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Chris Graham
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Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced additional gubernatorial appointments on Friday, including several to his administration.

  • Scott Adams was appointed to the position of comptroller at the Virginia Department of Accounts.
  • Anjali Jarral was named a confidential policy assistant at the Virginia Department of Social Services.
  • Brian Wolford was appointed director of the Virginia Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation.
  • Somer Salomon was named an Executive Assistant and Special Projects Coordinator.

Agriculture and Forestry


Cotton Board

  • David Long of Cape Charles, Owner, Long Grain and Livestock

Virginia Marine Products Board  

  • Christopher Sopko of Gloucester, Operations Manager, Sea Farm Inc.

Commerce and Trade


Board of Coal Mining Examiners

  • Michael Stiltner of Grundy, Reclamation Foreman, Paramont Coal Company; Senior Pastor, Mouthcard Baptist Church

Board of Housing and Community Development

  • Sylvia Bryant of Norfolk, Director of Operations, Virginia Wall Systems, Inc.
  • Cindy Davis of Richmond, retired Deputy Director, Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development

Housing Development Authority 

  • Matthew Fields of Buchanan County, Director of Economic Development, Tourism, and Marketing; Director Buchanan County Industrial Development Authority, Buchanan County Board of Supervisors
  • Michael Olivieri of Virgina Beach, Partner 4thGeneration Homebuilders LLC
  • Dare Ruffin of Virginia Beach, Vice President, Robinson Development Group  

Education


Board of Trustees of the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation

  • Laura Bailey of Hayes, retired Special Assistant for Board Relations, Commonwealth of Virginia
  • David Botkins of Henrico County; Senior Strategic Advisor for Corporate Affairs & Communications, Dominion Energy
  • Thomas DiStanislao of Chesterfield, Attorney, Butler Snow LLP

Board of Trustees of the Science Museum of Virginia

  • Jeffrey Bentley of Great Falls, President and CEO, Northwest Federal Credit Union

Board of Trustees of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts

  • Roxana Jordan of Alexandria, Management Consultant
  • Sally Marvin of Great Falls, community volunteer
  • The Honorable Marie Royce of Alexandria, CEO, Marie Royce, LLC; former Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs
  • Michel Zajur of Midlothian, President and CEO, Virginia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

Education Commission of the States 

  • J. Douglas Straley of Louisa County, Superintendent, Louisa County Public Schools

Virginia STEM Education Advisory Board

  • Rajbans Joshi of Henrico, Engineering Manager, AMC Technology

Health and Human Services


Advisory Board on Service and Volunteerism

  • Mark Creason of Henrico, Senior Financial Partnership Manager, Virginia Credit Union
  • Kim Luckabaugh of Fairfax, community volunteer and advocate
  • Aaron McClung of Chesterfield, Chief Development Officer, Feed More
  • Joy Parker of Virginia Beach, Director, Volunteer Services & Family Centered Care, Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters

Board for the Blind and Vision Impaired

  • Tina Egge of Williamsburg, community volunteer and retired non-profit executive

Board of Long Term Care Administrators 

  • Jasmine Montgomery of Dumfries, Executive Director, Commonwealth Senior Living

Maternal Mortality Review Team

  • Kelly Fried of Chesterfield, Executive Director, Chesterfield Community Services Board, Chesterfield Department of Mental Health Support Services

Office of New Americans Advisory Board 

  • Yoti Jabri of Prince George County, Director of Economic Development and Tourism, Prince George County
  • Sasha Taylor of Alexandria, Principal, SK Sultana LLC

Public Guardian and Conservator Advisory Board

  • Susan Alexander Jenkins of Hanover County, Greenhouse Manger, Sandy’s Plants, Inc.
  • Ellen M. Nauof Chesterfield County, retired Program Coordinator, Virginia Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services

Rare Disease Council

  • John Feore of Arlington, Senior Director, Jeffrey J. Kimbell & Associates; Director of Health Policy and Advocacy, Institute of Gene Therapies
  • Michael Friedlander of Roanoke, Vice President for Health Sciences and Executive Director, Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at Virginia Tech Carilion
  • John A. Michos, MD, FCCP, of Locust Hill, Regional Vice President, Elevance

Virginia Health Workforce Development Authority

  • Brian Yates of Lynchburg, Vice Provost for Residential Programs, Liberty University

Labor


Board for Hearing Specialists and Opticians

  • Dr. Kenneth W. Kirk of Midlothian, Dean Emeritus, University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis
  • Holly Law of Richmond, Audiologist, Richmond ENT
  • Dr. Jennifer Mundorff of Roanoke, Audiologist, Salem VA Medical Center

Board of Contractors

  • Andrew Comstock of Colonial Heights, Vice President, Gilbert C. Martin Company

Legislative


Autism Advisory Board

  • Conner Cummings of Fairfax, community volunteer, The Arc of Northern VA and Autism Society
  • Ann Flippin of Richmond, Executive Director, Autism Society of Central Virginia
  • Dr. Ethan Long of Charlottesville, CEO and President, VIA Centers for Neurodevelopment
  • W. Brian McCann, Esq. of Richmond, President & CEO, The Faison Center

Natural and Historic Resources


Cave Board

  • Jacqueline Gooden-Seay of Chesterfield, Adjunct Professor, J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College

Virginia Council on Environmental Justice

  • Hope Cupit of Bedford, CEO, SERCAP, INC.
  • The Honorable Eurika Tyree, MED, of Cumberland County, Vice Chair, Cumberland County Board of Supervisors; Lead Teacher, Career and Technical Teacher, and Night School Administrator, Hopewell City Schools

Public Safety and Homeland Security


Corrections Oversight Commission

  • D’Archie Lewis of Hopewell, Director, VA Chainbreakers, LLC.

Virginia State Crime Commission

  • Nicole Wittmannof Loudoun County, Chief Deputy Commonwealth’s Attonery, Office of the Commonwealth Attorney

Transportation


Commonwealth Transportation Board

  • John P. Good, Jr., of Winchester, Treasurer, Shockey Management Company

Veterans and Defense Affairs


Board of Veterans Services

  • Lt. Col. Kevin Hoffman of Blackstone, Commander 3-116 Infantry Battalion, Virginia Army National Guard

Veterans Services Foundation Board of Trustees

  • Danny Vargas of Fairfax, President, VARCom Solutions; Founder, CEO, and Chairman, American Latino Veterans Association

Chris Graham

Chris Graham

Chris Graham, the king of "fringe media," a zero-time Virginia Sportswriter of the Year, and a member of zero Halls of Fame, is the founder and editor of Augusta Free Press. A 1994 alum of the University of Virginia, Chris is the author and co-author of seven books, including Poverty of Imagination, a memoir published in 2019. For his commentaries on news, sports and politics, go to his YouTube page, or subscribe to his Street Knowledge podcast. Email Chris at [email protected].