Advisory Council

List of 12 items.

• David Barrett

  David R. Barrett is President/CEO of Barrett Capital Management, LLC. David graduated from the University of Maryland with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business and Marketing, and he is and has been a member of many advisory boards and councils, including past chairman of the Board of the Virginia Council of CEOs and the past Chairman of the Board of the Christian Children’s Fund (now ChildFund International), an international children’s charity serving over 10 million children and their families in 33 countries worldwide.

• Dan Carrell

  Dan Carrell has served on the Advisory Council since its inception in 2014. He is Chairman of the law firm of Carrell Blanton Ferris & Associates, PLC, with four offices across central Virginia.  With degrees from Davidson College, Oxford University (where he studied as a Rhodes Scholar), and Stanford Law School, as an Army Captain he served on the faculty of the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, NY.  A long-time Elder at Stony Point Reformed Presbyterian Church, he is a former Moderator of the Presbyterian Church in America.  Dan and his wife, Janis, have two married daughters and three grandchildren.

• Jackie Congdon

  Coming soon!

• Earl Johnson

  R. Earl Johnson joined the Veritas Advisory Council in 2018. He and his wife, Gail, have lived in Richmond since 1972, and he is a graduate of Randolph-Macon College and of Virginia Tech. Earl and Gail are the founders and owners of Leafspring Schools, retiring in 2015. Four of their grandchildren have attended Veritas.

• Janet Kelly

  Janet Kelly is based in Richmond, VA, and serves as VP of America's Kids Belong and President of Virginia's Kids Belong. As an adoptive mom, Janet gained first-hand knowledge of the struggles and joys of parenting a child in foster care while she was serving as Virginia's Secretary of the Commonwealth. She also acquired a healthy discontent with the state of the current foster care system and a deep desire for an environment where every child has true belonging. She enjoys engaging leaders from all backgrounds and beliefs to focus on the common goal of ending Virginia's foster care and adoption crisis. Janet and her husband Ryan have two children who attend Veritas, and their family attends Third Church.

• Jamie Martin

  Coming soon!

• Morgan Morin

  Coming soon!

• Sterling Sweeney

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• Litt Thompson

  Litt Thompson has always had a passion for business, and for the past thirty years he has bought, started, run, and sold businesses across many different industries from manufacturing to retail, service to distribution. During those years, Litt developed a love for real estate investments and is the owner of Washington DC South. Litt is married to Kath and has three sons, Gavin, Parker and Litt. He received his degree in business from the University of Richmond and resides in Richmond, where he pursues his passion for helping others find their path and potential in life.

• Lynda Vickers-Smith

  Lynda Vickers-Smith was born and raised in Northern Virginia. She worked for her family’s real estate management and development company, serving as president for 18 years, and has also served on the boards of several companies and organizations. Upon retirement, she moved to Richmond to be near family. Lynda has a granddaughter who attends Veritas.

• John Whitlock

  John Whitlock is Chairman of The Whitlock Group.  John earned a degree in Business from the University of Georgia and his J.D. from the University of Richmond Law School.  He and his wife, Margaret, have five children, two sons-in-law, and two grandchildren.

• Tom Zachry

  Tom Zachry is Director of Middle Market Banking for South State Bank in Virginia.  Tom holds undergraduate degrees in Economics and Business Administration from the University of Mary Washington and earned a Master of Science degree in Finance from Virginia Commonwealth University.  Tom also serves as Finance Committee Chairman and a member of the Board of Trustees at St. Joseph’s Villa.  He and his wife Kate have two daughters and attend West End Presbyterian Church.