Governor Spanberger Announces Board Appointments

RICHMOND, VA - Governor Abigail Spanberger today announced the following board appointments.

"I am proud to announce this outstanding group of Virginians who have stepped up to use their expertise in business, healthcare, economic development, and conservation to serve the Commonwealth," said Governor Abigail Spanberger. "I have full confidence that these appointees will work to lower costs, invest in our healthcare systems, and protect our natural resources."

FINANCE

Governor's Advisory Council on Revenue Estimates (GACRE)

• Keyanna Conner of Henrico, Managing Director, Deloitte Consulting LLP
• Shannon Pierce of Virginia Beach, Chief Executive Officer and President, Virginia Natural Gas
• Tom Barkin of Richmond, Chief Executive Officer and President, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
• Laura Lafayette of Henrico, Chief Executive Officer, Richmond Association of Realtors
• Sarah McCoy of Norfolk, Chief Executive Officer, Port of Virginia
• Kari Wilkinson of Williamsburg, President, Newport News Shipbuilding
• Kathy Warden of Falls Church, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman, Northrop Grumman
• Neil Amin of Henrico, Chief Executive Officer, Shamin Hotels
• Brian Hemphill of Norfolk, President, Old Dominion University
• Chad Eisele of Mechanicsville, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Card, Capital One
• J. Stephen Jones of Fairfax, Chief Executive Officer and President, Inova Health System
• Jair Lynch of Washington, D.C., Chief Executive Officer and President, Jair Lynch Real Estate Company
• Robert Mills of Pittsylvania, President, Briar View Farms
• William G. "Bill" Crutchfield of Albemarle, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Crutchfield Corporation
• BK Fulton of Richmond, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman, Soulidifly Productions
• Todd Stottlemyer of Vienna, Chief Executive Officer, Acentra Health

Joint Advisory Board of Economists (JABE)

• David Kohl of Blacksburg, Professor Emeritus, Virginia Tech
• Danushka Nanayakkara-Skillington of Silver Spring, Assistant Vice President for Economic Forecasting, National Association of Home Builders
• Ryan Price of Alexandria, Chief Economist, Virginia Realtors
• Sonya Ravindranath Waddell of Richmond, Vice President and Economist, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
• Can Dogan of Blacksburg, Associate Professor, Radford University
• Alice Kassens of Fincastle, Dean of the School of Business, Economics, and Analytics, Roanoke College
• Oleg Korenok of Henrico, Professor of Economics, VCU
• Robert "Bob" McNab of Chesapeake, Professor and Chair of the Department of Economics at Strome College of Business, Old Dominion University
• Macrina Wilkins of Washington, D.C., Director of Market Insights, Associated General Contractors of America

Board of Accountancy

• June Jennings, CPA of Chesterfield, Consultant

HEALTH AND HUMAN RESOURCES

State Board of Health

• Heidi Dix of Chesterfield, Senior Vice President of Policy, Virginia Association of Health Plans
• Daun Hester of Norfolk, Treasurer, City of Norfolk

Board of Medicine

• Shaunette Davey of Alexandria, Pediatric Orthopedic Surgeon, Pediatric Specialists of Virginia
• Jeffrey Feit of Winchester, Chief Population Health Officer and Chief Medical Information Officer, Valley Health
• Lucy Marcil of Alexandria, Pediatrician, Children's National Hospital
• Jill McCabe of Loudoun, Medical Director of Pediatric Emergency and Hospitalist Services, Inova Loudoun Hospital

State Board of Social Services

• Lachanda Lee of Dinwiddie, Director of Human Resources, Dinwiddie County Government
• Cassandra Willis, Ph.D. of Glen Allen, Principal, Montrose Elementary School

Board of Dentistry

• Mellanda Y. Colson Scott of Portsmouth, Owner, Sunset Family Dentistry

COMMERCE AND TRADE

Virginia Economic Development Partnership Authority

• Kenneth Johnson of Richmond, Chief Executive Officer, JMI
• Christopher P. Lu of Arlington, James R. Schlesinger Distinguished Professor, University of Virginia Miller Center
• David I. Ramadan of Loudoun, President, RAMA International
• John D. Hewa Jr. of Prince William, Chief Executive Officer and President, Rappahannock Electric Cooperative

Virginia Growth and Opportunity Board

• John A. King of Charlottesville, President, Virginia Poultry Growers Cooperative

