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CENTRAL VIRGINIA
Barbara D. Boyan, named dean, VCU School of Engineering. Boyan was associate dean for research and innovation, Georgia Tech College of Engineering. (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
Jeffery R. Cantrell, named executive vice president and COO, Essex Bank, Glen Allen. He was named senior vice president and senior financial officer in 2009. (PRNewswire)
John Clifford, named senior vice president for commercial operations, and Matt Young, named senior vice president for sales, Genworth Financial Inc.’s U.S. Mortgage Insurance, Richmond. (PRNewswire)
Michael Grisham, named chairman of the board of directors, Virginia Biotechnology Association, Richmond. Grisham is president of GPB Scientific Inc. (News release)
Steve Jones and Greg Starbuck, named to the board of directors, Lynchburg
Regional Chamber of Commerce. (News & Advance)
George L. Mahoney, named president and CEO, Media General Inc., Richmond, effective Jan. 1. Also Marilyn Hammond, named vice president of broadcast sales and marketing; and Andrew J. Lobred, named vice president for digital media. (Richmond Times-Dispatch/PRNewswire)
Catherine M. Noonan, named to the Virginia Real Estate Board. She is an associate broker for Long & Foster Real Estate Inc., Richmond. (News release)
Robert A. Shama, named president, Afton Chemical Corp., Richmond, effective April 1. He is senior vice president for North America. (News release)
Linda Tissiere, named CEO, YWCA of Richmond. She was a vice president for Luck Companies. (Richmond BizSense)
John A. Vithoulkas, named administrator, Henrico County, effective January 2013. He joined the county in 1997 and was deputy county manager. (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
NORTHERN VIRGINIA
Michael Bertamini, named senior vice president for sales and marketing, iCore Networks, McLean. He was vice president of sales. (Business Wire)
Warren Brown, named president, ObjectVideo, Reston. He was vice president, product management, Tyco Security Products. (PRNewswire)
Charles “Charlie” K. Collum, Jr., the former chairman and CEO of the Burke & Herbert Bank, has joined John Marshall Bank’s Alexandria office as an executive officer. (News release)
Paul Fernandes, named president, STG Inc., Reston. Fernandes was COO. He joined the company in 2004. (Business Wire)
Robert R. Giraldi, named senior vice president and market executive, Cardinal Bank, Tysons Corner. Giraldi held similar positions with the Maryland Commercial Group of Eagle Bank, Bethesda, Md. (Business Wire)
Max Hall, named executive vice president, SRA International Inc., Fairfax. He joined SRA in 1992 and left in 2010 as a senior vice president. (Business Wire)
Thomas Hogan, named president of applications, Computer Sciences Corp., Falls Church. Hogan has held a number of executive positions with Hewlett-Packard Co. (Washington Business Journal)
Christopher K. Ivy, named executive vice president, Interstate Hotels & Resorts, Arlington. He was a senior vice president with Hyatt Hotels Corp. (Business Wire)
Betsy Johns, named to the board of directors, MainStreet Bank, Herndon. She is a partner and CFO with National Realty Partners LLC. (PRNewswire)
John “Jay” Johnson, named president, Software AG USA Inc., Reston. He was a senior vice president with MicroStrategy. (Business Wire)
Doug Lane, named partner, A.T. Kearney Inc., Arlington. Lane was a senior vice president with Booz Allen Hamilton. (PRNewswire)
Thomas M. O’Flynn, named executive vice president and CFO, AES Corp., Arlington. He was a senior adviser with Blackstone’s private equity group. (Business Wire)
Gary Slack, named executive vice president and CFO, QinetiQ North America Inc., McLean. He was president, U.S. Combat Systems, BAE Systems Inc. (Washington Business Journal)
Doug Smith, named chairman and CEO, LightSquared Inc., Reston. He was co-chief operating officer and chief network officer for the company. (Washington Business Journal)
SOUTHERN VIRGINIA
Sam Ferguson, named executive director, Clement & Wheatley law firm, Danville. Ferguson was athletic director for Averett University. (Danville Register & Bee)
Don Gerhardt, named CEO, LifeBatt Inc., Danville. The founder of Gerhardt Engineering, he has held positions at Ingersoll Rand, Ford Motor Co. and General Motors. (Danville Register & Bee)
Tim Hall, named county administrator and general manager of the public service authority, Henry County. Hall joined the county in 1998 and became deputy county administrator in 2002. He succeeds Benny Summerlin, who died Aug. 15 after a battle with cancer. (Martinsville Bulletin)
Corrie Teague, named project manager, Danville Office of Economic Development. She was named research and marketing manager in 2009. (News release)
Kimberly Slayton White, named interim judge for the 10th Judicial Circuit. White has been commonwealth’s attorney in Halifax County since 2004. (News & Advance)
SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA
Donald B. Baker, Ross C. Jenkins; Ron D. McCall; and Joe Gary Street, named to the board of the Coalfield Economic Development Authority. Baker is the mayor of Clintwood. Jenkins, of Gate City, is owner of Hob-Nob Drive In. McCall, of Norton, is vice president of finance for Humphreys Coal Group. Street, of Vansant, is president of Royal Machine Works Inc. (News release)
