Development Division Contacts


Russell Held, Deputy Executive Director of Development, manages this division. It is comprised of five departments: Port Promotion, Foreign Trade Zone Services, Business Analysis & Strategy, Economic Development. 

Deputy Executive Director of Development
Russell Held
Phone: (757) 683-2115
email: rheld@portofvirginia.com

Executive Secretary for Development
Lori Duron
Phone:  (757) 683-2112
email:  lduron@portofvirginia.com

Development Specialist
Laura Smith
Phone:  (757) 683-2135
email:  lsmith@portofvirginia.com  

Director Port Promotion
Linda Ford
Phone: (757)683-2140
email: lford@portofvirginia.com

Program Manager
Carla Welsh
Phone: (757)683-2142
email: cwelsh@portofvirginia.com

Administrative Assistant
Hilda Clifton
Phone: (757)683-2143
email: hclifton@portofvirginia.com

Administrative Assistant
Ellen Levy-Cohen
Phone: (757)683-2129
email: ecohen@portofvirginia.com

 

Director, Foreign Trade Zone Services 
Kevin Burwell
Phone: (757)683-2120
email: kburwell@portofvirginia.com

Director, Business Analysis and Strategy
Nina Malone
Phone: (757)683-2104
email: businessana@portofvirginia.com

Market Analyst
Carolyn Leighton
Phone: (757)683-2116
email: businessana@portofvirginia.com 

Market Analyst
Nicholas Vandenheiligenberg
Phone: (757)683-2127
email:  businessana@portofvirginia.com 

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 

Director of Economic Development
Russell Young
Phone: (757) 683-2121
email: ryoung@portofvirginia.com 

Economic Development Manager
Erin Corrie
Phone: (757) 683-2123
email: ecorrie@portofvirginia.com

Economic Development Manager
Stephanie Allman
Phone: 757-683-2125
email: sallman@portofvirginia.com