McAuliffe announces appointments to college boards of visitors

Today Governor Terry McAuliffe announced his appointments to the boards that govern Virginia’s higher education system, including the Boards of Visitors for Virginia colleges and universities, the Virginia State Board for Community Colleges and the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia.

“Virginia’s higher education system is one of the best in the world and a cornerstone of our economic future,” said Governor McAuliffe. “As I spoke with each of these appointees I urged them to use their positions to help manage our colleges and universities prudently, to find cost efficiencies in order to keep tuition rates as low as possible and to embrace innovation in order to prepare every Virginia student to compete in a 21^st Century economy.”

The Governor’s appointments to Virginia’s college and university Boards of Visitors and higher education boards are below:

Christopher Newport University

• Bill Ermatinger, of Newport News, Corp VP & CHRO of Huntington Ingalls Industries
• *Vicki Siokis Freeman, of New York City and Newport News, Owner, PS Paperie
• Charles B. “Brad” Hunter, of Portsmouth,  Assistant Vice President – Commercial Lending, TowneBank
• The Honorable Gabe Morgan, of Newport News, Sheriff of Newport News
• The Honorable Dr. Ella P. Ward, of Chesapeake, Chesapeake City Council member

College of William and Mary

• *Sue H. Gerdelman, of Williamsburg
• Christopher M. Little, of McDowell, Retired
• William H. Payne, II, of Henrico, Principal with Bull Moose Strategies, LLC
• Lisa Roday, of Henrico, Consultant

George Mason University

• Mahfuz Ahmed, of Great Falls, CEO, Digital Intelligence Systems LLC
• Claire Dwoskin, of McLean, President, Children’s Medical Safety Research Institute
• Jon Milton Peterson, of Fairfax Station, Principal, The Peterson Companies
• Tracy Schar, of Fairfax, Vice President of Marketing, Comstock Companies

James Madison University

• The Honorable William T. Bolling, of Mechanicsville, Senior Vice President and Managing Director for RCM&D and former Lieutenant Governor of Virginia.
• Warren K. Coleman, of Henrico, CFO Harper Associates LLC
• Vanessa M. Evans, of Charlottesville, Associate Director, Ron Brown Scholar Program
• Lucy Hutchinson, of Falls Church, Senior Manager for Executive and Commercial Recruiting of Capital One
• Edward Rice, of Vienna, Consultant

Longwood University

• Eileen M. Anderson, of Glen Allen, CFO of InfoPro Incorporated
• Katherine Elam Busser, of Goochland, CEO, Virginia Children’s Hospital Alliance
• Lucia Anna “Pia” Trigiani, of Alexandria, Attorney at Law, MercerTrigiani

Norfolk State University

• The Honorable Lamont Bagby, of Henrico, Director of Operations at Peter Paul Development Center and Henrico County School Board Member
• Elwood B. Boone III, of Virginia Beach, President, Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital
• *Thomas N. Chewning, of Richmond, Retired Executive Vice-President and CFO of Dominion Resources
• *Bryan D. Cuffee, of Virginia Beach, Vice President of Development for Gold Key / PHR Hotels & Resorts
• Larry A. Griffith, of Annandale, Senior Vice President Programs and Student Services, UNCF – the United Negro College Fund

Old Dominion University

• Carlton Bennett, of Virginia Beach, Law Partner at Bennett and Zydron, P.C.
• Jay Harris, of Bristol, Connecticut,  Sportscenter Anchor, ESPN
• The Honorable William D. Sessoms, Jr., of Virginia Beach, President/CEO of Towne Financial Services Group andMayor of Virginia Beach
• Lisa Smith, of Norfolk, Community Volunteer
• *Fred J. Whyte, of Virginia Beach, President of Stihl Incorporated

Radford University

• The Honorable Andrew Fogarty, of Chesterfield, retired
• Susan Whealler Johnston, of Berryville, Executive Vice President and COO, Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges (AGB)
• *Steve Robinson, of Chapel Hill NC, Assistant Basketball Coach at the University of North Carolina
• The Honorable Javaid Siddiqi, of Chesterfield, Director Hunt-Kean Leadership Fellows

State Board for Community Colleges

• Dr. Thomas Brewster, of Falls Mills, Superintendent, Pulaski County Public Schools
• Eleanor Saslaw, of Springfield, retired career educator and former President of the Virginia State Board of Education
• The Honorable Michael J. Schewel, of Richmond, Partner, McGuireWoods LLP

State Council of Higher Education for Virginia

• Marge Connelly, of Keswick, financial services executive
• Henry D. Light, of Norfolk, retired Senior VP Law of Norfolk Southern Corporation
• Bill Murray, of Henrico, Managing Director, Public Policy, Dominion

University of Mary Washington

• *Holly Tace Cuellar, Coronado, CA, Membership Development Coordinator, IABM
• The Honorable R. Edward “Edd” Houck, of Spotsylvania County, former State Senator
• Fred M. Rankin III, of Stafford, President and CEO of Mary Washington Health Care

University of Virginia and Affiliated Schools        

• L. D. Britt, MD, MPH of Suffolk, Henry Ford Professor & Edward J. Brickhouse Chairman, Eastern Virginia Medical School
• Frank M. “Rusty” Conner III, of Alexandria, Partner, Covington & Burling LLP
• Barbara J. Fried, of Crozet, Chairman, Fried Companies, Inc.
• John G. Macfarlane III, of Darien, CT, Managing Partner of Arrochar Management LLC

Virginia Commonwealth University

• *William M. Ginther, of Midlothian, retired banking executive
• The Honorable Franklin P. Hall, of Richmond, Attorney and Chairman of the Board of Hall & Hall, PLC, former Member of the Virginia House of Delegates
• Colette Wallace McEachin, of Richmond, Deputy Commonwealth’s Attorney, Richmond Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office
• *The Honorable Alexander B. McMurtrie Jr., of Richmond, retired and former Member of the Virginia House of Delegates

Virginia Military Institute

• *Bruce Gottwald Jr., of Richmond, Managing Director of Jonah, LLC
• Conrad M. Hall, of Norfolk, retired President and CEO of Dominion Enterprises
• Richard K. Hines, V, of Atlanta, GA, a partner of the law firm Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP
• The Honorable Joe R. Reeder, of Alexandria, Shareholder at GreenbergTraurig and former United States Under Secretary of the Army

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

• *Michael J. Quillen, of Bristol, Founder/retired Chairman Alpha Natural Resources
• Wayne H. Robinson, of Greensboro, North Carolina, Chief Diversity Practice Leader, Wyndham Mills International, Inc. and Senior Pastor, New Millennium Christian Center, Inc.
• Mehul Sanghani, of Vienna, President & CEO of Octo Consulting Group, Inc.
• Horacio A. Valeiras, of La Jolla, CA, Managing Principal of HAV Capital LLC

Virginia State University

• *Harry Black, of Baltimore, MD, City of Baltimore Chief Financial Officer
• Thursa D. Crittenden, of Suffolk, retired broadcast television and public affairs executive
• Charlie W. Hill, of Hampton, President of the Hampton Roads Prostate Health Forum and retired Executive Vice President, Human Resources of Landmark Communications, Inc.
• Dr. Alma C. Hobbs, of Richmond, retired
• Xavier R. Richardson, of Spotsylvania, Executive Vice President, Mary Washington Healthcare

*denotes reappointment