Friday, January 26, 2024

Governor Glenn Youngkin Announces Additional Administration and Board Appointments

Commonwealth of Virginia
Office of Governor Glenn Youngkin


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 26, 2024


CONTACTS:



Office of the Governor

Contact: Christian Martinez

Email: Christian.Martinez@governor.virginia.gov

Governor Glenn Youngkin Announces Additional Administration and Board Appointments

RICHMOND, VA – Governor Glenn Youngkin today announced additional key administration and board appointments.


ADMINISTRATION APPOINTMENTS  

 

OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR 

 

  • Frank Green, II, Special Assistant, Office of the Children’s Ombudsman 

 

COMMONWEALTH 

 

  • Cecilia Damian, Director of Constituent Services 

 

PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY 

 

  • Linda Jackson, Director, Department of Forensic Science 

  

BOARD APPOINTMENTS   

 

ADMINISTRATION 

 

VIRGINIA DATA ADVISORY COMMISSION 

 

  • Suzanne Tills of Elkton, Chief Information Officer, City of Fredericksburg 

 

AUTHORITY 

 

SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY 

 

  • Brad Kreps of Abingdon, Clinch Valley Program Director, The Nature Conservancy 

 

COMMERCE AND TRADE 

 

CLEAN ENERGY ADVISORY BOARD  


  • C. Meade Browder, Jr., of Henrico, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General

 

  • Thomas Turner of Suffolk, Virginia State Director, Conservatives for Clean Energy  

 

COMMONWEALTH 

 

VIRGINIA ASIAN ADVISORY BOARD 

 

  • Go Eun Kang of McLean, President, Omni Financial Risk Management, Inc 

 

COMPACTS  

 

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO THE CHESAPEAKE BAY EXECUTIVE COUNCIL  

 

  • The Honorable Sheila S. Noll of York County, Member, York County Board of Supervisors, District 2 

 

DESIGNATED 

  

STATE REHABILITATION COUNCIL FOR THE BLIND AND VISION IMPAIRED   

 

  • Gerald Meredith of Chesterfield, retired Correctional Officer, Virginia Department of Corrections 


  • Francisco Semiao of Fairfax, Director of Regulatory Affairs for Washington, DC, MedStar Health 


EDUCATION 

 

BOARD OF REGENTS OF GUNSTON HALL 

 

  • Susan Seabury Aselage of St. Louis, Missouri, community volunteer 


  • Virginia Doughton Finley of Raleigh, North Carolina, community volunteer 


  • Nancy Stutsman Lamb of Barnstable, Massachusetts, community volunteer 


  • Claudia Stewart Lane of Northfield, Illinois, faculty, Chicago Botanic Gardens 


  • Ashley Manning Merrill of Tampa, Florida Retired, Banking Executive, Bank of America  


  • Virginia Carswell Nicholson of Marietta, Georgia, community volunteer  


  • Nancy Kelly White of Knoxville, Tennessee, community volunteer 

 

BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR THE FRONTIER CULTURE MUSEUM OF VIRGINIA 

  

  • Ned Ruby of Staunton, retired Vice-President and Division Manager, Liphart Steel 

 

VIRGINIA STEM EDUCATION ADVISORY BOARD 

  

  • Rashid E. Farrell of Arlington, HR Executive  

  

HEALTH AND HUMAN RESOURCES 

  

ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE AND RELATED DISORDERS COMMISSION 

 

  • Leslie Bowie of Williamsburg, community volunteer, Alzheimer's Association, Southeastern VA Chapter 

 

OFFICE OF NEW AMERICANS ADVISORY BOARD  

  

  • Cuong Nguyen of Henrico, teacher, Vinh-Son Liem Vietnamese School 

 

PUBLIC GUARDIAN AND CONSERVATOR ADVISORY BOARD 

 

  • The Honorable Mary Jane Hall of Norfolk, Judge of the Circuit Court of the City of Norfolk 

 

VIRGINIA INTERAGENCY COORDINATING COUNCIL 

 

  • Dawn P. Ault of Ashland, Executive Director, Virginia Head Start Association 


  • Christina Harrison of Bristol, Early Intervention Program Manager and Early Intervention Practitioner, Commonwealth Children's Services 

 

INDEPENDENT 

 

TASK FORCE FOR THE IDENTIFICATION OF THE HISTORY OF FORMERLY ENSLAVED AFRICAN AMERICANS IN VIRGINIA 

 

  • Roger Cheeks of Chesapeake, Senior Director of Outreach, International Fellowship of Christians and Jews 


  • Brenton Hammond of Alexandria, Defense Contractor 


  • Jonathan W. White of Newport News, Professor of American Studies, Christopher Newport University 

 

LABOR 

 

AUCTIONEERS BOARD 

 

  • Adrianna Cowan-Waddy of Orange, Broker and Co-Owner, Cowan Realty, Inc.  

