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Confirming appointments by the Governor of certain persons communicated to the General Assembly on December 1, 2025.
Agreed to by the Senate, February 17, 2026
Agreed to by the House of Delegates, February 13, 2026
RESOLVED by the Senate, the House of Delegates concurring, That the General Assembly confirm the following appointments of certain persons made by Governor Glenn Youngkin and communicated to the General Assembly December 1, 2025.
ADMINISTRATION
Cybersecurity Planning Committee
Timothy Wyatt
of
Yorktown,
Virginia, Member, appointed October 30, 2025, to serve an unexpired term beginning November 1, 2022, and ending October 31, 2026, to succeed Michael Dent.
Virginia Geographic Information Network Advisory Board
Andrew Smith
of
Beaverdam,
Virginia, Member, appointed November 20, 2025, to serve an unexpired term beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2030, to succeed Matt Wells.
AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY
Agricultural Council
Judd Culver
of
Crozet,
Virginia, Member, appointed October 2, 2025, to serve at the pleasure of the Governor, to succeed Lynn Virginia St. Clair.
Carl Gupton
of
Henrico,
Virginia, Member, appointed October 1, 2025, to serve at the pleasure of the Governor, to succeed Kimberley Nixon.
Harriet Wegmeyer
of
Hamilton,
Virginia, Member, appointed October 8, 2025, to serve at the pleasure of the Governor, to succeed Cecil Meyerhoeffer.
Certified Seed Board
William Franklin Hundley
of
Champlain,
Virginia, Member, appointed November 6, 2025, for a term of three years beginning July 1, 2024, and ending June 30, 2027, to succeed himself.
Mark Simmons
of
Courtland,
Virginia, Member, appointed November 5, 2025, for a term of three years beginning July 1, 2024, and ending June 30, 2027, to succeed himself.
Potato Board
John Holland
of
Salisbury,
Maryland,
Member, appointed October 1, 2025, for a term of four years beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2029, to succeed himself.
Sawyer Johnson
of
Exmore,
Virginia, Member, appointed November 11, 2025, for a term of four years beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2029, to succeed William S. Floyd.
Kyle Sturgis
of
Cape Charles,
Virginia, Member, appointed November 5, 2025, to serve an unexpired term beginning July 1, 2022, and ending June 30, 2026, to succeed Ronald Bailey.
Small Grains Board
James Michael Swisher
of
Berryville,
Virginia, Member, appointed October 1, 2025, for a term of three years beginning September 1, 2025, and ending August 31, 2028, to succeed David Hula.
Soybean Board
Robert Harper
of
Powhatan,
Virginia, Member, appointed October 28, 2025, for a term of three years beginning October 1, 2025, and ending September 30, 2028, to succeed Linda Smith.
COMMERCE AND TRADE
Broadband Advisory Council
Gary Wood
of
Lovingston,
Virginia, Member, appointed October 31, 2025, for a term of two years beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2027, to succeed Cary Logan.
Clean Energy Advisory Board
Ron Clements
of
Chesterfield,
Virginia, Member, appointed November 14, 2025, for a term of three years beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2028, to succeed Kwasi Fraser.
Paul Harris
of
Fairfax,
Virginia, Member, appointed November 11, 2025, for a term of three years beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2028, to succeed William Reisinger.
Tobacco Region Revitalization Commission
Robert Clowdis
of
Saxe,
Virginia, Member, appointed October 12, 2025, for a term of four years beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2029, to succeed Walter Shelton.
Virginia Innovation Partnership Authority
John Minor
of
Richmond,
Virginia, Member, appointed November 4, 2025, for a term of four years beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2029, to succeed Richard Hall.
Virginia Nuclear Energy Consortium Authority
Saskia Mordijck
of
Williamsburg,
Virginia, Member, appointed November 24, 2025, for a term of four years beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2029, to succeed Richard Diddams.
Virginia Offshore Wind Development Authority
Will Fediw
of
Virginia Beach,
Virginia, Member, appointed October 30, 2025, for a term of four years beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2029, to succeed himself.
