Suffolk Center for Cultural Arts, Inc. Board of Directors

Peter D. Pruden III, Chairman and President
  • Chairman, The Virginia Food Group, Inc.
  • Co-founder, retired Director and Executive Vice President, The Smithfield Companies, Inc.
  • Board Member, Farmers Bank
  • Board Member, Obici Foundation
  • Board Member and Treasurer, The Pruden Foundation


  • Whitney G. Saunders, Vice President and Secretary
  • Attorney at Law, Saunders Barlow Riddick Babineau Farmer and Brewbaker, P.C.
  • Board Member, Paul D. Camp Community College Foundation
  • Board Member, The Pruden Foundation
  • Board Member, Beazley Foundation, Inc.
  • Board Member, Community Action Coalition of Virginia
  • Board Member, BB&T
  • Board Member, The Planning Council


  • Michael T. Umscheid, Treasurer
  • Certified Public Accountant and Partner, Harbinger PLC
  • Member, Auditing Standard Board - American Institute of Certified Public Accountants


  • Richard F. Barry III
  • Vice Chairman, Landmark Communications, Inc.
  • Non-Executive Chairman, Trader Publishing Company
  • Trustee, Chrysler Museum
  • Chairman of the Hampton Roads Biography Committee of the Norfolk Historical Society


  • Cabell B. Birdsong
  • President, Investors Security Company, Inc.
  • Board Member, Paul D. Camp Community College Foundation


  • W. Ross Boone
  • Former Dean of Academic Programs, Paul D. Camp Community College
  • Campus Director, Oliver K Hobbs Campus-Suffolk
  • President, East Suffolk High School Alumni Association, Inc
  • President, Suffolk Community Hospital Foundation
  • Board Member, Suffolk Substance Abuse & Youth Committee
  • Board Member, Martin Luther King Day Celebration Committee
  • Board Member, Nansemond-Suffolk Academy
  • Vice President, Suffolk Crime Line Board of Directors
  • Board Member, Mid-Atlantic Regional Services Board of the American Red Cross


  • Karen D. Croston
  • Minister of Music, East End Baptist Church
  • Board Member, Suffolk Art League
  • Staff Instructor, Southern Baptist Convention Black Leadership Week


  • Frank T. Gadams
  • President, Marathon Development Group, Inc.
  • Board Member, Downtown Norfolk Council


  • Gail F. Pruden
  • Vice President and Financial Center Manager, BB&T
  • Treasurer, Suffolk Education Foundation
  • Board Member, The Planning Council
  • Board Member, Youth Audiences of Virginia
  • Board Member, Salvation Army of Suffolk
  • Board Member, Riddick's Folly
  • Board Member, Suffolk Tomorrow
  • Board Member, American Red Cross, Suffolk Chapter


  • Anthony W. Smith
  • Principal and Vice Chairman of CB Richard Ellis - Mid South Region
  • Senior Vice President, Robinson Development Group
  • Board Member, Old Dominion University Real Estate Center
  • National President, Institute of Real Estate Management
  • Hampton Roads Advisory Board Member, RBC Centura Bank


  • Myles E. Standish
  • Former City Manager, City of Suffolk, Virginiaa
  • Former Board Member, Hampton Roads Planning District Commission
  • Former Board Member, Southeastern Public Service Authority
  • Former Board Member, Western Tidewater Regional Jail Authority
  • Former Board Member, Western Tidewater Regional Water Authority



  • Suffolk Center for Cultural Arts | P.O. Box 147, Suffolk, Virginia 23439 | P: 757-923-0003 | E: suffolkcenter@verizon.net