The Military Economic Development Advisory Committee (MEDAC) was established to enhance the coordination with the local military and its various installation tenant commands.  Military personnel stationed at local bases are not only an exceptional resource to the military, but also constitute a valuable source of well-trained and highly motivated potential employees when they exit military service. 

The MEDAC members are appointed by Virginia Beach City Council.  Committee members are retired senior officers, retired senior enlisted personnel or qualified civilians having experience in the military warfare areas represented by the various local commands.

MEDAC has four primary goals:

Outreach to Navy and other military Commands:  Support and strengthen City-Military relations with the various base commanders and tenant commands.

Economic Development Opportunities:  Identify economic development opportunities within the various military commands that engage defense contractors in support of their mission.  This activity could include working with the military to help private contractors locate and conduct business locally.

Workforce Development:  As appropriate, and with the support of the military, seek to identify those service members who are separating from the military who may be candidates for employment by local businesses.

Virginia Beach Military Affairs:  Through regular liaison and communications, provide information concerning military issues that may be addressed locally to assist the various commands to carry out their missions.

Current members of MEDAC include the following: 

• VADM Timothy W. Wright, Chair
• Steve Brennan, CAPT, USN (Ret)
• VADM Ed Clexton
• RADM Joseph J. Dantone, Jr.
• Adalberto M. Diaz, LCDR, SC, USN (Ret.)
• RADM Dick Dunleavy
• VADM Bud Jewitt
• RADM Gary Jones
• RADM Mark Gemmill
• RADM Phillip R. Olson, Sr.
• Paul Pierce, MCPO, USN (Ret.)
• RADM Fenton Priest
• RDML Craig Quigley
• Robert Rieve, CAPT, USN (Ret.)
• RADM Fred Ruehe
• Richard Trowbridge, CAPT, USN (Ret.)
• Lt. General Frances Wilson, (Ret.)
• Dorothy Wood