EDUCATION
A. L. Philpott Manufacturing Extension Partnership, Board of Trustees
Robert Brandon
of
Radford,
Virginia, Member, appointed October 22, 2025, to serve an unexpired term beginning July 1, 2022, and ending June 30, 2026, to succeed Jerry Wallace.
Megan Lucas
of
Lynchburg,
Virginia, Member, appointed November 7, 2025, to serve an unexpired term beginning July 1, 2024, and ending June 30, 2028, to succeed John Mead.
Board of Directors, New College Institute
Stacie Gordon
of
Richmond,
Virginia, Member, appointed October 23, 2025, to serve an unexpired term beginning July 1, 2022, and ending June 30, 2026, to succeed Rebecca Horner.
Board of Regents of Gunston Hall
Mason Bavin
of
Alexandria,
Virginia, Member, appointed November 18, 2025, for a term of five years beginning October 26, 2025, and ending October 25, 2030, to succeed herself.
Homoiselle Bujosa
of
Houston, Texas,
Member, appointed November 19, 2025, for a term of five years beginning October 26, 2021, and ending October 25, 2026, to succeed herself.
Janice Ducsay
of
Bellaire,
Michigan,
Member, appointed November 6, 2025, for a term of five years beginning October 26, 2025, and ending October 25, 2030, to succeed Carol Stephenson.
Deborah DuSault
of
Rye Beach,
New Hampshire,
Member, appointed November 7, 2025, for a term of five years beginning October 26, 2025, and ending October 25, 2030, to succeed Susan Paige Trace.
Kathy Henry
of
Madison, Mississippi,
Member, appointed November 6, 2025, for a term of five years beginning October 26, 2025, and ending October 25, 2030, to succeed Lenoir Stanley.
Stephanie Hockensmith
of
Keene, New Hampshire,
Member, appointed November 20, 2025, for a term of five years beginning October 26, 2021, and ending October 25, 2026, to succeed herself.
Miriam Hundley
of
Little Rock, Arkansas,
Member, appointed November 18, 2025, for a term of five years beginning October 26, 2025, and ending October 25, 2030, to succeed herself.
Ellen Marsteller
of
New York,
New York,
Member, appointed November 5, 2025, for a term of five years beginning October 26, 2025, and ending October 25, 2030, to succeed Catherine Strauch.
Karen Parker
of
Cedar Rapids, Iowa,
Member, appointed November 25, 2025, for a term of five years beginning October 26, 2021, and ending October 25, 2026, to succeed herself.
Mary Penelope Payne
of
Washington
,
District of Columbia,
Member, appointed November 19, 2025, for a term of five years beginning October 26, 2021, and ending October 25, 2026, to succeed herself.
Linda Westfall
of
Harpswell, Maine,
Member, appointed November 5, 2025, for a term of five years beginning October 26, 2025, and ending October 25, 2030, to succeed Margaret Schutrumpf.
Neville Williams
of
Memphis, Tennessee,
Member, appointed November 5, 2025, for a term of five years beginning October 26, 2025, and ending October 25, 2030, to succeed Nancy Kelly White.
Board of Regents of the James Monroe Law Office-Museum and Memorial Library
Lee Langston-Harrison
of
Culpeper,
Virginia, Member, appointed October 14, 2025, for a term of two years beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2027, to succeed herself.
Brandon Taylor
of
Richmond,
Virginia, Member, appointed October 3, 2025, for a term of two years beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2027, to succeed Sara Cox.
Board of Trustees of the Roanoke Higher Education Authority
Mary Yolanda Trigiani
of
Roanoke,
Virginia, Member, appointed November 14, 2025, for a term of four years beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2029, to succeed Katherin Elam.
Board of Visitors of the Virginia School for the Deaf and the Blind
Amy Darby
of
Staunton,
Virginia, Member, appointed November 13, 2025, to serve an unexpired term beginning July 1, 2024, and ending June 30, 2028, to succeed Kathryn Campbell.
