Board of Directors

Carey Whitehead is an attorney in the Office of General Counsel at the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

She also serves as lead program counsel to the Section 108 Loan Guarantee program and related Brownfields Economic Development Initiative grants, and serves on HUD’s Resilience Counsel. She helped author HUD’s Climate Change Adaptation Plan, and works on other issues in the areas of resilience, economic development, disaster response and recovery, homeland 

security, administrative and appropriations law, environmental law, and community development.

Carey holds a J.D. from Lewis and Clark Law School, where she graduated cum laude in 2009 with a Certificate in Environmental and Natural Resources Law. She served as an executive board member of Environmental Law (the nation’s oldest law review dedicated solely to environmental issues) and as a member of the Ninth Circuit Review.

Carey previously served as the executive director of the Virginia Conservation Network and worked for the Piedmont Environmental Council. She graduated as a member of the 2003 class of the Virginia Natural Resources Leadership Institute. She has served on the Board of Directors of the Virginia League of Conservation Voters since 2010.

Chris Miller currently serves as CEO/President of the Piedmont Environmental Council, which works with the citizens of a nine-county region to conserve land, create high-quality communities, strengthen rural economies, celebrate historic resources, protect air and water quality, build smart transportation networks, promote sustainable energy choices, restore wildlife habitat and improve people’s access to nature.

He believes sustainable use of land and natural resources is at the base of all environmental policy and the future of the world. Chris enjoys his role as a Virginia LCV board member because it keeps him in touch with the current politics of Virginia.

A Northern Virginia resident and our newest board member, Dana Krauskopf splits time between her suburban home and Central America, where she is founder and owner of Hamanasi Adventure & Dive Resort in Belize.

Conservation has been a part of her life and lifestyle since childhood. Having lived in several different states and countries, she has seen firsthand the negative effects of poor environmental policies both on humans and nature. As an owner of an eco resort she is keenly concerned about the health of our oceans and forests. Ensuring these habitats are healthy and sustainable is critical to human health, national security, food safety and air and water quality.

As a board member, Dana has become more aware of the sustainability challenges and opportunities here in Virginia. She considers working with our legislators and partners to help educate and shape sound environmental policies an exciting challenge. Furthermore, she is stimulated by the wealth of knowledge and dedication of the other board members and Virginia LCV employees.

Dick Raines is president of CARFAX, a leading Internet consumer information business that tracks the history of cars. He has held that position since 1993. Prior to CARFAX, he managed various information services companies. Dick holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BA from Harvard College.

Dick is active in a number of conservation groups. In addition to his service with the Virginia League of Conservation Voters, he is on the board of NatureServe. He has also been involved in international development and co-founded a rural drinking water nonprofit called Agua del Pueblo based in Guatemala, Central America.

Dick lives in Arlington with his wife Nancy. They spend a lot of time outdoors at their farm in Rappahannock County. They have three sons. Dick enjoys any excuse to be outdoors – birding, hiking, fishing, canoeing, walking his dog or riding his tractor.

Jean Perin, a Upperville resident, works as an interior designer.  She became involved with conservation efforts because she believes it is crucial to use our natural resources wisely, to support and promote sustainable farming practices, and protect our natural resources and historical heritage for future generations.

As a board member, Jean enjoys interacting with Virginia LCV who she calls a leading source in Richmond of effective and knowledgeable advice and education for candidates, elected officials and the public on a variety of issues, ranging from fiscally responsible land use policies that enable current and future Virginians to benefit from clean air, clean water, sustainable farming practices and good land use planning for our cities and countryside.

Lori Keenan McGuinness is a retired attorney with more than 25 years of experience in law and as a nonprofit executive. In addition to Virginia LCV, she also has participated as a member of the following boards: Goose Creek Association (Fauquier co-chair), Middleburg Tennis Association, Cherry Blossom Breast Cancer Foundation, and SAVI Inc.

Lori’s commitment to conservation stems from her belief that it’s fundamental to our existence and enjoyment of life.

As a board member, she enjoys having the opportunity to make an impact on state-wide conservation efforts to preserve the natural beauty and environment of Virginia.

