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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