State Board of Historical Records
R. Steven Landes
of
Weyers Cave,
Virginia, Member, appointed October 21, 2025, for a term of three years beginning November 1, 2025, and ending October 31, 2028, to succeed himself.
Student Advisory Board
Laura Altizer
of
Riner,
Virginia, Member, appointed November 4, 2025, for a term of one year beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2026, to succeed Landrie Bell.
Kyla Leggette
of
Newport News,
Virginia, Member, appointed November 5, 2025, for a term of one year beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2026, to succeed Razvan Verde.
Kenneth Lucas
of
Henrico,
Virginia, Member, appointed November 3, 2025, for a term of one year beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2026, to succeed Tenaj Williams.
Grace Martin
of
Dillwyn,
Virginia, Member, appointed November 3, 2025, for a term of one year beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2026, to succeed Nicole Ballagh.
Carmen Pond
of
Front Royal,
Virginia, Member, appointed November 3, 2025, for a term of one year beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2026, to succeed Izabella Piatowski.
Ava Sophia Robinson
of
Bluefield,
Virginia, Member, appointed November 3, 2025, for a term of one year beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2026, to succeed Clint Wilson.
Georges Saison
of
Warsaw,
Virginia, Member, appointed November 3, 2025, for a term of one year beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2026, to succeed Kainat Ali.
Olivia Tarbell
of
Weyers Cave,
Virginia, Member, appointed November 4, 2025, for a term of one year beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2026, to succeed Conner Mattox.
FINANCE
Board of Accountancy
Christine Williamson
of
Manassas,
Virginia, Member, appointed November 7, 2025, to serve an unexpired term beginning July 1, 2022, and ending June 30, 2026, to succeed David Cotton.
Board of the Virginia Public Building Authority
Janet Aylor
of
Richmond,
Virginia, Member, appointed October 9, 2025, to serve an unexpired term beginning July 1, 2023, and ending June 30, 2028, to succeed Michelle Attreed.
HEALTH AND HUMAN RESOURCES
Advisory Board on Art Therapy
Shayla Hayward-Lundy
of
Virginia Beach,
Virginia, Member, appointed October 31, 2025, for a term of four years beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2029, to succeed Elizabeth Mills.
Advisory Board on Occupational Therapy
Raffi Keradman
of
Chesterfield,
Virginia, Member, appointed October 30, 2025, for a term of four years beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2029, to succeed Raziuddin Ali.
Advisory Board on Respiratory Care
Kimberly Headley
of
Weems,
Virginia, Member, appointed October 1, 2025, for a term of four years beginning July 1, 2022, and ending June 30, 2026, to succeed Denver Supinger.
Board for the Blind and Vision Impaired
Suleiman Alibhai
of
Vienna,
Virginia, Member, appointed November 14, 2025, for a term of four years beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2029, to succeed Robert Bartolotta.
Board of Physical Therapy
Michele Wiley
of
Berryville,
Virginia, Member, appointed October 3, 2025, for a term of four years beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2029, to succeed Mira Mariano.
Office of New Americans Advisory Board
Khalid Wardak
of
Sterling,
Virginia, Member, appointed October 31, 2025, to serve an unexpired term beginning July 1, 2022, and ending June 30, 2026, to succeed Eric-Michel Sossou-Gloh.
Office of the Children's Ombudsman
Eric Reynolds
of
Richmond,
Virginia, Children's Ombudsman, appointed June 10, 2025, for a term of four years beginning July 1, 2024, and ending June 30, 2028, to succeed himself.
Rare Disease Council
Paul Kruszka
of
Charlottesville,
Virginia, Member, appointed October 3, 2025, for a term of four years beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2029, to succeed Peter Kasson.
Renal Disease Council
Pavan Annamaraju
of
Glen Allen,
Virginia, Member, appointed October 31, 2025, for a term of four years beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2029, to succeed Daniel Rakowski.
State Board of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services
Caroline Coster
of
Richmond,
Virginia, Member, appointed November 10, 2025, to serve an unexpired term beginning July 1, 2023, and ending June 30, 2027, to succeed Varun Choudhary.
