Leadership

Executive Director, Thaler McCormick, has fifteen years experience in management, housing and program development.
Under her leadership ForKids received the following awards:
2006 Neighborhood Builder Award
from
the Bank of America Foundation
2005 Virginia Housing Award
2004 United Way Agency of the Year
She holds a
Bachelors Degree in Business from
Miami University
and a
Masters Degree in Urban and Environmental Planning
from
the University of Virginia.
She recently received the
2006 YWCA Woman of Distinction Award
for the positive impact she has on our community.
Read her full bio here
The ForKids Board of Directors
Dawna Ellis, CPA, CSIM - President
Chief Financial Officer
Harvey Lindsay Commercial Real Estate
RADM Thomas Steffens USN (Ret.) - 1st Vice President
Consultant
Homeland Security
Charles T. Saunders, CPA - Treasurer
Managing Member
Saunders and Matthews, PLLC
J. Thaler McCormick - Corporate Secretary
Executive Director
ForKids, inc.
Cathy Coleman
President & CEO
Downtown Norfolk Council
Katheryn Fletcher Creech
Product Manager
Norfolk Southern Corporation
George Davis
Community Volunteer
Marie Finch
Community Volunteer
Sherron Hiemstra
Community Volunteer
Dr. John Lapetina, DDS
Owner
Family Dental Care
Cathy Lewis
Executive Director
CIVIC Leadership Institute
John Littel
Senior Vice President
Amerigroup Corporation
Caroline McCartney, Realtor
Execuitve Sales Vice President
GSH Real Estate
Keith McGhee
Vice President of Industrial Operations
CACI, Inc.
David Mele
Publisher and General Manager
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Lisa Smith
Community Volunteer
Hernani Tosoc
Industrial Engineer/Cost Analyst
NASA Langley Research Center