The dedicated community leaders who lead us forward.
Meet our volunteer Board of Trustees.
Our Board of Trustees are men and women who are well known throughout Coastal Virginia for their individual achievements and areas of expertise. We are honored to have them combine their strengths for the good of Westminster-Canterbury on Chesapeake Bay.
To learn more about them, or get answers to any other questions you have, please call us today at 800-753-2918, or click here to schedule a visit.
E. Bernard “Bernie” Boone, III, FACHE 
E. Bernard “Bernie” Boone, III joined Sentara Healthcare on August 15, 2012 as the President of Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital. Mr. Boone led the development of a master facility plan and secured a $53 million capital investment to support expansion of Surgical Services and the opening of a new ICU. In partnership with the City of Virginia Beach, Mr. Boone oversaw the commencement of the VB Strong Center designed to provide support and resources to individuals impacted by the May 31, 2019 shooting at the Virginia Beach Municipal Center. Previously, he served as Chief Executive Officer of multiple hospitals over a 16-year career with Hospital Corporation of America (HCA) in Virginia, New Hampshire, and Texas.
Board certified in Health Care Management, Mr. Boone holds a Master’s Degree in Health Services Administration from The University of Michigan and a Bachelor’s Degree from Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia. He is a Fellow with the American College of Healthcare Executives and is a member of several professional and civic organizations.
Richard C. Burroughs 
Richard Burroughs spent more than 45 years in the Commercial Real Estate Market working for Harvey Lindsey. He served in several roles with the company including President and Vice Chairman. Mr Burroughs also served in the U.S. Navy. He is a graduate of Norfolk Academy and received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Washington and Lee. Mr Burroughs has served on several boards including the Westminster-Canterbury Foundation Board as well as the Norfolk Academy Board of Directors. He has also been a Senior Warden for Galilee Episcopal Church in Virginia Beach.
John D. Cavanaugh 
John is Partner and co-founder of Cavanaugh Nelson PLC and a graduate of Virginia
Tech. He serves as Vice Chair on the Board of Trustees of Westminster-Canterbury. Mr. Cavanaugh
helped form Cavanaugh Nelson in January 2000 after twenty years “Big Four” experience, the last
eight of which he served as a partner in the Norfolk office of Price Waterhouse. John’s experience
includes providing audit and management advisory services to private companies, financial
institutions, healthcare entities, and non-profit organizations primarily located in the mid-Atlantic
region. In addition to John’s client services experience, he serves or has served on the Board of
Directors of the Westminster Canterbury on the Chesapeake Bay, the Boys and Girls Clubs of South
Hampton Roads, the Economics Club of Hampton Roads (co-Founder), the Virginia Chapter of the
American Heart Association, the ODU Center for Economic Education, the Greater Norfolk
Corporation, and as a member of the Advisory Boards of the Virginia Tech Department of Accounting
and the Old Dominion University College of Business and Public Administration. In addition to
John’s business and civic affiliations, he has served on the Board of Directors of the Norfolk Yacht
and Country Club, the Cedar Point Club and the Town Point Club. John is also a member of the
AICPA and VSCPA
George L. Compo 
George L. Compo is President of Compo Construction Company in Norfolk. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Building Construction from Virginia Tech University and has remained an avid Hokie fan. Mr. Compo serves on the Westminster-Canterbury Board of Trustees and is on the Virginia Tech construction school advisory board. He is also the state chair for the Association of General Contractors. In his free time, he enjoys reading, building furniture, and playing tennis. Mr. Compo and his wife Saunders have two daughters and are members of Christ and St. Luke’s Church in Norfolk.
Mr. Clint Damuth 
Clint Damuth is President of Damuth Trane, a Chesapeake-based professional energy services company that specializes in providing building solutions to clients. He earned a B.A. from Virginia Tech and M.B.A. from Old Dominion University. He began his career with Damuth in the early ‘80s and after serving in several leadership roles was named President in 2000 and the Hampton Roads Trane Franchise Holder for Commercial Systems in 2016. Mr. Damuth has served in several roles with the Hampton Roads Chamber and currently serves on Admin Support and the Music Ministries at Bayside Presbyterian Church. Clint serves on the Southside Board of Old Point Bank, and has been a board member of the Academy of Music, LEAD Hampton Roads (LEAD Graduate Class of 2006), and served as President of the National Association of Trane Franchise Holders.