State Board of Social Services
Zach Clinton
of
Lynchburg,
Virginia, Member, appointed October 28, 2025, to serve an unexpired term beginning July 1, 2024, and ending June 30, 2028, to succeed Sarah Owen.
State Child Fatality Review Team
Jonathan Garrett
of
Pamplin,
Virginia, Member, appointed November 21, 2025, for a term of three years beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2028, to succeed Jonathan Minter.
Nikki Stiltner
of
Grundy,
Virginia, Member, appointed October 30, 2025, for a term of three years beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2028, to succeed Susan Fierro.
State Rehabilitation Council
Elizabeth Klein
of
Stafford,
Virginia, Member, appointed October 3, 2025, for a term of three years beginning October 1, 2025, and ending September 30, 2028, to succeed Joliefawn Liddell.
Heidi Lawyer
of
Glen Allen,
Virginia, Member, appointed October 3, 2025, for a term of three years beginning October 1, 2025, and ending September 30, 2028, to succeed herself.
Patricia Morgan
of
Fredericksburg,
Virginia, Member, appointed October 3, 2025, to serve an unexpired term beginning October 1, 2023, and ending September 30, 2026, to succeed Marianne Moore.
Statewide Independent Living Council
Garrett Brumfield
of
Roanoke,
Virginia, Member, appointed October 3, 2025, for a term of three years beginning October 1, 2025, and ending September 30, 2028, to succeed herself.
Lauren Bryant
of
Virginia Beach,
Virginia, Member, appointed October 1, 2025, for a term of three years beginning October 1, 2025, and ending September 30, 2028, to succeed Wilfredo Benavides Medrano.
Marcia DuBois
of
Richmond,
Virginia, Member, appointed October 1, 2025, for a term of three years beginning October 1, 2025, and ending September 30, 2028, to succeed herself.
Christopher Grandle
of
Stuarts Draft,
Virginia, Member, appointed October 1, 2025, for a term of three years beginning October 1, 2025, and ending September 30, 2028, to succeed himself.
David Minor
of
Madison,
Virginia, Member, appointed October 5, 2025, for a term of three years beginning October 1, 2025, and ending September 30, 2028, to succeed Karen Michakski-Karney.
Michelle Whittingham
of
Henrico,
Virginia, Member, appointed October 31, 2025, for a term of three years beginning October 1, 2025, and ending September 30, 2028, to succeed Ken Jessup.
Virginia Forensic Nursing Advisory Council
Ashley Balcombe
of
Midlothian,
Virginia, Member, appointed November 14, 2025, for a term of four years beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2029, to fill a new seat.
Bonnie Price
of
Richmond,
Virginia, Member, appointed November 10, 2025, for a term of four years beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2029, to fill a new seat.
Ariel Ward
of
Falls Church,
Virginia, Member, appointed November 13, 2025, for a term of four years beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2029, to fill a new seat.
Caitlin Yerkes
of
Falls Church,
Virginia, Member, appointed November 13, 2025, for a term of four years beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2029, to fill a new seat.
Virginia Foundation for Healthy Youth Board of Trustees
Jordyn Griffin
of
Richmond,
Virginia, Member, appointed October 3, 2025, for a term of four years beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2029, to succeed Ghulam Qureshi.
Robert Leek
of
Williamsburg,
Virginia, Member, appointed October 1, 2025, for a term of four years beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2029, to succeed Karin Addison.
Christopher Snyder
of
Richmond,
Virginia, Member, appointed October 2, 2025, to serve an unexpired term beginning July 1, 2022, and ending June 30, 2026, to succeed Paul Sciacchitano.
Virginia Interagency Coordinating Council
Mary Amanda Bishop
of
Mechanicsville,
Virginia, Member, appointed October 1, 2025, for a term of three years beginning October 1, 2025, and ending September 30, 2028, to succeed herself.
Katheryn Frazier
of
Faber,
Virginia, Member, appointed November 11, 2025, to serve an unexpired term beginning October 1, 2023, and ending September 30, 2026, to succeed Victoria Bhardwaj.
