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Gov. Glenn Youngkin announces new administration, board appointments

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Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin has announced additional key administration and board appointments including adding Waynesboro’s Director of Emergency Management and EMS to the state E 9-1-1 Services Board.

Administration Appointments

Health And Human Resources

  • Jeff Lunardi, Chief Deputy Director Of The Department Of Medical Assistance Services
  • Kevin Erskine, Chief Deputy Commissioner Of The Department Of Social Services

Natural and Historic Resources

  • Alex Samms, Chief Deputy Director Of The Department Of Environmental Quality

Public Safety and Homeland Security

  • Lisa Walbert, Deputy Secretary And Chief Operations Officer
  • Jon Schleffer, Deputy Secretary

Board Appointments

Agriculture

Charitable Gaming Board

  • Michael Kimlick Of Burke, LT. Colonel, U. S. Marine Corps (Retired); Retired, Transportation Security Administration
  • Bonnie Whitlock Of Ashland, Office Service Manager, Ultimate Pools, Inc.

Commerce And Trade

Board of Housing and Community Development

  • Lynne M. Goldberg Of Alexandria, Business Development Executive, CBG Building Company
  • Scott Stosser Of Blacksburg, Senior Vice President Of Construction, SAS Builders

Virginia Growth and Opportunity Board

  • Cliff Fleet of Williamsburg, President & CEO, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation

Commonwealth

Virginia LGBTQ+ Advisory Board

  • Tuan Ho of McLean, serial entrepreneur

Compact

  • Washington Metrorail Safety Commission Interstate Compact
  • Robert Lauby of Falls Church, President, RCL Rail Safety Consulting, LLC; former Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety and Chief Safety Officer, Federal Railroad Administration

Education

State Council of Higher Education For Virginia

  • Scott Fleming of Springfield, Chief Strategy Officer, Teaching Strategies

Finance

Small Business Financing Authority

  • Myron G. Nahra of Virginia Beach, President, Global Communications Corporation
  • Kwesi Robotham of Woodbridge, Managing Director, Kingstowne Advisors LLC

Health and Human Resources

Advisory Board on Service and Volunteerism

  • Clovia Lawrence of Henrico, Multimedia Personality and Chief Executive Officer, Project Give Back To Community
  • Dominick A. Rascona, MD, of Norfolk, Virginia; Pulmonary & Intensive Care Physician; Captain, US Navy (retired)
  • Clifford Yee of Fairfax, Executive Vice President & CFO, Northern Virginia Family Service

Board of Nursing

  • Shantell Kinchen of Richmond, LPN, VCU Health Children’s Services at Brook Road

Child Support Guidelines Review Panel

  • The Honorable Bryan K. Meals of Portsmouth, Judge, Portsmouth Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court

Maternal Mortality Review Team

  • Angela M. Greene of Lexington, Chief of Police, City of Lexington

Virginia Foundation for Healthy Youth

  • Annette Ansong, MD, of Fairfax, Pediatric Cardiologist, Children’s National Hospital

Virginia Health Workforce Development Authority

  • Alexis Gerdes of Virginia Beach, Executive Neuroscience Sales Specialist, Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.

Independent

Virginia College Savings Plan

  • Ricardo Chamorro of Great Falls, Executive Vice President, Consumer Banking & Strategy, PenFed Credit Union.
  • Susan Quaintance Ferguson of Rockingham, Lecturer, James Madison University

Labor

Virginia Board of Workforce Development

  • Dr. Yolanda Shields of Shenandoah County, Founder, Yesbuilds; Adjunct Faculty, Shenandoah University

Public Safety and Homeland Security

Advisory Committee on Juvenile Justice and Prevention

  • Valerie Coley of Chesterfield, Pastor; Certified Peer Support Specialist, Henrico Mental Health; House Manager, Franklin Grove
  • Alexandria Wall of Caroline, Director of Human Trafficking Services, Safe Harbor

Board of Juvenile Justice

  • David Mick of Chesapeake, Attorney, Office of the Attorney General

E 9-1-1 Services Board

  • Gary P. Critzer, NRP, of Waynesboro, Director of Emergency Management and EMS, City of Waynesboro
  • John DiBacco of Norfolk, Fire Chief, City of Norfolk
  • Pete Hatcher of Chesterfield County, Client Solutions Executive, AT&T
  • Matthew Ogburn of Henrico, Director of State & Local Government Affairs, Verizon

Scientific Advisory Committee

  • Erin Forry of Boston, Massachusetts, Quality Assurance Professional

Virginia Fire Services Board

  • William “Billy” L. Hanks of Christiansburg, Chief, Christiansburg Fire & EMS
  • Jerome Williams of Centreville, Battalion Chief, Fairfax County Fire and Rescue

Transportation

Aerospace Advisory Council

  • Kurt Eberly of Arlington, Director of Space Launch, Northrop Grumman
  • Tombo Jones of Blacksburg, Director at Virginia Tech’s Mid Atlantic Aviation Partnership, an FAA Designated UAS Test Site.
  • Joseph H. Oyler IV of Stafford, Senior Manager, State & Local Government Operations, The Boeing Company

Virginia Aviation Board

  • Craig Parisot of Great Falls, CEO, ATA LLC

Veterans and Defense Affairs

Joint Leadership Council of Veterans Service Organizations

  • Carl Holcomb of Hanover, Account Manager, Nick Anderson State Farm Insurance
  • Thad A. Jones of Richmond, Founder and Administrator, Fifth Baptist Church Veterans Ministry

Crystal Graham

Crystal Graham

Crystal Abbe Graham is the regional editor of Augusta Free Press. A 1999 graduate of Virginia Tech, she has worked for nearly 25 years as a reporter and editor for several Virginia publications, written a book, and garnered more than a dozen Virginia Press Association awards for writing and graphic design. She was the co-host of "Viewpoints," a weekly TV news show, and co-host of Virginia Tonight, a nightly TV news show. Her work on "Virginia Tonight" earned her a national Telly award for excellence in television.