SFCD Welcomes New Board Members!

Storefront is excited to announce the addition of 4 new Board of Directors, Jillian Bates, Stephanie Golembeski, Tyler Silvestro, and Geoffrey Zindren! With new leadership and the creation of a new 3-year strategic plan, we are pleased to continue building a board that reflects our mission.

Jillian Bates is an Associate Attorney at Hirschler Fleischer. Her practice focuses on all aspects of commercial real estate transactions with a special focus on land use and zoning where she works to obtain a variety of land use approvals for developers, businesses, institutions and landowners in Richmond and Henrico.

Stephanie Golembeski is a Business Development Director at Froehling & Robertson Inc. She is responsible for managing and developing environmental opportunities for the Mid-Atlantic region as well as key relationships for the Richmond office. Her focus includes environmental consulting, geotechnical engineering and construction materials testing/special inspections.

Tyler Silvestro is a landscape architect and partner with Marvel Designs. He works with cities, community advocates, non-profit developers, and landowners to reveal the potential impacts and cultural connections inherent to shared landscapes. His focus on larger cultural and ecological impacts within the field of landscape architecture brought him to Virginia to help expand the practice.

Geoffrey Zindren works as a Public Affairs Manager with Alliance Group Ltd. With a multidisciplinary background in education and program management, and experience working with fortune 500 companies, government, and nonprofits, Geoff brings a wealth of communications expertise.