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

 

BOARD APPOINTMENTS

COMMERCE AND TRADE

SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY 

  • The Honorable Rick Wood of Richlands, Member, Town Council of Richlands; Owner, R. L. Wood and Company; Chairman, Spearhead Trails

 

TOBACCO REGION REVITALIZATION COMMISSION 

  • Hampton Wilkins of Danville, Owner and President, Wilkins & Co. Realty, Inc.; Owner and President, Wilkins General Contractors

 

COMMONWEALTH

VIRGINIA ASIAN ADVISORY BOARD 

  • Mansoor R. Quereshi of Leesburg, Managing Partner, Big Dreamz Enterprise Inc. 
  • Henry Yuan of Fairfax, Venture Partner, VU Partners; Owner, HOMEstretch-Fairfax-Tysons

 

EDUCATION

BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA HIGHER EDUCATION CENTER 

  • Susan Mayhew of Buchanan County, Provost and Dean, Appalachian College of Pharmacy 

 

HEALTH AND HUMAN RESOURCES

ADVISORY COUNCIL ON PEDIATRIC AUTOIMMUNE NEUROSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS AND PEDIATRIC ACUTE-ONSET NEUROPSYCHIATRIC SYNDROME 

  • Ann Flippin of Richmond, Executive Director, Autism Society of Central Virginia 

 

BOARD OF NURSING 

  • Delores Valenta of Moon, retired Licensed Practical Nurse 

 

MATERNAL MORTALITY REVIEW TEAM 

  • Kim Pekin, MS, CNM, CPM, of Purcellville, CNM/APP, Simmonds, Martin & Helmbrecht, LLC 

 

INDEPENDENT

VIRGINIA FOUNDATION FOR THE HUMANITIES AND PUBLIC POLICY  

  • The Honorable Grace Flores-Hughes of Castleton, President, F&H 2 Inc.
  • Sarath Nathan of Henrico, CEO and Owner, Sarath Solutions LLC 
  • David K. Rehr, PhD, of Arlington, Professor, George Mason University

 

LABOR

SAFETY AND HEALTH CODES BOARD 

  • Kelly J. Bundy of Richmond, Partner, Hirschler 

 

THE CEMETERY BOARD 

  • The Honorable Beverly L. Cocke of Henrico, Administrator of Workforce Development, Henrico County Public Schools; former Member, Henrico County School Board (Brookland District)

 

LEGISLATIVE

BROWN V. BOARD OF EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS COMMITTEE  

  • Joan Johns Cobbs of Darlington Heights, Farmville community advocate and Brown v. Board of Education Plaintiff 
  • Geneda Kearney of Chesterfield County, CEO, A Rae of Hope Academy; former Academic Coach, Walden University
  • Cameron Patterson of Farmville, Vice President for Student Affairs, Longwood University; Senior Partner for Strategic Initiatives, Robert Russa Moton Museum

NATURAL AND HISTORIC RESOURCES

BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE VIRGINIA OUTDOORS FOUNDATION 

  • Elizabeth Crowther of Reedsville, President Emerita, Rappahannock Community College 

 

PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY

ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON JUVENILE JUSTICE AND PREVENTION 

  • David A. Hall of Lanexa, Special Agent, Department of Juvenile Justice Community Engagement Unit 

 

CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES BOARD 

  • The Honorable Richard Vaughan of Grayson County, Sheriff, Grayson County Sheriff’s Office  

 

SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY COMMITTEE 

  • Peter M. Vallone, PhD, of Potomac, Maryland, Leader, Applied Genetics Group, National Institute of Standards and Technology 

 

VIRGINIA SEXUAL AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PROGRAM PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS COMMITTEE 

  • Brittany Stevens of Alleghany County, Executive Director, Safehome Systems, Inc.