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

 ADMINISTRATION APPOINTMENTS 

OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR

• Nicole Butler, Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff

• Gillian “Gigi” Aiken, Confidential Special Assistant

LABOR

• Carrie Roth, Director, Department of Workforce Development and Advancement

• The Honorable Kathy Byron, Deputy Director for External Affairs, Department of Workforce Development and Advancement

• Demetrios “Mitch” Melis, Commissioner, Virginia Employment Commission

• Kishore Thota, Director, Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation

NATURAL AND HISTORIC RESOURCES

• The Honorable John Cosgrove, Deputy Commissioner, Virginia Marine Resources Commission 

BOARD APPOINTMENTS

AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY

CHARITABLE GAMING BOARD

• The Honorable Dirksen Compton of Pulaski County, Member, Board of Supervisors-Draper District, Pulaski County

• Anthony C. Williams of Petersburg, City Attorney, City of Petersburg

MILK COMMISSION

• Kevin Craun of Bridgewater, Owner and Manager, Hillview Farm, Inc.

• Robert Watters of Great Falls, Managing Partner, The Madison Group LLC

VIRGINIA BOARD OF FORESTRY

• Andrew Brown of Appomattox, Environmental Manager, Weyerhaeuser

• William Godwin of Franklin, Forester, Franklin Lumber, LLC

• Scott Shallenberger of Concord, Area Procurement Manager, WestRock

WINE BOARD

• Kerem Baki of Purcellville, Owner and Winemaker, Hillsborough Winery, Brewery, and Vineyard

AUTHORITY

VIRGINIA SOLAR ENERGY DEVELOPMENT AND ENERGY STORAGE AUTHORITY

• Robert Birdsey of Richmond, Managing Director, Green Front Energy

COMMERCE AND TRADE

VIRGINIA SMALL BUSINESS FINANCING AUTHORITY

• Vanitha Khera of Mclean, Executive Director, Khera Charitable Fund

COMMONWEALTH

VIRGINIA ASIAN ADVISORY BOARD

• Tony O. Yeh of Vienna, Real Estate Broker, United Realty, Inc.   

COMPACT

WASHINGTON METRORAIL SAFETY COMMISSION

• Jennifer DeBruhl of Hanover, Director, Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation

EDUCATION

BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE JAMESTOWN-YORKTOWN FOUNDATION

• Leslie Sanchez of Alexandria, Founder and CEO, Impacto Group Media

BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA HIGHER EDUCATION CENTER

• April Hamby Crabtree of Abingdon, Small Business Owner and Educator

BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE VIRGINIA MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS

• Loran Brueggen of Alexandria, Principal, Metropolitan Consulting

• Emily Franklin of Virginia Beach, Creative Designer, Emily Franklin Designs

• Dr. Pamela Royal of Richmond, President, Royal Dermatology

• Christina Shin of McLean, Managing Partner, Rowe Weinstein & Sohn, PLLC

BOARD OF VISITORS OF JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY

• Jeff Bolander of McGaheysville, Lieutenant Colonel, US Marine Corps (retired)

VIRGINIA COMMISSION FOR THE ARTS

• Vanessa Thaxton-Ward, Ph.D., of Hampton, Director, Hampton University Museum

FINANCE

ADVISORY COUNCIL ON REVENUE ESTIMATES

• Shane McCullar of Alexandria, CEO and Operating Principle, KW Metro Center

HEALTH AND HUMAN RESOURCES

ADVISORY BOARD ON SERVICE AND VOLUNTEERISM

• Jason Ascher of Arlington, Political Director, Mid-Atlantic Pipe Trades Association

• Shane Roberts-Thomas of Richmond, Co-owner, Morse Group Corporation (DBA Southern Kitchen)

• Elizabeth L. Schultz of Richmond, Assistant State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Virginia Department of Education

BOARD OF DENTISTRY

• J. Michael Martinez de Andino of Henrico, Senior Counsel (Retired), Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP

• Jennifer Szakaly, JD, DDS, of Isle of Wight County, Isle of Wight Family and Cosmetic Dentistry, PC (DBA Isle Dentistry) 

RENAL DISEASE COUNCIL

• Dr. Stephen Anderson of Forest, Owner and Pharmacist, Halifax Pharmacy

• Jennifer Jones of Chesterfield, Resilience Practitioner, J.L. Jones Consulting, L.L.C., Executive Board of Directors, American Association of Kidney Patients

• Dr. Kinjal R. Patel of Lorton, Physician, Virginia Nephrology Group

• Anthony Reed of Stuarts Draft, CEO, Kidney Trails 

STATE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES ADVISORY BOARD

• Dr. Rebecca Branch-Griffin of Chesterfield County, Retired Director of Health/Counseling Services, Virginia State University

• Brian Frankel of Fredericksburg, Deputy Chief of EMS, Stafford County Fire and Rescue Department

• Robert E. Lipscomb, Jr., of Lynchburg, Retired Deputy Fire Chief, Lynchburg Fire Department

• Beth Matish of Henrico County, CEO, Johnston Willis Hospital.

• Dr. Patrick McLaughlin of Midlothian, Physician, VCU Health

• Matthew Rickman of Roanoke, Deputy Chief, City of Salem Fire-EMS Department

• Torie Smith of Palmer Springs, Flight Nurse, Duke Life Flight

• R. Bruce Stratton of Concord, Life Member & Hall of Fame Recipient, Virginia Association of Volunteer Rescue Squads Inc.

STATE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL FOR CHILDREN’S SERVICES  

• Melvin Roy of Washington, D.C., Founder and CEO, Foster-U 

LABOR

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

• The Honorable Susan P. Dibble of Glen Allen, Member, Board of Supervisors- South Anna District, Hanover County

BOARD FOR ASBESTOS, LEAD, AND HOME INSPECTORS

• Tripp Costen of Henrico, President, Costen Floors

• Robert Shackford of Mechanicsville, Vice President, Paramount Builders, Inc.

BOARD FOR PROFESSIONAL SOIL SCIENTISTS, WETLAND PROFESSIONALS, AND GEOLOGISTS

• Justin T. Brown of Glen Allen, Environmental Scientist, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 

BOARD FOR WATERWORKS AND WASTEWATER WORKS OPERATORS AND ONSITE SEWAGE SYSTEM PROFESSIONALS

• Erica Duncan of Hanover, Assistant Division Director, Henrico County

• Caleb Taylor of Christiansburg, Executive Director, NRV Regional Water Authority

COMMON INTEREST COMMUNITY BOARD

• Deborah Mancoll Casey of Virginia Beach, Attorney, Principle and Vice Chair, Woods Rogers Vandeventer Black PLC