Governor; confirming appointments.

Confirming appointments by the Governor of certain persons communicated to the General Assembly January 21, 2026.
Agreed to by the Senate, February 13, 2026
Agreed to by the House of Delegates, February 11, 2026
RESOLVED by the Senate, the House of Delegates concurring, That the General Assembly confirm the following appointments of certain persons made by Governor Abigail D. Spanberger and communicated to the General Assembly January 21, 2026.
CABINET
David Bulova
of
Fairfax,
Virginia, Secretary of Natural and Historic Resources, to serve at the pleasure of the Governor beginning January 17, 2026, to succeed Stefanie Taillon.
Carrie Chenery
of
Staunton,
Virginia, Secretary of Commerce and Trade, to serve at the pleasure of the Governor beginning January 17, 2026, to succeed Juan Pablo Segura.
Traci Deshazor
of
Richmond,
Virginia, Secretary of Administration, to serve at the pleasure of the Governor beginning January 17, 2026, to succeed Margaret "Lyn" McDermid.
Nicholas Donohue
of
Richmond,
Virginia, Secretary of Transportation, to serve at the pleasure of the Governor beginning January 17, 2026, to succeed W. Sheppard Miller, III.
Marvin Figueroa
of
Arlington,
Virginia, Secretary of Health and Human Resources, to serve at the pleasure of the Governor beginning January 17, 2026, to succeed Janet Vestal Kelly.
Katie Frazier
of
Midlothian,
Virginia, Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry, to serve at the pleasure of the Governor beginning January 17, 2026, to succeed Matthew J. Lohr.
Bonnie Krenz-Schnurman
of
Chesterfield,
Virginia, Chief of Staff to the Honorable Abigail D. Spanberger, to serve at the pleasure of the Governor beginning January 17, 2026, to succeed John Littel.
Jessica Looman
of
St. Paul, Minnesota
, Secretary of Labor, to serve at the pleasure of the Governor beginning January 17, 2026, to succeed G. Bryan Slater.
Stanley Meador
of
Maidens,
Virginia, Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security, to serve at the pleasure of the Governor beginning January 17, 2026, to succeed Marcus Anderson.
Sesha Joi Moon
of
Richmond,
Virginia, Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, to serve at the pleasure of the Governor beginning January 17, 2026, to succeed Martin Brown.
Candi Mundon King
of
Dumfries,
Virginia, Secretary of the Commonwealth, for a term of four years beginning January 26, 2026, and ending January 21, 2030, to succeed Jenna Moon.
Mark Sickles
of
Alexandria,
Virginia, Secretary of Finance, to serve at the pleasure of the Governor beginning January 17, 2026, to succeed Stephen Cummings.
Jeffery Smith
of
Toano,
Virginia, Secretary of Education, to serve at the pleasure of the Governor beginning January 17, 2026, to succeed Aimee Guidera.
Timothy P. Williams
of
Mechanicsville,
Virginia, Secretary of Veterans and Defense Affairs, to serve at the pleasure of the Governor beginning January 17, 2026, to succeed Craig Crenshaw.
AGENCY HEADS
Robert Bermingham
of
Annandale,
Virginia, Director of the Department of Juvenile Justice, to serve at the pleasure of the Governor beginning January 17, 2026, to succeed Amy Floriano.
Stephen Brich
of
Virginia Beach,
Virginia, Commissioner of the Department of Transportation, to serve at the pleasure of the Governor beginning January 17, 2026, to succeed himself.
Gregory Campbell
of
Richmond,
Virginia, Director of the Department of Aviation, to serve at the pleasure of the Governor beginning January 17, 2026, to succeed himself.
Kristin Collins
of
Henrico,
Virginia, Commissioner of the Department of Taxation, to serve at the pleasure of the Governor beginning January 17, 2026, to succeed herself.
Jenna Conway
of
Richmond,
Virginia, Superintendent of Public Instruction of the Department of Education, to serve at the pleasure of the Governor beginning January 17, 2026, to succeed Emily Anne Gullickson.
Larry "Brad" Creasy
of
Bedford,
Virginia, Executive Director of the Department of Fire Programs, to serve at the pleasure of the Governor beginning January 17, 2026, to succeed himself.
