Judge Bray, a native of Portsmouth and a product of its public schools, graduated from Randolph-Macon College and the Marshall-Wythe School of Law at the College of William and Mary. Following a tenure as law clerk to Virginia Supreme Court Chief Justice Lawrence W. I’Anson, Judge Bray practiced law in the City of Chesapeake until 1989, when he was elected Judge of the Circuit Court of the City of Portsmouth. In 1991, he was elected a Judge of the Court of Appeals of Virginia. Named a Trustee of the Foundation in 1994, Judge Bray retired from the Court of Appeals in 2002 to become Foundation President and CEO.
Mrs. Griffin’s service on the Foundation Board began in 1997. A graduate of the University of Virginia and Marshall-Wythe School of Law at the College of William and Mary, she commenced her legal career as an associate with the Legal Aid Society, later beginning a solo private practice in the City of Portsmouth. Mrs. Griffin was a founder of the Tidewater Women’s Bar Association and the Virginia Women Attorneys Association and served as President of the Portsmouth Bar Association. She currently is a substitute Judge in the City’s General District Courts and a Commissioner in Chancery for the Third Judicial Circuit. In recognition of Mrs. Griffin’s extensive community service, Governor Gerald L. Baliles awarded her Virginia’s Gold Medal for Voluntary Excellence, and she was named Portsmouth’s First Citizen in 2002.
A native of Portsmouth, Mr. Robinett has served as a Foundation Trustee since 1992. Following graduation from Churchland High School and North Carolina Wesleyan College, he began a career in banking that has spanned 36 years. The City of Portsmouth recognized Mr. Robinett’s unselfish service to the community, including election to the City Council and leadership on numerous City and regional boards and commissions, by honoring him as First Citizen in 1989. Today, Mr. Robinett is President of TowneBank/Portsmouth.
Mr. Canoles, a graduate of the College of William & Mary and the University of Virginia School of Law, joined the Foundation Board in 1991. Both an attorney and CPA, he is a founding partner of Kaufman & Canoles, a prominent Virginia law firm. His lifetime of civic and professional activities, including former Director and Chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, together with his grace, integrity and unselfish service to others, have earned Mr. Canoles the respect and affection of the entire region.
Judge Hodges, a native of Chesapeake, Virginia, and graduate of Randolph-Macon College and Washington & Lee University School of Law, joined the Foundation Board in 1998. Entering the private practice of law in Chesapeake upon completion of his studies, he soon distinguished himself, serving two terms in both the House of Delegates and Senate of Virginia, followed by election as Judge of the Circuit Court of the City of Chesapeake and, later, to the Court of Appeals of Virginia. In tribute to a lifetime of public service, Judge Hodges was selected as Chesapeake’s First Citizen in 1981. Today, he continues to serve as a Senior Judge of the Court of Appeals.
Mr. I’Anson, elected a Foundation Trustee in 1974, graduated from Duke University and pursued a career in the United States Navy, which included several commands and an M.S. degree in Physical Oceanography. Following his retirement as Captain, he was elected President and CEO of the Foundation in 1988, succeeding his father, former Virginia Supreme Court Chief Justice Lawrence W. I’Anson. In addition to his commitment to the philanthropic work of the Foundation, Mr. I’Anson has an exemplary record of community service, including election to the Portsmouth School Board, which he chaired. He retired as Foundation President in 2002 but continues to provide leadership as an active Trustee.
Mr. Lewis, a lifelong resident of Hampton Roads, was educated in the public schools of Chesapeake and graduated from Randolph-Macon College in 1968. Returning home, he joined his father in the family automobile business, Bill Lewis Chevrolet. As a result of Mr. Lewis’ record of commitment to community, including gratuitous service as President of Eastern Virginia Medical School, he was chosen Portsmouth’s First Citizen in 1988. Elected to the Foundation Board in 1990, he is currently an active principal in the First Team Auto group.
A practicing attorney in the City of Suffolk, his native city, Mr. Saunders became a Foundation Trustee in 1998. A graduate of Swarthmore College and University of Virginia School of Law, he has chaired the boards of Edmarc Hospice for Children, the YMCA of South Hampton Roads, the Planning Council and Nansemond-Suffolk Academy. In recognition of Mr. Saunders’ exceptional record of service to numerous civic organizations and related volunteerism, he was honored as Suffolk’s First Citizen in 2006. He currently is a partner in the firm of Saunders, Barlow, Riddick and Babineau.
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