The Office of the Governor of the State of Virginia

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Governor Glenn Youngkin Announces Additional Administration and Board Appointments

For Immediate Release:January 9, 2026
Contacts: Office of the Governor:Peter Finocchio, [email protected]Office of the Governor:Peter Finocchio, [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

SECRETARY OF THE COMMONWEALTH

  • Jennifer "Jenna" B. Moon, Secretary of the Commonwealth

BOARD APPOINTMENTS

AUTHORITY

CANNABIS PUBLIC HEALTH ADVISORY COUNCIL

  • Dr. Karen Sanders of Goochland, Federal Employee (Voluntary), Department of Veterans Affairs

VIRGINIA BIOTECHNOLOGY RESEARCH PARTNERSHIP AUTHORITY

  • Elizabeth Anne Whalley, BSN, RN, MBA, JD, CHC, CHRC, of Richmond, Chief Legal and Compliance Officer, Phlow Corp.

VIRGINIA RECREATIONAL FACILITIES AUTHORITY, BOARD OF TRUSTEES

  • Amanda Marko of Roanoke, President, Connected Strategy Group

COMMERCE AND TRADE

COMMISSION ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT

  • The Honorable Beckham A. Stanley of Bedford, Principal, Rural Results Consulting

VIRGINIA OFFSHORE WIND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY

  • Chelsea Jenkins Olivieri of Virginia Beach, President, COSOLVE LLC; Managing Director, Secure Energy Future Center, Virginia Tech Corporate Research Center

COMMONWEALTH

VIRGINIA AFRICAN AMERICAN ADVISORY BOARD

  • Diante Johnson of Alexandria, President, Black Conservative Federation

DESIGNATED

SOUTHEASTERN PUBLIC SERVICE AUTHORITY

  • Richard Broad of Norfolk, Director of Public Works, City of Norfolk

EDUCATION

BOARD OF EDUCATION

  • J. Marc Carraway of Urbanna, retired Director, Blue Ridge Governor's School

BOARD OF REGENTS OF GUNSTON HALL

  • Katherine "Katie" Lucile Barney of Easton, Maryland, Member, The National Society of The Colonial Dames of America in the State of Maryland
  • Carol S. Howell of Prairieville, Louisiana, Member, The National Society of The Colonial Dames of America in the State of Louisiana

BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE VIRGINIA MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY

  • Richard Bratcher of Waynesboro, retired Vice President for Facilities Management and Real Property, Longwood University
  • Katherine Brunett McGuire of Falls Church, Chief Advocacy Officer, American Psychological Association

BOARD OF VISITORS OF RICHARD BLAND COLLEGE

  • The Honorable Kelly Gee of Richmond, Chief Executive Officer, Junior Achievement of Central Virginia

HEALTH AND HUMAN RESOURCES

BOARD OF DENTISTRY

  • Dr. Anthony Peluso of Virginia Beach, Orthodontist, Eastern Virginia Orthodontics

RESEARCH AND CLINICAL TRIAL CANCER CONSORTIUM INITIATIVE

  • Elliott Harrigan of Richmond, President, Harrigan & Company

STATE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES ADVISORY BOARD

  • Steve Higgins of Rockbridge County, Managing Partner, Priority Patient Transport
  • Theresa Kingsley-Varble of Bristol, Emergency Management Coordinator, Washington County
  • Melissa Meador of Orange, Director of Emergency Services, County of Greene
  • Chief James Reynolds of Chesapeake, Division Chief of EMS, Chesapeake Fire Department
  • Chief Jason Stroud of Virginia Beach, EMS Chief, City of Virginia Beach

VIRGINIA FORENSIC NURSING ADVISORY COUNCIL

  • Melissa Harper of Roanoke, Forensic Nurse, Ultra Health PEDS Forensic Nursing Department; Forensic Nurse, SAFE Center of SWVA

LEGISLATIVE

COMMISSION ON YOUTH

  • Jenni Booker Baker of Henrico, Vice-President of Development and Communications, ChildSavers

NATURAL AND HISTORIC RESOURCES

BOARD OF CONSERVATION AND RECREATION

  • Jennifer Walle Boyd of Midlothian, Director, Lindl Government Affairs

TRANSPORTATION

AEROSPACE ADVISORY COUNCIL

  • Nicholas Devereux of Alexandria, Policy & Government Affairs, Wing

VIRGINIA PASSENGER RAIL AUTHORITY

  • The Honorable Benming "Benny" Zhang of James City County, Attorney, Kaufman & Canoles, P.C.; former Member, Williamsburg City Council

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