Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin announces another round of appointments

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced additional key administration and board appointments on Friday.

Office of the Governor

• Nicole Butler, Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff
• Gillian “Gigi” Aiken, Confidential Special Assistant

Labor

• Carrie Roth, Director, Department of Workforce Development and Advancement
• The Honorable Kathy Byron, Deputy Director for External Affairs, Department of Workforce Development and Advancement
• Demetrios “Mitch” Melis, Commissioner, Virginia Employment Commission
• Kishore Thota, Director, Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation

Natural and Historic Resources

• The Honorable John Cosgrove, Deputy Commissioner, Virginia Marine Resources Commission

Agriculture and Forestry

Charitable Gaming Board

• The Honorable Dirksen Compton of Pulaski County, Member, Board of Supervisors-Draper District, Pulaski County
• Anthony C. Williams of Petersburg, City Attorney, City of Petersburg

Milk Commission

• Kevin Craun of Bridgewater, Owner and Manager, Hillview Farm, Inc.
• Robert Watters Of Great Falls, Managing Partner, The Madison Group LLC

Virginia Board of Forestry

• Andrew Brown of Appomattox, Environmental Manager, Weyerhaeuser
• William Godwin of Franklin, Forester, Franklin Lumber, LLC
• Scott Shallenberger of Concord, Area Procurement Manager, Westrock

Wine Board

• Kerem Baki Of Purcellville, Owner and Winemaker, Hillsborough Winery, Brewery, and Vineyard

Authority

• Virginia Solar Energy Development and Energy Storage Authority
• Robert Birdsey of Richmond, Managing Director, Green Front Energy

Commerce and Trade

Virginia Small Business Financing Authority

• Vanitha Khera Of Mclean, Executive Director, Khera Charitable Fund

Commonwealth

Virginia Asian Advisory Board

• Tony O. Yeh of Vienna, Real Estate Broker, United Realty, Inc.

Compact

Washington Metrorail Safety Commission

• Jennifer Debruhl of Hanover, Director, Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation

Education

Board of Trustees of The Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation

• Leslie Sanchez of Alexandria, Founder and CEO, Impacto Group Media

Board of Trustees of The Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center

• April Hamby Crabtree of Abingdon, Small Business Owner and Educator

Board of Trustees of The Virginia Museum and Fine Arts

• Loren Brueggen of Alexandria, Principal, Metropolitan Consulting
• Emily Franklin of Virginia Beach, Creative Designer, Emily Franklin Designs
• Dr. Pamela Royal of Richmond, President, Royal Dermatology
• Christina Shin of Mclean, Managing Partner, Rowe Weinstein & Sohn, PLLC

Board of Visitors of James Madison University

• Jeff Bolander of Mcgaheysville, Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Marine Corps (Retired)

Virginia Commission for the Arts

• Vanessa Thaxton-Ward, Ph.D., of Hampton, Director, Hampton University Museum

Finance

Advisory Council on Revenue Estimates

• Shane Mccullar of Alexandria, CEO and Operating Principle, KW Metro Center

Health and Human Resources

Advisory Board on Service and Volunteerism

• Jason Ascher of Arlington, Political Director, Mid-Atlantic Pipe Trades Association
• Shane Roberts-Thomas of Richmond, Co-Owner, Morse Group Corporation (DBA Southern Kitchen)
• Elizabeth L. Schultz of Richmond, Assistant State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Virginia Department of Education

Board of Dentistry

• Michael Martinez De Andino of Henrico, Senior Counsel (Retired), Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP
• Jennifer Szakaly, Jd, DDS, of Isle of Wight County, Isle of Wight Family and Cosmetic Dentistry, PC (DBA Isle Dentistry)

Renal Disease Council

• Dr. Stephen Anderson of Forest, Owner and Pharmacist, Halifax Pharmacy
• Jennifer Jones of Chesterfield, Resilience Practitioner, JL Jones Consulting, LLC, Executive Board of Directors, American Association of Kidney Patients
• Dr. Kinjal R. Patel of Lorton, Physician, Virginia Nephrology Group
• Anthony Reed of Stuarts Draft, CEO, Kidney Trails

State Emergency Medical Services Advisory Board

• Dr. Rebecca Branch-Griffin of Chesterfield County, Retired Director of Health/Counseling Services, Virginia State University
• Brian Frankel of Fredericksburg, Deputy Chief of Ems, Stafford County Fire and Rescue Department
• Robert E. Lipscomb, Jr., of Lynchburg, Retired Deputy Fire Chief, Lynchburg Fire Department
• Beth Matish of Henrico County, CEO, Johnston Willis Hospital
• Dr. Patrick Mclaughlin of Midlothian, Physician, VCU Health
• Matthew Rickman of Roanoke, Deputy Chief, City of Salem Fire-EMS Department
• Torie Smith of Palmer Springs, Flight Nurse, Duke Life Flight
• Bruce Stratton of Concord, Life Member & Hall of Fame Recipient, Virginia Association of Volunteer Rescue Squads Inc.

State Executive Council for Children’s Services

• Melvin Roy Of Washington, D.C., Founder and CEO, Foster-U

Labor

Board For Architects, Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, Certified Interior Designers, and Landscape Architects

• The Honorable Susan P. Dibble of Glen Allen, Member, Board of Supervisors- South Anna District, Hanover County

Board For Asbestos, Lead, and Home Inspectors

• Tripp Costen of Henrico, President, Costen Floors
• Robert Shackford of Mechanicsville, Vice President, Paramount Builders, Inc.

Board For Professional Soil Scientists, Wetland Professionals, and Geologists

• Justin T. Brown of Glen Allen, Environmental Scientist, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Board for Waterworks and Wastewater Works Operators and Onsite Sewage System Professionals

• Erica Duncan of Hanover, Assistant Division Director, Henrico County
• Caleb Taylor of Christiansburg, Executive Director, NRV Regional Water Authority

Common Interest Community Board

• Deborah Mancoll Casey of Virginia Beach, Attorney, Principle and Vice Chair, Woods Rogers Vandeventer Black PLC