Virginia Union University Board of Trustees announced that it has elected new members to serve as trustees of the University:

• Lawrence P. Bancroft, president and CEO, Bivium Capital Partners;

• Kenya Blake, managing director and General Manager, Horizon Innovations;

• Carolyn Jacobs ‘64, retired guidance coordinator, Richmond Public Schools;

• Dr. Jimmy R. Jenkins, Sr. ‘65, president emeritus, Livingstone College;

• Darius A. Johnson, vice president and treasurer, Dominion Energy;

• Rev. Dr.Lance D. Watson ‘85, senior pastor, The St. Paul’s Baptist Church.

“Virginia Union University welcomes these visionary leaders to join our work of building the university of the future in the present, for the present,” said the Rev. Dr. W. Franklyn Richardson, chairman of VUU’s Board of Trustees. “These individuals have devoted their lives to community service, and we are excited to have them join our team that is shaping the future of higher education.”