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

 

ADMINISTRATION APPOINTMENTS  

PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY 

  • Carl Beckett, Special Assistant, Department of Corrections 

 

BOARD APPOINTMENTS 

AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY 

AQUACULTURE ADVISORY BOARD  

  • Doug McMinn of Wake, Owner, Chesapeake Bay Oyster Company  

 

BOARD OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES 

  • Virginia Barnes of Wicomico Church, Seed Specialist, Coastal Agrobusiness  

 

COMMERCE AND TRADE 

BOARD OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT 

  • Bill Garrett of Rockville, President/Owner, W.B. Garrett, Inc. 
  • Scott Stosser of Blacksburg, Senior Vice President of Construction, SAS Builders 

 

VIRGINIA TOURISM AUTHORITY 

  • Captain Jill E. Mills of Alexandria, Chief Pilot – Washington, D.C., United Airlines  

 

COMPACTS 

EDUCATION COMMISSION OF THE STATES  

  • Scott Fleming of Hanover County, Director, State Council of Higher Education for Virginia 

 

SOUTHERN REGIONAL EDUCATION BOARD 

  • Grace Creasey of Crozier, Executive Director, Virginia Council for Private Education 

 

EDUCATION

BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE SOUTHERN VIRGINIA HIGHER EDUCATION CENTER 

  • Jeffrey Davis of South Boston, Assistant Superintendent, Halifax County Schools

 

HEALTH AND HUMAN RESOURCES 

BOARD OF NURSING 

  • Cleopatra Kitt of Roanoke, Senior Vice President of Leadership Development, Retirement Unlimited Inc.

 

STATE BOARD OF SOCIAL SERVICES

  • Matthew Melvin of Newport News, Executive Director, Hope Unity Freedom Center 

 

INDEPENDENT 

VIRGINIA FOUNDATION FOR THE HUMANITIES AND PUBLIC POLICY

  • Roger Cheeks of Chesapeake, Senior Director of Outreach, International Fellowship of Christians and Jews 
  • Martin R. Martinez of Stafford County, Planning Commissioner-Aquia District, Stafford County Government  

 

VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS’ AND RESCUE SQUAD WORKERS’ SERVICE AWARD FUND BOARD 

  • Evangeline Cuyno Boers of Sterling, Accounting Technician, Smithsonian; Volunteer Firefighter and EMT, Ashburn Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department 

 

LABOR 

BOARD FOR HEARING AID SPECIALISTS AND OPTICIANS  

  • Darla All of Waynesboro, General Manager, Licensed Optician, Visionworks 
  • Frances Lunsford of Disputanta, Program Optician, Conexus 
  • Fitim Xhemali of Henrico, Licensed Optician, Conexus 

 

BOARD FOR PROFESSIONAL SOIL SCIENTISTS, WETLAND PROFESSIONALS, AND GEOLOGISTS 

  • Ernest “Bubba” Beasley of Charlottesville, Geologist and Founder, HydroGeo Environmental 
  • Alexis Jones of Greensville County, Americas Environmental Program Manager, Microsoft Corporation 
  • Cayman Lowe of Powhatan, Global Account Manager, LinkedIn 

 

BOARD FOR WATERWORKS AND WASTEWATER WORKS OPERATORS AND ONSITE SEWAGE SYSTEM PROFESSIONALS 

  • Brandon Monnett of Grottoes, Utilities Manager, Molson Coors Beverage Company

 

BOARD OF CONTRACTORS

  • Tripp Costen of Henrico, President, Costen Floors  

 

SAFETY AND HEALTH CODES BOARD 

  • Jay Abbott of Blacksburg, former Director of Operations, Red Sun Farms LLC; Ex-Officio Member, Virginia Agribusiness Council Board of Directors 
  • Larry James of Augusta County, EHS Manager, Cargill 
  • Rena Parker of Richmond, Spruance Site Sr. EHS Consultant, DuPont Specialty Products USA, LLC 

 

VIRGINIA BOARD FOR ASBESTOS, LEAD, AND HOME INSPECTORS 

  • Stacy James Armentrout, Jr., of Chesapeake, Associate Environmental Scientist, Wetland Studies and Solutions, Inc.  
  • Michael Baum of Midlothian, Owner, Envirostar, LLC 
  • Patrick Studley of Hampton, CIH, Training and Field Department Manager, Marine Chemist Service, Inc. 

 

NATURAL AND HISTORIC RESOURCES 

BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE VIRGINIA OUTDOORS FOUNDATION 

  • Anne Pittman of Courtland, community volunteer  

 

CAVE BOARD 

  • Andrea Futrell of Christiansburg, Karst Manager, TRC  
  • Austin Shank of Grottoes, Parks & Tourism Director, Town of Grottoes 

 

STATE AIR POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD 

  • The Honorable Daniel Jorjani of Falls Church, Chief Operating Officer and Principal Deputy General Counsel, Citizens United 

 

VIRGINIA LAND CONSERVATION FOUNDATION, BOARD OF TRUSTEES 

  • Kathleen Kilpatrick of Fork Union, retired government executive 

 

PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY 

VIRGINIA FIRE SERVICES BOARD

  • Kevin Duck of Isle of Wight, President, Chesterfield Insurers; Commissioner, Carrsville Volunteer Fire Department, Isle of Wight 
  • Carla Keesee of Forest, Investigations Manager, Virginia Farm Bureau 

 

VIRGINIA STATE CRIME COMMISSION 

  • The Honorable Marsha Garst of Rockingham County, Commonwealth’s Attorney, Office of the Commonwealth’s Attorney 
  • The Honorable Colin Stolle of Virginia Beach, Commonwealth’s Attorney, Office of the Commonwealth’s Attorney 

 

VETERANS AND DEFENSE AFFAIRS 

BOARD OF VETERANS SERVICES 

  • Col. Joyce Henderson, USA (retired) of Alexandria 
  • Wendell C. Warner, USA (retired) of Lorton, Director for Combatant Command Support, Senior Executive Services, Under Secretary Defense  

VETERANS SERVICES FOUNDATION BOARD OF TRUSTEES 

  • Omari Faulkner of Bluemont, President and CEO, Blue Fire Fed
  • Shannon “Shay” Spencer-Watson of Lorton, Fisher Service Award Program Manager and Community Relations Administrator, Fisher House Foundation