11/22/2019
Biographical Summary for Winfred K. Ridley
Winfred is the Vice-President of Budget and Finance for Flex Four Investments, LLC. He is an experienced educator with a demonstrated history of working in the primary/secondary education industry. Win (as he is called by family and friends) is one of the founding principles of Flex Four Investments with his brothers Emmett, Tyrone and Andre’. The family-owned limited liability company was founded in 2004 and holds multiple interests in the Richmond, Petersburg and Dinwiddie areas.
Serving in this capacity, Win exercises leadership in the development and the continuous evaluation of short and long-term strategic financial objectives. He takes a hands-on lead position of developing, implementing, and maintaining a comprehensive job cost system and directs/oversees all aspects of the Finance & Accounting functions of the organization.
Win is a long-standing teacher and former cluster leader with Virginia Beach City Public Schools and is very active in his service to students, parents, colleagues and school leadership. His experiences have led to multiple opportunities to develop skills in the areas of academic coaching, sales, curriculum development, public speaking, and management.
A life-long learner, Win is a graduate of Walden University, where he earned a Master of Science degree in Instructional Design and Technology, and a Bachelor of Science degree from Virginia State University in Petersburg, VA. He is an active member of several community organizations within the Petersburg, Richmond, and Virginia Beach communities, including the Tidewater Alumni Chapter of the Virginia State University Alumni Association, where he serves as Vice President, and is an executive member of the Friends of Virginia State University (FOVSU), where the group, since its inception in 2015, has contributed monies (through the VSU Office of Institutional Advancement and the VSU Foundation), underwritten by investor donations, to fund student scholarships and support student activities. In 2018, the group created a second restricted fund, also within the VSU Foundation, known as the Robert W. and Dorothy L. Edmonds Restricted Scholarship Fund, in order to acknowledge the couple’s unwavering commitment, support, and generosity to Virginia State University over the course of 60+ years.
Win currently resides in Virginia Beach, VA with his wife Gertrude. He has one adult daughter, Joi and enjoys spending quality time with his three grandchildren, Jace, Braxton and Olivia. He is also a proud member of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. and enjoys socializing with family and friends.
Winfred K. Ridley, MS
Vice-President, Budget and Finance
Flex Four Investments, LLC
Virginia Beach, VA 23456
[email protected]