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SHENANDOAH VALLEY
Margaret George, named executive director, Hull’s Angels, Lexington, the nonprofit foundation, which manages the Hull’s Drive-In theater. George was executive director of Lyric Opera Virginia. (The News Virginian)
Ben Kline, named to the Governor’s Commission on Government Reform and Restructuring. Kline, from Lexington, is a member of the House of Delegates. (News Leader)
Wesley S. Marshall, named to the Virginia Corn Board. Marshall is owner of Marshall Cattle Co., Weyers Cave. (News Leader)
Scott Norris, named vice president of manufacturing, Cadence Inc., Staunton. He previously was director of operations at Integra Life Sciences in Cincinnati and Sandvik Medical Solutions in Alabama. (The News Virginian)
NTelos Holdings Corp. named three new directors after spinning off its wire line and fiber network business: Rodney D. Dir, president and CEO of Spectrum Bridge Inc; Jerry Elliott, owner of Jerry Elliott Interests LLC; and Ellen O’Connor Vos, president and CEO, Grey Healthcare Group. (VirginiaBusiness.com)
Billy Robinson and Rachel Walters named to the board of directors, Harrisonburg Downtown Renaissance. Robinson is a CPA with Brown, Edwards & Co. and Walters is community affairs manager for James Madison University. (News release)
SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA
David Booth and Ethan Cook, named directors at the accounting firm of Foti, Flynn, Lowen & Co. PC, Roanoke. (The Roanoke Times)
Donna Broome, named senior vice president, team member excellence, Advance Auto Parts, Roanoke. Broome has been senior vice president, commercial sales. (News release)
Lynn Carden, named CFO, Premier Transfer & Storage Inc., Christiansburg. (The Roanoke Times)
John Dooley will become COO of the Virginia Tech Foundation in April 2012 and then CEO upon the retirement of Raymond J. Smooth Jr. in July. Dooley has been vice president for outreach and international affairs. (News release)
Dan Chllather, named CEO, Real Estate Investors of Roanoke. Also named were Dail Stancill, COO; and Eric Schmuker, CFO. (The Roanoke Times)
Victor Gilchrist, Gabe Niccum, Melissa Parker, Tony Pearman, Bethany Sherman and Mike Sutton named to the board of directors, Downtown Roanoke Inc. (The Roanoke Times)
Carl Johnson, appointed president of the Virginia-Washington, D.C., chapter of the Healthcare Financial Management Association. Johnson is director of revenue cycle management at Carilion Clinic. (The Roanoke Times)
NORTHERN VIRGINIA
Tom Adams announced plans to step down as president and CEO of Rosetta Stone Inc., Arlington. After a new CEO is chosen, Adams will become chairman of the board. (Business Wire)
John Calys, named interim CFO, VeriSign Inc., Dulles. He joined the company in December as vice president and controller. (Washington Business Journal)
Stanley T. Fleming, named president and COO, CloudShield Technologies Inc., McLean. He was previously senior vice president and chief strategy officer, NANA Development Corp. (PRNewswire)
John W. Handy, named to the board of directors, SkyBitz, Sterling. Handy is a retired Air Force general and once commanded the United States Transportation Command. (Business Wire)
Tony Jimenez, named one of the 100 Most Influential Hispanics in America, by Hispanic Business Magazine. He is president and CEO of Micro Tech, Vienna. (PRNewswire)
Paul Langevin, named CFO, SiloSmashers Inc., Fairfax. He was CFO at 3001 Inc. (Washington Technology)
Michael Laphen plans to step down as CEO of Computer Sciences Corp. in Falls Church by October 2012. He became CEO in 2007. (Washington Business Journal)
Ramsey McGrory, named CEO, Clearspring Technologies Inc., McLean. He led Yahoo’s Right Media advertising exchange. (Washington Business Journal)
Jeffrey Neal, named senior vice president, ICF International Inc., Fairfax. He was chief human capital officer for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. (Business Wire)
Susan Ness, elected to the board of directors, Gannett Co., McLean. Ness is the head of Susan Ness Strategies and a former FCC commissioner. (News release)
