Our Team

NextUp Staff

Dr. Traymanesha Lamy the CEO of NextUp

Traymanesha Lamy, Ph. D.

President and CEO
of NextUp

tlamy@nextuprva.org

Candace Benn, EVP, poses next to NextUp sign

Candace Benn

Executive Vice President
of NextUp

Katie Moore is NextUp's Vice President of Development

Katie Moore

Vice President
Development

Bryan Peery, VP of Finance at NextUp, poses for a staff photo.

Bryan Peery

Vice President
Finance and Operations

Amir Elsayed, the Director of Strategic Partnerships and Initiatives at NextUp, poses in front of the organization's logo in their office in Richmond, VA.

Amir Elsayed

Director
Strategic Partnerships and Initiatives

Eric Garmon, Director of Systems Data and Analytics, smiles in front of the NextUp logo.

Eric Garmon

Director
Systems Data and Analytics

Sarah Ramirez, Senior Manager of System Services at NextUp, poses next to the organization's logo.

Sarah Ramirez

Senior Manager
System Operations

Annie Hedrick poses in front of the NextUp logo in the staff office located in Richmond, VA

Annie Hedrick

Manager
Communications
(Press Contact)

Dominique Menefee poses in front of the NextUp logo smiling

Dominique Menefee

Manager
Partnerships and Community Engagement

Abby Ritt poses in front of the NextUp logo in their office

Abby Ritt

Manager
NextUp Office

Emma Schneider poses before the NextUp nonprofit logo

Emma Schneider

Manager
Development and Grants

Professional Headshot of Takel Shavers

Takel Shavers

Manager
Quality and Compliance

Alexis Stokes stands in front of the NextUp logo in their office

Alexis Stokes

Specialist
Research and Data

Please reach out to Annie Hedrick (ahedrick@nextuprva.org) for media inquiries.

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Board of Directors

Heidi Abbot – Board Chair
Hunton Andrews Kurth 

Troy Dye – Vice Chair
T. Rowe Price

John A. Luke, Jr. – Secretary
WestRock Company

Steven A. Rogers – Director Emeritus
Writer & Speaker

Frank Atkinson – Governance Chair
McGuireWoods LLC

Tim Bicha – Development Chair
Truist Bank

Kevin Smith – Finance Chair
Dominion Energy

Vera Thoms – Advisory Chair
Community Volunteer

Marty Barrington – Director Emeritus 
Former – Altria Group Inc. 

Carlos Brown – Director Emeritus 
Dominion Energy 

Shavonda Fernandez – Ex Officio 
Richmond City School Board 

Harold Fitrer, PH.D 
Communities in Schools of Richmond 

Moses W. Foster, Jr. – Director Emeritus 
West Cary Group LLC 

Palmer Garson 
Silvercrest Asset Management Group 

Krissy Gathright 
Former – Apple Hospitality REIT 

William H. Goodwin, Jr. – Director Emeritus 
Chairman – CCA Industries, Inc. 

Monroe Harris, Jr., DMD 
Virginia Oral & Facial Surgery 

Jason Kamras – Ex Officio  
Richmond Public Schools 

Colette Wallace McEachin 
City of Richmond 

Morenike Miles 
Dominion Energy 

Thurston Moore – Director Emeritus  
Hunton Andrews Kurth 

Tayloe Negus – Director Emeritus  
Aon Hewitt 

Cynthia Newbille, PH.D – Ex Officio 
City of Richmond 

Lauren Nolan 
Smithfield Foods 

Brooks Smith 
Troutman Pepper 

Martha Schley Smith 
Cochlear Americas 

Advisory Committee

Vera Thoms – Advisory Chair 
Community Volunteer 

Nannette A. Bailey 
Office of Engagement – Richmond Public Schools 

Marcel Boyd
Liberation Resource Center

Carolyn Champion 
Dominion Energy 

Becky Christensen 
Bon Secours Richmond Health System 

Taikein Cooper 
Richmond Ed Fund 

Major Ronnie Armstead 
Richmond Police Department 

Torey Edmonds 
VCU Healthy Communities for Youth 

Dionne Henderson 
Partnership for the Future 

Sean Miller 
Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Richmond 

Leanne Petroziello 
Community Foundation for a greater Richmond 

Robin Pope-Moss 
Truist Bank 

Sherri Robinson 
Richmond Hight School for the Arts 

Mary Dunne Stewart  
Greater Richmond Fit4Kids 

Ty Toepke 
The Faison Center 

Courtney Ward
Richmond Public Schools

Out-of-School Time Partners

NextUp convenes and collaborates with out-of-school time (OST) partners to help build a thriving expanded learning system for Richmond youth.

