Governor Northam Announces Administration Appointments
RICHMOND—Governor Ralph Northam announced additional appointments to his Administration today.
Secretariat of the Commonwealth
Board Appointments
Advisory Board on Massage Therapy
- Erin Osiol of Chesterfield, Licensed Massage Therapist and Owner, OpenSpace Massage + Bodywork
- Shawnte’ Peterson LMT, MBA, MPH, CHES of Chesapeake, Massage Therapist, Health Educator, and Owner, Elements of Health
Board of Long-Term Care Administrators
- Ali M. Faruk of Richmond, Policy Director, Families Forward Virginia
- Martha Hunt* of Smithfield, ALF Administrator, Resident Services Director, Riverside Healthy Living Community
- Jenny Inker PhD, MBA, LALFA of Williamsburg, Assistant Professor and Co-Director, Assisted Living Administration Specialty Area, Department of Gerontology, College of Health Professions, Virginia Commonwealth University
- Ashley Jackson LNHA, MBA of Chesapeake, Executive Director, Bay Lake Retirement Community in Virginia Beach
Joint Leadership Council of Veterans Service Organizations
- Robert Barnette* of Mechanicsville, Retired State Command Chief Master Sergeant, United States Air Force
- John Manning of Charles City, Owner, Coding Solutions LLC
- Vernon Peters of Chester, Retired Lieutenant Colonel, United States Army and Director, Government Relations, Virginia Professional Educators
Statewide Independent Living Council
- Kenneth Jessup* of Virginia Beach, Retired Lobbyist, Ken Jessup & Associates
- Karen Michalski-Karney* of Glade Hill, Executive Director, Blue Ridge Independent Living Center
- Alexis Nichols* of Chesterfield, Motivational Speaker and Advocate for People with Disabilities
- Robert Targos* of Chesterfield, QC Manager, Evolution Labs
- Shawn M. Utt* of Pulaski, Town Manager, Town of Pulaski
Virginia Interagency Coordinating Council
- Kristine PJ Caalim* of Virginia Beach, CEO, CPR Branding LLC
- Tabatha Carroll of Chesapeake, Disability Advocate
- Bonnie Grifa* of Chesapeake, State Early Childhood Mental Health Coordinator, Partnership for People with Disabilities, Virginia Commonwealth University
- Kathleen M. McCauley* of Richmond, Attorney, Moran Reeves Conn
- Zipporah Levi-Shackleford* of Henrico, Founder and Behavior and Education Consultant, Creative Approach Development Center
*denotes reappointment
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