About
Our Team
Everyone involved with Neptune Festival is passionate about providing our community a variety of events open to those who love fun in the sun. Meet the team who helps Virginia Beach celebrate the beach life.
Leadership
Dave Burton
Chair of the Board
Buffy Barefoot
Chair-Elect
George Faatz
2025 Celebration Chair
Christen Faatz
2025 Celebration Chair
Will Morrison
Chair of Fundraising
Greg Amorosso
Vice Chair of Fundraising
Staff
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Board of Directors
Regina Amick
Wolcott Rivers Gates
Buffy Barefoot
TowneBank
Tom Barton III
Beach Ford
Jim Bibbs
LifeNet Health
David Burton
Williams Mullen
Adam Carroll
The Garcia Companies
Brian Carson
Gold Key PHR
Steve Childs
Core22 Design Build
Nancy Creech
Retired
Taylor Franklin
The Franklin Group
Justin Fulton
Compton Wealth Advisory Group
Graham Herbert
Atlantic Union Bank
Akhil Jain
Landmark Hotel Group
Mark Johnson
Truist
Angie Loew
Breeden Construction
George MacDonald
Beacon Harbor Wealth Advisors
Jeff Marks (Of Counsel)
Groundworks
Martha McClees
Retired
Cheryl McLeskey
McLeskey and Associates
George Melnyk
Premier Millwork and Lumber Company Inc
Paul Merritt
NTrust Wealth Management
Jimmy Raynor
AGI
Becky Sawyer
Sentara Health
Pat Shuler
Forvis Mazars
Jim Spore
Retired
Anthony Vittone
DroneUp
Tonie Wallace Sadler
Veteran Reporters
Alvin Williams
Cobalt Grille
Katherine Willis
Cerity Partners
Board of Directors Spotlight
David Burton
Williams Mullen
David C. Burton is a partner with the law firm of Williams Mullen where he serves as the firm’s Hampton Roads Managing Partner.
David is a labor and employment law with over 30 years’ experience. David joined Williams Mullen in 1993 after clerking for the Virginia Supreme Court. David is listed in The Best Lawyers in America, Chambers USA, Virginia Legal Elite and Virginia “Super Lawyers.”
He and his wife, Anne, joined the Neptune Festival in 2010 as members of the 37th Court. He joined the Board of Directors in 2013 and was honored as the John J. Kruger Award recipient in 2017. David was crowned as King Neptune XLV in 2018 and has served as the Chairman of the Board since 2019.
Buffy Barefoot
TowneBank
Buffy Barefoot is the President of TowneBank Virginia Beach. She has almost three decades of banking industry experience and joined TowneBank in 2013.
She is a graduate of LEAD Virginia, Class of 2021, serves as a director on the boards of the Virginia Marine Science Museum, Virginia Beach Rescue Squad Foundation, Hampton Roads Alliance, and Virginia Beach Neptune Festival.
Buffy and her husband, Jason, joined the Neptune Festival in 2013 as members of the 40th Court. Buffy has served on the Neptune Festival Board of Directors since 2020, the Executive Committee since 2021, and is currently the Chairman Elect.
Directors Emeritus
The Honorable David H. Adams
Edward J. Amorosso
BDO
James M. Arnhold
Home Associates of Virginia, Inc.
Lee M. Bandy
Matthew D. Breitenberg
Straight Path Management
B. Scott Burgess
Salvatore DaBiero
Lionheart Ltd., t/a Burger King
J. Morgan Davis
TowneBank
Douglas D. Ellis
Venture Realty Group
Ellen Ellis
Thomas E. Fraim Sr.
The MASA Corporation
Thomas R. Frantz
Williams Mullen
Joseph M. Gianascoli
Gee’s Group
R. Steve Herbert
Virginia Beach Economic Development Authority
C. Bradford Hobbs
Hobbs & Associates
Bill Lascara
Pender & Coward
Peggy Layne
Michael H. Levinson
John F. Malbon
Paul V. Michels
Islandmore Funds
Craig D. Poppen
Napolitano Homes, Inc.
Daniel N. Ryan Sr.
Joan Spore
J. Randolph Sutton
Stephen G. Test
