• Committee forms to help select Virginia Tech’s next president
• Two new tenants sign on at Deep Run III in Henrico County
• Town Point Club renews lease at World Trade Center in Norfolk
• Advance Auto reports lower earnings
NORTHERN VIRGINIA
Michael Chertoff, named chairman of the board, BAE Systems, Arlington. He is a former secretary of Homeland Security. (Business Wire)
Carly Fiorina, named chairman of the board, Good360, Alexandria. Also Bob Schwartz was named to the board. Fiorina is a former CEO of Hewlett-Packard. Schwartz is president of Magento and managing partner of SchwartzGroup. (Washington Business Journal)
Mark N. Greene, named to the board of directors, Neustar Inc., Sterling. Greene is chairman of the Fair Isaac Corp. Advisory Council. (Business Wire)
George Kilguss III, named CFO, VeriSign Inc., Reston. He was finance director at Internap Network Services. (Washington Business Journal)
Bernard Maskerine, named to the board of directors, Wireless Matrix Corp., Herndon. He is a principal in Maskerine and Associates Inc. (Business Wire)
David Mitchell, named CEO and member of the board of directors, Spring Wireless, Reston. Mitchell was CEO of Global 360. (Business Wire)
Timothy L. Murray, named president and CEO, K12 Inc., Herndon. He was CEO of Pulsepoint Inc. (PRNewswire)
Jamie Nalls, named executive vice president, Virginia Commerce Bank, Arlington. Also Mary Ann Martins and Brian Murphy were named were named senior vice presidents. (Business Wire)
Keith Paglusch, named senior vice president, LCC International Inc., Vienna. He was senior vice president of network strategy at Mobilitie LLC. (Business Wire)
Terri Spoonhour, named senior vice president for distributed simulation group, Alion Science and Technology, McLean. She was director of operations at QinetiQ North America. (Business Wire)
Ed Wertzberger, named senior vice president, Horizon Industries, Vienna. He was managing director for the national industry program at McGladrey. (PRNewswire)
CENTRAL VIRGINIA
Dudley Duncan, named interim CEO, SportsQuest, Chesterfield County, following the resignation of the sports venue’s founder, Steve Burton. (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
David V. Duval, Mark H. Miller and David A. Reed, named shareholders, commercial real estate group, Spotts Fain, Richmond. All three were former partners at Williams Mullen. (News release)
Robin Felder, named 2012 Edlich-Henderson Innovator of the Year, University of Virginia. Felder is a professor of pathology and associate director of clinical chemistry. (The Daily Progress)
Claire Guthrie Gastañaga, named executive director, American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia, Richmond. She has lobbied for several groups and has served as deputy attorney general and chief of staff and special counsel for Virginia’s speaker of the House of Delegates. (The Virginian-Pilot)
Ernest “Ernie” Hoch, named administrator, Madison County. Hoch was previously director of public works and city energy manager, Harrisburg, Pa. (The Daily Progress)
Rick Hood, named vice president, facilities activation services unit, KLMK Group, Richmond. He was president and owner of The Pioneer Group, Chicago. (News release)
Kelly Mays, named Outstanding Sales Professional of the Year for 2011, Virginia Press Association. Mays is a sales representative for The News & Advance in Lynchburg. (The News & Advance)
Eugene H. Walter, named director of finance, Henrico County. He has worked for Henrico since 1997 and most recently was budget director. (News release)
Edward T. White, named partner, LeClairRyan, Richmond. White, a member of the firm’s intellectual property and technology practice area, previously was with Hunton & Williams. (News release)
SHENANDOAH VALLEY
Timothy G. Biltz, named CEO, Lumos Networks Corp., Waynesboro. Biltz was most recently chairman of the board of directors, iPCS Inc. (Business Wire)
Mike Burris, named interim CFO, Rockingham Memorial Hospital, Harrisonburg. He is CFO, Martha Jefferson Hospital, Charlottesville. Both hospitals are part of the Sentara Healthcare system. (Daily News-Record)
Michael Butler, named executive director, Habitat for Humanity of Winchester-Frederick County. Butler has worked as a pharmaceutical rep and is a former Winchester councilman.
