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For Immediate Release: March 15, 2024
Contacts: Office of the Governor: Christian Martinez, Christian.Martinez@governor.virginia.gov

Governor Glenn Youngkin Announces Additional Administration and Board Appointments

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

 

ADMINISTRATION APPOINTMENTS 

OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR 

 

  • William McClanahan Alexander “Lanz” Geisler, Policy Assistant 

 

BOARD APPOINTMENTS 

 

COMMERCE AND TRADE 

 

CLEAN ENERGY ADVISORY BOARD 

 

  • Amir Kirkwood of Arlington, President and CEO, Locus 

 

 

VIRGINIA COAL MINE SAFETY BOARD 

 

  • Ronald Jefferson of Moneta, retired, Appalachian Power 

 

 

VIRGINIA NUCLEAR ENERGY CONSORTIUM AUTHORITY 

 

  • Eric Carr of Richmond, President Nuclear Operations and Chief Nuclear Officer, Dominion Energy 

 

COMMONWEALTH 

 

COUNCIL ON WOMEN 

 

  • Frances Lanzone of Great Falls, Senior Manager Global Executive Relations, Amazon Web Services 

 

COMPACTS 

 

SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO THE CHESAPEAKE BAY EXECUTIVE COUNCIL 

 

  • Dr. John Bovay of Blacksburg, Assistant Professor and Kohl Junior Faculty Fellow, Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics, Virginia Tech 

 

  • Carl Friedrichs of Williamsburg, Glucksman Professor of Marine Science and Associate Director of the Chesapeake Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve in Virginia, William & Mary’s Virginia Institute of Marine Science 

 

DESIGNATED 

  

STATEWIDE INDEPENDENT LIVING COUNCIL 

  

  • Garrett Brumfield of Roanoke, Founder, Overcome Yours 

 

  

EDUCATION 

 

BOARD OF DIRECTORS, NEW COLLEGE INSTITUTE 

 

  • Valerie Crummie Johnson of Martinsville, Senior Healthcare Marketing Manager, Kimberly-Clark Corp.  

 

  • Kevin B. Laine of Ridgeway, Executive Vice President, ValleyStar Credit Union 

 

  • Ashley P. Lockhart of Richmond, Manager, Deloitte Consulting LLP 

 

 

BOARD OF VISITORS OF GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY 

 

  • Farnaz Thompson of Alexandria, Partner, McGuireWoods LLP 

 

 

BOARD OF VISITORS OF LONGWOOD UNIVERSITY 

 

  • Vellie S. Dietrich-Hall of Charlotte County, President, HPS Enterprises, Inc. 

 

 

BOARD OF VISITORS OF UNIVERSITY OF MARY WASHINGTON 

 

  • Rachel Greszler of Bethesda, Maryland, Senior Research Fellow in Workforce and Public Finance, The Heritage Foundation 

 

  • Christopher Newman, MD, of Spotsylvania, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Medical Officer, Mary Washington Healthcare 

 

 

SCIENCE MUSEUM OF VIRGINIA 

 

  • Dr. Irma Becerra of Arlington, President, Marymount University 

 

 

THE LIBRARY BOARD 

 

  • The Honorable Malfourd W. "Bo" Trumbo of Fincastle, Retired Circuit Court Judge 

 

 

HEALTH AND HUMAN RESOURCES 

 

BOARD OF MEDICAL ASSISTANCE SERVICES 

 

  • Jennifer L. Clarke of McLean, Attorney/Adjunct Professor, Antonin Scalia Law School, George Mason University 

 

  • Dr. Vienne K. Murray of Rockville, Physician, West End OB/GYN, Henrico Doctor's Hospital 

 

  • Margaret Roomsburg of Virginia Beach, retired Chief Accounting Officer, Amerigroup Corporation 

 

 

CHILD SUPPORT GUIDELINES REVIEW PANEL 

 

  • The Honorable Tanya Bullock of Virginia Beach, Judge, Virginia 2nd Judicial Circuit 

 

 

STATE BOARD OF HEALTH 

 

  • The Honorable Yesli Vega of Prince William County, Member and Chair Pro Tempore, Prince William County Board of Supervisors 

 

 

VIRGINIA INTERAGENCY COORDINATING COUNCIL 

 

  • Sheila Tillett Holas of Manassas, Executive Director, Blue Ribbon Results Child Care Center, Inc. 

 

 

INDEPENDENT 

 

BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE VIRGINIA BIRTH-RELATED NEUROLOGICAL INJURY COMPENSATION PROGRAM  

 

  • Joel Dillon of Vienna, President and CEO, Jill’s House 

 

 

BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 

 

  • Dr. Susan Tinsley Gooden of Henrico, Dean, Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs, Virginia Commonwealth University 

 

 

LEGISLATIVE 

 

CAPITOL SQUARE PRESERVATION COUNCIL 

 

  • Heather Hopkins of Arlington, Head of Defense Policy, Amazon Web Services 

 

 

NATURAL AND HISTORIC RESOURCES 

 

VIRGINIA COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE 

 

  • Lisa Kardell of Alexandria, Director of Public Affairs, Waste Management 

 

  • Courtney Malveaux, Esq., of Richmond, Principal, Jackson Lewis PC 

 

  • Eddie Ramirez of Abingdon, Managing Member, Ramirez Contracting, LLC 

 

  • Morgan Whayland of Norfolk, Director of Government Affairs, Virginia Natural Gas  

 

  • Lieutenant Colonel (Retired) Ronald Olswyn White of Midlothian, Vice President, Southside Electric Cooperative 

 

 

PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY  

 

VIRGINIA ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL AUTHORITY 

 

  • Dale F. Farino of Virginia Beach, retired Executive Vice President, Breakthru Beverage Virginia  

 

  • Lisa N. Jennings of Fairfax Station, retired First Senior Executive Vice President, PenFed Credit Union 

 

 

TRANSPORTATION 

 

MOTOR VEHICLE DEALER BOARD 

 

  • Alexis Barker-Taplett of Virginia Beach, Vice President, Charles Barker Companies 

 

VETERANS AND DEFENSE AFFAIRS 

 

JOINT LEADERSHIP COUNCIL FOR VETERANS SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS 

 

  • Michelle Ramos Domingue of Arlington, General Counsel, Navy Mutual Aid Association  

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