Spark Winter 2014

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AROUND CAMPUS

New Roles Life Trustee

New Trustee

New Trustee

Bobby Ukrop Bobby is a former Collegiate trustee and former Collegiate parent. Bobby and his wife, Jayne, are parents to four Collegiate alums – Nancy Jo Ukrop Kantner ’95, Jeff Ukrop ’92, Jacquelin Ukrop Aronson ’89 and Rob Ukrop ’88. They currently have seven grandchildren attending Collegiate. Bobby has been a perennial cheerleader for Collegiate as well as a leader in giving both of his time and resources. As President and Chief Executive Officer of Ukrop’s Homestyle Foods, Bobby drives the company’s passion and enthusiasm for fresh, delicious food. He began his business career in high school as a courtesy clerk at Ukrop’s Super Markets, the grocery store chain his family founded. A graduate of the University of Richmond and the Darden School at the University of Virginia, Bobby spent over 40 years helping grow the Ukrop’s retail business and continuing his family’s passion for food while serving as the President and Chief Executive Officer from 1998–2010. Bobby is actively involved in the community including: a co-founder and immediate past president of the Richmond Sports Backers and president of the Greater Richmond Aquatics Partnership. He serves on the boards of Communities in Schools of Virginia, Greater Richmond Fit 4Kids Foundation, The Richmond First Tee; and is on the Advisory Boards of the Massey Cancer Center and the Salvation Army.

Lisa Roday Lisa is the parent of two Collegiate alums, Harrison ’09 and Ethan ’10. During their years at Collegiate, Lisa was extremely involved in the Collegiate community. Motivated by their children’s international experiences in high school, Lisa and her husband Leon were seed investors in the International Emerging Leaders Conference. They continue to believe that the development of global partnerships provides lasting benefits for the Collegiate community and beyond. In the Greater Richmond community, Lisa has been a trustee of Congregation Or Atid for a decade, served on the executive committee, and served for three years as president. She was the chair of the March of Dimes NICU Family Support Board for two years during her tenure as the March of Dimes NICU Family support specialist at Henrico Doctors Hospital. Currently she serves as a consultant for a principal at a hedge fund. Lisa practiced law in Manhattan for 15 years, was a partner for nine years, and served as managing partner for two years. She received her BA in English from the State University of New York at Binghamton and her JD from Brooklyn Law School.

Frank Mountcastle ’83 Frank and his wife Jill have three children at Collegiate – Henry a 5th Grader, Fisher a 9th Grader and Grace a senior. Frank is a 1983 Collegiate graduate. He earned an MBA from the Darden School at the University of Virginia and has an undergraduate BA in history also from the University of Virginia. Frank is co-head of Harris Williams & Co.’s Transportation & Logistics Group and has 20 years of investment banking and mergers and acquisitions experience. Prior to joining Harris Williams & Co., Frank was a managing director and co-head of the Transportation & Logistics Investment Banking Group at BB&T Capital Markets. Frank also has prior experience with A.G. Edwards & Sons, Inc. and with First Union Corporation (both now part of Wells Fargo). Frank has served on the Collegiate F i n a nc e C om m it t e e, t he C ol le g i at e D ist i ng u ished A lu m n i Com m itt ee (Chair 2007) and has been an Annual Fund parent volunteer. He and Jill have chaired the Parent Annual Fund and led the Centennial Campaign parent fundraising group.

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