(The Winchester Star)
Bill Ed Cannon, resigned as city manager, Covington. Cannon began his position on Jan. 1. He left to accept the city manager’s job in Wildwood, Fla. (Virginian-Review)
Dale Iman, named city manager, Winchester. He was most recently city manager of Fayetteville, N.C.
(The Winchester Star)
SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA
Steven Blank, named head of the department of agricultural and applied economics, Virginia Tech. (The Roanoke Times)
Faye W. Gilbert, elected secretary-treasurer, Southern Business Administration Association. Gilbert is dean of the College of Business and Economics, Radford University. (News release)
Ann Hale and Donna Nevers, elected co-presidents, The Market Gallery, a co-op for artists, Roanoke. (The Roanoke Times)
Derrick Maggard, named director, Roanoke-Blacksburg Technology Council. Maggard was co-founder of a home-health-care company and has worked in business investing and consulting. (The Roanoke Times)
Walter F. O’Brien received the Industrial Gas Turbine Institute’s 2012 Aircraft Engine Technology Award. He is the J. Bernard Jones professor of mechanical engineering, Virginia Tech. (News release)
Patricia A. “Patty” Perillo, named vice president of student affairs, Virginia Tech. She was dean of students at Davidson College. (News release)
Dan Pittman, named COO, Integrated Textile Solutions, Salem. He was director of engineering and sales support, Eton Systems Inc. (News release)
Bill Poff received the Roger Groot Professionalism Award from the Ted Dalton American Inn of Court. Poff is an attorney with the Roanoke firm of Woods Rogers PLC. (News release)
Thomas Strelka, named 2012 Young Lawyer of the Year, Roanoke Bar Association. He is a partner at Strickland, Diviney & Strelka. (The Roanoke Times)
Joseph G. Tront, named director of education, Hume Center for National Security and Technology, Virginia Tech. He holds the university’s position of W.S. “Pete” White Professor of Innovation in Engineering. (News release)
Paul Vining, named president, Alpha Natural Resources, Bristol. He will continue to be chief commercial officer for the company. (PRNewswire)
George Wooten received the 2012 Frank W. “Bo” Rogers Jr. Lifetime Achievement Award, Roanoke Bar Association. He is retired from the firm WootenHart PLC. (The Roanoke Times)
Doug Domenech received Alumni Award of Achievement, College of Natural Resources and Environment, Virginia Tech. Domenech has been secretary of natural resources since 2010. (News release)
Shirley A. Edwards, named Distinguished Alumnus, Pamplin College of Business. She is an audit and advisory partner in Ernst & Young, McLean. (News release)
Richard Perdue, named Robert B. Pamplin professor of hospitality and tourism management, Virginia Tech. Perdue is head of the college’s department of hospitality and tourism management. (News release)
Peter Rim, reappointed as Joseph H. Collie professor chemical engineering, Virginia Tech. Rim’s work focuses on product development processes and quality improvement. (News release)
HAMPTON ROADS
Edna Victoria Baehre-Kolovani, named president, Tidewater Community College, effective July 1. She was president of Napa Valley College in Northern California. (The Virginian-Pilot)
Tim Cleary, named president, Peninsula Housing and Builders Association. Cleary is managing director of Charles Ross Homes in James City County. (Inside Business)
Norma Dorey, named to the board of directors, Retail Alliance, Norfolk. Dorey is owner of Changes Hairstyling and City Spa, Norfolk. (The Virginian-Pilot)
Clarence Jordan, named vice president of recovery and wellness, ValueOptions, Norfolk. He was director of recovery and resiliency. (PRNewswire)
William E. Mayer, named chairman of the board, People Express Airlines Inc., Newport News. He is senior partner at Park Avenue Equity and owner of the Virginia Beach-based Virginia Destroyers of the United Football League. (The Associated Press)
David Mele, named publisher, The Virginian-Pilot, and president, Pilot Media Cos., Norfolk. Mele was general manager of Pilot Interactive. (The Virginian-Pilot)
Teresa Peters, named to the board of directors, Hampton Roads Commercial Real Estate Women. She is president of Stanton Partners Inc. (Inside Business)
Taylor Reveley received a contract extension through 2015 as president, College of William & Mary. He has been president of the college since 2008. (News release)
Anne Shumadine, elected rector, Eastern Virginia Medical School, serving the remaining term of Maurice Jones. She is chairman of Signature Financial Services. (The Virginian-Pilot)
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