City of Richmond logo
Richmond public schools logo
YMCA logo
The Boys and Girls Clubs of Metro Richmond logo in Black
Higher Achievement Richmond logo with apple
V-POST logo
Communities in Schools Richmond Logo
Richmond Police Department logo

1708 Gallery

4th Element Services

A Better Day Than Yesterday Initiative Program

Ambassadors Of Virginia

Andrea Bryant

Anna Julia Cooper School

ART 180

Axiom Educators, LLC

Barbara Haas

Better Outcome In Life Foundation Inc

Blue Sky Fund

Bobcats Sports League

Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Richmond

Bridge 9 Theater

Broad Water Innovations

Broken Men Foundation

BTKQ, INC

Building Constructive Communities Foundation

Cadence Theatre Company

Carol Adams Foundation, Inc.

Challenge Discovery Projects

Cheer University, LLC

Cherry On Top Tees and Co.

Chess RVA, LLC

Child In Crisis Foundation USA

Children At Risk (C.A.R.)

Church Hill Activities and Tutoring

City Singers Youth Choirs

CodeVA

Contribution to the Culture Foundation

Cory Alexander Basketball School, LLC

Creative Scholar Wellness & Writing

Culture Encounters

Culturecated Educational Services

Dollars X Sense, LLC

East End Boxing Club, LLC

Enrichment City, LLC

EZMONEYBRO, LLC DBA (STUDIO LUCKS LANE NAIL SALON)

F.R.E.E Finding Redemption Through Enlightenment and Education

Flawless Imperfections

Foundation for Art & Health, Inc.

Founders Mark

Girls For A Change

Girls in Gear

Girls on the Run of Greater Richmond

Greater Richmond Fit4Kids

Groundwork RVA

Head Turning Photography

Heart of VA BSA

Help Empower and Liberate People

Higher Achievement Program, Inc.

Holistic Agency

IMPACTING FUTURES COMMUNITY SERVICES, LLC

Inspire RVA, LLC

JumpStarz, LLC

Just C, Inc.

Kidz At Work

Kidz R Cookin, LLC

L.O.C.A.L. Adventures

Latin Ballet of Virginia

Legacy Leadership Academy

Lenore Coaching, LLC

Level Up Battlesports, LLC

Lewmer Enterprises DBA The Beet Box

Life Essentials Youth & Family Services, LLC

Little Scholars, LLC

Live Red Foundation (Simple Strength)

Maymont Foundation

Metropolitan Business League/MBL Foundation

Metropolitan Junior Baseball League Inc.

Music Orchard Richmond

New Life Community Center Nonprofit

Next Generation Learning Center

Night Owls RVA

Nu Collar Solutions

Nurturing Minds

Open Space Education

Podium RVA

Precision RVA, Inc.

PRIME EVOLUTION GROUP

Pro Skills Richmond

Reel Em In, Inc.

Richmond Hill, Inc.

Richmond Volleyball Club

Richmond Young Writers

Rings vs Rent Scholarship Foundation

Rising Towards Success

RoboKai

Sacred Heart Center, Inc.

Servant Partners

Sew What Kidz

SoleFood RVA, LLC

Sports Backers

St. Luke Legacy Center Foundation, Inc.

STEM-Ed Partners

STEMTREEE Midlothian

Storefront for Community Design

STORY-Southside Transformation Opportunities for Residents and Youth

Street Smartz Over Safety, LLC

Supreme Talent

SwimRVA

Taylor Lifestyle Group

The A.C.E. Sports Academy

The Academy

The Enough Foundation

The Good Life Academy

The Men of Barton Heights Youth Organization

The Osiris Foundation

The Richmond Forum

The STEMpreneur, LLC

The Village Against Violence

The Writer’s Den

Tia Carver

Trinity Family Life Center

Unbreakable Minds Coaching

Urban Renaissance Society

Victoria’s Kitchen

Viewpoint Services

Virginia Equine Welfare Society (VEWS)

Virginia Outside

Virginia Squash Racquets Association

Virginia University Preparatory

Wave Church RVA

We Got Dreams Inc

Women’s Transportation Seminar of Central Virginia, Inc.

World Fitness Dance Academy, LLC

Youth Braid and Business Academy

Youth Business Exchange

Youth Impact RVA

YWCA Richmond

Chloe Tremper

Courtney Vollmer

KR Scholars

Resilient Nation

Rise Up Roses

Soar and Elevate

Special Care Unit, LLC

STEAM Discovery Academy

The Art Fairy

Top Secret, LLC

Virginia Equine Welfare Society

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