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Governor Glenn Youngkin Announces Additional Administration and Board Appointments

Government and Politics

January 10, 2025

From: Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin

RICHMOND, VA - Governor Glenn Youngkin today announced additional administration and board appointments. 

ADMINISTRATION APPOINTMENTS  

COMMERCE AND TRADE 

  • Brandon McCleskey, Special Assistant 

BOARD APPOINTMENTS  

AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY   

HORSE INDUSTRY BOARD   

  • Barbara Riggs of Upperville, retired Deputy Director, United States Secret Service  

SMALL GRAINS BOARD     

  • Jimmy Oliver of Isle of Wight County, Co-Owner/Operator, Oliver Farms, LLC  

EDUCATION   

BOARD OF REGENTS OF GUNSTON HALL   

  • Linda Lee Ballard Grew of Raleigh, North Carolina, Member, The National Society of The Colonial Dames of America in the State of North Carolina  

BOARD OF VISITORS OF THE VIRGINIA SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF AND BLIND  

  • Ryan Whitworth of Suffolk, Compliance Manager, Norfolk Banana Distributors Inc.  

HEALTH AND HUMAN RESOURCES  

ADVISORY BOARD ON POLYSOMNOGRAPHIC TECHNOLOGY  

  • Michael B. Polsky, MD, of North Chesterfield, Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Physician, Pulmonary Associates of Richmond, Inc.  

RARE DISEASE COUNCIL   

  • Christina Peroutka, MS, FAAP, FACMG, of Manassas, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Medical Biochemical and Clinical Genetics, University of Virginia School of Medicine  

NATURAL AND HISTORIC RESOURCES    

VIRGINIA LAND CONSERVATION FOUNDATION, BOARD OF TRUSTEES    

  • Bradley Gable of Loudoun County, Owner, Commonwealth Mitigation  

PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY    

CORRECTIONS OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE    

  • Marcus Elam of Powhatan, Corrections Operations Administrator and Legislative Liaison, Virginia Department of Corrections   

  • David Matthews of Henrico, Jail Officer, Riverside Regional Jail; former Officer, Virginia Department of Corrections 

TRANSPORTATION  

METROPOLITAN WASHINGTON AIRPORTS AUTHORITY??  

  • Jonathan W. Burks of Arlington, Vice President for Global Public Policy, Walmart  

MOTOR VEHICLE DEALER BOARD  

  • Richard S. “Dick” Myers of Rockingham, Principal Owner and President, Dick Myers Chrysler- Dodge-Jeep - RAM- Fiat, Inc.  

VETERANS AND DEFENSE AFFAIRS  ?   

JOINT LEADERSHIP COUNCIL OF VETERANS SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS?  

  • Justin LeHew of Fredericksburg, Chief Executive Officer, History Flight; Sergeant Major U.S.M.C. (ret.)  

  • Timothy M. Taylor of Moseley, Lt. Col. U.S.M.C. (ret.)