Lynn Dolnick is a molecular biologist (Ph.D., Brandeis University, 1978) who spent 20 years at the National Zoo in Washington DC, in a variety of roles from research scientist to Head of Department Exhibits and Outreach.

She has served on the boards of local, national and international organizations, including the New York Times, the African Wildlife Foundation, National Audubon Society, Rappahannock Association for Arts and Community, Foothills Forum, and others. Conservation and community are her great passions, and she currently serves on a variety of boards that aim to protect and conserve wildlife and natural landscapes.

Phil Hernandez is the Senior Policy Fellow & Counsel at The Commonwealth Institute for Fiscal Analysis, where he advocates for policy changes to advance racial and economic justice in Virginia, including through a stronger minimum wage, criminal justice reform, and a more accessible unemployment insurance system.

Previously, Phil served in President Obama’s White House Office of Energy & Climate Change. In that role, he was part of a team that helped to deliver historic new investments in clean energy technologies, ambitious new fuel economy standards, and the first-ever national standards to reduce toxic mercury pollution from power plants.

In 2019, Phil ran to represent the 100th District in the Virginia House of Delegates, a campaign in which he emphasized the opportunity the Tidewater region has to emerge as a national center of excellence on the issue of sea level rise and coastal resiliency.

Phil was a Gates Millennium Scholar, the first in his family to graduate from college, and holds a B.A. from the College of William & Mary and a J.D. from U.C. Berkeley. Phil is an active member of the Virginia State Bar.

Rebecca R. Rubin is an environmental consultant, writer and speaker providing expertise and opinions to public and private sector organizations and non-profits on climate change, climate justice, and large landscape-scale conservation.

She founded international environmental consulting firm Marstel-Day LLC and served as its president and CEO for two decades, guiding its evolution as one of the first for-profit companies in the nation to be committed entirely to the conservation of natural resources, especially habitat and open space, through its programs in support of federal land-managing clients in the National Park Service, Fish and Wildlife Service, and Defense Department.

She currently serves on the non-profit boards of the Virginia League of Conservation Voters, The Nature Conservancy of Virginia, Wild Virginia, and as a General Board member of Virginia Forever. She previously served as board chair of the National Wildlife Refuge Association and as a member of Virginia’s Air Pollution Control Board by appointment of the Governor. For her work in community resilience planning, she was named a White House Champion of Change by President Obama.

She has a BA from Harvard College and an MA in international security from Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs.

Steve Dahllof, now a resident of Fauquier County, spent 27 years with Ogilvy PR living in the
United States, Europe and Asia, working with international clients on public affairs, branding
and social marketing programs.

During his tenure at Ogilvy, one of the world’s largest marketing and communications agencies, he ran the Washington, DC, office and later was global lead of strategy before moving to Hong Kong to become CEO of Asia for the firm.

Steve’s non-profit experience includes working with March of Dimes, Save Our Children and The World Economic Forum on water and sustainability issues, among others. In addition, he has developed public education programs for The Centers for Disease Control (CDC), The National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

He was named “Creative All Star” by the industry.

Prior to joining Ogilvy, Steve was editor, then publisher, of Restaurants USA, a trade publication of the restaurant industry and authored over 40 articles on restaurant marketing. As a writer, photographer and graphic designer, his work has been featured in a variety of national publications including USA Today, The Washington Post, The New York Times and Photography Today.

Steve holds a Bachelor’s degree in international communications and cross-cultural analysis
from The George Washington University’s Elliott School of International Affairs where he later served on the Board of Advisors.

Tom Salley, a resident of Rappahannock County, is a business lawyer with Cooley LLP in Washington, D.C.  His law practice includes venture capital, private equity, mezzanine, real estate and other funds, as well as general commercial matters. Tom’s also serves as Chairman of American Climate Partners, an entrepreneurial non-profit setting up natural solutions programs to restore climate and biodiversity.  These include StreamSweepers, SoilKeepers, the Rapidan Institute, and Southern Climate Restoration Solutions.

He is honored to work with Virginia LCV as it connects over 150 Virginia environmental organizations to protect and improve our Commonwealth’s natural resources and scenic wonders.

A native of Richmond, Tom holds an undergraduate degree in English from Washington and Lee University, and a J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law.