James T. Nelson III, named senior vice president, corporate banking division, Freedom Bank of Virginia, Fairfax. He was senior relationship manager for Sandy Spring Bank. (Business Wire)
Judy Verses, named president, Global Institutional Business, Rosetta Stone Inc., Arlington. She was president and chief client officer for global sales at Blackboard. (Business Wire)
Alan Weakley, named president of the North American Public Sector, CSC Inc., Falls Church. Weakley was most recently president of ATG Inc. (Business Wire)
EASTERN VIRGINIA
Jack Dantone, named to the Virginia Modeling and Simulation Advisory Board. Dantone, of Virginia Beach, is a retired Navy rear admiral. (News release)
Cindy Hall-Beale received the Regional Vice President’s Medal from the Society of American Military Engineers, one of 30 awarded. Hall-Beale is with the Virginia Beach firm GET Solutions Inc. (News release)
Paul R. Hedges of Chesapeake and Frederick T. Stant III of Virginia Beach, named to the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel Board. Hedges is president of Lion & Lamb PC while Stant is a partner at Williams Mullen. (News release)
Leslie Anne Miller, elected to the board of trustees, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Miller is an attorney and an adviser to the mayor of Philadelphia. (News release)
Chuck Rigney, named interim director of development, Norfolk. He was assistant director of development. (The Virginian-Pilot)
CENTRAL VIRGINIA
Martin J. Briley, named president and CEO of the Virginia Economic Development Partnership, Richmond. He was executive director of the Prince William County Department of Economic Development. (News release)
Sabrina Brown, named associate vice president for marketing and communications, Longwood University. She was director of university marketing for the University of Mary Washington. (News release)
Michael M. Conners of Washington, D.C., and Charles H. Seilheimer Jr. of Orange, named to the board of trustees, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. Connors, former president of AOL Technologies, is the president of the The Connors Foundation, and Seilheimer is the founder of Virginia Country Properties and president of the Seilheimer Foundation. (News release)
B. Keith Fulton, named to the Governor’s Advisory Council on Revenue Estimates. Fulton, of Glen Allen, is vice president of Verizon Virginia. (News release)
Gary Levine, named CFO, ZyGEM Corp. Ltd., Charlottesville. He was CFO and treasurer of Bostwick Laboratories. (PRNewswire)
Robert Dean Pope, re-elected president, and John D. O’Neill Jr., named a Fellow, the American College of Bond Counsel. Pope is a partner at Hunton & Williams LLP where O’Neill is managing partner of the Richmond office and co-head of the public finance group. (News release)
Deborah Slayden, named Human Resource Strategist of the Year by Titan Group LLC and the Richmond chapter of the Society for Human Resource Management. She is director of workforce development and strategy for the VCU Health System. (News release)
Bill Tonkins, named to the Virginia Wine Board. Tonkins is manager for Veritas Vineyards and Winery, and owner of Aftonshire vineyard. (News Leader)
SOUTHERN VIRGINIA
Leanna Blevins, named interim director, New College Institute, Martinsville, effective with the Jan. 1 retirement of Barry Dorsey. Blevins also received a permanent promotion to chief academic officer. (Martinsville Bulletin)
Dennis Joseph Eith, named CFO, Danville Regional Medical Center. He was CFO of Carolinas Health System, in Florence, S.C. (Danville Register & Bee)
Todd Hammock, named SunTrust Bank’s Martinsville city president and business banking relationship manager in the commercial division. (The Roanoke Times)
Floyd William Smith, a Martinsville man who died last year at 96, left $474,000 to Liberty University in Lynchburg and $550,000 to Patrick Henry Community College in Martinsville. Smith worked as an automobile mechanic and during World War II was a first-class machinist and master mechanic at the Naval Gun Factory in Washington, D.C. (Danville Register & Bee)
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