Brionna Nomi, Vice Chair

Brionna is an organizer and strategist with nearly two decades of experience working at the intersection of education and movement building. She began as a Richmond Public Schools teacher and reading specialist, earned her PhD from Virginia Commonwealth University, and transitioned into organizing, founding and leading Fund Our Schools, Virginia’s largest education coalition. Brionna has also organized with United Campus Workers of Virginia and Richmond For All, which she co-founded and chaired. Today, she serves as the national Director of Organizing and Campaign Strategy for the Partnership for Equity and Education Rights, a state- and territory-led network advancing education equity and public school funding. 

Kyle Engelken, Treasurer

Kyle is a driven financial professional with extensive experience in early stage business operations. After completing his BSBA with Accounting and Finance Concentrations at The University of Richmond, Kyle began his career in institutional portfolio management helping to manage investment capital at some of the world’s largest Endowments and Foundations. After receiving his MBA from The College of William and Mary, Kyle shifted his career to corporate finance where he served as Chief Financial Officer of Richmond-based financial technology firm, WealthForge for nine years. He is currently serving as the Chief Financial Officer of UZURV – a Richmond, Virginia based transportation technology company. Kyle and his family live in the northside of Richmond. When he’s not chasing after his three boys, you can usually catch him doing something outside like playing golf, hiking, or gardening.

Justin Brumley, Secretary

Justin is a Director of Nursing at Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center. He holds a Masters in Business Administration and Bachelor’s in nursing from Ohio University in Appalachian Ohio, and has been working in nursing leadership for over a decade. Justin grew up in rural southern Ohio and was drawn to music and mechanics at a young age, often citing that building things, being outside, and playing drums was a mainstay of his youth. He values the hands-on, experiential, and arts integrated education Waldorf provides due to his own early educational experiences.

Justin is dad to a 3rd grader at RWS and loves being outside with family — biking, camping, and canoeing/rafting are favored activities. As a people leader in healthcare, he has honed skills in relationship development, emotional intelligence, and change management. Justin is proud to bring his service to the Board of Trustees and support the RWS community.

Betsy Miller, Trustee

Beth Jacobs, Trustee

Beth Jacobs leads vChief, a fractional and interim executive staffing firm serving small and medium businesses across multiple sectors. Since 2020, Beth has been helping drive vChief’s expansion first as Chief Growth Officer and now as President and Co-CEO. Beth has a track record of leading products and organizations to sustainable growth. Prior to her time at vChief, Beth consulted startups and small businesses on strategic planning, sales, marketing, finance, and talent management. Preceding her time consulting, she spent 12 years primarily in the nonprofit sector in international education and child welfare working on external affairs, strategic and business planning, sales, marketing, and operations. Beth received her Bachelor’s degree and MBA from Virginia Commonwealth University. Beth and her husband Jason, have two grades students at RWS and a high school student. 

Phillip Ray, Trustee