Foundation Alumni

Distinquished Alumni

Kenny Dotson (Speaker May, 2011)

Owner-Operator, Titan Construction

Kenny Dotson grew up in a single-wide trailer in Orange County's Burr Hill.

That didn't deter him from becoming one of the most successful business people in Orange County, working side by side with his wife, Lora Dotson, 48, the owner-operator and sole proprietor of Titan Construction, calls his wife "my right and left hand." They were high school sweethearts at Orange High School and have been married for 26 years. The couple lives in Locust Grove.

He is a 1983 graduate of Germanna Community College and gives GCC much credit for his success, saying it opened many doors for him and taught him to be a leader. In both 2007 and 2010, he and Lora were voted businesspersons of the year by the Orange County Chamber of Commerce. In 2008, he received the Ken Stanley Award for Excellence from the Orange Chamber of Commerce. He is a member of the Germanna Educational Foundation Board.

Steve B. Jones (Speaker May, 2010)

Executive Vice President/COO The Fried Companies

Steve B. Jones graduated from Germanna Community College in 1979 with an Associate Degree in Business Management. He soon joined Eastern International, an industrial and office park developer out of Virginia Beach, as a Marketing Representative working with the Stafford Industrial Park project on Route 17 in Stafford County. In 1983, Steve joined WJ Vakos & Company as a Facilities Manager where he oversaw the company's existing commercial real estate portfolio until he was promoted to Vice President of WJ Vakos & Company in 1985. In his role as Vice President, Steve was involved in many aspects of the company as it grew to become one of the region's largest commercial development companies.

In 1995, Steve accepted the position of Executive Vice President of WJ Vakos & Company. He continued his leadership and involvement in all of the company's development, construction, marketing, leasing and management activities as the company further expanded into Richmond and Hampton Roads, Virginia. In the spring of 2005, after 22 years with W. J. Vakos & Company, Steve was recruited to become the Chief Operating Officer of the Fried Companies, Inc., a regional residential and commercial real estate development firm located out of Fairfax County, Virginia with offices in Springfield, Spotsylvania County and Greene County, Virginia. As COO, Steve has been responsible for managing all aspects of the company's operations and real estate portfolio. Further, he oversees the management of several operating businesses in Virginia to include a Best Western Hotel and Suites, and the operation and expansion of Fried Companies luxury pet hotel, Olde Towne Pet Resort.

Through the years, Steve has generously given his time and talents to many community boards and committees including Germanna Community College's Educational Foundation board.

Steve resides in Spotsylvania, Virginia with his wife and two children.

Kevin Jackson. (Speaker, December 2011)

Director, Bon Secours, St. Mary's Hospital

As a young child growing up in the rural county of Caroline, Kevin Jackson was always a dreamer.  The oldest of three siblings, he dreamed big enough dreams to lift him from the loneliness of a childhood separated from a single mother struggling to care for her children. 

By the age of 17, Mr. Jackson was working three jobs, providing for his siblings, as well as excelling on the Caroline's High School track and field team.  Mr. Jackson admits that he was a mediocre student who did not apply himself to his maximum potential.  He credits exposure to Saturday barber shop debates ranging from sports to social disparities with creating a desire to go to college.

After graduating from Caroline High, Mr. Jackson enrolled at Germanna Community College.  He learned about an incentive being offered by the Medical College of Virginia in conjunction with J. Sargent Reynolds Community College that paid for students' education.  He transferred and received an A.A.S. degree in Respiratory Therapy. 

He then enrolled at VCU while working full-time at St. Mary's Hospital as a Registered Respiratory Therapist. Mr. Jackson earned a B.A. in Political Science.  Working in the healthcare environment opened his eyes to the challenges facing America's health care system.

He currently holds the position as the Director of Respiratory Care, Pediatric Pulmonary, and the Pulmonary Lab at St. Mary's Hospital, and has earned an M.H.A. degree from Seton Hall University.

His education has given him an understanding of how public health policy impacts the lives of people, especially the disadvantaged.

