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 

 

• Ryan Welsh, Senior Advisor for Energy and Economic Policy 

 

• Kathryn Zimmerman, Chief of Staff, Office of the First Lady 

 

 

EDUCATION 

 

• Colleen Messick, Executive Director, Virginia Commission for the Arts 

 

 

BOARD APPOINTMENTS 

 

AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY 

 

COTTON BOARD 

 

• Michael Griffin of Suffolk, Owner/Operator Griffin Farms, LLC 

 

 

SOYBEAN BOARD 

 

• Michael Bryant of Lottsburg, Farmer, Melville Farms 

 

• Charles “Chuck” McGhee of Mechanicsville, Owner, Grainfield Farm, LLC 

 

 

DESIGNATED  

 

STATE REHABILITATION ADVISORY COUNCIL 

 

• Lillian Garland of Woodbridge, disability advocate 

 

• Ryan Haywood of Leesburg, Director of Health and Citizen Solutions Portfolio Development, Highlight Technologies, Inc. 

 

 

STATE REHABILITATION COUNCIL FOR THE BLIND AND VISION IMPAIRED  

 

• John Leopold of Henrico, Chief Administrative Officer, Goodwill of Central and Coastal Virginia 

 

 

EDUCATION 

 

A. L. PHILPOTT MANUFACTURING EXTENSION PARTNERSHIP, BOARD OF TRUSTEES 

 

• Matthew Clarke of Wytheville, President, Clarke Precision Machine, Inc. 

 

• Jeffrey Jaycox of Virginia Beach, President, Tabet Manufacturing Company Inc. 

 

• Karen D. Sorber of Washington County, CEO and Co-founder, Micronic Technologies, Inc.   

 

 

BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE VIRGINIA MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS 

 

• Margaret Hancock of Charlottesville, former Executive Director, Virginia Commission for the Arts 

 

 

HEALTH AND HUMAN RESOURCES 

 

ADVISORY BOARD ON MASSAGE THERAPY 

 

• Candice Merrick of Richmond, Director, Hand & Stone 

 

 

STATE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL FOR CHILDREN’S SERVICES 

 

• The Honorable Kevin P. Carroll of Chesterfield, Member, Chesterfield County Board of Supervisors, Matoaca District  

 

 

STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT SEWAGE HANDLING AND DISPOSAL APPEAL REVIEW BOARD 

 

• Joshua Hepner of Stephens City, Environmental Health Supervisor, Loudoun County Health Department 

 

 

VIRGINIA INTERAGENCY COORDINATING COUNCIL 

 

• The Honorable Emily Jordan of Isle of Wight County, Member, Virginia State Senate, 17th District  

 

 

INDEPENDENT 

  

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

 

• M. Catherine Slusher, MD, of Harrisonburg, Senior Partner, Sentara OBGYN Midwifery Specialist

 

 

LABOR 

 

BOARD FOR BARBERS AND COSMETOLOGY    

 

• Candice Benvenuti of Fairfax County, Paralegal, Blankingship & Keith, P.C. 

 

 

BOARD FOR PROFESSIONAL SOIL SCIENTISTS, WETLAND PROFESSIONALS, AND GEOLOGISTS 

 

• David Johnson of Reston, Consultant 

 

• Nathan Kuhn of Richmond, Senior Manager-Energy Transition, Jacobs Engineering  

 

 

REAL ESTATE APPRAISER BOARD  

 

• Joseph Dunn of Midlothian, Executive Vice President, First Heritage Mortgage  

 

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