New VIMS Foundation Board members elected
VIMS is welcoming new members to the VIMS Foundation Board, effective July 1, 2024. The VIMS Foundation is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization that supports VIMS priorities by promoting philanthropy and stewarding philanthropic resources. Members of this fiduciary Board serve three-year terms, during which time they act as ambassadors to position VIMS as the preeminent leader in coastal and estuarine science and education for Virginia and the world.
Please join us in welcoming:
Lynn M. Dillon ’75
Lynn Dillon is a retired former senior vice president at Bank One, who has served William & Mary (W&M) in several capacities, including as a member of the W&M Board of Visitors, W&M Foundation Board, W&M Annual Fund Board, and W&M Alumni Association Board of Directors, for which she served as president from 2001 to 2003. She joined the VIMS Foundation Board in September of 2023 and has now been nominated and accepted for a full three-year term. Dillon graduated from W&M in 1975 before earning an MBA from George Washington University in 1982.
Isaac D. Irby Ph.D. ’17
Isaac “Ike” Irby currently serves as senior advisor to Vice President Kamala Harris on Biden-Harris 2024 campaign, and is an independent consultant focused on climate, sustainability, and innovation for a variety of clients across NGOs, philanthropy and the private sector. He formerly served in the Biden administration as special assistant to the president and deputy domestic policy advisor and chief climate advisor to the vice president. Irby earned his Ph.D. from W&M’s School of Marine Science at VIMS in 2017.
C. Evans Poston Jr. ’02
Evans Poston Jr. is director of government affairs at Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP, working on public affairs and strategies consultancy. After graduating from W&M in 2002, he earned an MPA from Old Dominion University and an MBA from the University of Virginia (UVA) Darden School of Business. He has previously worked for the transport and logistics conglomerate A.P. Moller-Maersk Group. Poston Jr. currently serves on the Darden School Foundation Board and formerly served on the UVA Board of Visitors, as well as the UVA Health System Board.
Ronald B. Risdon ‘74
Ronald “Ron” Risdon is Of Counsel at Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP, where he focuses on secured lending and corporate finance, including syndicated credit facilities, public and private offerings of debt securities, fund finance and restructurings and bankruptcy. His clients include banks, direct private lenders, hedge funds and private equity funds. Risdon was awarded a J.D. by the University of Virginia School of Law in 1977, following his graduation from W&M with a B.A. in 1974.
“We are thrilled to have four incredibly accomplished individuals join the VIMS Foundation Board and look forward to their leadership and service on behalf of VIMS” says Marise Robbins-Forbes, executive director of advancement.
VIMS is also grateful for the service of VIMS Foundation Board members whose terms have recently ended. Your contributions of time, talent and treasure were invaluable. Join us in showing appreciation for...
- Anne M. Whittemore
- Henry "Chip" R. Hortenstine III
- Jennifer Latour
- David N. Meeker
- Carroll “Coby” W. Owens III
- William "Bill" J. Strickland
- Pierce Walmsley