Board of Directors
Roger Grooms
Board Member
Roger Grooms has been active in Republican Politics for over 40 years. He was a Candidate for the Virginia House of Delegates and a political appointee of Governor John Dalton and played a key role in well over a dozen campaigns. During the 1970s, he was an Intern for The Free Congress Foundation and its founder, Paul Weyrich.
John J.P. Woodley
Board Member
John Paul Woodley, Jr. is a principal in the Environmental and Energy Practice Group at Advantus Strategies in Richmond, Virginia.
Hon. James S. Gilmore III
Board Member
Governor of Virginia James S. Gilmore, III is the former President and CEO of American Opportunity (formerly the Free Congress Foundation) and no longer serves as an officer of the board. He is now the Ambassador to The United States Mission to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE).
Mr. William H. Hurd
Board Member
William H. Hurd is a partner in the Richmond office of Troutman Sanders and leads the firm’s Appellate Team.
Hon. William G. Batchelder, III
Board Member
Representative Bill Batchelder served for 30 years as a Member of the Ohio House of Representatives, including service as Speaker pro tempore.
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