Seal of the Governor
For Immediate Release: July 26, 2024
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

  

COMMERCE AND TRADE 

 

  • Julianne Szyper, Deputy Director, Virginia Department of Energy 

 

PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY 

 

  • Neebal Aridi, Policy Advisor, Virginia State Police 

 

 

BOARD APPOINTMENTS 

 

AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY 

 

AQUACULTURE ADVISORY BOARD  

 

  • Martin Gardner of Martinsville, President, Blue Ridge Aquaculture, Inc.  

 

 

VIRGINIA BOARD OF FORESTRY  

 

  • James Coleman of Orange County, Vice President, R.S. Coleman Lumber 

 

 

VIRGINIA MARINE PRODUCTS BOARD 

 

  • Beverly S. Ludford of Virginia Beach, Co-owner, Ludford Brothers Oyster Company   

 

  • Monica Schenemann of Lottsburg, Commercial Waterman; secretary, Virginia Waterman’s Association 

 

 

COMMERCE AND TRADE 

 

SMALL BUSINESS FINANCE AUTHORITY 

  

  • Tarick A. Gamay of McLean, Chief Sales Officer, DreamPak 

 

  • JJ Ortuno Reintsch of Sterling, Vice President, Truist Bank 

 

  • Duc Truong of Chesterfield, Entrepreneur and Economic Developer, Cardinal Insurance and Spanish Connection 

 

 

COMPACTS  

 

ATLANTIC STATES MARINE FISHERIES COMMISSION 

 

  • The Honorable J. D. "Danny" Diggs of Seaford, member, Virginia State Senate, 24th District 

 

  • James Minor of Richmond, Management Analyst 

 

 

EDUCATION 

BOARD OF EDUCATION  

 

  • Dr. Meg Bryce of Charlottesville, Psychology Instructor, University of Virginia  

 

  • Ida Outlaw McPherson of Suffolk, Attorney 

 

 

BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE SCIENCE MUSEUM OF VIRGINIA 

 

  • The Honorable Ram Venkatachalam of Loudoun, Business and Community Leader, former Chairman Loudon County Transit Advisory Board 

 

 

THE LIBRARY BOARD 

 

  • Chelle Davis of Virginia Beach, Director of Board Operations, University of Richmond 

 

  • Betsy Fowler of Williamsburg, retired Director, Williamsburg Regional Library  

 

  • Samuel Hayes of Glen Allen, CEO and Founder, Stratageum 

 

 

FINANCE  

 

ADVISORY COUNCIL ON REVENUE ESTIMATES  

 

  • Tom Gayner of Henrico, Chief Executive Officer, Markel Group 

 

 

JOINT ADVISORY BOARD OF ECONOMISTS 

 

  • Danushka Nanayakkara-Skillington of Silver Spring, Maryland, Assistant Vice President, Forecasting and Analysis, National Association of Home Builders 

 

 

INDEPENDENT 

  

CHESAPEAKE BAY BRIDGE AND TUNNEL COMMISSION 

  

  • Charity Volman-Winn of Norfolk, President, TowneBank Norfolk 

 

 

TASK FORCE FOR THE IDENTIFICATION OF THE HISTORY OF FORMERLY ENSLAVED AFRICAN AMERICANS IN VIRGINIA 

 

  • Makola M. Abdullah, Ph.D., of Petersburg, President, Virginia State University 

 

  • Nikki Rattray Baldwin of Prince William County, Founder, Planet Rattray  

 

  • Brenton Hammond of Alexandria, Defense Contractor 

 

 

LABOR 

 

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

 

  • Tim Colley of Blacksburg, President, Colley Architects, P.C. 

 

  • Douglas D. Frost, PEof Purcellville, President, Frost Consulting LLC; former Senior Vice President, Dewberry Engineers Inc. 

 

 

BOARD FOR PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL REGULATION 

 

  • Sathish Anabathula of Charlottesville, Associate Director of Power and Light, Facilities Management, University of Virginia 

 

  • Fernando Espinoza of Arlington, Advisory Services Project Manager, Teel Construction 

 

 

COMMON INTEREST COMMUNITY BOARD 

 

  • Drew Mulhare of James City County, President, Realtec Community Services, Inc.  

 

  • Daniel Zickefoose of Mechanicsville, Attorney, Eck, Conley, and Richardson PLLC 

 

 

NATURAL AND HISTORIC RESOURCES 

  

STATE AIR POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD 

  

  • Emily Domenech of Alexandria, Senior Vice President, Boundary Stone Partners 

 

 

PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY 

 

VIRGINIA FIRE SERVICES BOARD 

 

  • James “Jimmy” Calvert, PhDof Moneta, Project Management Consultant, LMI Consulting, Inc. 

 

  • Steven Sites of Fauquier County, Assistant Fire Chief - Chief Fire Marshal / Building Official, City of Fairfax 

 

 

TRANSPORTATION  

 

BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE VIRGINIA PORT AUTHORITY  

 

  • John Asbury of Richmond, President & CEO, Atlantic Union Bankshares 

 

  • George H. Brown of Norfolk, President, GHB Consulting LLC 

 

  • Ellen Gajda of Williamsburg, Owner and Principal Broker, Williamsburg Realty 

 

 

COMMONWEALTH TRANSPORTATION BOARD   

  

  • The Honorable Becky Norton Dunlop of Wythe County, former Vice President and Ronald Reagan Distinguished Fellow, Heritage Foundation; former Secretary of Natural Resources, Commonwealth of Virginia; Member, Reagan Ranch Board of Governors  

 

 

VETERANS AND DEFENSE AFFAIRS 

 

BOARD OF VETERANS SERVICES 

 

  • Major General Malcolm Frost, USA retiredof McLean, President, Malcolm Frost and Associates, LLC 

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