

EDai

Sean lives in Richmond, VA with his wife and two-year-old son, AJ.

Laura Kottkamp, Ed.D.

Board Secretary

CEO

VCU Foundations

Laura loves to slalom in the James River at the end of summer when the sturgeon jump!

Laura smiling at the camera wearing a white shirt with arms crossed, greenery behind her.

Brian Fowlkes, CPA

Board Treasurer

Associate Controller

Virginia Commonwealth University

Brian lives in Ashland with his wife, two daughters and dog. He enjoys biking, running, and working on things (mostly cars and bikes).

Brian wearing a suit and yellow tie, smiling softly, standing against a grey background.

Trustees

Tyler Brown

Managing Executive, Investments & Investor Relations

Markel Group

Tyler likes to do oil painting portraits.

Jeanette Clarke

SVP, Chief Capital Investments Officer

Apple Hospitality REIT

MBA grad from VCU

Kelley Conway

General Manager – Financial & Business Services

Dominion Energy

Kelley loves to travel and has visited all fifty states.

Kieran Donahue

EVP/Chief Commercial Officer

GoTo Foods

Kieran has visited 47 of the 50 states in America and plans to get to all 50!

Professional image of Kieran Donohue wearing a black top, speaking, inside a modern building.

Corey Durant

Vice President of Research

CoStar Group

Corey has an identical twin brother, and they still actively play tricks on family and friends.

Corey wearing a light grey suit and dark shirt, standing in a bright space smiling.

Nimisha Gupta

Head, Strategic Business Partnerships

Jazz Pharmaceuticals

Photo of Nimisha Gupta wearing a floral dress while outside smiling at the camera.

Marie Kimmel

Zach McCluskey

Chief Administrative Officer

HCA Healthcare - NC Division

Zach has three daughters who are competitive equestrians.

Eddie O’Leary

President

COLAB

Eddie has two little boys, loves playing squash, and is a former student body president at VCU.

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Donnie Oliver

Business Owner

Accounting Accuracy LLC

Golf drives me! Not because I’m the most incredible golfer, far from that, but because I have built life-changing relationships through the game.

Donnie wearing a black suit and white shirt, glasses, smiling directly at the camera sitting in front of a window.

John Paolini

Partner, CCO

Sullivan

John has two tuxedo cats.

Everett Reveley

Partner

Alpha Omega Wealth Management

Everett and his wife, Anne Randolph, spend most of their free time wrangling two highly energetic young boys.

Carrie Roth

Founder

Rerouted

Carrie is a Tom Brady fanatic (following since his college days); has run 19 marathons (including Boston) so far; and she and her husband Doug have an adopted pug Buddy.

Aimee Perron Seibert

Partner

Commonwealth Strategy Group

Aimee grew up not far from Cape Cod and the beach is her happy place.

Chris Small

President/ Broker

Small & Associates, Inc Real Estate

Chris lives just a block from where he lived while attending VCU and still enjoys Richmond’s food scene, along with travel and time abroad.

Jim Stubbs

In-House Counsel

Universal Corporation

Both a Tar Heel and a Blue Devil alumnus, Jim can't go wrong during basketball season.

Jim Stubbs wearing a suit and yellow tie, smiling, against a white background.

Leah Walker

Founder, Principal Consultant

Modern Impact Solutions

Leah is mom to two daughters and one feisty Chihuahua.

Ex Officio & Appointed

Michael Rao, Ph.D.

Ex Officio Trustee

President