CENTRAL VIRGINIA
Todd Bagwell, named senior estimator, Hourigan Construction, Richmond. He was a chief estimator with Clark Construction Group in Bethesda, Md. (News release)
Justin Bajan, named copywriter, The Martin Agency, Richmond. He comes to the agency from David&Goliath, El Segundo, Calif., where he was also a copywriter. (News release)
Robert G. Beck, named to the Virginia Marine Resources Commission. Beck is president of The Beck Co., Williamsburg. (News release)
Kathryne Carr has been selected to run the business incubator at the University of Virginia. Carr is the co-founder and managing director at Tall Oaks Capital Partners LLC. (VirginiaBusiness.com)
Paul Denton has joined Commonwealth Commercial Partners Inc. in Richmond as a sales manager. He was the director of growth and business development with PartnerMD, Richmond. (VirginiaBusiness.com)
Melanie A. Friend, named a partner at CowanGates law firm in Chesterfield. Friend has been with CowanGates since 2007. (News release)
Deb Hagan, named senior vice president/creative director on the Wal-mart team, The Martin Agency, Richmond. She was senior director of creative, Wal-mart. (News release)
Magnus Hierta, named creative director, Running With Scissors, in-house post-production unit for The Martin Agency, Richmond. He was a freelance designer, animator and art director in Los Angeles. (News release)
Erika James named senior associate dean of Darden Executive Education at the Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia. James has been a faculty member at Darden since 2001. (VirginiaBusiness.com)
Harold G. Martin Jr., partner-in-charge of the Valuation and Forensic Services Group for Keiter, Richmond, was inducted into the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Business Valuation Hall of Fame at the 2012 AICPA Forensic and Valuation Services Conference in Orlando, Fla. (News release)
Douglas Pick, named chief executive officer of Richmond-based FeedMore, which provides hunger relief to children, families and seniors in Central Virginia. Pick has been the owner of a leadership consulting company, Travrse, since 2011. (VirginiaBusiness.com)
Frederick W. Plaisted II has joined Commonwealth Commercial Partners Inc. in Richmond as a first vice president/associate broker. He was a principal at Plaisted Commercial, Richmond. (VirginiaBusiness.com)
Dennis S. Proffitt, named to the Criminal Justice Services Board. He is the sheriff of Chesterfield County. (News release)
NORTHERN VIRGINIA
J.H. Bailey, of Brandy Station, named to the Virginia Fire Services Board. Bailey is division chief of training for Spotsylvania County Fire Rescue and Emergency Management. (News release)
James P. Bankoff, named to the board of directors, Rosetta Stone, Arlington. Bankoff is chairman and CEO of Vox Media Inc., Washington D.C. (News release)
Jennifer A. Brust has been sworn in as a substitute judge of the General District Court and Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court for the 17th Judicial District of Virginia. She will serve a six-year term. Brust is a shareholder in the law firm Bean, Kinney & Korman in Arlington. (News release)
C. Kevin Curtis, named executive vice president, corporate banking, Freedom Bank of Virginia, Fairfax. He was the Virginia market president at WashingtonFirst Bank, Reston. (Washington Business Journal)
David S. Houston has joined Reed Smith LLP, Falls Church, as a partner in its real estate practice. Houston was a partner in the Tysons Corner office of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP. (News release)
Sheila C. Johnson, named to the Virginia Tourism Authority’s board of directors. She is CEO of Salamander Hospitality, Middleburg. (News release)
Vaughn Ripley, promoted to CIO, Emergent LLC, Vienna. He was vice president, vendor integration. (Washington Business Journal)
Wayne Saya, promoted to executive director, The Association for Facilities Engineering, Herndon. He was president and chairman of the national board of directors. (Washington Business Journal)
Anna Shaffer has joined international commercial real estate services firm Studley in its Washington, D.C. , office as an assistant director. Before joining Studley, Shaffer worked for six years in the D.C. office of CBRE Inc. (VirginiaBusiness.com)
John Wanda, principal and vice president of finance for Chapman Cubine Adams + Hussey, Arlington, was honored by the Embassy of the Republic of Uganda in Washington, D.C., for outstanding service to the country. (News release)
SOUTHERN VIRGINIA
James R. Black, named president and CEO, Citizens Community Bank, South Hill. Black has been executive vice president and CFO of the bank since May 2007. (VirginiaBusiness.com)
Materials scientist Maria Baboi has been hired as director of the Dan River Polymers and Composites Center at the Institute for Advanced Learning and Research in Danville. She earned her doctorate in ultrasonic welding of aluminum alloys from Iowa State University. (Danville Register & Bee)
