Welcome New JRAC Co-Chairmen
The James River Advisory Council (JRAC) is pleased to announce that Ralph Hambrick has been elected as JRAC’s new co-chairman. Jim and Ralph are longtime JRAC members and are committed to providing leadership for the organization. We are excited about the new leadership and look forward to working on upcoming issues, plans and events! Get ready to roll up your sleeves and move JRAC to the next level.
Ralph Hambrick
Ralph Hambrick is professor emeritus in the L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs at Virginia Commonwealth University. He retired from VCU in 2005 after 27 years as a member of the faculty. At VCU he taught courses in public policy and public administration and served in a number of administrative positions, including director, Center for Public Affairs, director, Doctor of Public Administration Program, director, Master of Public Administration Program, director, Virginia Capital Semester. He also has taught at the University of South Carolina and at Texas A&M University. He has published in a number of professional and academic journals.
Dr. Hambrick received the 2005 Distinguished Service Award in the College of
Humanities and Sciences. Among other community activities, he has served as chair of
the Falls of the James Scenic River Advisory Committee, co-chair of the James River
Advisory Council, member of the Virginia Scenic River Advisory Board, and member of
the board of the James River Outdoor Coalition.
He received a BA from Dartmouth College in 1965 and a Ph.D. from Syracuse University in 1971.
James B. Donati, Jr.
BIRTHPLACE: Richmond, Virginia (Henrico County)
MARRIED: Beverley Greene Donati
CHILDREN: James B. Donati, III, Julie Donati Jones
CHURCH: Poplar Springs Baptist Church, Deacon
EDUCATION: Henrico County Public Schools, Virginia Commonwealth University, Electronic Computer Programming Institute
PROFESSION: Proprietor, WhiteOak Turf Care and Landscaping
MILITARY SERVICE: United States Army Veteran
GOVERNMENT AFFILIATIONS:
- Henrico County Board of Supervisors - Varina District
- Elected 1991, Re-elected 1995, 1999, 2003
- Vice Chairman, 1993, 1996, 2001, and 2006
- Chairman, 1994, 1997, 2002, and 2007
- Capital Region Airport Commission, 1992 to date; Chairman, 2004 -2006
- Administration & Personnel Committee, 1999-2000
- Planning & Construction Committee, 1999-2004; Chairman, 2002-2004
- Henrico County Planning Commission, 1993, 1998, and 2004
- Henrico County Audit Committee, 1994 to date
- Henrico County Local Emergency Planning Committee, 1994-2000
- Small Business Environmental Compliance Advisory Board, 2000-2003
- Maymont Foundation Board of Directors, 1992 to date
- Richmond Area Metropolitan Planning Organization, 1992 and 1993
- Richmond Regional Planning District Commission, 1992 to date
- Virginia Municipal League, Transportation Policy Committee, 1992 to date
- Virginia Municipal League, Transportation Steering Committee, 2001, 2004, and 2006
- Henricus Foundation Advisory Board, 1994 to date
- James River Development Corporation Board of Directors, 1992 to date
- James River Advisory Council, 1993 to date
- Co-Chair, 2004 to date
- National Association of Counties, Community and Economic Development Steering Committee, 1993 to date
- Virginia Association of Counties, General Government Steering Committee 1992 to 1997, and Administration of Government Steering Committee, 1998 to date
- Virginia Association of Counties Board of Directors, Region 3, 1995-2000
- Virginia Transit Association Board of Directors, 1992 to date
BUSINESS AND COMMUNITY AFFILIATIONS:
- Past Member, Board of Directors of the Virginia Gasoline Marketers and Automotive Repair Association
- Past Member, Service Station Dealers of America
- American Legion Post 144
- Legion of the Moose
- Varina Lion’s Club
- Past Member, Board of Directors Chickahominy YMCA
- Henrico County FOP Auxiliary, Lodge #4
- Recipient of the Italian American Business and Professional Società Award for Outstanding Italian American in Government/Politics 2006
Members / Organizations
Wayne Nystrom
1-800-GOT-JUNK?
W. Kent Ruffin
African-American Heritage Assoc. of VA
Jess Bretz
Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay
Leslie Middleton
Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay
Mark Whiting
American Red Cross
Glenda Kotchish
Art Works, Inc.
Black History Museum and Cultural Center
William Britton
Charles City County
Alfred S. Crump, Jr.
Charles City County
Dana Wiggins
Chesapeake Bay Foundation
Marilyn Cole
Chesterfield County
Kimberly Conley
Chesterfield County
Michael Golden
Chesterfield County
Mary C. Kruse
Chesterfield County
Dave Goode
Chesterfield County Public Affairs
John Pope
City of Richmond
Peter B. Cleal
Cleal Consulting Group, LLC
Nissa Dean
DCR James Watershed Office
Bonnie E. Phillips
DCR-Stewardship Virginia
Joseph H. Maroon
Depart. of Conservation and Recreation
Kim Hodge
Department of Conservation and Recreation
Janit Llewellyn
Department of Conservation and Recreation
Nancy Drumheller
Department of Environmental Quality
Joe Pajic
Department of Game and Inland Fisheries
David Whitehurst
Dept. of Game & Inland Fisheries
Conrad Francis
Dominion Generation
Jean Tribull
Dominion Generation
William DuVal
DuVal Development
Norma Corbin
Falling Creek Ironworks Foundation
Sue Cecil
Falls of The James Scenic River Advisory
Robert Dunn
Friends of Chesterfield Riverfront
Michelle Stoll
Friends of Chesterfield Riverfront
Molly Delinger-Wray
Friends of the James River Park
Jim Dunn
Greater Richmond Chamber of Commerce
Greg Wingfield
Greater Richmond Partnership
Robert A. Setliff
Hanover County
Paul E. Smith
Harbor Dredge & Dock
James B. Donati, Jr.
Henrico County
Wes Malcomb
Henrico County
Debbie Nedervelt
Henrico County
Dee Donnelly
Henrico Recreation and Parks
Charles Dallas Long
interested citizen
Yvonne Spain
interested citizen
Bill Street
James River Association
Mike Ostrander
James River Fishing School
Greg Velzy
James River Outdoor Coalition
Lorne Field
James River Park System
Megan Brown
Keep Henrico Beautiful
Kevin Seeber
Kingsland Reach Marina
Michaele Upshur
Kingsland Reach Marina
Mark Rich
Maymont Nature Center
Martin J. Moynihan
Port of Richmond Commission
Carson Tucker
Powhatan County
Jack Berry
Richmond Metro Convention & Visitors Bureau
Cindy MacLeod
Richmond National Battlefield Park Service
Ralph White
Richmond Parks and Recreation
Buzz Kraft
Richmond Raft Company/ Adventure Challenge
Paul Fisher
Richmond Regional Planning District Commission
Sarah Weisiger
Richmond Regional Planning District Commission
George Bruner, Jr
Richmond Sail and Power Squadron
Erica Gay
Richmond Venture
Bill Patterson
Richmond Yacht Basin
William C. Poole
Richmond Yacht Basin
Leighton Powell
Scenic Virginia
Ralph Hambrick
Southampton Citizens Association
Richard Gibbons
State Scenic River Advisory Board
C. Hobson Goddin
The Henricus Foundation
Cyrus Brame
US Fish and Wildlife Service
William Martin
Valentine Richmond History Center
Sue Ann Messmer
Virginia Commonwealth University
Jennifer Sidleck
Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation
Will Simmons
Virginia Tourism Corporation
Chris Messenger
interested citizen
