Northam announces updated state board appointments

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

Advisory Committee on Juvenile Justice and Prevention

• Jeffrey D. Charity, Sr. of Chesapeake, Victim and Witness Advocate, Office of the Norfolk Commonwealth’s Attorney

Board for Professional Soil Scientists, Wetlands Professionals, and Geologists

• Robin Bedenbaugh* of Midlothian, Senior Project Manager, Resource Environmental Solutions, LLC
• Bennette D. Burks* of Richmond, Professional Engineer and Principal, 3-Engineering, LLC
• David Hall* of Floyd, President, Soil and Environmental Technology Inc.
• Alexis E. Jones* of Jarratt, Senior Environmentalist and Project Manager, Youngblood, Tyler & Associates, P.C.
• Drew Thomas, CPG* of Front Royal, Engineering Geologist

Board of Trustees of the Science Museum of Virginia

• Rodney L. Berry of Richmond, Superintendent of Education, Virginia Department of Corrections

Board of Wildlife Resources

• Michael Leon Boyd*of Vansant, Vice President, Noah Horn Well Drilling, Inc.
• Rovelle Corniel Brown of Fluvanna, President, Millenium Security Company LLC
• Tammy Jo Franklin Grimesof Big Stone Gap
• Tom Sadler*of Verona, Deputy Director, Marine Fish Conservation Network

Chesapeake Bay Bridge and Tunnel Commission

• Reeves W. Mahoney* of Norfolk, Senior Managing Member, Mahoney & Richmond, PLLC
• The Honorable Chris Snead* of Hampton, Councilwoman, City of Hampton

Commission to Study Slavery and Subsequent De Jure and De Facto Racial and Economic Discrimination

• Jody Lynn Allen, PhD of Ashland, Assistant Professor of History and Robert Francis Engs Director of The Lemon Project: A Journey of Reconciliation, William & Mary
• Edward L. Ayers, PhD of Richmond and Charlottesville, Professor and President Emeritus, University of Richmond
• Andrea Douglas, PhD of Charlottesville, Executive Director, Jefferson School African American Heritage Center
• John W. Kinney, PhD of Ashland, Distinguished Professor, Virginia Union University
• Cassandra L. Newby-Alexander, PhD of Chesapeake, Professor of History and Dean of the College of Liberal Arts, Norfolk State University
• Xavier Richardson of Fredericksburg, Senior Vice President and Chief Development Officer, Mary Washington Healthcare
• Karen Sherry, PhDof Richmond, Curator, Virginia Museum of History and Culture
• Daniel P. Watkins, Esq.of Alexandria, Partner, Clare Locke LLP

Secure and Resilient Commonwealth Panel

• Karl C. Colder of Ashburn, Retired Special Agent in Charge, United Stats Drug Enforcement Administration, President, Colder Allied Consulting, LLC and Teacher, Loudoun County Public Schools
• Walter English, III of Arlington, Deputy Emergency Management Coordinator, City of Fairfax
• Elizabeth Leffel, PhD* of Eagle Rock, President, Leffel Consulting Group
• Paula J. Loomis of Norfolk, Architect, The Urban Collaborative

Virginia Aviation Board

• Alan Abbott* of Ashland, Owner, TeamLogic IT
• Victoria Cox* of Falls Church, Senior Technical Advisor, Veracity Engineering

Virginia Biotechnology Research Partnership Authority

• Ken Ampy*of Richmond, Chief Executive Officer, Astyra Corporation
• Eric S. Edwards* of Richmond, President and CEO, Phlow Corporation

*denotes reappointment