W. Eugene Hayes of Bankers Insurance/Carter Bank & Trust in Danville has received a certificate from The Society of Certified Insurance Counselors for his 30 years of participation in advanced education. (Danville Register & Bee)
Amanda M. Morgan has been promoted from associate to of counsel status at Clement & Wheatley, Danville. She has been with the firm for five years. (Danville Register & Bee)
SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA
Wayne Bowers, named director of economic development, Roanoke. Bowers was a former city manager in Greenville, N.C. (The Roanoke Times)
John Cusimano, associate treasurer at Virginia Tech, has been named university treasurer. (The Roanoke Times)
Warner Dalhouse, director emeritus of the Carilion Clinic board of directors in Roanoke, received the Excellence in Governance Award from the Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association. (News release)
Ebenezer Kolajo has been appointed assistant vice provost, Radford University. He was director of institutional research and planning at the University of West Georgia in Carrollton. (News release)
Joel Moseley has been promoted to senior vice president of global sales and marketing, Bristol Compressors International Inc. He was vice president of sales. (News release)
Michael D. Overstreet, of Abingdon, has been named to the State Air Pollution Control Board. Overstreet is retired. (News release)
Kathey Porter, former coordinator of minority/women-owned business enterprises for Savannah, Ga., has been named assistant director of purchasing for supplier diversity at Virginia Tech. (News release)
Debi Potter, director of medical staff services at LewisGale Hospital Montgomery, has been named director at large of the National Association Medical Staff Services. (The Roanoke Times)
Karen Roberto, director of the Center for Gerontology at Virginia Tech, was awarded the Distinguished Mentorship in Gerontology Award by the Gerontological Society of America. (The Roanoke Times)
Tammy S. Spradlin has been named assistant director of internal audit at Virginia Tech. She previously worked at Lowe’s as an internal auditor. (News release)
Charles W. Steger, president of Virginia Tech, has been reappointed to the Virginia Innovation and Entrepreneurship Investment Authority. (News release)
Dustin Steward has been named senior business development manager, Bristol Compressors International Inc. He is the owner of a Sears store in Abingdon. (News release)
Tracy Wright has been hired as director, Virginia manufacturing operations, Strongwell Corp., Bristol. He was director of operations at Hapco Pole Products, Abingdon. (News release)
SHENANDOAH VALLEY
Chris B. Saxman, of Staunton, has been appointed to the Southern Regional Education Board. Saxman is self-employed. (News release)
Jim Youngblood has joined First Bank, Strasburg, as executive vice president and senior lending officer. Youngblood was a senior lender, a regional market president and CEO of an independent community bank. (News release)
EASTERN VIRGINIA
Betsy Atkinson, of Virginia Beach, has been appointed to the Transportation District Commission of Hampton Roads. Atkinson is the owner of Atkinson Realty. (News release)
Jennifer T. Atkinson has joined Boleman Law Firm PC as an attorney focusing on estate planning and asset protection. She’ll work from the offices in Richmond, Hampton and Virginia Beach. (News release)
Shernita “Letrice” Bethea, housing administrator with the Hampton Roads Planning District Commission, was selected for the “Top 40 Under 40″ award by the Virginia Housing Development Authority and the Virginia Housing Coalition. (WorkItSoVa.com)
Tom Dunn has joined S.L. Nusbaum Realty Co. in Norfolk and will work in the commercial brokerage and development division. He was with Harvey Lindsay Commercial Real Estate where he performed general sales, leasing and development duties. (VirginiaBusiness.com)
Sandra Lynn Haynie, of Reedville, named to the Virginia Marine Resources Commission. She is general manager at AMPRO Shipyard & Diesel, Weems. (News release)
James D. McArthur Jr., of Suffolk, has been appointed to the Modeling and Simulation Advisory Council. McArthur is vice president of Lockheed Martin Center for Innovation, Suffolk. (News release)
Tom Stiehle, promoted to chief financial officer and vice president of business management for Ingalls Shipbuilding, a division of Newport News-based Huntington Ingalls Industries. He was vice president of contracts and pricing for Ingalls Shipbuilding. (VirginiaBusiness.com)
Norfolk-based EOS Surfaces has named Gus Stuhlreyer as chief financial officer, Ken Cashwell as director of operations, Kimberlee Sautter as director of marketing and public relations and Kate Mitchell as inbound marketing director and lead marketing strategist for Cupron Enhanced EOS. (VirginiaBusiness.com)
Raymond K. White has been named business development manager for the Virginia Beach Department of Economic Development. He was vice president of marketing for North Carolina’s Northeast Commission. (VirginiaBusiness.com)
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