Governor Glenn Youngkin Announces Additional Administration and Board Appointments

RICHMOND, VA – Governor Glenn Youngkin today has announced additional key administration and board appointments. 

"Today I welcome this group of individuals to serve in my administration and on various boards across Virginia," said Governor Glenn Youngkin. "I look forward to their service for the Commonwealth."

 

ADMINISTRATION APPOINTMENTS 

 

• Martin Brown, Chief Diversity, Opportunity, and Inclusion Officer 

 

Martin Brown comes to the Governor's Office with a unique portfolio of public policy and managerial experience, in state government and private practice arenas. As Commissioner of the Department of Social Services, Martin focused on improving the delivery of benefits and services to Virginia families, with a focus on adoption successes and foster care related benefits to more than 1 million Virginians. He also served as Governor McDonnell's Special Advisor for Reintegration of State Offenders, implementing a statewide program to facilitate skills training and provide family and parenting relationship tools to reduce recidivism and provide supports to children of incarcerated parents. The program became a best-practice model expanded statewide by the Department of Corrections. A graduate of Howard University, Martin has previously served as a Visiting Fellow at the Heritage Foundation, as a Founding Board Member of the Gloucester Institute, and as an Advisory Task Force Member for the Richmond City Health Department. 

 

• Cheryl Roberts, Director, Department of Medical Assistance Services 

 

A veteran leader of the Virginia Department of Medical Assistance Services, Cheryl is taking the reins of the organization with a focus on improving access and stable health care delivery for two million Virginians. As a recognized nationwide leader in state Medicaid service delivery, Cheryl has provided direct oversight and leadership for the Managed Care Program, which provides maternal and child services, oral health care services, and strategic planning for emerging health care issues. Before joining state government, Cheryl was the Chief Operating Officer for Virginia Chartered Health Plan and an Assistant Vice-President of Emblem Health Inc. Cheryl earned her law degree from Rutgers Law School and has lived in Virginia for over twenty years. 

 

OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR 

 

• Christian Sansovich, Transformation Analyst 

 

COMMERCE AND TRADE 

 

• Joseph Benevento, Deputy Secretary of Commerce and Trade 

 

• Willis Morris, Director, Small Business and Supplier Diversity 

 

HEALTH AND HUMAN RESOURCES  

 

• Arne Owens, Director, Department of Health Professions 

 

LABOR 

 

• David Johnson, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Labor and Industry 

 

PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY  

 

• Nicholas Nanna, Deputy Director, Department of Fire Programs 

 

BOARD APPOINTMENTS 

 

ADMINISTRATION 

 

ART AND ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW BOARD 

 

• Anne W. Smith of Midlothian 

 

CYBERSECURITY PLANNING COMMITTEE 

 

• Aliscia N. Andrews of Aldie, Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security, Office of the Governor 

 

• Diane Carnohan of Richmond, Chief Information Security Officer, Virginia Department of Education 

 

• Robbie Coates of Chesterfield, Director, Grant Management and Recovery, VDEM 

 

• Adrian Compton of Altavista, Tribal Administrator, Monacan Indian Nation 

 

• Charles DeKeyser of Powhatan, Major, Virginia Army National Guard 

 

• Michael Dent of Fairfax County, Chief Information Security Officer, Fairfax County Department of Information Technology 

 

• Brenna R. Doherty of Richmond, Chief Information Security Officer, Department of Legislative Automated Systems, Commonwealth of Virginia 

 

• Capt. Eric W. Gowin of Amelia, Division Commander- Information Technology Division, Virginia State Police 

 

• John Harrison of Roanoke County, IT Director, Franklin County 

 

• Derek M. Kestner of New Kent County, Information Security Officer, Supreme Court of Virginia 

 

• Benjamin Shumaker of Aylett, Cyber Security Specialist, King William County Government 

 

• Beth Burgin Waller of Roanoke, Chair, Cybersecurity and Data Privacy Practice, Woods Rogers Vandeventer Black 

 

• Michael Watson of Chesterfield, Chief Information Security Officer, Virginia Information Technologies Agency 

 

• Wesley Williams of Roanoke, Executive Director of Technology, Roanoke City Public Schools 

 

• Stephanie Williams-Hayes of Chesterfield County, Chief Information Security Officer, Virginia Department of Health 

AUTHORITY 

 

OPIOID ABATEMENT AUTHORITY 

 

• Michael Tillem of Henrico, Founder and Executive Director, Journey House Foundation, Inc. 

 

VIRGINIA SOLAR ENERGY DEVELOPMENT AND ENERGY STORAGE AUTHORITY 

 

• Michael J. Walsh, Jr., of Arlington, private law practice 

 

COMMERCE AND TRADE 

 

BOARD OF COAL MINING EXAMINERS 

 

• Mark McCoy of Coeburn, Underground Electrician, Alpha Metallurgical DM41  

 

CLEAN ENERGY ADVISORY BOARD  

 

• Douglas E. Lamb of Henrico, Partner, McGuireWoods LLP 

 

VIRGINIA OFFSHORE WIND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY 

 

• Bryan Stephens of Norfolk, President and CEO, Hampton Roads Chamber

 

EDUCATION 

 

VIRGINIA AMERICAN REVOLUTION 250 COMMITTEE 

 

• Jean Ann Bolling of Mechanicsville 

 

BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE VIRGINIA MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS 

 

• Kirsti Goodwin of Richmond, Managing Director, Tower 3 Investments, LLC 

 

• Marianne Littel of Virginia Beach, interior designer 

 

VIRGINIA COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION BOARD APPOINTMENTS 

 

• Elizabeth R. Cline of Fincastle, Attorney, Moss & Rocovich, Attorneys-At-Law, P.C.  

 

• Paul Clinton Harris, Sr., of Richmond, Executive Vice President, Huntington Ingalls Industries 

 

HEALTH AND HUMAN RESOURCES 

 

ADVISORY BOARD ON PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS 

 

• Brian Hanrahan, M.D., of Midlothian, System Medical Director, TeamHealth 

 

BOARD OF AUDIOLOGY AND SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY  

 

• Dr. Melissa McNichol of Charlottesville, Audiologist 

 

• Dr. Bethany Rose of Richmond, Audiologist 

 

• Laura Vencill, MS, CCC-SLP, of Lebanon, Speech Language Pathologist, Russell County Public Schools 

 

BOARD OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS 

 

• Rebecca Duff of Roanoke, Assistant Professor and Program Director, Radford University Carilion 

 

• S. Jonathan Hines of Staunton, Assistant Manager/FSL/CCO, Coffman Funeral Home and Crematory  

 

• Karen Kimsey of Hanover, Partner, Speire Healthcare Strategies 

 

• Laura Vencill, MS, CCC-SLP of Lebanon, Speech Language Pathologist, Russell County Public Schools 

 

BOARD OF NURSING

 

• Paul F. Hogan of Reston, Economist 

 

BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE FAMILY AND CHILDREN’S TRUST FUND

  

• Cindy Han of McLean 

 

• Dr. Tyler Hart of Chesterfield, President and CEO, CA Human Services 

 

• Season Roberts of Virginia Beach, Principal/Director of Client Communications, Charrette Agency 

 

• Cherie Short of Alexandria

 

• Abigail Wescott of Richmond, Director of Partner Relations, Virginia Economic Development  

 

COMMONWEALTH COUNCIL ON AGING 

 

• Andrea Buck, M.D., J.D., of Glen Allen, Former Fellow, United States Senate Special Committee on Aging 

 

RARE DISEASE COUNCIL 

 

• Greg Josephs of Ashburn, Rare Disease Patient 

 

• Elissa Pierson of Virginia Beach, Caregiver  

 

• Elisabeth Scott of Spotsylvania, Mother and Caregiver  

 

STATE CHILD FATALITY REVIEW TEAM 

 

• Kimberly Ayers, M. A., of Wytheville, Director, Wythe County Department of Social Services 

 

• Andre Beaulieu of Hanover, Lieutenant, Hanover County Fire & EMS   

 

• Joshua Easter, MD, MSc, of Charlottesville, Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine, University of Virginia 

 

• The Honorable Susan O’Prandy Fierro of Prince George, Commonwealth’s Attorney of Prince George County 

 

• Ryan Hilbish of Bedford, Lieutenant, Bedford County Sheriff’s Office 

 

• Jonathan Minter of Hanover County, Lieutenant, Hanover County Fire & EMS 

 

LABOR 

 

APPRENTICESHIP COUNCIL 

 

• Grant Shmelzer of Bethesda, MD, CEO, Independent Electrical Contractors Chesapeake 

 

BOARD FOR CONTRACTORS 

 

• Taylor Brannan of Richmond, Vice President, F. Richard Wilton Jr., Inc 

 

COMMON INTEREST COMMUNITY BOARD  

 

• Thomas A. Mazzei of Fairfax County, CEO, Cardinal Management Group, Inc.  

 

• Margaret “Meg” Tunstall of Henrico, Director of Operations and Systems, HHHunt Communities 

 

FAIR HOUSING BOARD 

 

• Owen Roy Morgan of Alexandria, Manager of Government Relations: Local, State & Federal Policies, Navistar, Inc.  

 

SAFETY AND HEALTH CODES BOARD 

 

• Lee Biedrycki of Powhatan, President & CEO, BeneFinder 

 

• Robert C. Smith of Leesburg, professional engineer 

 

PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY 

 

BOARD OF JUVENILE JUSTICE 

 

• David Mick of Chesapeake, Attorney, Office of the Attorney General 

 

CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES BOARD 

 

• D. Bradley Marshall of Manassas, Shareholder/Attorney, Vanderpool, Frostick & Nishanian, P.C.  

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