Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced additional key administration and board appointments this month.
Office of the Governor
- Ryan Welsh, Senior Advisor for Energy and Economic Policy
- Kathryn Zimmerman, Chief of Staff, Office of the First Lady
- Ali Ahmad, Deputy Chief of Staff and Director of Policy and Legislative Affairs
- Nicole Ogburn, Deputy Chief of Staff and Director of Strategic Engagement
- Josh Humphries, Director of Legislative Affairs
Commonwealth
- Emily Evans, Deputy Director of Outreach
Education
- Colleen Messick, Executive Director, Virginia Commission for the Arts
Corn Board
- Savannah Engel McQuarrie of Hanover, Co-owner, Engel Family Farm
Cotton Board
- Michael Griffin of Suffolk, Owner/Operator Griffin Farms, LLC
Soybean Board
- Michael Bryant of Lottsburg, Farmer, Melville Farms
- Charles “Chuck” McGhee of Mechanicsville, Owner, Grainfield Farm, LLC
- Lynn Gayle of Onancock, Owner, Mount Nebo Farms, LLC
- William “Bill” Henley of Walkerton, Farmer, MTG Partners, LLC
Tobacco Board
- Blair M. W. Hall of Halifax, Farmer, Waller Brothers Farm
- Richard Thomas Hite, Jr., of Kenbridge, Farmer owner/operator, Hite Farming LLC
- Donald Moore of Chatham, Farmer, D. Moore Farms, Inc.
Virginia Tourism Authority
- Christian Pinkston of Falls Church, President, Pinkston
Live Horseracing Compact Committee
- Waqas Ahmed of Henrico, Executive Secretary, Virginia Racing Commission
State Rehabilitation Advisory Council
- Lillian Garland of Woodbridge, disability advocate
- Ryan Haywood of Leesburg, Director of Health and Citizen Solutions Portfolio Development, Highlight Technologies, Inc.
State Rehabilitation Council for the Blind and Vision Impaired
- John Leopold of Henrico, Chief Administrative Officer, Goodwill of Central and Coastal Virginia
L. Philpott Manufacturing Extension Partnership, Board of Trustees
- Matthew Clarke of Wytheville, President, Clarke Precision Machine, Inc.
- Jeffrey Jaycox of Virginia Beach, President, Tabet Manufacturing Company Inc.
- Karen D. Sorber of Washington County, CEO and Co-founder, Micronic Technologies, Inc.
- Gabriel LaMois of Alexandria, CEO, Technology Advancement Group
Board of Directors, New College Institute
- Mike Lundsgaard of Carrollton, Director of Offshore Wind Operations, Dominion Energy
Board of Trustees of the Virginia Museum of Natural History
- Dr. Carole Nash of Harrisonburg, Professor, James Madison University
Board of Trustees of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
- Margaret Hancock of Charlottesville, former Executive Director, Virginia Commission for the Arts
Advisory Board on Massage Therapy
- Candice Merrick of Richmond, Director, Hand & Stone
State Executive Council for Children’s Services
- The Honorable Kevin P. Carroll of Chesterfield, Member, Chesterfield County Board of Supervisors, Matoaca District
State Health Department Sewage Handling and Disposal Appeal Review Board
- Joshua Hepner of Stephens City, Environmental Health Supervisor, Loudoun County Health Department
Advisory Board for the Virginia Department for the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing
- Karen Engelhardt of Bristow, Senior Hear Peer Support Team Member, MED-EL
Advisory Board on Occupational Therapy
- Bobby Blair of Charlottesville, Occupational Therapist and Certified Hand Therapist, Physical Therapy @ ACAC
Advisory Board on Service and Volunteerism
- Amanda Gannon of Manassas, District Vice President of Operations, GreenTree Healthcare Management
- Dr. Linda Malone-Colon of Hampton, Dean, School of Liberal Arts and Education and Tenured Professor of Psychology, Hampton University; Executive Director, Hampton University National Center for Black Family Life
- Kimberley L. Martin of Hanover County, Founder, KLM Scholarship Foundation
- The Honorable Victoria Proffitt of Chesapeake, Commissioner of Revenue, City of Chesapeake
State Board of Social Services
- Sarah Owen of Lynchburg, Legislative Director, Office of Senator Travis Hackworth
State Emergency Medical Services Advisory Board
- Lisa Baber of Henrico, Deputy Fire Chief, New Kent County Fire and Rescue Department
- Dr. Joseph Lang of Norfolk, Physician, Emergency Physicians of Tidewater; Program Director, EMS Fellowship, Eastern Virginia Health Sciences Center at Old Dominion University
- Joseph Williams of Fauquier, Emergency Medical Technician, UVA Community Health
State Executive Council for Children’s Services
- John Budesky of Mechanicsville, County Administrator, Hanover County
- Natalie Handy of Roanoke County, Vice President of Government Affairs and Advocacy, Health Connect America
- The Honorable Jake Holmes of Bristol, External Affairs Manager, Appalachian Power; Vice Mayor, Bristol City Council
- Ronald Spears of Powhatan, CEO, Elk Hill, Inc.
Virginia Board for People with Disabilities
- Amaan Karim of Midlothian, Sales Executive, Palo Alto Networks
- Jeffrey Katz of Hanover County, Certified Coach and Professional Speaker, Coaching with Katz
Virginia Interagency Coordinating Council
- Dr. Tracey Deal of Richmond, Pediatrician, Pediatric Associates, PC
- Nyesha Nicholas of Chesterfield, Founder, Joy of Advocacy
- The Honorable Emily Jordan of Isle of Wight County, Member, Virginia State Senate, 17th District
Board of Directors of the Virginia Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Program
- Catherine Slusher, MD, of Harrisonburg, Senior Partner, Harrisonburg OBGYN
- John Gordon of Lorton, AVP, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer, Howard University
Board for Barbers and Cosmetology
- Candice Benvenuti of Fairfax County, Paralegal, Blankingship & Keith, P.C.
Board for Hearing Aid Specialists and Opticians
- Dr. Nikisha Richards of Chesterfield, Physician and Surgeon, Virginia Commonwealth University Health System; Staff Physician and Surgeon, Central Virginia Veterans Administration Medical Center
Board for Professional Soil Scientists, Wetland Professionals, and Geologists
- David Johnson of Reston, Consultant
- Nathan Kuhn of Richmond, Senior Manager-Energy Transition, Jacobs Engineering
Real Estate Board
- Raj Patel of Great Falls, IT Consultant
Real Estate Appraiser Board
- Joseph Dunn of Midlothian, Executive Vice President, First Heritage Mortgage
Commissioners for Promotion of Uniformity of Legislation
- Thomas P. Gallanis of Arlington, Professor, Antonin Scalia Law School, George Mason University
Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority
- The Honorable Jeff Goettman of McLean, former Chief of Staff, Office of the Governor
Virginia Passenger Rail Authority
- Neal Crawford of Virginia Beach, banking consultant
Joint Leadership Council of Veterans Service Organizations
- Mark Hartney of Williamsburg, member, Paralyzed Veterans of America Mid-Atlantic Chapter; retired U.S. Air Force
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