About

Making Community Vision and Dreams Come True

Our Mission:
The Atlantic Avenue Association is a community-first organization that works to help build a vibrant Resort Area and promote entertaining, inspiring experiences for Virginia Beach residents and visitors.

Our Vision:
To make Atlantic Avenue a thriving, year-round premier resort destination and flourishing hub for business.

Goals:
Forge a strong sense of pride and participation in our resort community with engaged and involved members working together toward stated and prioritized objectives.

Activate a distinctively unique identity and sense of place that locals want to make a part of their lifestyles and visitors want to experience.

Encourage a vibrant economic environment that offers an attractive diversity of entertainment options and inspiring experiences that reflect the richness of Virginia Beach’s culture, art, and history.

Assist and advise efforts that promote Atlantic Avenue as a premier destination through marketing, public relations, and special events.

Speak with a unified voice about issues, opportunities, and solutions for Atlantic Avenue to City Officials and the Virginia Beach community.

All our actions and news can be found here.


ATLANTIC AVENUE ASSOCIATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Executive Board

D. Nachnani – President
Mike Mauch – Vice President
Chris Neikirk – Secretary
Tim Ritter – Treasurer
George Kotarides – Immediate Past President
Lynn Hightower (Membership Chair)
Emeritus – Clark Winslow

Board of Directors

Paul Brannock
Bill Dillon
DeWayne Furlough
Bill Gambrell
Stephan Gordon
Chris Kyriakides
Stephan Michaels
Deepak Patel
Jaketa Thompson