James Frederick
of
Alexandria,
Virginia, Commissioner of the Department of Labor and Industry, to serve at the pleasure of the Governor beginning January 17, 2026, to succeed Gary Pan.
Charles Green
of
Henrico,
Virginia, Commissioner of the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, to serve at the pleasure of the Governor beginning January 17, 2026, to succeed Joseph Guthrie.
Jeffrey Katz
of
Stafford,
Virginia, Superintendent of the Virginia State Police, to serve at the pleasure of the Governor beginning January 17, 2026, to succeed Colonel Matthew Hanley.
Steven Koski
of
Richmond,
Virginia, Commissioner of the Department of Elections, to serve at the pleasure of the Governor beginning January 17, 2026, to succeed Susan Beals.
Terrance Lasher
of
Warrenton,
Virginia, State Forester of the Department of Forestry, to serve at the pleasure of the Governor beginning January 17, 2026, to succeed Rob Farrell.
Sharon Lawrence
of
Colonial Heights,
Virginia, State Comptroller of the Department of Accounts, to serve at the pleasure of the Governor beginning January 17, 2026, to succeed Scott Adams.
Michael Maul
of
Richmond,
Virginia, Director of the Department of Planning and Budget, to serve at the pleasure of the Governor beginning January 17, 2026, to succeed himself.
John Maxwell
of
Chesterfield,
Virginia, Commissioner of the Department of Veterans Services, to serve at the pleasure of the Governor beginning January 17, 2026, to succeed Chuck Zingler.
Rita McClenny
of
Richmond,
Virginia, Executive Director of the Virginia Tourism Corporation, to serve at the pleasure of the Governor beginning January 17, 2026, to succeed herself.
Laura McClintock
of
Leesburg,
Virginia, Director of the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation, to serve at the pleasure of the Governor beginning January 17, 2026, to succeed Jeb Wilkinson.
Eric Reynolds
of
Richmond,
Virginia, Children's Ombudsman, to serve an unexpired term beginning July 1, 2024, and ending June 30, 2028, to succeed himself.
David Richardson
of
Richmond,
Virginia, State Treasurer of the Department of the Treasury, to serve at the pleasure of the Governor beginning January 17, 2026, to succeed himself.
James Ring
of
Chesterfield,
Virginia, Adjutant General of the Department of Military Affairs, to serve at the pleasure of the Governor beginning January 17, 2026, to succeed himself.
Michael Rolband
of
Catlett,
Virginia, Director of the Department of Environmental Quality, to serve at the pleasure of the Governor beginning January 17, 2026, to succeed himself.
Nikki Rovner
of
Richmond,
Virginia, Director of the Department of Conservation and Recreation, to serve at the pleasure of the Governor beginning January 17, 2026, to succeed Matthew Wells.
John Scrivani
of
Fredericksburg,
Virginia, State Coordinator of the Department of Emergency Management, to serve at the pleasure of the Governor beginning January 17, 2026, to succeed Shawn Talmadge.
S. Duke Storen
of
Fredericksburg,
Virginia, Commissioner of the Department of Social Services, to serve at the pleasure of the Governor beginning January 17, 2026, to succeed Kevin Erskine.
Banci Tewolde
of
Richmond,
Virginia, Director of the Department of General Services, to serve at the pleasure of the Governor beginning January 17, 2026, to succeed herself.
Joseph Walters
of
Powhatan,
Virginia, Director of the Department of Corrections, to serve at the pleasure of the Governor beginning January 17, 2026, to succeed Chadwick Dotson.
Daryl Washington
of
Clifton,
Virginia, Commissioner of the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, to serve at the pleasure of the Governor beginning January 17, 2026, to succeed Nelson Smith.
Cameron Webb
of
Charlottesville,
Virginia, State Health Commissioner of the Department of Health, to serve at the pleasure of the Governor beginning January 17, 2026, to succeed Karen Shelton.
Crafton Wilkes
of
Chester,
Virginia, Administrator of the Milk Commission, to serve at the pleasure of the Governor beginning January 17, 2026, to succeed himself.
Mariia Zimmerman
of
Richmond,
Virginia, Director of the Department of Rail and Public Transportation, to serve at the pleasure of the Governor beginning January 17, 2026, to succeed Tiffany Robinson.