Staff

Mr. Adams joined the City in 2015. After holding professionally responsible positions in Finance and Economic Development, he currently serves the community as the Deputy City Manager for Economic Development, Convention and Visitor Bureau, Resort Management, and Cultural Affairs.

Prior to coming to Virginia Beach, Mr. Adams held positions in both the private and public sectors, including chief administrative officer/director of finance for the City of Starkville, MS, purchasing manager for Mississippi State University, Chief Marketing Officer/Managing Partner for Benefits Concepts PA in Columbus, MS and business development officer/commercial credit analyst for the National Bank of Commerce of MS.

Taylor is the Chair of the Governing Board of the National Institute of Governmental Procurement (a professional association with approximately 20,000 members serving State and Local Government).

He spends his spare time with his wife Phoenix and their four children Taylor Jr., Kensington, Hudson, and Carys.

Contact Laura for business relocation or expansion assistance.

Steve is an accomplished city administrator, city planner, economic development professional and former naval officer. He oversees the business development activities for the department.

As a key member of the business development team, Chuck assists in the development and execution of the economic development business attraction and retention programs including marketing and communications strategies that accomplish the City Council's goals of growing our economy.

Kathy oversees the department's operations and project development activities.

Emily coordinates development and capital projects for the City of Virginia Beach and the Virginia Beach Development Authority.

Contact Charles for business relocation or expansion assistance, specifically with regard to maritime and logistics, manufacturing, cyber, and real estate development business sectors.

Contact Barbara for information about Virginia Beach's GrowSmart early childhood education initiative.

Contact Jeff for information on business development and related assistance.

Ihsane leads workforce attraction, workforce development, and The HIVE. The HIVE is the City of Virginia Beach Business Resource Center with programs, and initiatives to assist entrepreneurs, new and existing businesses grow and succeed.

Contact Autumn for information on The HIVE, Business Resource Center, and its programs and initiatives to support the City’s entrepreneurial ecosystem.

Contact Letitia for business relocation or expansion assistance, specifically with regard to maritime and logistics, manufacturing, warehousing, distribution, cyber, and real estate development business sectors.

Contact Paige for business relocation or expansion assistance, specifically with regard to the international business sector.

Contact Kate for business relocation or expansion assistance, specifically with regard to the international business sector.

Michael assists with development and capital projects for the City of Virginia Beach and the Virginia Beach Development Authority.

Contact Svetla for site selection assistance and website questions. She also manages the APZ-1 BPOL and fees reimbursement program, department’s business application processes and information technology needs.

Debbie assists with development projects initiated by the City of Virginia Beach and the Virginia Beach Development Authority.

Vicente is based in Madrid, Spain and represents Virginia Beach’s interests in the Spanish, Portuguese, and French markets.

He offers assistance to companies abroad that are interested in establishing in Virginia Beach.

Lucas is based in Madrid, Spain and represents Virginia Beach’s interests in the Spanish, Portuguese, and French markets. He offers assistance to companies abroad that are interested in establishing in Virginia Beach.

Charles is based in Ipswich, England and represents Virginia Beach’s interests in the United Kingdom and Irish markets. He offers assistance to companies abroad that are interested in establishing in Virginia Beach.

Contact Katrina for information on the finances of the Virginia Beach Development Authority.

Vicki manages Capital Improvement Program (CIP), department procurement cards, FOIA requests, and record management.

Contact Tecora to schedule a meeting with Deputy Director Laura Chalk, or for information regarding office management and human resources for the department.

Contact Elisabeth for information about the Virginia Beach Development Authority, MEDAC and OLUCC.

Contact Samantha to schedule a conference room, to reach a member of the staff, or for general inquiries.

Anna manages the accounts payable/receivable and purchasing responsibilities for the department.

Amy is the Administrative Technician with Virginia Beach GrowSmart. She is the volunteer resource manager with our First Grade Reads program and also compiles data and administrative support for our child care industry and GrowSmart strategic focus areas.

Contact Ashley for information on the Virginia Beach GrowSmart Foundation, a 501-c3 foundation, or to learn more about ways we connect business leaders and the community into our early childhood initiatives.

Rob oversees the Parking Management division and operations for Town Center and the Oceanfront.

Casi manages parking administrations, accounts payable/receivable, and purchasing responsibilities for the Parking Management Office.

Tavris oversees the parking operations, permits and parking customer service inquiries.

Freddy assists with parking operations, permits and customer service inquires.

Jill oversees revenues and expenses, the parking enterprise fund, the SSD and also monitors the budget for the City of Virginia Beach Parking Management division.