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Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced additional key administration and board appointments this week.

OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR

  • Jamie Anderson, Senior Investigations Analyst, Office of the Children’s Ombudsman

ADMINISTRATION

  • Banci Tewolde, Director, Department of General Services

VETERANS AND DEFENSE AFFAIRS

  • Michele Watson Crone, Chief Deputy Director and Chief of Staff, Department of Veterans Services

ART AND ARCHITECTUAL REVIEW BOARD

  • Stanley Rayfield of Midlothian, fine artist and portrait painter
  • Gaby Rengifo of Yorktown, President, One of a Kind Landscapes & Home Remodeling, Inc.

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ADVISORY COUNCIL

  • James Kraemer of Great Falls, CEO, CyberDI
  • The Honorable Samuel Nixon of North Chesterfield, Chief Administrative Officer and Chief Information Officer, State Corporation Commission

POTATO BOARD

  • Bruce Richardson, Jr. of Capesville, Grower, Mill Creek Farms

FORT MONROE AUTHORITY BOARD OF TRUSTEES

  • Kelli Lemon of Richmond, Director of Digital Programming, Virginia Video Network
  • Terry McGovern of McLean, Founder, Oak Lane Advisors

COAL SURFACE MINING RECLAMATION FUND ADVISORY BOARD

  • Jackie Ball of Castlewood, Superintendent/Engineer, Ramaco Resources, Inc.

VIRGINIA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP

  • Connie Loughhead of Lexington, President, Des Champs Technologies
  • Sonya Montgomery of Richmond, Licensed General Contractor and Owner, The Desoto Group, LLC and Montgomery Sisters Construction, LLC

VIRGINIA GROWTH AND OPPORTUNITY BOARD

  • Reggie Aggarwal of Tysons Corner, Founder and CEO, Cvent

VIRGINIA INNOVATION PARTNERSHIP AUTHORITY

  • Lindsay Berry Winter of Virginia Beach, Head of Virginia Public Policy, Amazon
  • Mark Bishof of Great Falls, Operating Partner, Thoma Bravo
  • Marilyn Perkins of Richmond, Former Director, University of Virginia Investment Management Company

VIRGINIA OFFSHORE WIND AUTHORITY

  • Joe H. Nash of Woodbridge, Energy and Environmental Consultant

VIRGINIA TOURISM AUTHORITY

  •  Moses Foster of Richmond, President, West Cary Group
  • Lisa Meriwether of Danville, Tourism Manager, City of Danville
  • Lori Waran of Ashland, President, Richmond Raceway

VIRGINIA AFRICAN AMERICAN ADVISORY BOARD

  • Ernisha M. Hall of Fredericksburg, President & CEO, the Virginia Black Chamber of Commerce
  • Ellen Victoria Luckey of Richmond, Founder & CEO, Victoria’s Kitchen & Southern Spreads
  • Gilbert Wilkerson of Richmond, Board Chair, Black Society for Economic and Social Transformation
  • Bishop Ron D. Willis of Fredericksburg, Senior Pastor, Vision Community Church

VIRGINIA ASIAN ADVISORY BOARD

  • Srini Bayireddy of Ashburn, Chief Executive Officer, Navitas Business Consulting Inc.
  • Goutam Gandhi of Henrico County, Co-Founder and Managing Partner, 4MGroup
  • Mel Ghani of Fairfax County, Territory Sales Manager, Willscot Mobile Mini
  • Go Eun Kang of Mclean, President, Omni Financial Risk Management, Inc.
  • Srilekha Palle, PT, DPT, MBA of Fairfax, healthcare leader; NOVA Director, Rally Virginia
  • Angelo Reyes of Chesapeake, Chairman, Filipino American Community Action Group
  • My Lan Tran of Glen Allen, Executive Director, Virginia Asian Chamber of Commerce