 

BOARD FOR WASTE MANAGEMENT FACILITY OPERATORS  

  

  • Rebekah Ellen Clark Thacker of Yorktown, retired Executive Director of the Peninsula SPCA 

 

BOARD FOR WATERWORKS AND WASTEWATER WORKS OPERATORS AND ONSITE SEWAGE SYSTEM PROFESSIONALS  

 

  • Pamela Pruett of Warrenton, President, Environmental Systems Consulting, LLC 

 

LEGISLATIVE 

 

BROWN V. BOARD OF EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS COMMITTEE 


  • Joan Johns Cobbs of Farmville, community advocate 

 

TRANSPORTATION 

 

MOTOR VEHICLE DEALER BOARD 

 

  • M’Lissa L. Dunn of Kilmarnock, Vice President, Dunn-Rite Auto Group 


  • Chip Lindsay of Alexandria, President and Owner, Lindsay Automotive Group 


  • Tim Pohanka of Fredericksburg, Chief Operating Officer, Pohanka Automotive Group 

 

TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT COMMISSION OF HAMPTON ROADS 

 

  • Anthony Goodwin of Portsmouth, Owner, G&A Marketing and Real Estate Services 


VETERANS AND DEFENSE AFFAIRS  

 

VETERANS SERVICES FOUNDATION BOARD OF TRUSTEES 

 

  • Craig Colucci of Virginia Beach, Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Army (Retired); Owner, D-BAT Virginia Beach 

 

VIRGINIA MILITARY ADVISORY COUNCIL  

 

  • Jenny Jacobs of Williamsburg, Faculty, Walsingham Academy 
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Friday, January 12, 2024

Governor Glenn Youngkin Announces Additional Administration and Board Appointments

Commonwealth of Virginia
Office of Governor Glenn Youngkin


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 12, 2024


CONTACTS:



Office of the Governor

Contact: Christian Martinez

Email: Christian.Martinez@governor.virginia.gov

Governor Glenn Youngkin Announces Additional Administration and Board Appointments

RICHMOND, VA Governor Glenn Youngkin today announced additional key administration and board appointments.


ADMINISTRATION APPOINTMENTS  

 

OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR 

 

  • Wade Griggs, Special Assistant 

 

COMMONWEALTH 

 

  • Sarah Leahy, Special Assistant 

 

VETERANS AND DEFENSE AFFAIRS 

 

  • Charles Zingler, Commissioner, Department of Veterans Services 

 

BOARD APPOINTMENTS 

  

AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY  


 

BOARD OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES 

 

  • Brittany Jones of Blackstone, Partner, Richlands Agritourism, Dairy Farm, and Creamery 


 

SOYBEAN BOARD 

 

  • Harrison Moody of Dinwiddie County, Owner, Green Meadows Farm 


  • Susan Watkins of Sutherland, Co-Owner, Watkins Farms 


  • Robert White of Viginia Beach, Owner, R. W. White Farm, LLC 


  • J. Colin Whittington of Amelia County, Farm Manager, Featherstone Farm 

 

 

VIRGINIA RACING COMMISSION  

 

  • Gillian Gordon-Moore of Berryville, Thoroughbred Breeder and Racing Participant 

 

 

VIRGINIA SPIRITS BOARD 

 

  • Jeff Bloem of Charlottesville, Founder, Murphy & Rude Malting Co. 


  • Thomas W. Murray of Gainesville, Co-Founder and CEO, MurLarkey Distilled Spirits   

 

 

AUTHORITY 

 

VIRGINIA RECREATIONAL FACILITIES AUTHORITY, BOARD OF DIRECTORS  

 

  • Megan Baker of Roanoke County, Economic Development Director, Roanoke County 


  • The Honorable Phil C. North of Roanoke, Chair, Roanoke County Board of Supervisors  

 

 

COMMERCE AND TRADE 

  

BOARD OF COAL MINING EXAMINERS 

 

  • Phillip Hale of North Tazewell, Industrial Manager, Twin Enterprise 


  • Casey Mooneyhan of Pennington Gap, Mine Rescue and Safety, Paramont Contura, LLC 

 

 

CLEAN ENERGY ADVISORY BOARD  

 

  • The Honorable Kwasi Fraser former Mayor of Purcellville; President, Guyana Infrastructure Consortium 


  • Taylor Williams of Richmond, Principal and Co-Founder, Spy Rock Real Estate Group  

 

 

COAL SURFACE MINING RECLAMATION FUND ADVISORY BOARD 

 

  • Chris Stanley of Clintwood, Vice-President, Clintwood JOD, LLC 


 

COMMISSION ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT  

  

  • Terry Payne of Fredericksburg, Member, Board of Directors Stafford/Staunton IDA 

 

 

COMMITTEE ON BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AND MARKETING, VEDP 

 

  • Shannon Kane of Virginia Beach, President, EWR Management Group 

 

 

VIRGINIA COAL MINE SAFETY BOARD 

 

  • Christopher Lester of Abingdon, retired Certified Electrician, Murray Energy 


  • Harless Mullins of Big Stone Gap, retired, plant operator, Alpha Natural Resources 


  • Michael Gary Prater of Grundy, Director of Human Resources and Risk Management, United Coal Co. 


