Friday, September 29, 2023

Governor Glenn Youngkin Announces Additional Administration and Board Appointments

Commonwealth of Virginia
Office of Governor Glenn Youngkin


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 29, 2023


CONTACTS:



Office of the Governor

Contact: Macaulay Porter

Email: Macaulay.Porter@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

 

  • Nicole Butler, Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff


  • Gillian “Gigi” Aiken, Confidential Special Assistant


LABOR

 

  • Carrie Roth, Director, Department of Workforce Development and Advancement


  • The Honorable Kathy Byron, Deputy Director for External Affairs, Department of Workforce Development and Advancement


  • Demetrios “Mitch” Melis, Commissioner, Virginia Employment Commission


  • Kishore Thota, Director, Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation

 

NATURAL AND HISTORIC RESOURCES

 

  • The Honorable John Cosgrove, Deputy Commissioner, Virginia Marine Resources Commission 

 

BOARD APPOINTMENTS


AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY


CHARITABLE GAMING BOARD


  • The Honorable Dirksen Compton of Pulaski County, Member, Board of Supervisors-Draper District, Pulaski County


  • Anthony C. Williams of Petersburg, City Attorney, City of Petersburg


MILK COMMISSION


  • Kevin Craun of Bridgewater, Owner and Manager, Hillview Farm, Inc.


  • Robert Watters of Great Falls, Managing Partner, The Madison Group LLC

 

VIRGINIA BOARD OF FORESTRY


  • Andrew Brown of Appomattox, Environmental Manager, Weyerhaeuser


  • William Godwin of Franklin, Forester, Franklin Lumber, LLC


  • Scott Shallenberger of Concord, Area Procurement Manager, WestRock

 

WINE BOARD


  • Kerem Baki of Purcellville, Owner and Winemaker, Hillsborough Winery, Brewery, and Vineyard


AUTHORITY


VIRGINIA SOLAR ENERGY DEVELOPMENT AND ENERGY STORAGE AUTHORITY


  • Robert Birdsey of Richmond, Managing Director, Green Front Energy

 

COMMERCE AND TRADE


VIRGINIA SMALL BUSINESS FINANCING AUTHORITY


  • Vanitha Khera of Mclean, Executive Director, Khera Charitable Fund

 

COMMONWEALTH


VIRGINIA ASIAN ADVISORY BOARD


  • Tony O. Yeh of Vienna, Real Estate Broker, United Realty, Inc.   


COMPACT


WASHINGTON METRORAIL SAFETY COMMISSION


  • Jennifer DeBruhl of Hanover, Director, Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation

 

EDUCATION


BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE JAMESTOWN-YORKTOWN FOUNDATION


  • Leslie Sanchez of Alexandria, Founder and CEO, Impacto Group Media

 

BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA HIGHER EDUCATION CENTER


  • April Hamby Crabtree of Abingdon, Small Business Owner and Educator

 

BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE VIRGINIA MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS


  • Loren Brueggen of Alexandria, Principal, Metropolitan Consulting


  • Emily Franklin of Virginia Beach, Creative Designer, Emily Franklin Designs


  • Dr. Pamela Royal of Richmond, President, Royal Dermatology


  • Christina Shin of McLean, Managing Partner, Rowe Weinstein & Sohn, PLLC

 

BOARD OF VISITORS OF JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY


  • Jeff Bolander of McGaheysville, Lieutenant Colonel, US Marine Corps (retired)

 

VIRGINIA COMMISSION FOR THE ARTS


  • Vanessa Thaxton-Ward, Ph.D., of Hampton, Director, Hampton University Museum


FINANCE


ADVISORY COUNCIL ON REVENUE ESTIMATES


  • Shane McCullar of Alexandria, CEO and Operating Principle, KW Metro Center

HEALTH AND HUMAN RESOURCES


ADVISORY BOARD ON SERVICE AND VOLUNTEERISM


  • Jason Ascher of Arlington, Political Director, Mid-Atlantic Pipe Trades Association


  • Shane Roberts-Thomas of Richmond, Co-owner, Morse Group Corporation (DBA Southern Kitchen)


  • Elizabeth L. Schultz of Richmond, Assistant State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Virginia Department of Education

 

BOARD OF DENTISTRY


  • J. Michael Martinez de Andino of Henrico, Senior Counsel (Retired), Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP


  • Jennifer Szakaly, JD, DDS, of Isle of Wight County, Isle of Wight Family and Cosmetic Dentistry, PC (DBA Isle Dentistry) 

 

RENAL DISEASE COUNCIL


  • Dr. Stephen Anderson of Forest, Owner and Pharmacist, Halifax Pharmacy


  • Jennifer Jones of Chesterfield, Resilience Practitioner, J.L. Jones Consulting, L.L.C., Executive Board of Directors, American Association of Kidney Patients

 

  • Dr. Kinjal R. Patel of Lorton, Physician, Virginia Nephrology Group


  • Anthony Reed of Stuarts Draft, CEO, Kidney Trails 

 

STATE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES ADVISORY BOARD


  • Dr. Rebecca Branch-Griffin of Chesterfield County, Retired Director of Health/Counseling Services, Virginia State University


  • Brian Frankel of Fredericksburg, Deputy Chief of EMS, Stafford County Fire and Rescue Department


  • Robert E. Lipscomb, Jr., of Lynchburg, Retired Deputy Fire Chief, Lynchburg Fire Department


  • Beth Matish of Henrico County, CEO, Johnston Willis Hospital.


  • Dr. Patrick McLaughlin of Midlothian, Physician, VCU Health


  • Matthew Rickman of Roanoke, Deputy Chief, City of Salem Fire-EMS Department


  • Torie Smith of Palmer Springs, Flight Nurse, Duke Life Flight


  • R. Bruce Stratton of Concord, Life Member & Hall of Fame Recipient, Virginia Association of Volunteer Rescue Squads Inc.

 

STATE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL FOR CHILDREN’S SERVICES  


  • Melvin Roy of Washington, D.C., Founder and CEO, Foster-U 

 

LABOR


BOARD FOR ARCHITECTS, PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS, LAND SURVEYORS, CERTIFIED INTERIOR DESIGNERS, AND LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS


  • The Honorable Susan P. Dibble of Glen Allen, Member, Board of Supervisors- South Anna District, Hanover County

 

BOARD FOR ASBESTOS, LEAD, AND HOME INSPECTORS


  • Tripp Costen of Henrico, President, Costen Floors


  • Robert Shackford of Mechanicsville, Vice President, Paramount Builders, Inc.

 

BOARD FOR PROFESSIONAL SOIL SCIENTISTS, WETLAND PROFESSIONALS, AND GEOLOGISTS


  • Justin T. Brown of Glen Allen, Environmental Scientist, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 

 

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


  • Erica Duncan of Hanover, Assistant Division Director, Henrico County


  • Caleb Taylor of Christiansburg, Executive Director, NRV Regional Water Authority

 

COMMON INTEREST COMMUNITY BOARD



  • Deborah Mancoll Casey of Virginia Beach, Attorney, Principle and Vice Chair, Woods Rogers Vandeventer Black PLC
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