Seal of the Governor
For Immediate Release: January 10, 2025
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 

 

COMMERCE AND TRADE 

 

  • Brandon McCleskey, Special Assistant 

 

 

BOARD APPOINTMENTS 

 

AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY 

  

HORSE INDUSTRY BOARD 

  

  • Barbara Riggs of Upperville, retired Deputy Director, United States Secret Service 

  

 

SMALL GRAINS BOARD 

    

  • Jimmy Oliver of Isle of Wight County, Co-Owner/Operator, Oliver Farms, LLC 

 

 

EDUCATION 

  

BOARD OF REGENTS OF GUNSTON HALL  

  

  • Linda Lee Ballard Grew of Raleigh, North Carolina, Member, The National Society of The Colonial Dames of America in the State of North Carolina 

 

 

BOARD OF VISITORS OF THE VIRGINIA SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF AND BLIND 

 

  • Ryan Whitworth of Suffolk, Compliance Manager, Norfolk Banana Distributors Inc. 

 

 

HEALTH AND HUMAN RESOURCES 

 

ADVISORY BOARD ON POLYSOMNOGRAPHIC TECHNOLOGY 

 

  • Michael B. Polsky, MD, of North Chesterfield, Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Physician, Pulmonary Associates of Richmond, Inc. 

 

 

RARE DISEASE COUNCIL 

  

  • Christina Peroutka, MD, FAAP, FACMG, of Manassas, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Medical Biochemical and Clinical Genetics, University of Virginia School of Medicine 

 

 

NATURAL AND HISTORIC RESOURCES    

  

VIRGINIA LAND CONSERVATION FOUNDATION, BOARD OF TRUSTEES  

  

  • Bradley Gable of Loudoun County, Owner, Commonwealth Mitigation 

 

 

PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY   

 

CORRECTIONS OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE   

 

  • Marcus Elam of Powhatan, Corrections Operations Administrator and Legislative Liaison, Virginia Department of Corrections  

 

  • David Matthews of Henrico, Jail Officer, Riverside Regional Jail; former Officer, Virginia Department of Corrections

 

 

TRANSPORTATION 

 

METROPOLITAN WASHINGTON AIRPORTS AUTHORITY   

 

  • Jonathan W. Burks of Arlington, Vice President for Global Public Policy, Walmart 

 

 

MOTOR VEHICLE DEALER BOARD 

 

  • Richard S. “Dick” Myers of Rockingham, Principal Owner and President, Dick Myers Chrysler- Dodge-Jeep - RAM- Fiat, Inc. 

 

 

VETERANS AND DEFENSE AFFAIRS  

   

JOINT LEADERSHIP COUNCIL OF VETERANS SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS  

 

  • Justin LeHew of Fredericksburg, Chief Executive Officer, History Flight; Sergeant Major U.S.M.C. (ret.) 

 

  • Timothy M. Taylor of Moseley, Lt. Col. U.S.M.C. (ret.) 

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