Virginia Secretary of Education

01/10/2025 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 01/10/2025 14:55

Governor Glenn Youngkin Announces Additional Administration and Board Appointments

For Immediate Release:January 10, 2025
Contacts: Office of the Governor: Christian Martinez, [email protected]Office of the Governor: Christian Martinez, [email protected]

Governor Glenn Youngkin Announces Additional Administration and Board Appointments

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

ADMINISTRATION APPOINTMENTS

COMMERCE AND TRADE

  • Brandon McCleskey, Special Assistant

BOARD APPOINTMENTS

AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY

HORSE INDUSTRY BOARD

  • Barbara Riggs of Upperville, retired Deputy Director, United States Secret Service

SMALL GRAINS BOARD

  • Jimmy Oliver of Isle of Wight County, Co-Owner/Operator, Oliver Farms, LLC

EDUCATION

BOARD OF REGENTS OF GUNSTON HALL

  • Linda Lee Ballard Grew of Raleigh, North Carolina, Member, The National Society of The Colonial Dames of America in the State of North Carolina

BOARD OF VISITORS OF THE VIRGINIA SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF AND BLIND

  • Ryan Whitworth of Suffolk, Compliance Manager, Norfolk Banana Distributors Inc.

HEALTH AND HUMAN RESOURCES

ADVISORY BOARD ON POLYSOMNOGRAPHIC TECHNOLOGY

  • Michael B. Polsky, MD, of North Chesterfield, Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Physician, Pulmonary Associates of Richmond, Inc.

RARE DISEASE COUNCIL

  • Christina Peroutka, MS, FAAP, FACMG, of Manassas, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Medical Biochemical and Clinical Genetics, University of Virginia School of Medicine

NATURAL AND HISTORIC RESOURCES

VIRGINIA LAND CONSERVATION FOUNDATION, BOARD OF TRUSTEES

  • Bradley Gable of Loudoun County, Owner, Commonwealth Mitigation

PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY

CORRECTIONS OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE

  • Marcus Elam of Powhatan, Corrections Operations Administrator and Legislative Liaison, Virginia Department of Corrections
  • David Matthews of Henrico, Jail Officer, Riverside Regional Jail; former Officer, Virginia Department of Corrections

TRANSPORTATION

METROPOLITAN WASHINGTON AIRPORTS AUTHORITY  

  • Jonathan W. Burks of Arlington, Vice President for Global Public Policy, Walmart

MOTOR VEHICLE DEALER BOARD

  • Richard S. "Dick" Myers of Rockingham, Principal Owner and President, Dick Myers Chrysler- Dodge-Jeep - RAM- Fiat, Inc.

VETERANS AND DEFENSE AFFAIRS

JOINT LEADERSHIP COUNCIL OF VETERANS SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS 

  • Justin LeHew of Fredericksburg, Chief Executive Officer, History Flight; Sergeant Major U.S.M.C. (ret.)
  • Timothy M. Taylor of Moseley, Lt. Col. U.S.M.C. (ret.)

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