Gavin M. Bledsoe, named to the Coal Surface Mining Reclamation Fund Advisory Board. He is reclamation services manager for the Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy. (News release)
John Byrum, named principal partner, Woods Rogers PLC, Roanoke. (The Roanoke Times)
Scott Clarke and Mark Woolwine, named partners, Brown, Edwards & Co., Roanoke. (The Roanoke Times)
Rachel Cogburn, named executive director, I-81 Corridor Coalition, Virginia Tech Transportation Institute, Blacksburg. She was senior management analyst for the Atlanta Regional Commission. (News release)
Victor E. Giovanetti, named to the Roanoke Higher Education Authority Board of Trustees. He is president of LewisGale Regional Health System. (News release)
Roderick A. Hall, named senior associate director for operations and finance, Virginia Tech transportation Institute, Blacksburg. Hall was associate vice president for research at Virginia Tech. (News release)
Bill Hamlin, elected president, Virginia Transportation Construction Alliance. Hamlin is vice president of aggregate operations, Boxley, Roanoke. (The Roanoke Times)
Joy Madison, named president and CEO, Bristol TN/VA Chamber of Commerce. She held the same positions at the chamber of commerce in Modesto, Calif. (News release)
Janet W. Rankin, elected president, American College of Sports Medicine. She is a professor of nutrition and foods, as well as associate dean of the graduate school, Virginia Tech. (News release)
Kurt Schumacher, named senior vice president for national field operations, Advance Auto Parts Inc., Roanoke. Also Joe Gonzalez and Rusty Tweedy were named area senior vice presidents. (BusinessWire)
Linda Staley, named to the College of Fellows, Public Relations Society of America. Staley is brand manager for Carilion Clinic, Roanoke. (News release)
David Tenzer, named to the Virginia Israel Advisory Board. Tenzer is an attorney with the firm of Glenn Feldmann Darby & Goodlatte, Roanoke. (The Roanoke Times)
Randy Grumbine, elected to the board of directors, Virginia Manufactured and Modular Housing Association. He works for Clayton Homes in Roanoke. (The Roanoke Times)
SHENANDOAH VALLEY
Bill O’Brien, reappointed chairman, Virginia Resources Authority. O’Brien is a former administrator of Rockingham County and was first named to the VRA board in 1987. (Daily News Record)
James R. Fries and Billy R. Robinson, named directors at the Harrisonburg office of the accounting firm Brown, Edwards & Co. (Daily News Record)
Susan Richardson, named executive director, The Valley Mission, Staunton. She has held previous positions with the Wildlife Center of Virginia, DePaul Family Services and Shenandoah Valley Head Start. (The News Virginian)
Elizabeth L. White, named to the Virginia Board of Agriculture and Consumer Services. White is executive secretary, Virginia State Horticultural Society. (News release)
EASTERN VIRGINIA
Yvonne Toms Allmond, elected chair of the board of commissioners, Virginia Housing Development Authority. She is senior vice president of private banking, TowneBank, Norfolk. (News release)
Donna C. Bennett, named senior vice president/treasury services officer, Hampton-based Old Point National Bank. She was senior vice president/sales manager of treasury services for Virginia at Wells Fargo. (Inside Business)
Joel T. Bundy, named vice president of medical affairs, Sentara CarePlex Hospital, Hampton. Bundy is a nephrologist who was with Tidewater Kidney Specialists, Chesapeake, for 15 years. (Inside Business)
Jason Deans, named partner, McPhillips, Roberts & Deans, Norfolk. Deans is director of the firm’s business valuation and forensic accounting services. (Inside Business)
Barry Gross and P. Ward Robinett Jr. named to the board of visitors, Eastern Virginia Medical School. Gross is executive vice president, Riverside Health System, and Robinett is president, TowneBank, Portsmouth. (News release)
Victoria D. Harker, named to the board of directors, Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc., Newport News. Harker is CFO of Gannett Co. Inc., McLean. (The Virginian-Pilot)
Steven J. Harrison, named business development and research manager, Virginia Beach Department of Economic Development. He was research director for the Hampton Roads Economic Development Alliance. (News release)
Dick Nottingham received the Kenneth C. Mlekush American Award from Lincoln Financial Group, given once a year to a financial services professional for business performance and community service. He is a representative for the Lincoln Financial Services Corp., Virginia Beach. (News release)
Shane Peng, appointed to the Virginia Center for Health Innovation. Peng is vice president and senior medical director for Sentara Medical Group, Norfolk. (News release)
Will Sessoms, named elected official of the year, Association of Defense Communities, for work on partnerships between communities and military installations. Sessoms is mayor of Virginia Beach. (News release)
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