Mr. Jackson is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Public Health Policy at Walden University.  His primary objective is to promote social change.  Mr. Jackson resides in Richmond, and is married to Courtney Jackson.  They have one son, Dallas Jackson.

Robert D. "Bobby" Orrock (Speaker May, 2008)

Delegate

Delegate Robert D. "Bobby" Orrock has served in Virginia's House of Delegates since 1989, representing the 54th House District, which includes parts of Caroline and Spotsylvania Counties.

He is Vice Chairman of the House Finance Committee, while also serving on the Committees of Health, Welfare and Institutions; Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources; and Counties, Cities and Towns.

As a teacher at Spotsylvania High School, Del. Orrock says he is keenly aware of the importance of creating a Virginia where coming generations will have better opportunities to compete in a world economy, while being better able to live, learn, work and raise their families.

Del. Orrock has supported legislation that would reduce the sales tax on food, eliminate the estate tax, increase the per-child tax credit for educational purposes, and create long-term tax credits for health insurance for senior citizens.

He is active in local civic organizations. He is an EMT with the Ladysmith Volunteer Rescue Squad, a trustee for the Spotsylvania Volunteer Rescue Squad, a board member for the Moss Free Clinic and a hunter safety instructor with the Virginia Game Commission. Del. Orrock serves as a deacon and trustee at Bethany Baptist Church and also works part-time as a radio announcer at WFLS radio in Fredericksburg.

He has three adult children: Robert D., Jr, Lila Joanna and Welford Thomas. He lives in Woodford, at historic Medway Farm in Caroline County.

Lisa Seay, RN, BSN, MSN (Speaker May, 2009)

Vise President of Development, HCA St. Mary's Hospital

A native Virginian, Lisa Seay is the Vice President of Development for HCA's new Spotsylvania Regional Medical Center, a planned 126 bed acute care facility opening in Spotsylvania County in 2010. Lisa is directly involved in physician recruitment, forming clinical service lines, developing new services, and pre-opening management activities. Lisa joined HCA in 2005 and served recently as Director of Business Development and Management Engineering for HCA's Capital Division, which has offices in Richmond and Reston, Virginia.

Lisa began her nursing career as a Critical Care nurse at HCA's Henrico Doctors Hospital in Richmond. Since then, she has practiced nursing in a Post Anesthesia Unit, Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit, Surgical Intensive Care Unit and in the Surgical Trauma Intensive Care Unit at the Medical College of Virginia in Richmond. In addition to an extensive clinical background, Lisa has held leadership positions in nursing, healthcare education and healthcare operations. Prior to joining HCA, Lisa held both clinical and leadership positions for MediCorp Health System in Fredericksburg and as Administrator for the Surgi-Center of Central Virginia, an out-patient surgical hospital located in Stafford County.

Lisa played a key role in HCA's successfully receiving a Certificate of Public Need (COPN) for the Spotsylvania Regional Medical Center, the first new hospital to be built in 40 years in the Commonwealth of Virginia. While working on the development of the new hospital, Lisa also served as an internal consultant for 10 HCA hospitals throughout Kentucky, Indiana, New Hampshire, and Virginia. Using performance improvement methodologies along with her clinical knowledge, Lisa was responsible for improving the efficiency and productivity of Emergency Room, Operating Room, and Imaging areas for HCA's Capital Division hospitals.

Lisa received her associate's degree in Nursing from Germanna Community College, her bachelor's degree in Nursing from Medical College of Virginia, and her master's degree in Nursing/Health Systems Management from the University of Virginia.

Along with several other committees, Lisa is a member of the Regional Chamber of Commerce's Healthcare Council Board, District 1 Advisory Council for Healthcare Reform, serves as secretary for Rappahannock Health Advisory Council, Planning District 16 and a current member of American College of Health Care Executives, Caroline Alliance, Virginia Organization of Nursing Executives, and University of Virginia Alumni Association.

Lisa lives in Spotsylvania County with her husband Marc of 28 years. They have two children, Brian (graduate of WVU) and David (graduate of VT). Needless to say, football season is often very "spirited" at the Seay household!