  • Dr. Victoria Ratliff of Big Stone Gap, Opportunity Appalachia Project Lead for University of Virginia's College at Wise; retired Vice President of Academic Affairs and Workforce Solutions, Mountain Empire Community College 


  • Joshua West of Pound, District Representative, United Mine Workers of America 

 

 

VIRGINIA NUCLEAR ENERGY CONSORTIUM AUTHORITY 

 

  • Tom DePonty of Alexandria, Director of Government Affairs, Framatome Inc. 


  • Dr. Calvin Lowe of Hampton, Professor and Former Dean, School of Science, Hampton University; former President, Bowie State University, Maryland 

 

  • Mary Neumayr of Alexandria, Director of Government Affairs, Urenco USA Inc. 


  • Rhonnie Smith of Moneta, retired President, BWXT Technical Services Division 


  • Brian Vella of The Plains, Partner, Haynes Boone LLP 

 

 

COMPACT  

 

CHESAPEAKE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL STAKEHOLDERS ADVISORY COMMITTEE 

 

  • William Noftsinger of Richmond, Senior Investment Manager, Alpha Omega Wealth Management 

 

 

DESIGNATED 

  

STATE REHABILITATION ADVISORY COUNCIL  

 

  • Marco Callender of Chester, Executive Director (Petersburg Branch), YMCA of Greater Richmond 


  • Travis Staton of Abingdon, President and CEO, United Way of Southwest Virginia 

 

 

STATE REHABILITATION COUNCIL FOR THE BLIND AND VISION IMPAIRED  

  

  • Rev. David Andrews of Hampton, Pastor, Faith Temple Newport News 


  • Susan Bowmaster of Annadale, retired, community advocate, American Council for the Blind and Capital Area Guide Dog Users 

 

  • LaSonya Jackson of Staunton, Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor, Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired 


  • Elizabeth Klein of Richmond, Disability Rights Advocate, disAbility Law Center 


  • Chanthen Nene of Manassas, Mentor, Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired 

  


EDUCATION 

 

 

BOARD OF VISITORS OF CHRISTOPHER NEWPORT UNIVERSITY  


  • Dr. Daniel Gade of Alexandria, LTC (Retired), United States Army 

 

 

COMMONWEALTH HEALTH RESEARCH BOARD 

 

  • Dr. Neelam Azad of Yorktown, Vice President for Research, Hampton University 


  • Andrew F. Kohler, MD FACP, MBA CPE, of Rappahannock, physician and entrepreneur  

 

 

STATE BOARD FOR COMMUNITY COLLEGES  

 

  • Jeff Haley of Danville, President and CEO, American National Bankshares, Inc. 


  • Alethea "AJ" Robinson of Bluefield, Director of Communications, Tazewell County  

 

 

STATE HISTORICAL RECORDS ADVISORY BOARD 

  

  • Dr. Christopher Bissex of Alexandria, AVP of Research Solutions, Morning Consult 


  • Heather Bollinger of Loudoun County, Contract Archivist and Historian 


  • Ruth Welch of Castleton, President, Friends of the Rappahannock County Library 

 

 

VIRGINIA COMMISSION FOR THE ARTS 

 

  • Roxana Jordan of Alexandria, Management Consultant 

 

 

VIRGINIA COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION BOARD APPOINTMENTS 

 

  • The Honorable Lisa M. Hicks-Thomas of Henrico County, Deputy General Counsel, Dominion Energy  

 

 

VIRGINIA STEM EDUCATION ADVISORY BOARD 

 

  • Amy Thompson, MD, of McLean, retired Physician  

 

  

HEALTH AND HUMAN RESOURCES 

  

ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE AND RELATED DISORDERS COMMISSION 

 

  • Michael Watson of Lorton, DEI Program Manager, Alzheimer's Association 

 

 

CHILD SUPPORT GUIDELINES REVIEW PANEL 

 

  • Erica Giovanni Baez of Richmond, Attorney & Owner, Erica Baez Law PLC 


  • Lauren Roaseau of Yorktown, Payroll Specialist, Newport News Public Schools 


  • H. Van Smith of Henrico, Attorney & Counselor at Law, Smith Strong, PLC 

 

 

PUBLIC GUARDIAN AND CONSERVATOR ADVISORY BOARD 

 

