RICHMOND –
Governor Bob McDonnell today announced appointments to 18 boards and commissions. Further announcements regarding additional appointments in the
McDonnell administration will continue to be made in the months ahead.
Board Appointments
Advisory Board on Midwifery
- Christian A. Chisholm
of Charlottesville, Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Residency Program Director for the University of Virginia Medical
School-Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology - Wendy A. Graefe, CNM, MS
of Norfolk, Certified Nurse Midwife with Naval Medical Center Portsmouth - Deb McPherson
of Lynchburg, President of Home Works Lynchburg
A. L. Philpott Manufacturing Development Partnership
- Jerry Falwell, Jr.
of Lynchburg, Chancellor and President of Liberty University - Bonnie Harmon
of Fairlawn, Plant Controller for Phoenix Packaging Operations - David R. Lohr
of Glenn Allen, President and Executive Director of the Commonwealth Center for Advanced Manufacturing - Cheryl Thompson-Stacy*
of Middletown, President of Lord Fairfax Community College - Kai J. Zhang
of Purcellville, Chief Technologist of Enterprise Services, Hewlett – Packard Company
Board of Directors of the Virginia Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Program
- Francoise Mullen
of Richmond, French Teacher at St. Catherine’s School - Neal C. Schulwolf
of Norfolk, Attorney with Kalfus & Nachman - Arthur Lee Talley, Jr.
of Portsmouth, Software Engineer for Mantech International, Advocacy Chairman for Autism Speaks and Legislative Director for the Virginia Autism
Project - J. Scott Walters*
of Midlothian, Associate Vice President and Regional Counsel, Nationwide Insurance Company
Board of Directors of the Virginia Resources Authority
- David Branscome
of Manassas, Vice President of Branscome Paving Company
Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers
- Robert “Bob” M. Oman
of Chesapeake, President of Oman Funeral Homes - Christopher P. Vincent
of West Point, President and General Manager of Vincent Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Inc. - Eric V. Wray, II
of Virginia Beach, Manager of the Community Funeral Home
Board of Social Work
- Jennifer Blosser
of Richmond, Social Worker with the Virginia Commonwealth University Health System - Nettie Simon-Owens
of South Boston, Director of Workforce Services for the Southern Virginia Higher Education Center
Board of the Virginia Public Building Authority
- John A. Mahone
of Richmond, retired
Debt Capacity Advisory Committee
- William K. Butler, II*
of Virginia Beach, retired CEO of Suntrust
Education Commission of the States
- Patricia Harvey
of Petersburg, Director of Institutional Effectiveness, Richard Bland College
Escheator
- Thomas A. Cooper
of Henrico, Partner with Kane, Jeffries, Cooper & Carollo LLP
New Well Fund
- Keri A. Hughes
of Vienna, Vice President and Senior Wealth Planner for PNC Wealth Management - Jay McLaughlin*
of Henrico - Michael E. VanDyke
of Rosedale, Peer Counselor with Clinch Independent Living Services
Safety and Health Codes Board
- Marc Olmsted
of Manassas, Business Representative for Local 99 International Union of Operating Engineers - Charles Stiff*
of Mechanicsville, Senior Director of Health and Environmental Safety, Altria
Small Business Commission
- John E. Gordon
of Glen Allen, Owner, Pristine Services and Member of the Hanover County Board of Supervisors - Robert G. Marcus
of Portsmouth, President of Blaustein & Reich, Inc. - Nicole A. Riley
of Richmond, Virginia State Director of the National Federation of Independent Business
State Executive Council for Comprehensive Services for At-Risk Youth and Families
- Greg Peters
of Richmond, President and CEO of United Methodist Family Services
Virginia Commercial Spaceflight Authority
- Vincent Boles*
of Annandale, General Manager and Advanced Technology Director of the Aerospace Corporation - Dr. Robert Farquhar
of Burke, Executive for Space Exploration, Kinetx, Inc. - John N. Jester
of Chincoteague Island, retired - Jeffrey K. Windland*
of Sterling, Vice President and Assistant Treasurer for Orbital Sciences Corporation
Virginia Council on Human Resources
- Lisa Dawson
of Virginia Beach, Senior Adult Probation and Parole Officer, Virginia Department of Corrections - Nanora W. Westbrook
of Richmond, Senior Program Assistant for the Victim Notification Program in the Office of the Attorney General
Virginia Interagency Coordinating Council
- Virginia Lee Heuple*
of Gainesville, Program Manager of the Greater Prince William Infant and Toddler Connection - Jean S. Odachowski*
of Martinsville, Regional Director of Family Preservation Services, Inc.
Virginia Marine Products Board
- William Purcell
of Reedville, Environmental Manager for Omega Protein
*Denotes re-appointment
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