Northam announces administration appointments

Gov. Ralph Northam announced additional appointments to his administration on Friday.

Board Appointments

Board of Dentistry

• Dagoberto Zapatero of Virginia Beach, Dentist, Starfish Dental

Board of Education

• Stewart D. Roberson of Richmond, President, Moseley Architects and former Superintendent of Schools, Falls Church City Public Schools and Hanover County Public Schools
• Anthony Swann of Vinton, Teacher, Franklin County Public Schools and 2021 Virginia Teacher of the Year

Board of Juvenile Justice

• The Honorable Anita James Price of Roanoke, former Councilmember and Vice Mayor, City of Roanoke and Retired Educator, Roanoke City Public Schools

Board of Social Services

• Megan Miloser of Warrenton, Director of Children’s Education, Warrenton United Methodist Church

Board of Trustees for the Frontier Culture Museum of Virginia

• Iris Park of Roanoke, Marketing Director, Miss You Flowers

Norfolk State University Board of Visitors

• Terri L. Best of Newport News, Member, Newport News School Board

State Historical Records Advisory Board

• Bernadette Battle* of Emporia, Associate Dean of Advising Services, J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College
• Heather Bollinger of Aldie, Historic Records Manager, Fairfax Circuit Court
• Kim Curtis of Albemarle, Researcher, Project on Lived Theology, Department of Religious Studies, University of Virginia
• Katherine Egner Gruber* of Williamsburg, Curator, Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation
• Zachary Hottel of Woodstock, Archivist, Shenandoah County Library
• Josh Howard of Staunton, Public Historian, Passel Historical Consultants and Collections and Technology Manager, Jefferson-Madison Regional Library
• Sara Townsend of Fredericksburg, PhD Student, George Mason University

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

• Makola M. Abdullah, PhD of Petersburg, President, Virginia State University
• The Honorable Nelson Harris of Roanoke, Pastor, Heights Community Church
• Khadijah O. Miller, PhD of Chesapeake, Professor of Interdisciplinary Studies and Interim Dean, Robert C. Nusbaum Honors College, Norfolk State University
• Jalane Schmidt of Charlottesville, Professor, Department of Religious Studies, University of Virginia
• Cainan D. Townsend* of Farmville, Director of Education and Outreach, Robert Russa Moton Museum

University of Mary Washington Board of Visitors

• Princess R. Moss of Alexandria, Elementary Music Teacher, Louisa County Public Schools and Vice President, National Education Association

Veterans Services Foundation

• Lettie J. Bien of Charlottesville, Retired Colonel, United States Army and Defense Affairs Program Manager, Charlottesville Regional Chamber of Commerce
• Paula Buckley of Richmond, Director of Outreach and Public Affairs, GReat Aspirations Scholarship Program, Inc. (GRASP)
• Phillip Jones of Newport News, Consultant, Bain & Company

Virginia African American Advisory Board

• Eldon Burton of Richmond, Director of Government Relations, Virginia State University

Virginia Lottery Board

• Scott Price* of Alexandria, Regional Policy Director, Dominion Energy

*denotes reappointment