Meet Our Team

Hal Smith

President & CEO

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Hal Smith was born and raised in Yorktown, Virginia.  He is a 1994 graduate of George Mason University with a B.S. in Public Administration. Hal has been in the Boys & Girls Club movement for a total of 19 years as both a board member and staff. Prior to his Boys & Girls Club career, Hal spent 16 years in the residential building industry, specializing in large-scale renovations and custom home building. Now Hal is responsible for the operations, administration, and resource development of 11 Club sites, a Workforce Development Center, and a Youth Development Park.

Hal is a graduate of the Boys & Girls Club Leadership University School of Executive Leadership through the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan. He is a member of Boys & Girls Clubs of America’s Government Relations Advisory Committee, which provides leadership and direction for sharing the message of Boys & Girls Clubs at the federal level. As CEO of the largest Boys & Girls Club organization in Virginia, Hal is actively engaged with the Virginia Alliance of Boys & Girls Clubs, which advocates for youth across the entire Commonwealth. Locally, Hal is proud to serve as a Board Member for the Newport News Police Foundation.

Rob Coleman

Chief Operating Officer

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Robert “Rob” Coleman has been a resident of Newport News for over 45 years. He attended Newport News Public Schools and graduated from Warwick High School in 1989. Rob is also a graduate of the National Criminal Justice Command College at UVA, The Leadership Institute at the College of William & Mary, and the Hampton Roads Regional Criminal Justice Academy.

For 25 years, Rob was a member of the Newport News Sheriff’s Office where he made his way through the ranks and upon his retirement held the rank of Major and Operations Bureau Chief. In addition to his work heading BGCVP’s operations, Rob serves as the President of the Newport News Police Foundation.

 

Interested in a career with Boys & Girls Clubs?

Meet our Administrative Team!

Madison Owens
Director of Marketing & Special Events
Michele Brinkley
Federal Grants Manager
Donald Johnson
Athletics Director
Cindy DiMarino
Director of Club Services
Chanda Bowie
Director of Staff Development
William Shackleford
Director of Workforce Development
Emily Patterson
Bookkeeper
Noelle Mangus
Healthy Lifestyles Coordinator

Meet our Club Directors!

Kenneth “Poo” Hodges
Unit Director
Aqueduct
Ariel Hopkins
Program Director
Aqueduct
Antwane Gallashaw
Program Director
Citizens
Emily Brown
Program Director
York County
Kenneth Ford
Unit Director
Crossroads Villiage
Keisha Waller
Unit Director
Citizens
Alyssa Grant
Unit Director
Gloucester
Richard Ruffin
Unit Director
Greater Hampton Roads
Angel Hill
Program Director
Greater Hampton Roads
Lauren Chambers
Program Director
James City County
Marc Lattimore
Unit Director
Peninsula
Victoria Johnson
Program Director
Peninsula
Abigail Moore
Unit Director
York County

For more information on extensions or how to reach our Clubs and Unit Directors, please visit our Staff & Club Directory.

Hal Smith

President & CEO

[email protected]

(757) 223-7204 Ext. 100

Development

Madison Owens

Director of Marketing & Special Events

[email protected]

(757) 223-7204 Ext. 105

Jon Kozesky

Grants Writer

Nick Sanford

Grants Writer

Operations and Programs

Rob Coleman

Chief Operating Officer

[email protected]

(757) 223-7204 Ext. 111

Donald Johnson

Athletics Director

[email protected]

(757) 223-7204 Ext. 108

Cindy DiMarino

Director of Club Services

[email protected]

(757) 223-7204 Ext. 107

Chanda Bowie

Director of Staff Development

[email protected]

(757) 223-7204 Ext. 109

William Shackleford

Director of Workforce Development

[email protected]

(757) 223-7204

Noelle Mangus

Healthy Lifestyles Coordinator

[email protected]

(757) 223-7204 Ext. 106

Administration

Michele Brinkley

Federal Grants Manager

[email protected]

(757) 223-7204 Ext. 103

Our Clubs

that are currently operating

Aqueduct

(757) 872-7810

Kenneth “Poo” Hodges
Unit Director
Destiny Plemmons
Program Director

Citizens

(757) 223-4151

Keisha Waller
Unit Director

 

Antwane Gallashaw
Program Director

 

Crossroads Village

(757) 223-0101

Kenneth Ford
Unit Director

 

Ariel Hopkins
Program Director

Greater Hampton Roads

(757) 247-1364

Richard Ruffin
Unit Director

 

Angel Hill
Program Director

 

Gloucester

(804) 684-9028

Alyssa Grant
Unit Director

James River

(757) 505- 8825

Lauren Chambers
Program Director

King of Glory

(757) 223-7204 ext. 107

Program Director

Peninsula

(757) 520- 8111

Marc Lattimore
Unit Director
Victoria Johnson
Program Director

Pinedale Manor

(757) 720- 4800

UNTITLED
Unit Director
 

York

(757) 243-8307

Abigail Moore
Unit Director
Emily Brown
Program Director