VIRGINIA COUNCIL ON WOMEN

  • Dr. Shawnrell Blackwell of Richmond, Founder, Education Connection Academy
  • Cherry Dale of Manakin Sabot, Senior Vice President of Financial Education, Virginia Credit Union
  • Ellen Gober Walter of Alexandria, Director, Women Engagement, NRSC; Director, Rally Virginia
  • Tracy Kessler-Keller of Chesapeake, CEO, Girl Scout Council of Colonial Coast
  • Lauren Kivlighan of McLean, President and Principal Broker, Northern Virginia Real Estate Inc.
  • Frances Lanzone of Great Falls, Senior Manager Global Executive Relations, Amazon Web Services
  • Bershan Shaw of Nokesville, CEO, Warrior Training International; CEO and Founder, URAWARRIOR

VIRGINIA LATINO ADVISORY BOARD

  • Yenny Gutierrez of Mechanicsville, Owner, Studley General Store
  • Alexander Guzmán of Richmond, Public Policy Officer, ChildSavers
  • Kimmy Esperanza Kruskamp of Ruckersville, CEO & Co-founder, RedKoi Strategies
  • JC Lopez of Springfield, Founder, Hispanos en America; Executive Director, Bolivian American Chamber of Commerce
  • Jennie Wood of Goochland, Chief of Staff, Delegate Tom Garrett; Director of Development, Support Our Virginia Troopers Foundation

VIRGINIA LGBTQ+ ADVISORY BOARD

  • Jason Geske of Alexandria, Telecommunications Policy Specialist, U.S. Department of Commerce
  • Clay Hamner of Richmond, President, Lythos Studios
  • Alonzo Mable of Henrico, Logistics Manager, NAVSEA

BREAKS INTERSTATE PARKS COMMISSION

  • Leon Boyd of Grundy, Vice President, Noah Horn Well Drilling

BOARD OF ACCOUNTANCY

  • Anne B. Hagen of Chesterfield County, former and retired CEO of Masonic Home of Virginia
  • Wendy P. Lewis of Hanover, Partner, KPMG LLP
  • Dale Mullen of Richmond, Attorney, Whiteford, Taylor, and Preston, LLP

BOARD OF THE VIRGINIA COLLEGE BUILDING AUTHORITY

  • Phyllis Palmiero of Midlothian, Chief Financial Officer/Chief Operating Officer, Collegiate School

THE TREASURY BOARD

  • The Honorable Henry C. Eickelberg of Loudoun County, Treasurer, Loudoun County

VIRGINIA PUBLIC BUILDING AUTHORITY

  • Carolyn Bishop of Powhatan, Chief Operations Officer, Virginia529

VIRGINIA RESOURCES AUTHORITY

  • Dan Featherly of Clifton, Strategy & Consulting Finance Practice Leader, Accenture Federal Services
  • Cecil “Rhu” Harris of Hanover, Retired Hanover County Administrator
  • The Honorable Scott Mayausky of Stafford County, Commissioner of the Revenue, Stafford County
  • Dr. Charlette T. Woolridge of Moseley, County Administrator, Greensville County

ADVISORY BOARD ON OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY

  • Leah Savelyev of Roanoke, Professor and Program Director, Virginia Western Community College

ADVISORY COUNCIL ON PEDIATRIC AUTOIMMUNE NEUROPSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS AND PEDIATRIC ACUTE-ONSET NEUROPSYCHIATRIC SYNDROME

  • Dr. Susan E. Swedo of Lovettsville, Pediatrician, NIH Scientist Emerita and CSO, PANDAS Physicians Network

BOARD OF COUNSELING

  • Marlo Linn Burdge of Richmond, Executive Assistant, Harris Williams

BOARD OF DENTISTRY

  • Dr. Sultan E. Chaudhry of McLean, Dentist, The Smile Center
  • Dr. Surya Dhakar of Glen Allen, Dentist, Surya P Dhakar DDS, PC

BOARD OF MEDICINE

  • Dr. Kamlesh Dave of Chester, President, Heart Care Associates, PC
  • Leroy Brown Vaughan, Jr., MD, of Henrico, Medical Director, Clinical Research Partners, LLC; Medical Director of Infectious Diseases, Infusion Solutions, LLC

BOARD OF NURSING

  • Lila Peake, RN, of Lynchburg, Travel Nurse and Case Manager, Capital Caring Hospice

BOARD OF SOCIAL SERVICES

  • April Morefield of Tazewell County, Executive Director, CARE Center of Southwest Virginia; Founder, Harper’s Home

