Staff & Board

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Our Staff

Faith Walker
Executive Director
faith@rvarapidtransit.org

Executive Director joined RVA Rapid Transit as Director of Community Engagment before rising to the head of the organization. Before RVART, she managed the Front Porch Cafe in Richmond's East End. Faith has a long track record partnering with grassroots community leaders, business professionals, and neighborhood residents to advance healthy community outcomes.

Faith also has a generative background in artistic marketing, creative advertisement, and social media outreach.

Stephanie (she/they) has been a Southsider for nearly 14 years, and recently moved to Eastern Henrico, where the nearest bus stop is a 45 minute walk. She has a background in journalism and believes in the power of dignified storytelling. A friend of the Food Not Bombs and 5Rhythms communities, Stephanie is passionate about food access and embodiment as spiritual practice. They are a chicken mama of six, with plans to grow the flock this spring.

Our Board

Chaya Braxton, Vice President - Richmond Office of Community Wealth Building

Linda Brown - Bus Rider, Mobility University Graduate

Benjamin Campbell – Pastoral Associate, St Paul’s Episcopal Church

Unwanna Dabney, Ph.D. - Transportation Planner, RMTA Board Member

Joh Gehlbach - Vice President of Government Affairs, Richmond Association of REALTORS®

Wyatt Gordon - Policy & Campaigns Manager for Land Use & Transportation, Virginia Conservation Network

Barry Greene, Secretary - Fundraising & Grants Manager - Virginia Conservation Network

Suzanne Hall – Retired Director of Stewardship and Development, St. James’s Episcopal Church

Amelia Lightner – Real Community Activist

Dan Motta - Sustainable Transportation Planner, PlanRVA

Nelson Reveley – Impact Analyst and Advisor, Alpha Omega Wealth Management

Thomas Ruff – Senior Transportation Project Manager, Timmons Group

Laura Schewel, President – Founder & CEO, StreetLight Data

Sandra V. Serna - Director, Office of Health Equity, Va. Dept. of Health

Nicolai Shuman, Treasurer - Consultant, UZURV

Frank J. Thornton, M.Ed. — Founder and Chief Advocate of the Virginia Consortium for Educational Improvement, Inc.

Brantley Tyndall — Director of Bike Walk RVA, Sports Backers