About Us
Council Structure
Currently our council has 12 board members, serving 2 year terms. Additional committee members may be appointed from the council membership.
Board Members
President: Kimberlee Barrett-Johnson, CFP, Private Wealth Advisor and President, ArkWise Wealth
Immediate Past President: Deb Donnelly, Senior Development Officer, Southern Environmental Law Center
Vice President: Jeff Hammer, Financial Advisor, Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Company and CEO, Hammer Forte Consulting LLC
Secretary: Jorgen Vik, Certified Financial Planner and Partner, SKV Group LLC
Treasurer: Caroline Emerson, Vice President of Community Engagement and Campaign, United Way of Greater Charlottesville
Program Chair: Kimberly Skelly, Executive Director, Martha Jefferson Hospital Foundation
Program Co-Chair: Les Helmuth, Executive Director, VMRC
Communications Chair: Tara Hackenberg, Senior Associate Director of Development/Acting Director, UVA School of Medicine
Membership Chair: Simone Alley, Director, Major Gifts & Planned Giving, PVCC Educational Foundation
At Large (Historian): Richard Howard-Smith, Attorney at Law, Flora Pettit
At Large: Larry Martin, CPA and Consultant, Hantzmon Wiebel LLP
At Large: Karen Ratzlaff, Chief Philanthropy Officer, Blue Ridge Area Food Bank
Current Goals
View the CAPGC Bylaws PDF here.
Currently our council has 12 board members, serving 2 year terms. Additional committee members may be appointed from the council membership.
Board Members
President: Kimberlee Barrett-Johnson, CFP, Private Wealth Advisor and President, ArkWise Wealth
Immediate Past President: Deb Donnelly, Senior Development Officer, Southern Environmental Law Center
Vice President: Jeff Hammer, Financial Advisor, Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Company and CEO, Hammer Forte Consulting LLC
Secretary: Jorgen Vik, Certified Financial Planner and Partner, SKV Group LLC
Treasurer: Caroline Emerson, Vice President of Community Engagement and Campaign, United Way of Greater Charlottesville
Program Chair: Kimberly Skelly, Executive Director, Martha Jefferson Hospital Foundation
Program Co-Chair: Les Helmuth, Executive Director, VMRC
Communications Chair: Tara Hackenberg, Senior Associate Director of Development/Acting Director, UVA School of Medicine
Membership Chair: Simone Alley, Director, Major Gifts & Planned Giving, PVCC Educational Foundation
At Large (Historian): Richard Howard-Smith, Attorney at Law, Flora Pettit
At Large: Larry Martin, CPA and Consultant, Hantzmon Wiebel LLP
At Large: Karen Ratzlaff, Chief Philanthropy Officer, Blue Ridge Area Food Bank
Current Goals
- Growing membership
- Creating programming of interest to a diverse membership
- Further developing Council infrastructure and leadership
- Supporting and encouraging individuals to learn more about planned giving and promote it within the community
- invite and support sponsorship opportunities at events
View the CAPGC Bylaws PDF here.