OFFICE OF NEW AMERICANS ADVISORY BOARD

  • Chris Mitchell of Grundy, President, Mountain Mission School

RADIATION ADVISORY BOARD

  • Roy F. Heltzel, Jr., MS, DABR, of Chesapeake, Diagnostic Medical Physicist, Krueger-Gilbert Health Physics

STATE BOARD OF HEALTH

  • Cynthia Louise Weatherly Warriner of Chesterfield County, Senior Pharmacy Consultant, Health Quality Innovators

STATE CHILD FATALITY REVIEW TEAM

  • Dr. Robert Dumas of Henrico, Emergency Medicine Physician, Vituity, Inc.

VIRGINIA HOUSING COMMISSION

  • Martin K. Johnson of Chester, Chief External Affairs Officer, Virginia Association of REALTORS®
  • Ashley Welburn of Vienna, CEO, Welburn Management

VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS’ AND RESCUE SQUAD WORKERS’ SERVICE AWARD FUND BOARD

  • Edward Rhodes of Henrico, Owner, Rhodes Consulting Group
  • Michael A. Vaughan of South Hill, Fire Chief, South Hill Volunteer Fire Department

APPRENTICESHIP COUNCIL

  • Doris Crouse-Mays of Vinton, President, Virginia AFL-CIO
  • Robert Dudley Harris of Newport News, Vice President, Bay Electric Co.
  • Michelle Ramaker of Bedford County, Vice President, Build Smart Institute

AUCTIONEERS BOARD

  • Adrianna Cowan-Waddy of Orange, Broker and Co-Owner, Cowan Realty, Inc.

BOARD FOR ASBESTOS, LEAD, AND HOME INSPECTORS

  • Anthony Robinson of Triangle, CEO, TJ’s Home Inspection Service, LLC

BOARD FOR BARBERS AND COSMETOLOGY

  • Shauna Powell of McLean, Owner and Licensed Nail Technician, NailsdoneWright

REAL ESTATE BOARD

  • Aekta Chawla of Glen Allen, Owner and Real Estate Broker, ZRILIANT
  • René Fonseca of McLean, Realtor®️, Long & Foster | Forbes Global Properties

REAL ESTATE APPRAISERS BOARD

  • E. “Pat” Turner, Jr., of Manakin Sabot, President, P. E. Turner & Co., LTD

CAPITOL SQUARE PRESERVATION COUNCIL

  • Anthony Imamura of Midlothian, Design Consultant, Anthony Imamura Consulting, LLC
  • Dr. Sarah Scarbrough of Richmond, Director and Founder, REAL LIFE

COMMISSION ON YOUTH

  • The Honorable Mackenzie Babichenko of Hanover, Commonwealth’s Attorney, Hanover County Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office
  • Rita Jones of North Chesterfield, Owner and Director, We Are Loving Hands

CORRECTIONS OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE

  • Juanita Shanks of Fredericksburg, CEO, FailSafe-ERA
  • Tawana Simmons of Chester, Special Assistant, Secretary of the Commonwealth’s Office

E 9-1-1 SERVICES BOARD

  • Judson Smith of Hanover County, Assistant Director, Henrico Department of Emergency Communications

SECURE AND RESILIENT COMMONWEALTH PANEL

STATE BOARD OF LOCAL AND REGIONAL JAILS

  • Charles Carey of Spotsylvania County, Captain, Spotsylvania County Sheriff’s Office
  • Joseph Tucker of Lynchburg, Sergeant, Lynchburg Police Department

VIRGINIA SEXUAL AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PROGRAM PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS COMMITTEE

  • Timika Cousins of Richmond, Executive Director/ Domestic Violence advocate, The Faces Behind a Purpose for You
  • Faith Power of Winchester, Executive Director, The Laurel Center

JOINT LEADERSHIP COUNCIL ON VETERANS SERVICES ORGANIZATIONS

  • Matthew Klym of Virginia Beach, Senior Program Manager, SAIC; Commander of Post #69, American Veterans

 

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 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 on PBS. Her work on "Virginia Tonight" earned her a national Telly award for excellence in television.