ABOUT US

Weet Baldwin joined the Richmond Ambulance Authority’s Board of Directors in 2018. He has spent the past 30 years as a healthcare, public safety and emergency management executive focusing in the field of education, preparedness and response. He is currently the Safety Director at Capital Interior Contractors. He has also served as Special Advisor to the Secretary of Public Safety for the Commonwealth of Virginia and was appointed by executive order in 2013 to the Governor’s Task Force on school and campus safety.

Dr. Richard Bennett joined the Richmond Ambulance Authority’s Board of Directors in 2013. He is a pediatrician at Lillie R. Bennett, M.D., LTD and is associated with multiple hospitals in the area including Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center and Richmond Community Hospital. He received his medical degree from Virginia Commonwealth University.  

Julia Hammond joined the Richmond Ambulance Authority’s Board of Directors in 2019. She serves as a Government Relations Principal with Cozen O’Connor Public Strategies. She has a strong background in the legislative development process, creating the state budget, and executive branch agency functions. Julia is practiced in leading a gubernatorial legislative team with extensive experience identifying emerging issues, developing and implementing high-level policy initiatives, and securing passage of a variety of measures and key reforms before the Virginia General Assembly.

Carlos Hopkins joined the Richmond Ambulance Authority’s Board of Directors in 2020. He currently serves as Virginia’s Secretary of Veterans and Defense Affairs, the state’s top official for coordinating state and federal resources to support Virginia’s veteran community and liaison with federal defense facilities.  Former Governor Terence R. McAuliffe appointed him Secretary on September 1, 2017, following Hopkins’ service over the previous 3 years as Counsel to the Governor where he advised the Governor on the impact current federal and state law might have on the Governor’s policy proposals.  Governor Ralph S. Northam reappointed him to a new four-year term.

Carlos was born in Columbia, SC and is a graduate of The Citadel in Charleston, SC, where he graduated with a degree in political science with a concentration in law and criminal justice.  He received his law degree from the University Of Richmond School Of Law and is licensed by the Virginia State Bar.

Carlos is an avid golfer and runner and has a son, Isaiah, whom he hopes to convince to attend The Citadel one day

Lenora Reid joined the Richmond Ambulance Authority’s Board of Directors in 2019. She was appointed City of Richmond’s Interim Chief Administrative Officer in September 2019. In this position, Ms. Reid oversees the majority of the city’s operations. Prior to this appointment, Ms. Reid served as the Deputy Chief Administrative Officer of Finance and Administration where she managed the Departments of Finance, Procurement, Budget and Strategic Planning, Human Resources, and Information Technology.

Prior to join the City, Ms. Reid served as Director of Finance for the City of Suffolk, Virginia from 2013 to 2015, having previously served as Suffolk’s Financial Services Comptroller. In 1998, Ms. Reid began her career with KPMG, LLP, in Washington, D.C., where she served a diverse portfolio of clients. She is a Certified Public Accountant licensed in the Commonwealth, holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Business Management and in Accounting from the University of the District of Columbia, where she graduated Summa Cum Laude. Ms. Reid holds a Master of Business Administration degree with a concentration in Human Resources from Strayer University.

John Wack joined the Richmond Ambulance Authority’s Board of Directors in 2016, the same time he began his role as the Director of Finance for the City of Richmond. He previously served as Deputy County Administrator for Financial Services for Goochland County. He received his bachelor’s degree from Dartmouth College and a Master of Public Administration from the University of South Carolina.