Ian Holder
Ian A. Holder brings over 15 years experience as a Financial Advisor to the team. He is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ which is the standard of excellence in financial planning. He works with clients to develop strategies to optimize client’s wealth. He enjoys getting to know the goals and dreams of clients and develop a plan that empowers client’s to achieve their aspirational goals. He collaborates with his teammates and client’s other trusted advisors, CPA and Attorney, to ensure that the clients are getting the best recommendations, service and implementation of strategies. He currently serves on Norfolk Academy Board of Trustees, YMCA of Southampton Roads Board Chair, Hermitage Foundation Board Member, Hermitage Foundation Gardens and Grounds Board Member, and the Ghent Business Association Board Member.
Ronald C. Ripley
Ronald C Ripley is President of Ripley Heatwole Company, Inc., a multifamily real estate and development firm with affiliates that include a Class-A General Contractor, Mortgage Banking Services, Property Management Services, and Telecommunications. Ronald Ripley is a Principal in RH Builders, Inc., a multifamily construction company; Virginia Financial Advisors, Inc., a commercial mortgage finance company; and TELCOM Systems, L.L.C., a telecommunication company.
Ronald Ripley is a graduate of Old Dominion University with a Bachelor of Science from the Darden College of Education. He also holds the professional appraisal designation of Senior Real Property Appraiser (SRPA) from the American Institute of Real Estate Appraisers. Mr. Ripley is a current member of the Towne Bank Chesapeake Advisory Board of Directors, the Sandler Center Performing Arts Foundation Board of Directors, the Access College Foundation Board of Directors, the Virginia Beach Planning Commission and a former chairperson of the Commission, and the Virginia Beach Housing Advisory Board. He is a member of the Central Business District Association (CDBA) of Virginia Beach where he serves on the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors, and is a Past President of the organization.
Charles D. Robison III
Charles Robison, who goes by the nickname “Chick” is a retired Banker. He was a senior executive with R/E Finance. Chick is a graduate of Hampden-Sydney College as well a graduate of R/E School of Finance through the American Bankers Association. He has served on the Board of Norfolk Botanical Garden as well as been Chairman of the Norfolk Wetland Board. Chick is also a member of the Norfolk Rotary Club. He and his wife Kathy live in Norfolk where they attend Church of the Good Shepherd.
Lisa B. Smith Esq., Chair 
Lisa B. Smith, Esq. is the Chair on the Board of Trustees of Westminster-Canterbury on Chesapeake
Bay. She takes pride in being a community volunteer in South Hampton Roads. She has served as a
board member for numerous local nonprofit organizations including, but not limited to, Access College
Foundation, the Chrysler Museum, The General Douglas MacArthur Foundation, Smart Beginnings
South Hampton Roads, the Norfolk Forum, CHKD’s Child Abuse Advisory Board and the YMCA. In
2014, Ms. Smith was appointed to the Old Dominion University Board of Visitors by Governor Terry
McAuliffe where she served as Vice Rector (2016-18) and Rector (2018-20). Prior to moving to
Hampton Roads, Ms. Smith spent nearly twenty years as an attorney in the telecommunications
industry. She worked as Director, Federal Advocacy for MCI Corporation for 8 years where she
focused her efforts on federal and state telecommunications public policy and advocacy. Before her
stint with MCI, Ms. Smith served as Senior Advisor to Commissioner Andrew C. Barrett at the Federal
Communications Commission. Ms. Smith lives in Norfolk with her husband, Maurice and their
daughter.
Bob Taylor 
Bob Taylor served as president and CEO of Do it Best Corp. from January 1, 2002 through January 4, 2016. Bob joined Do it Best Corp. in January 2001 as Senior Vice President of Operations, overseeing
purchasing, retail logistics, marketing and international development. He succeeded former president and CEO Mike McClelland, who served in that capacity since 1992. Bob was only the fourth CEO since the company was founded in 1945.
Bob has taken a variety of leadership positions within his local community, serving while in
Virginia Beach as chair of the Virginia Beach Chamber of Commerce, Virginia Beach Vision, the
local United Way campaign, and the Better Business Bureau. Bob was named Volunteer of the
Year by the Hampton Roads Chamber of Commerce in 2000. Bob continued in civic and
charitable activities in Fort Wayne with leadership locally on Corporate Council, the Northeast
Indiana Regional Partnership, the Regional Chamber, the Foellinger Foundation, and United
Way. He also chaired the Fort Wayne Downtown Blueprint Plus and Baseball Plus committees.
