Governor Northam Announces Administration Appointments
RICHMOND—Governor Ralph Northam announced additional appointments to his Administration today.
Secretariat of the Commonwealth
Board Appointments
Board for Professional and Occupational Regulation
- Nil Eguz of Fairfax, Managing Vice President, Capital One
Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers
- Mia F. Mimms* of Midlothian, President, Mimms Funeral Home and Cremation Center of Richmond
- Joseph Michael Williams of Mechanicsville, Funeral Service Licensee, Bliley’s Funeral Home
Board of Housing and Community Development
- Claudia Cotton of Suffolk, CEO, Coastal Virginia Building Industry Association
- Richard W. Gregory* of Goochland, Chairman, Lynx Ventures
- Sylvia M. Hallock of Crozet, Retired Executive Director, Habitat for Humanity Virginia
- Mark Jackson of Blacksburg, Vice President, Community Housing Partners
- Monique Johnson of Richmond, COO, Better Housing Coalition
Broadband Advisory Council
- Richard Schollmann of Henrico, Executive Director, Virginia Telecommunications Industry Association
Soil and Water Conservation Board
- Jay C. Ford of Belle Haven, Virginia Policy and Grassroots Advisor, Chesapeake Bay Foundation and Owner, Shine and Rise Farm
- Pamela Mason of Yorktown, Research Scientist, Virginia Institute of Marine Science
State Board of Health
- Holly S. Puritz MD, FACOG* of Norfolk, Physician, The Group for Women
- Stacey Swartz PharmD* of Alexandria, Pharmacist and Co-Owner, Neighborhood Pharmacy of Del Ray
- Mary Margaret Whipple* of Arlington, Regional Director, Virginia Hospital and Healthcare Association
Virginia Board for the Blind and Vision Impaired
- Bonnie Atwood* of Richmond, Governmental Consultant, Tall Poppies Consulting
- Ken Jessup* of Virginia Beach, Retired Lobbyist, Ken Jessup & Associates and Contributor, Virginia Capitol Connections
Virginia Marine Resources Commission
- Heather Lusk* of Quinby, Vice President, H.M. Terry Co., Inc.
- James JJ Minor* of Richmond, President, Richmond Virginia Branch NAACP
Transportation District Commission of Hampton Roads
- August B. Bullock of Newport News, Retired Teacher and School Administrator and Director, New Works Reading Series, DC Black Theater Festival
- Reverend Dr. Kirk T. Houston, Sr. of Norfolk, Senior Pastor, Gethsemane Community Fellowship Church
- The Honorable Dr. Amelia Ross-Hammond of Virginia Beach, Founder and Chairman, Virginia African American Cultural Center, Inc.
*denotes reappointment
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