Retail Alliance Board – New Officers and Directors 2025
Hampton Roads’ Retail Alliance membership voted and elected new officers, four new board directors, and re-elected directors in February 2025.
The 2025-2026 Officers are:
- Bob Harper (Bob Harper Portraits), Chairman of the Board
- Robert Gurnee (Elcan & Associates), Immediate Past Chairman of the Board
- Jim Wofford (MacArthur Center), Vice Chairman of the Board
- Jenny Crittenden (Retail Alliance), President/CEO
- Ashley Anderson (Retail Alliance), Secretary of the Board
The four new Board of Directors appointed are:
- Karen Eagle Lyster (ODU Strome College of Business)
- Brittany Peregoff (Where2Wheel)
- Jermaine Pettie (The Food Truck Place, LLC)
- Ashley McAchran (All The Rage Stores, Inc.)
Board of Directors reappointed for an additional one-year term:
- Carlyle Bland (Marker 20, Venture Kitchen & Bar, Brown Chicken Brown Cow)
- Lori Janke (Once Upon A Child Newport News)
- Kathy Knack (Kathy Knack Interior Designs, Inc.)
- Sarah Pishko (Prince Books)
- Ben Willis, III (Willis Furniture & Mattress)
Board of Directors reappointed for an additional two-year term:
- Bob Harper (Bob Harper Portraits)
- Jim Wofford (MacArthur Center)
- Robert Gurnee (Elcan & Associates)
- Bryan Salerno (Jersey’s Cards and Comics)
- Nancy Ware (Mary Barnett’s)
- Chris Shelton (Cure Coffee)
- Pam Katrancha (Garden Gazebo)
- Phil Scotti (Philip Michael Fashion for Men)
Members currently serving their two-year term:
- Suzy Rosser (Gelati Celesti Ice Cream)
- Stephanie Gilbert (The Dirty Buffalo)
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ABOUT RETAIL ALLIANCE
At Retail Alliance, we unite with retailpreneurs for a thriving retail community through professional development, collaboration, innovation, a collective voice, and shared values, shaping the future of retail together. Retail Alliance champions for the retail industry and serves as the primary non-profit retail trade association in Hampton Roads. www.retailalliance.com