Bob served for nine years on the national board for Big Brothers/Big Sisters, and was
recognized in 2015 with their Charles Berwind award for lifetime achievement. Bob also served
on the Indiana State Chamber Board and was appointed by Governor Daniels and reappointed
by Governor Pence to the board of the Indiana Economic Development Corporation. In addition,
Bob served on the board of directors for Tower Bank and LDI, Ltd., and as a director and past
chairman of the National Association of Wholesalers & Distributors.
Bob returned home to Virginia Beach in 2016 and now serves as chairman of Taylor’s Do it
Centers/Pleasants Hardware. He continues to be engaged with a number of civic and charitable
activities in the community.
The Reverend Noah Van Niel
The Reverend Noah Van Niel, Rector, Christ & St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, graduated from Harvard College, where he played fullback on the Crimson’s Ivy League champion football
team. He received his Master of Divinity from Harvard Divinity School. Before answering his call to ordained ministry, he trained and worked as an opera singer in Philadelphia. Writing is an important component of Father Noah’s ministry, and his work has appeared in such publications as The New York Times, Boston Globe, Plough Quarterly, Mere Orthodoxy, and The Living Church.
Alvin Wall
Alvin A. Wall is a founding shareholder of Wall, Einhorn & Chernitzer and has practiced in the
area of taxation for more than 40 years, including seven years with an international accounting
firm. He works with partnerships, corporations and individuals on tax issues and advises clients
on estate and family tax planning matters. Over the years, Alvin has accumulated considerable
experience in the real estate industry and works closely with the firm’s Real Estate Services
Team. Alvin is passionate about giving back to the community through his many volunteer
efforts. Alvin’s interests outside of the office include golf, photography, working on his wheel
in the pottery studio, and being a devoted spouse and proud parent and grandparent.
Dr. Theresa “Terry” Whibley 
Theresa W. Whibley, M.D., has served on many boards, including the Board of Tidewater Community College and Eastern Virginia Medical School. Dr. Whibley has served as a member and Chair of the Norfolk School Board and was also elected and served on the Norfolk City Council.
She received her medical degree and completed her OB/Gyn residency at Eastern Virginia Medical School. Dr. Whibley practiced OB/GYN medicine in Hampton Roads from 1987 until retiring from practice in 2022.
Dr. Whibley resides in Norfolk and enjoys golf, cycling, traveling, and spending time with her family.
Dr. Armistead Williams 
A graduate of Princeton University and the University of Virginia Medical School, Dr. Williams trained for two years in internal medicine at the Medical College of Virginia before his residency in neurology at the
University of Virginia and subsequent certification by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. He and his wife Widget moved to Norfolk in 1977 and raised their three children here.
Dr. Williams was a co-founder of Neurology Specialists, for the care and treatment of people with a wide range of neurological issues including stroke, dementia, epilepsy, multiple sclerosis and sleep disorders. He retired from the practice of neurology in 2022.
He was honored to serve as president of the Sentara Hospitals Norfolk medical staff and as a member of the Sentara Hospitals board of directors and Medical Affairs Committee. At the request of then governor
Dr. Ralph Northam, he served as a member of the Old Dominion University Board. In retirement he continues efforts to improve the lives of people with memory disorders as well as to address medical issues affecting the Hampton Roads community, including the growing shortage of doctors that
we, like the rest of the country and the world, are facing. He serves now as Board chair of the Westminster-Canterbury Health Services committee.
Dr. George S. Wong 
Dr. George Wong is a Clinical Instructor of Family Medicine and Assistant Professor of Clinical Family and Community Medicine at Eastern Virginia Medical School. Since 1981 he has also been with Sentara Bayside Family Practice as well as the Team Physician for Bayside High School. He was recently named the Medical Director at Virginia Wesleyan University Student Health Clinic. Dr Wong is very involved in the Hampton Roads community having served on many boards including 38 years on the Chinese Community Association of Hampton Roads Board of Directors. He is also a Church Elder at Bayside Presbyterian. He joined the Westminster-Canterbury Board of Trustees in January 2018.
