Seal of the Governor
For Immediate Release: November 15, 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 administration and board appointments.

 

ADMINISTRATION APPOINTMENTS 

 

OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR 

 

  • Ali Ahmad, Senior Advisor to the Governor  

 

  • Lindsay Fisher, Deputy Chief of Staff and Director of Policy and Legislative Affairs 

 

 

BOARD APPOINTMENTS 

 

ADMINISTRATION 

 

CYBERSECURITY PLANNING COMMITTEE 

 

  • Troy Adkins of Charles City, Broadband Infrastructure Program Manager, Chickahominy Indian Tribe 

 

 

COMMONWEALTH 

 

VIRGINIA INDIAN ADVISORY BOARD 

 

  • Dr. Ashley Spivey of King William, Executive Director, Kenah Consulting 

 

 

VIRGINIA LATINO ADVISORY BOARD 

 

  • Krista Lewie-Cepero of Prince William County, Virginia State Director, Latinos United for Conservative Action 

 

 

DESIGNATED 

 

STATE REHABILITATION ADVISORY COUNCIL 

 

  • Arthur Lee Talley of Portsmouth, CEO and Founder, Ambientmuse Studios 

 

 

STATE REHABILITATION COUNCIL FOR THE BLIND AND VISION IMPAIRED 

 

  • Rachael Rounds of Midlothian, Business Connections Program Manager, Virginia Commonwealth University - Rehabilitation, Research, and Training Center 

 

 

HEALTH AND HUMAN RESOURCES 

 

ADVISORY BOARD ON SURGICAL ASSISTING 

 

  • Dr. Srikanth Mahavadi of Mechanicsville, President, New Kent Foot Clinic 

 

  • Deborah Redmond, LSA, MSA, CSA, of Virginia Beach, Clinical Coordinator-MSA Program, EVMS School of Health Professions, Macon and Joan Brock Virginia Health Sciences at Old Dominion University 

 

 

BOARD OF LONG TERM CARE ADMINISTRATORS 

 

  • Felita Creekmore of Suffolk, Assisted Living Facility Administrator, Lake Prince Woods 

 

  • Denny Pregent of Powhatan, President, Mantle Management 

 

 

BOARD OF OPTOMETRY 

 

  • Dr. Jeffrey C. Michaels, O.D., M.B.A., F.A.A.O., of Goochland, Optometrist, Family Vision Care of Richmond, PC 

 

 

COMMONWEALTH NEUROTRAUMA INITIATIVE ADVISORY BOARD 

 

  • Dr. Robert Svoboda of Richmond, Spinal Cord Injury Fellow, VCU Health and Central Virginia Veterans Health Administration 

 

 

OFFICE OF NEW AMERICANS ADVISORY BOARD 

 

  • Sarah Basha of Leesburg, Director, National Security Operations, Groundswell 

 

 

STATE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES ADVISORY BOARD 

 

  • Madison Blaska of Powhatan, Emergency Communications Supervisor, Powhatan County Public Safety Communications 

 

 

TASK FORCE ON SERVICES FOR SURVIVORS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT  

 

  • Dr. Bonnie Price of Goochland County, Administrative Director of Community Health – Violence Response Team, Bon Secours Health System 

 

  • Leah Williams-Rumbley of Chesapeake, Chief Programs and Innovation Officer, Foodbank of Southeastern VA and the Eastern Shore 

 

 

INDEPENDENT 

 

VIRGINIA FOUNDATION FOR THE HUMANITIES AND PUBLIC POLICY 

 

  • Eddie Garcia of Montclair, Procurement Analyst, Office of Management and Budget 

 

 

LABOR 

 

COMMON INTEREST COMMUNITY BOARD 

 

  • Marcy Peacock of Cumberland, Community Operations Specialist, Eagle Construction 

 

 

REAL ESTATE BOARD 

 

  • Jeremy Dalpiaz of Waterford, Vice President and Associate Broker, Douglas Elliman Real Estate 

 

 

PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY 

 

VIRGINIA CANNABIS CONTROL AUTHORITY BOARD OF DIRECTORS 

 

  • The Honorable Roxanne L. Robinson, O.D., of North Chesterfield, former member, Virginia House of Delegates, 27th District, retired optometrist 

 

 

TRANSPORTATION 

 

MEDICAL ADVISORY BOARD FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES 

 

  • Dr. Chet Pai of Fredericksburg, Gastroenterologist; President, Medical Staff of Mary Washington Healthcare 

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