  • Reynold W. Jordan Jr, of Portsmouth, Director, Isle of Wight County Department of Social Services 

 

 

RARE DISEASE COUNCIL 

 

  • Hermionne G. Johnson of Suffolk, Chief Executive Officer, Ayana’s Hope Cells 

 

  

VIRGINIA FOUNDATION FOR HEALTHY YOUTH, BOARD OF TRUSTEES 

 

  • Riley Shaia of Henrico, Group Exercise Instructor, Tuckahoe Family YMCA 

 

 

VIRGINIA INTERAGENCY COORDINATING COUNCIL  

 

  • Kirsten Carlson Hodge, PhD, of Midlothian, home educator and parent 


  • Tricia Peny of Prince William County, Early Intervention Program Manager, Infant & Toddler Connection of Greater Prince William 


  • Stephanie Tharp of Charlottesville, community advocate 

 

 

INDEPENDENT  

 

BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE VIRGINIA BIRTH-RELATED NEUROLOGICAL INJURY COMPENSATION PROGRAM  

 

  • Dr. James E. Camm of Lynchburg, Executive Director of One, Community One Voice; Senior Pastor, Living Word Ministry 


  • Michael Hoover of Goochland, Senior Vice President, Caprin Asset Management – a division of Davidson Investment Advisors 


  • Dawn McCoy, MPP, of Chesterfield, Director of Development, Rise Richmond; Partners in Policymaking Class of 2016 


  • Dr. Ronald Ramus of Richmond, Professor and Director, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University 

 

 

TASK FORCE FOR THE IDENTIFICATION OF THE HISTORY OF FORMERLY ENSLAVED AFRICAN AMERICANS IN VIRGINIA  

 

  • Makola M. Abdullah, Ph.D. of Petersburg, President, Virginia State University 


  • Verndell Robinson of Triangle, Broker, Coldwell Banker Realty 

 

 

VIRGINIA LOTTERY BOARD 

 

  • Adam L. Tolbert of Saltville, Senior Director of Administration, Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center 


  • Sherry L. Williams of Henrico, Chief Risk Officer, Atlantic Union Bank 

 

 

LABOR 

 

BOARD FOR HEARING AID SPECIALISTS AND OPTICIANS 

 

  • Judith Canty of Virginia Beach, Territory Sales Manager, Luzerne Optical Labs 

 

 

BOARD FOR PROFESSIONAL SOIL SCIENTISTS, WETLAND PROFESSIONALS, AND GEOLOGISTS 

 

  • Steven Yob of Glen Allen, Professional Engineer and Deputy County Manager, Henrico County 

 

 

BOARD FOR WASTE MANAGEMENT FACILITY OPERATORS  

  

  • Wade Bailey of Mechanicsville, General Manager, Republic Services 

 

 

VIRGINIA BOARD FOR ASBESTOS, LEAD, AND HOME INSPECTORS 

  

  • Jesse Phillips of Roanoke, Industrial Hygiene Practice Leader, Froehling & Robertson, Inc. 


  • Robin Wilder of Henrico, Environmental Services Division Director, Henrico County Department of Public Works 

  

 

LEGISLATIVE 

 

BROWN V. BOARD OF EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS COMMITTEE  


  • Paris D. Turner of Norfolk, Teacher, Norfolk Public Schools 

 

 

CAPITOL SQUARE PRESERVATION COUNCIL 

 

  • Dr. Sarah Scarbrough of Richmond, Director and Founder, REAL LIFE  

 

 

MANUFACTURING DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION 

 

  • Kimberlee Anne Humphrey of Hampton, President and CEO, Association for Manufacturing Excellence 

 

 

NATURAL AND HISTORIC RESOURCES 

 

BOARD OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES 

 

  • The Honorable James Edmunds of Halifax, former Member, Virginia House of Delegates, 60th District 


  • The Honorable William Wampler III of Abingdon, former Member, Virginia House of Delegates, 4th District 

 

 

SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION BOARD 

  

  • Robert Mills of Callands, President, Briar View Farms Inc. 

 

 

VIRGINIA LAND CONSERVATION FOUNDATION, BOARD OF TRUSTEEES 


  • Stewart Leeth of Richmond, Chief Sustainability Officer, Smithfield Foods, Inc. 

  

 

PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY  

 

E 9-1-1 SERVICES BOARD 

 

  • Chief Michael Barakey of Suffolk, Fire Chief, Suffolk Fire and Rescue 

 

 

TRANSPORTATION  

 

MOTOR VEHICLE DEALER BOARD 

 

  • Andrew Wiley of Staunton, Owner, Consumers Auto Warehouse, Inc. 

 

 

VETERANS AND DEFENSE AFFAIRS 

 

MILITARY ADVISORY COUNCIL 

 

  • Jon Ganues of Henrico, Manager of Men's Programs, Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors 
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