Sarah Jeffries
of
Winchester,
Virginia, Member, appointed October 1, 2025, for a term of three years beginning October 1, 2025, and ending September 30, 2028, to succeed herself.
Teddi Kenyear
of
Chesterfield,
Virginia, Member, appointed October 1, 2025, for a term of three years beginning October 1, 2025, and ending September 30, 2028, to succeed herself.
Matthew Kreitz
of
Mechanicsville,
Virginia, Member, appointed October 2, 2025, for a term of three years beginning October 1, 2025, and ending September 30, 2028, to succeed Katie Vance.
INDEPENDENT
Board of Directors of the Virginia Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Program
Jeremy Greenfield
of
Richmond,
Virginia, Member, appointed October 2, 2025, for a term of three years beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2028, to succeed Ronald Ramus.
Task Force for the Identification of the History of Formerly Enslaved African Americans in Virginia
Roger Cheeks
of
Chesapeake,
Virginia, Member, appointed October 3, 2025, for a term of two years beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2027, to succeed himself.
Virginia Commonwealth University Health System Authority Board of Directors
Wally Smith
of
Glen Allen,
Virginia, Member, appointed November 3, 2025, for a term of three years beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2028, to succeed himself.
Virginia Foundation for the Humanities and Public Policy
Joshua Raimundo
of
Herndon,
Virginia, Member, appointed October 9, 2025, for a term of three years beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2028, to succeed Diane Atkinson.
LABOR
Board for Hearing Aid Specialists and Opticians
Jeffrey Grappone
of
Alexandria,
Virginia, Member, appointed November 5, 2025, for a term of four years beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2029, to succeed Stacey Brayboy.
Board for Professional and Occupational Regulation
Carrie Sheffield
of
Arlington,
Virginia, Member, appointed November 13, 2025, to serve an unexpired term beginning July 1, 2024, and ending June 30, 2028, to succeed Fernando Espinoza.
Timothy Taylor
of
Reston,
Virginia, Member, appointed October 21, 2025, for a term of four years beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2029, to succeed Enid Candelaria-Vega.
Virginia Board of Workforce Development
Paul Denham
of
Lynchburg,
Virginia, Member, appointed November 5, 2025, to serve an unexpired term beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2029, to succeed Nathaniel Marshall.
NATURAL AND HISTORIC RESOURCES
PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY
Advisory Committee on Juvenile Justice and Prevention
Christopher Coleman
of
Ashland,
Virginia, Member, appointed November 17, 2025, for a term of four years beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2029, to succeed Julianna Herbek.
Criminal Justice Services Board
Michael Miller of Bedford,
Virginia, Member, appointed November 25, 2025, to serve an unexpired term beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2029, to succeed Richard Vaughan.
Virginia Sexual and Domestic Violence Program Professional Standards Committee
Avery Harper
of
Woodstock,
Virginia, Member, appointed October 31, 2025, for a term of four years beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2029, to succeed Teresa McKensie.
TRANSPORTATION
Motor Vehicle Dealer Board
Richard Myers
of
Harrisonburg,
Virginia, Member, appointed October 8, 2025, for a term of four years beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2029, to succeed himself.
Joe Gopaul
of
Glen Allen,
Virginia, Member, appointed October 17, 2025, for a term of four years beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2029, to succeed David Lynn.
Kevin Reynolds
of
Unionville,
Virginia, Member, appointed October 7, 2025, for a term of four years beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2029, to succeed himself.
Donald Sullivan
of
Fredericksburg,
Virginia, Member, appointed October 14, 2025, for a term of four years beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2029, to succeed himself.
VETERANS AND DEFENSE AFFAIRS
Joint Leadership Council of Veterans Service Organizations
Angelina Campbell
of
Virginia Beach,
Virginia, Member, appointed October 6, 2025, for a term of three years beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2028, to fill a new seat.
Matthew Laser
of
Midlothian,
Virginia, Member, appointed October 31, 2025, for a term of three years beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2028, to fill a new seat.