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
Steve Sager
Celebration Chair
Stephanie Sager
Celebration Chair
Steve Childs
Chair of Fundraising
Stephen Armbruster
Vice Chair of Fundraising
Staff
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Board of Directors
Edward Amorosso
BDO USA, LLP
Buffy Barefoot
TowneBank
Tom Barton, III
Beach Ford
David Burton
Williams Mullen
Adam Carroll
The Garcia Companies
Brian Carson
Gold Key/PHR
Stephen Childs
Core22 Design Build
Nancy Creech
Retired
Stacy Cummings
Priority Automotive
Michael Danso
Virginia Oncology Associates, Brock Cancer Center
Timothy Faulkner
The Breeden Company
Taylor Franklin
Franklin Johnston Group
Justin Fulton
Merrill Lynch Wealth Management
Steve Herbert
City of Virginia Beach
Andrew Hodge
Atlantic Union Bank
Akhil Jain
Landmark Hotel Group
William Lascara
Pender & Coward
Angie Loew
Breeden Construction
George MacDonald
Beacon Harbor Wealth Advisors
Jeff Marks (Of Counsel)
Kaufman & Canoles, PC
Martha McClees
Virginia Beach Vision
Cheryl McLeskey
McLeskey and Associates
George Melnyk
Premier Millwork and Lumber Company
Paul Merritt
NTrust Wealth Management
James Raynor
Architectural Graphics, Inc
Stephen Romine
Williams Mullen
Becky Sawyer
Sentara Healthcare
Patrick Shuler
Forvis
James Spore
Retired
David Stephens
Legacy Business Advisors Mid-Atlantic
Tonie Wallace
Veteran Reporters, Inc
Mark Whitaker
Morrison Foerster
Alvin Williams
Cobalt Grille
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
Jim Arnhold
HAV, Inc
Lee Bandy
Warren & Bandy, PLC
Matthew Breitenberg
Straight Path Management
B. Scott Burgess
Hoffman Beverage Co.
Sal DaBiero
Lionheart Ltd t/a Burger King
J. Morgan Davis
TowneBank
Doug Ellis
Venture Realty
Ellen Ellis
Thomas Fraim, Sr.
The MASA Corporation
Thomas Frantz
Williams Mullen, PC
Joseph Gianascoli
Gee’s Group
Brad Hobbs
Hobbs & Associates
Dr. Clarence Holland
Peggy Layne
Mike Levinson
Paul Michels
Craig Poppen
Napolitano Homes, Inc
Rod Rodriguez
Bay Mechanical, Inc
Daniel Ryan, Sr.
Dan Ryan’s for Men
Joan Spore
J. Randolph Sutton
Stephen Test
