Warren M. Billings
Warren Billings is a native Virginian. He is a Distinguished Professor and Chairman of the History Department at the University of New Orleans. A renowned scholar, Billings has authored numerous books on the subject of early 17th century Virginia and Jamestown. He is chairman for the national APVA Jamestown Rediscovery Advisory Board and is the Historian of the Supreme Court of Louisiana.

Mary Bomar
Mary Bomar was sworn in on October 17 2006 as the 17th Director of the National Park Service. Raised in Leicester, England, Bomar traveled to the United States with her family as a child and toured many sites around the country. She became a U.S. Citizen in 1977. In 2000, while initiating start-up NPS operations at the Oklahoma City National Memorial as superintendent; Bomar was also named as the first NPS State Coordinator for Oklahoma. She became superintendent of Independence National Historical Park in January 2003. During Bomar’s tenure at Independence, both the Liberty Bell Center and the National Constitution Center opened in the park on independence Mall as part of the largest urban revitalization project in the nation.

Nancy N. Campbell
A leader in the national preservation movement, Nancy Campbell has been active in historic preservation issues for more than 30 years. She was active in Connecticut and New York for many years prior to moving to Virginia where she currently resides. She has served as a member of the Board of Advisors of the National Trust for Historic Preservation; was elected to the Trust's Board of Trustees and served as it's Chairman for three years beginning in 1996. She is a valued board member of many organizations including Philadelphia's Gateway Visitors Center Corporation. She is serving as chair of the National Trust's first ever $125 million capital campaign. She plays an active role in activities of the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation where her husband is President.

H. Benson Dendy III
H. Benson Dendy is President of Vectre Corporation, a government relations firm based in Virginia. He served on the senior staffs of Virginia Govs. Charles S. Robb and Gerald L. Baliles. A former President of the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation Board of Directors, he is currently the treasurer of the Foundation's Board of Trustees. He is a member of the Executive Committee of the Jamestown 2007 Steering Committee. He serves on the Board of Trustees of the Valentine Museum, is a Director of the Virginia YMCA and a Director of Carver Promise.

Suzanne Owen Flippo
Suzanne Flippo has a long and distinguished career of community service and has served in various capacities in numerous organizations in Virginia. She is currently deeply involved in the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation. She serves on the Executive Committee of the 2007 Steering Committee and is Chairwoman of its Program and Events Committee.

Michael P. Gleason
Michael P. Gleason, a Virginia native, is President and Chief Executive Officer of Gleason Publishing Inc., publisher of VIRGINIA, a magazine devoted to history and travel in Virginia. He is a recognized Virginia history authority and is the author of numerous books on various aspects of Virginia's history. He has more than 35 years experience in state and national commemorative events planning, communications, public relations, and fund-raising. He was an administrator of Virginia regional American Bicentennial operation; he helped plan the 1976 Virginia visit of Queen Elizabeth II. He serves on the National Lewis and Clark Bicentennial Council.

Ann W. Loomis
Ann Loomis is Chief of Staff for Senator John Warner and has been instrumental in developing and directing major initiatives in Virginia with regard to natural and historic resource issues and needs. She has worked since its earliest stages in the drafting of the Jamestown 400^th Commemoration Commission Act and has worked closely with the many individuals and organizations involved in the commission

John L. Nau III
John Nau III is President and Chief Executive Officer of Silver Eagle Distributors L.P. In 2001 President George W. Bush appointed him to a four-year term as Chairman of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation. Nau is Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Civil War Preservation Trust and a Charter Member of the Monticello Cabinet. Nau is a graduate of the University of Virginia, where he earned a degree in history.

Daphne Maxwell Reid
Known for her roles on television, Daphne Maxwell Reid is also an independent Virginia businesswoman. With her husband and two other individuals, Reid co-founded and is principal partner in New Millennium Studios, the first full-service film studio in Virginia. She also created a new product and project for the McCall Pattern Company. She and her husband founded The Tim Reid Scholarship Foundation that raises scholarship funds annually to assist college students in Historically Black Colleges and Universities in Virginia. She has received numerous honors and is a regular speaker discussing entrepreneurial aspects of the entertainment field.

Alexander (Sandy) Rives
A native Virginian, Sandy is currently the Virginia Director for the National Park Service as well as its Jamestown 400 Project Director. A 25+-year veteran of the National Park Service, he has served in numerous capacities in national parks in Virginia and is widely respected for his insights into and understanding of national park issues. Recently, he directed the planning and special resource study effort for the Shenandoah Valley Battlefield Historic District.

Mrs. M. Jordan Saunders

A native Virginian, Mrs. Saunders is a graduate of The College of William and Mary.  She has served on the Board of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts.