Seal of the Governor
For Immediate Release: October 13, 2023
Contacts: Office of the Governor:Peter Finocchio, Peter.finocchio@governor.virginia.gov

Governor Glenn Youngkin Announces Additional Administration and Board Appointments

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

 

 

ADMINISTRATION APPOINTMENTS  

 

OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR 

 

  • George “Elliott” Guffin, Director of Federal Affairs 

 

 

AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY 

 

  • Virginia “Josie” Roe, Special Assistant 

 

 

LABOR 

 

  • The Honorable Angela Kelly-Wiecek, Chief Deputy Director, Department of Workforce Development and Advancement 

 

 

NATURAL AND HISTORIC RESOURCES 

 

  • Stefanie Taillon, Deputy Secretary 

 

 

TRANSFORMATION 

 

  • Brian Kelley, Transformation Associate 

 

 

BOARD APPOINTMENTS 

 

ADMINISTRATION  

 

MODELING AND SIMULATION ADVISORY COUNCIL 

 

  • Tracy Gregorio of Virginia Beach, CEO, G2 Ops, Inc 

 

VIRGINIA DATA ADVISORY COMMISSION 

 

  • Keith Costello of Rocky Gap, Professor, Wytheville Community College 

 

  • David Robinson of Richmond, Systems Engineering Manager, HawkEye 360 

 

COMPACTS 

 

ATLANTIC STATES MARINE FISHERIES COMMISSION 

 

  • The Honorable Bill DeSteph of Virginia Beach, Senator, 8th District, Senate of Virginia 

 

 

COMMERCE AND TRADE 

 

SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA CULTURAL HERITAGE FOUNDATION  

 

  • Sharon Buchanan of Cleveland, Southwest Region Manager, Virginia State Parks 

 

  • Kevin Byrd of Blacksburg, Executive Director, New River Valley Regional Commission 

 

  • The Honorable Saul Hernandez of Washington County, Vice President of IT, Food City 

 

  • Joshua Hess of Christiansburg, District Director, Congressman H. Morgan Griffith (VA-09) 

 

  • Julie Steele of Stuart, Director, Reynolds Homestead 

 

 

EDUCATION  

 

BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE VIRGINIA MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS 

 

  • Whitney Murphy of Charlottesville, community volunteer 

 

  • Amanda Qreitem of Clifton, community volunteer 

 

BOARD OF VISITORS OF THE VIRGINIA SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF AND BLIND 

 

  • Scott C. Alleman of Fishersville, Attorney, The Alleman Law Group, PLC 

 

 

 

HEALTH AND HUMAN RESOURCES 

 

BOARD FOR THE BLIND AND VISION IMPAIRED  

 

  • J. Garren Shipley of Mechanicsville, Communications Director, Office of Speaker Todd Gilbert 

 

BOARD OF COUNSELING  

 

  • Nakeisha Gordon of Richmond, Licensed Professional Counselor, Mosaic Counseling Services 

 

BOARD OF FUNERAL DIRECTORS AND EMBALMERS 

 

  • Jason Graves of Chesapeake, Funeral Service Licensee, Graves Funeral Home 

 

  • Robert Slusser of Clifton Forge, Funeral Service Licensee, Nicely Funeral Home 

 

  • Eric Wray of Virginia Beach, President and CEO, E. Vaughn Wray Funeral Establishment 

 

RENAL DISEASE COUNCIL 

 

  • Sara Froelich of McLean, Vice President for Government Relations and Policy, Akebia Therapeutics 

 

STATE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES BOARD 

 

  • Melissa Meador of Orange, Director of Emergency Services, County of Greene 

 

TASK FORCE ON SERVICES FOR SURVIVORS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT 

 

  • Ashley Balcombe of Midlothian, Forensic Nurse Examiner, Bon Secours Violence Response Team 

 

  • Dr. Michele Laaksonen, LCP, of Accomack and Powhatan counties, Training and Development Coordinator Senior, Virginia Department of Corrections

     

VIRGINIA BOARD FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES 

 

  • Conner Cummings of Fairfax, community volunteer, The Arc of Northern VA and Autism Society 

 

 

LABOR 

 

BOARD FOR ARCHITECTS, PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS, LAND SURVEYORS, CERTIFIED INTERIOR DESIGNERS, AND LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS 

 

  • Justina Vasquez of Yorktown, Planner/Scheduler II, NNSY 

 

 

 

LEGISLATIVE  

 

SMALL BUSINESS COMMISSION 

 

  • Giuseppe Lanzone of Great Falls, Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Peruvian Brothers 

 

 

 

PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY 

 

ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON SEXUAL AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE 

 

  • Toni Zollicoffer of Fairfax County, Director of Domestic and Sexual Violence Services, Department of Family Services, Fairfax County Government 

 

STATE BOARD OF LOCAL AND REGIONAL JAILS  

 

  • Charles Carey of Spotsylvania County, Captain, Spotsylvania County Sheriff’s Office 

 

 

VETERANS AND DEFENSE AFFAIRS 

 

BOARD OF VETERANS SERVICES 

 

  • Scott M. Davidson CPT. USA, RET of Loudoun County, Chief Executive Officer, The GCO Consulting Group 

 

VETERANS SERVICES FOUNDATION BOARD OF TRUSTEES 

 

  • Marc Andersen of Great Falls, businessman and philanthropist 

 

VIRGINIA MILITARY ADVISORY COUNCIL 

 

  • Justin William Freeh of Washington, D.C., President, SCATR Corp. 

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