Governor McDonnell Announces Additional Board Appointments
RICHMOND - Governor Bob McDonnell today announced appointments to 16 boards and commissions. Further announcements regarding additional appointments in the McDonnell Administration will continue to be made in the months ahead.
Board Appointments
Board of Audiology and Speech Language Pathology
- Lillian Beasley Beahm of Roanoke, Audiologist with Carilion Clinic Otolaryngology
- A. Tucker Gleason of Jeffersonton, Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology and Co-Director of Audiology at the University of Virginia Medical Center
- Wanda L. Pritekel, MA, CCC-SLP of South Riding, Speech Language Pathologist
- Laura Purcell Verdun of Oak Hill, Medical Speech Pathologist with Otolaryngology Associates, P.C.
Board of Directors of the Virginia Resources Authority
- Thomas L. Hasty, III* of Chesapeake, Executive Vice President of TowneBank
Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers
- Blair Nelsen of Richmond, President and Chief Executive Officer of Nelsen Funeral Home
- Junius H. Williams, Jr. of Portsmouth, Managing Director for Virginia and North Carolina State and Local Affairs- Dominion Virginia Power
Board of Game and Inland Fisheries
- Lisa Caruso of Church Road, Commonwealth's Attorney for Dinwiddie County
- Curtis Dixon Colgate of Virginia Beach, Managing Partner of Peaceful Valley LLP
- Leon Turner of Fincastle, Retired Chief Engineer of Industrial Development for Norfolk Southern Railway
Board of Medical Assistance Services
- John C. Napolitano of Virginia Beach, Senior Vice President of Napolitano Homes
- Joseph W. Boatwright III, M.D. of Glen Allen, Pediatrician with Joseph W. Boatwright III, M.D., P.C.
Board of Pharmacy
- Jody H. Allen, Pharm. D., FASHP of Midlothian, Vice President of Public Policy and External Affairs with Medco Health Solutions
- Robert M. Rhodes of Winchester, Pharmacist at K-Mart/Sears Holding Corporation
- Ellen B. Shinaberry of Harrisonburg, Pharmacy IT Manager at Rockingham Memorial Hospital
- Pratt Peace Stelly of Richmond, Human Resources Director with the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation
Board for Protection and Advocacy
- Christopher Harrison* of Reston, Client Services Coordinator for H&R Block
Commission on Youth
- Gary L. Close of Culpeper, Culpeper Commonwealth's Attorney
Frontier Culture Museum Board of Trustees
- Bill Card of Dumfries, Retired Marine Officer and Small Business Owner
- Scott MacMillan of Staunton, Independent Television Producer
- Frank J. McDonough* of Staunton, Retired President of McDonough Toyota
- Lynn Mitchell of Staunton, Free Lance Writer for the Washington Examiner
- Emmett W. Toms, Jr. of Waynesboro, Manager of External Affairs for Dominion Virginia Power
Global Strategies Council
- Sidney E. Fuchs of Oak Hill, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of ATS Corporation
- Mike Jing of Oak Hill, Executive Vice President of Cyberdata Technologies
Southern Regional Education Board
- The Honorable Mark L. Cole of Spotsylvania, Member of the House of Delegates
State Executive Council for Comprehensive Services for At-Risk Youth
- Martin E. Nohe of Woodbridge, President of Appliance Connection, Inc.
Vint Hill Economic Development Authority
- William G. "Bill" Downey of Warrenton, Managing Principal for Downey & Scott, LLC
Virginia Board for the Blind and Vision Impaired
- Ronald P. Hamm of Richmond, Retired
- Marsha Hester of Richmond, Retired
Virginia Commonwealth University Health System Board of Directors
- Katherine Elam Busser of Richmond, Executive Vice President and Chief Operations Officer of Capital One
- Anton J. Kuzel M.D., M.H.P.E. of Richmond, Professor and Chair of Family Medicine at Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine
- Lakshmi Challa of Richmond, Managing Attorney at Challa Law Offices PLC
Virginia Soil and Water Conservation Board
- Frank Blake, Jr. of Glen Allen, District Manager of Home Depot
- Jerry L. Ingle of Jonesville, President of New Image Fencing, Inc.
- Stephen Lohr of Broadway, Owner and Operator of Endless View Farm
*Denotes re-appointment
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