Cape Henry Welcomes New Trustees Mr. Christakis Paphites and Mr. Richard Zoretic have been elected to their first, three-year terms of service (2008 – 2011) on the CHCS Board of Trustees. As President of the Cape Henry Parents’ Association, Mrs. Cindee Riordan also serves on the Board of Trustees as an ex-officio Trustee for a two-year term (2008-2010). Their professional expertise and their dedication to the CHCS community will be of great value to us all.
Mr. Christakis Paphites
A lifelong resident of Virginia Beach, Chris graduated from First Colonial High School and then earned his bachelor’s degree from Guilford College where he was an NAIA All-American in football. Chris is a former COO and President of BurgerBusters, which held 84 stores in the Hampton Roads area. Chris also stays very involved with the community, serving on the University of Virginia – Virginia Athletics Foundation, Boys and Girls Club of Hampton Roads, and is a member of the Bayville Golf Club and Cavalier Golf and Yacht Club. Chris and his wife, Deborah, have three children attending Cape Henry, Courtney in Ninth Grade, Casey in Seventh Grade, and Catherine in Second Grade.
Mrs. Cindee Riordan
Mr. Richard Zoretic
Mr. Richard Zoretic is the Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer at the Virginia Beach-based AmeriGroup. Prior to AmeriGroup, Dick served as Senior Vice President of Network Operations and Distribution for CIGNA Dental Health. Richard and his wife, Meg, have one son, Danny, who is in the Eighth Grade at Cape Henry. They have two daughters who graduated from CHCS, Colleen '07 and Kelly '08.
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After receiving her bachelor’s degree from the University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia and her master’s degree from Georgetown University in Washington D.C., Cindee began her career on Capitol Hill on the personal staff of two members of the House of Representatives. She moved on to become a political fundraiser at the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee and then served as Senator Bob Kerrey’s Finance Director on both his presidential and senatorial re-election campaigns. Cindee also served on the Board of Trustees for her children’s prior school, St. Francis Episcopal Day School, in Potomac, Maryland, for seven years and served as Board Chair for four and a half years. Cindee and her husband, Kevin, have two girls at Cape Henry, Mary in the Eighth Grade and Lizzi in the Fifth Grade.
The Gianascoli Family The Gianascoli Board Room Given in honor of Anita and Joseph Gianascoli.
Mr. Paul Hirschbiel Honored T he D arden A ward Former Trustee, Mr. Paul Hirschbiel, was honored this fall with the 2008 CIVIC Leadership Institute’s Darden Award for Regional Leadership. Paul was recognized for his tireless efforts to improve the lives of children. He is shown here with his wife, Susan, his son, Matt '05, a senior at Rollins College, and his daughter, Anna, a senior at Cape Henry.
Lisa and Michael Gianascoli '89 have given several generous gifts to the School, but rather than select a room naming for themselves, they have chosen to name the Board Room in honor of Mike’s parents. The picture above was presented to Anita and Joe over the Thanksgiving holidays by their grandchildren, Gabriella, Grade 2; Joey, Kindergarten; and Annika, Prekindergarten.
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