Virginia Offshore Wind Development Authority

• Kathleen P. Owens of Virginia Beach, President, Beach Development Group
• Douglas L. Faulkner of Arlington, President, Leatherstocking LLC

Virginia Small Business Financing Authority

• Danica J. Royster of Norfolk, Wealth Consultant, First Genesis of Virginia
• Quan M. Boatman of Fredericksburg, Chief Executive Officer and President, MylesEdge Consulting

Manufacturing Development Commission

• Brett A. Vassey of Chesterfield, Chief Executive Officer and President, Virginia Manufacturers Association

Small Business Commission

• Christopher Reese of Fairfax, President, Revolve Solutions LLC
• Siddique Sheikh of Occoquan, Chairman and Founder, U.S. Pakistan International Chamber of Commerce

NATURAL AND HISTORIC RESOURCES

Alexandria Historical Restoration and Preservation Commission

• Ricardo Navarro of Alexandria, President, Navarro Construction
• William H. Cromley of Alexandria, Real Estate Developer

Board of Conservation and Recreation

• Heather M. Richards of Culpeper, Vice President, The Conservation Fund
• Esther M. Nizer of Elkton, Retired IT Trainer and Development Manager, James Madison University
• Paul A. Gilbert of Fairfax, Chief Executive Officer, Green Results LLC
• Melissa D. Neff of Richmond, Environmental Director, Dominion Energy

Board of Historic Resources

• Jordan E. Tannenbaum of Fairfax, Senior Vice President, Institutional Advancement, Brandeis University
• Matthew Gibson of Charlottesville, Executive Director, Virginia Humanities

Board of Trustees of the Virginia Outdoors Foundation

• Elizabeth J. Copeland of King William, Vice President of Regulatory Affairs, JUUL Labs, Inc.
• Vernon B. Richardson III of Alexandria, Principal, MITRE Corporation

Cave Board

• Harriet Flynn of Harrisonburg, Program Supervisor, Harrisonburg Parks and Recreation
• Graham Montrose of Henrico, Conservationist, Capital Region Land Conservancy
• Robert Kenneth Denton Jr. of Winchester, Senior Geologist, Karst Geology SME, Terracon Consultants, Inc.

Hampton Roads Sanitation District Commission

• Vishnukumar K. Lakdawala of Virginia Beach, Associate Professor, Old Dominion University
• Elizabeth Andrews of Williamsburg, Distinguished Law and Policy Fellow, Institute for Engagement and Negotiation, University of Virginia

Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee to the Chesapeake Bay Executive Council

• Molly Mitchell of James City, Research Associate Professor, Virginia Institute of Marine Science, William and Mary
• Michael Sorice of Blacksburg, Associate Professor, Virginia Tech

Soil and Water Conservation Board

• Kevin Tate of Page, Director of Conservation, Alliance for the Shenandoah Valley

State Air Pollution Control Board

• Caleb Jaffe of Charlottesville, Director of the Environmental Law and Community Engagement Clinic, University of Virginia School of Law
• William Shobe of Albemarle, Research Professor Emeritus, Retired

State Water Commission

• Ben Shoemaker of Loudoun, Executive Director, Fauquier County Water and Sanitation Authority

State Water Control Board

• Scott J. Cameron of Fairfax, Chairman, Northern Virginia Soil and Water Conservation District
• Jerald Hess of Goochland, Associate General Counsel, Apex Clean Energy

Task Force for the Identification of the History of Formerly Enslaved African Americans in Virginia

• Michelle Evans Oliver of Henrico, Public Historian, Financial Historian and Preservation Strategist, Genconcepts, LLC
• Karice Luck-Brimmer of Danville, Genealogist, Thomas Jefferson Foundation, Inc./Monticello
• Joseph P. Boutte of Prince William, President, Association for the Study of African American Life and History of Northern Virginia

Virginia Council on Environmental Justice

• Meryem Karad of Fairfax, Senior Communications and Policy Advisor, SMS Consulting
• Dr. Geoffrey Guns of Norfolk, Senior Pastor, Second Calvary Baptist Church

Virginia Marine Resources Commission

• Joe Grist of Williamsburg, Commissioner, Virginia Marine Resources Commission
• Sandra Kellum of Reedville, General Manager, Ampro Shipyard & Diesel, LLC

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