EVMS Foundation Board of Trustees welcomes eight business, community leaders

October 23, 2008

NORFOLK, VA — Eight business and community leaders in Hampton Roads have joined the Board of Trustees of the Eastern Virginia Medical School Foundation. The foundation raised the funds to establish EVMS in 1973 and has supported the medical school ever since.

The new trustees are:

R. Bruce Bradley, president of Landmark Publishing Group, which oversees The Virginian-Pilot and other daily and community newspapers owned by Norfolk-based Landmark Communications Inc. Bradley began his career at The Virginian-Pilot in sales and subsequently held numerous positions, including president and publisher. Bradley holds a bachelor's degree in business administration from Villanova University and an M.B.A. from Old Dominion University. Bradley is a past chairman of the Hampton Roads Chamber of Commerce, the Hampton Roads YMCA and the Hampton Roads Partnership. Bradley lives in Virginia Beach.

Paul J. Farrell, founder and president of the Chesapeake construction firm Rosewell Homes. The company builds homes, commercial and investment properties and apartments. Farrell holds a bachelor's degree from Virginia Tech and has been in the building business since 1963. He is a former president of the Tidewater Builders Association and former chair of the United Way campaign for the City of Chesapeake. He is a board member of the Access College Foundation and the Virginia Beach Foundation and chairman of the TowneBank Financial Services Board.

Andrew S. Fine, president of The Runnymede Corporation, a Virginia Beach commercial real estate development and management firm. He is a retired general district court judge and former rector of the EVMS Board of Visitors. Fine holds a bachelor's degree from Brown University and a law degree from the University of Virginia. He is a former chairman of the board of the Chrysler Museum of Art and Workforce Development of South Hampton Roads and former chairman and president of the Virginia Beach Foundation. He is co-chairman of Lynnhaven River NOW and a founding director of TowneBank.

Paul D. Fraim, mayor of the City of Norfolk and president of the law firm Fraim and Fiorella, PC. A member of the Norfolk City Council for 22 years, he has served as mayor for the last 14 years. Fraim graduated from Virginia Military Institute, received a master's degree in education from the University of Virginia and earned his law degree from the University of Richmond. He is a board member of the Hampton Roads Partnership and the Hampton Roads Economic Alliance. He is chairman of the Hampton Roads Planning District Commission and chairman of the Norfolk board of TowneBank.

Tom Frantz, president and chief operating officer of the law firm Williams Mullen. He started a health care practice group as an original principal with Clark & Stant before the firm merged with Williams Mullen. Frantz earned a bachelor's degree in accounting from the College of William & Mary and a law degree from the Marshall Wythe School of Law. He is a CPA and also holds a master's degree in law and taxation from William & Mary. Frantz is a former chairman of the board of Cape Henry Collegiate School and the Virginia Beach Foundation and former president of Virginia Beach Vision. He is a past chairman of the board of the Virginia Aquarium and the Marine Science Center Foundation.

Paul O. Hirschbiel Jr., owner and president of Eden Capital, an investment and consulting firm located in Virginia Beach. He is co-founder of a New York City venture capital firm now known as Cornerstone Equity Investors. Hirschbiel received his M.B.A. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is chairman of the local initiative Smart Beginnings South Hampton Roads and the Virginia Early Childhood Foundation. He also serves on the boards of The Norfolk Foundation and Horizons Hampton Roads.

Charles W. Moorman, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Norfolk Southern Corporation. He first worked at the firm as a student intern and later joined Norfolk Southern as a management trainee. Moorman holds a bachelor's degree in civil engineering from Georgia Tech and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School. He is chairman of the board of directors of the WHRO Foundation and chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Chrysler Museum of Art. He is a trustee of the Virginia Foundation for Independent Colleges, the Nature Conservancy (Virginia), and the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, and sits on the advisory board of Georgia Tech.

John O. "Dubby" Wynne, retired president and CEO of Landmark Communications. He continues as a member of Landmark's board of directors. Wynne received his bachelor's degree from Princeton and his law degree from the University of Virginia. He serves as vice rector of the Board of Visitors at the University of Virginia and is a charter trustee at Princeton University. He also serves as vice-chair of the Coalition for Virginia's Future and chair of the executive committee of the Virginia Business Council. He was founding co-chairman of the Hampton Roads Partnership.

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