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Board Members

Our board meetings are open to the public. We meet the first Tuesday of most months at 6 p.m.  Email us at friends@jamesriverpark.org for more information.

  • Elaine Marolla, co-president
  • Betsy Slade, co-president
  • Vicky Shivy, secretary
  • Mary Helen Sullivan, corresponding secretary
  • Myrna Hartley, treasurer
  • Maureen Egan, past president
  • John V. Antonietta
  • Phil Dawson
  • Molly Dellinger-Wray
  • Warren Foster
  • Ben Lyman
  • Matt Perry
  • Larry Socha
  • Mary Wickham
  • Anne Wright
  • Ralph White, Ex Officio
  • Charles Price, President Emeritus

Committees

FOJRP committees are open to all members and include:

  • Events
  • Land Acquisition
  • Fundraising
  • Communications
  • Membership

Email us at friends@jamesriverpark.org if you’d like to help the cause.

Eleanor Cox watercolor

Board members don't like to stand still long enough to be in a picture. Instead, please enjoy this Eleanor Cox watercolor of a James River boating scene, donated by John Hessian to the Friends in February 2011.

RIVER LOVERS interviews:

from James River News Hub

Matt Perry, Riverside Outfitters
WHY YOU LOVE THE JAMES: It’s incredible, natural beauty that changes with the seasons. Diversity of recreation options. Nature dictates the character of the river — not men and dam release schedules. It’s a collective backyard for us all in a time when “apart” seems to be more prevalent than “together.” Read more

Molly Dellinger-Wray, Friends of James River Park
WHY YOU LOVE THE JAMES: As a proud city dweller, I love living in a neighborhood where I can walk to my bank, job, grocery store and post office. Ralph White calls James River Park, “A little bit of wilderness in the heart of the city.” Read more

Betsy Slade, Friends of James River Park
WHY YOU LOVE THE JAMES: Peace, serenity, escape from daily hubbub, beauty of an eternal river that is always there and always different. (Note: She can often be found at the river with her canine companion, Baxter) Read more