The Capital Region Collaborative — The Capital Region Collaborative is a cooperative effort between the Richmond Regional Planning District Commission and the Greater Richmond Chamber to engage government, business, and community stakeholders in a processes of identifying, prioritizing, and implementing actions that will enhance the quality of life in the Richmond Region.

The Capital Region Collaborative is a cooperative effort among partners from the Richmond Region’s local government, business and community organizations to conduct a public process that will identify, prioritize and implement actions to enhance the quality of life in the Richmond Region. The Collaborative was created as a partnership between the Richmond Regional Planning District Commission and the Greater Richmond Chamber. The RRPDC is comprised of the local governing bodies of the Region’s nine jurisdictions, while the GRC represents the Region’s business community.

This partnership between public and private stakeholders seeks to coordinate existing resources, programs, and community-building efforts to produce significant results that improve our Region. The effort is not another visioning process, but rather a sustained ongoing collaboration between government and business. The framework of the Collaborative is intended to unify the individual, volunteer, group, business and local government investments in our community to produce actual positive results.

The nine jurisdictions of the Richmond Region include the City of Richmond, the Town of Ashland, and the Counties of Charles City, Chesterfield, Goochland, Hanover, Henrico, Powhatan, and New Kent.

We invite you to participate in this cooperative effort to make our shared home a greater place to live, work, and play. Those interested in becoming involved can begin by reviewing and commenting on the Strawman Draft of Regional Priorities, which reflects the sentiment of 10 focus groups from the Region.

Organizing Team

The Capital Region Collaborative is led by an Organizing Team representing key stakeholders from local governments and the business community.

Richmond Regional Planning District Commission	Greater Richmond Chamber
Bob Crum Executive Director, Richmond Regional Planning District Commission	Kim Scheeler President and CEO, Greater Richmond Chamber
John Gordon, Co-Chair Supervisor, Hanover County	Katherine E. Busser, Co-Chair Executive Vice President, Bank Operations, Capital One
Tim Cotman Supervisor, Charles City County	Ted Chandler Former Chairman & CEO, LandAmerica Financial Group, Inc.
Suzette Denslow Chief of Staff, Office of the Mayor of Richmond	Robert Grey Partner, Hunton & Williams
Rebecca Dickson County Administrator, Goochland County	Gary Rhodes President, J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College
Marleen Durfee Supervisor, Chesterfield County	Tom Silvestri President and Publisher, Richmond Times-Dispatch
Kathy Graziano President, Richmond City Council	Robert Sledd Senior Economic Advisor, Governor Robert F. McDonnell
Virgil Hazelett County Manager, Henrico County	Tracy Kemp Stallings Chief Operating Officer, HCA CJW Medical Center
Dave Kaechele Supervisor, Henrico County	Greg Wingfield President, Greater Richmond Partnership
Faye Prichard Mayor, Town of Ashland
Jay Stegmaier County Administrator, Chesterfield County
Stran Trout Supervisor, New Kent County
Joseph Walton Supervisor, Powhatan County