E. Dana Dickens, III was appointed President and CEO of the Hampton Roads Partnership on January 7, 2005. Dana is responsible for implementing the policies of the Partnership's Board of Directors and the general management of the Corporation.

Dana has a distinguished background in public service in Hampton Roads having served as Vice Chairman on the Suffolk Planning Commission, and Chair of the Subcommittee on Ordinances. Later he successfully ran for City Council and became the first ever “rookie” Councilman elected Mayor. He served two terms as Mayor of the City of Suffolk.

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Donna Morris was promoted to Executive Vice President of the Hampton Roads Partnership in 2006, having served as Director of Communications since the Partnership was formed in 1996. Donna is responsible for managing programs relating to transportation, regional cooperation and performance-based planning. She handles member and media relations for the Partnership.

Before joining the Partnership, she was Director of Alumni Relations/Assistant Vice President of Development for Old Dominion University and Executive Vice President of the ODU Alumni Association, Inc.

In 2010, Rick served as Interim Director and is now Director of Innovate!HamptonRoads™ working to position Hampton Roads as a magnet for research and development investment; facilitate university/government lab/industry teaming; be a catalyst for new business formation, incubation and acceleration; champion and coordinate private/public investments; grow industry cluster contributions to the Gross Regional Product; and create jobs.

Joyce has been Administrative Coordinator for the Partnership since May 2000. She is responsible for administrative support of the staff, bookkeeping tasks and day to day management of the office.

Before joining the Partnership, Joyce was Executive Secretary to the President of Sumitomo Machinery Corporation of America for 8 years, Executive Assistant to the Managing Partner of the Norfolk/Newport News office of Coopers & Lybrand for 11 years and has a total of more than 40 years of administrative experience. 

Megan joined the Partnership in the summer of 2011, working with the Vice President of Strategic Communication and Marketing. She was subsequently promoted to provide government affairs support for both the Hampton Roads Partnership and the Hampton Roads Military and Federal Facilities Alliance. She is responsible for coordinating regional legislative agenda efforts as well as working with elected officials and the municipalities of Hampton Roads.