Craig was president of Transitions Optical, the world’s largest photochromic lens company. During Craig’s tenure, Transitions Optical experienced rapid international growth through product improvements, global expansion and strategic alliances.

Dr. Ronald Blum will remain chairman of the board and become chief visionary officer and will be accountable for leading the design and development of Pixel’s products.

Pixel, founded in 2005, is an electronic focusing eyeglass company

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)

Laurie S. Moran, named to the board of directors, American Chamber of Commerce Executives. She is president of the Danville Pittsylvania County Chamber of Commerce. (News release)

Skip Phillips announced his decision to remain CEO of Memorial Hospital in Martinsville. Phillips earlier accepted an executive position with DeKalb Regional Health System in Decatur, Ga. (Martinsville Bulletin)

Mandy Matherly Stowe, named Young Preservationist of the Year by Preservation Virginia. Stowe, a job coach for The Arc of Southside,  led efforts to bring historic preservation clubs to George Washington and Galileo Magnet high schools. (Danville Register & Bee)

CENTRAL VIRGINIA
Claiborne S. Mason, named interim CEO, United Way of Greater Richmond & Petersburg. She is owner of the C.S. Mason Consulting firm and a former executive with The Martin Agency. (News release)

Tom Christopher, named to the board of directors, Babcox & Wilcox, Charlotte, N.C. He was president and CEO of Areva NP Inc. in Lynchburg until his retirement in 2009. (The News & Advance)

Amy R. Corbin, named senior vice president and CFO, Genworth Financial Inc.’s retirement and protection unit. She joined Genworth in 2003. (PRNewswire)

Brian J. Hellenga, named executive vice president, Tabb, Brockenbrough & Ragland, Richmond. He was president and CEO of Gateway Insurance Services Inc. (News release)

Mark A. Herzog, named to the Virginia Workforce Council. Herzog is executive director of the Virginia Biotechnology Association. (News release)

J. Charles Jennett, named interim dean of the school of engineering, Virginia Commonwealth University. He is a member of the board of Chicago Bridge and Iron Co., and a former president of Texas A&M International University. (Richmond Times-Dispatch)

Kimball Payne, named to the state Task Force for Local Government Mandate Review, a panel empowered to examine ways of reducing regulations on local governments. Payne is city manager of Lynchburg. (The News & Advance)

Raymond R. Ratke, named vice president of programs, Lutheran Family Services of Virginia, Richmond. He served as special advisor for children’s services and chief deputy commissioner of the Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services. (News release)

Lisa Robertson, administrator for Madison County, resigned her position to accept a position with a law firm. (Daily Progress)

John D. Simon, named executive vice president and provost, University of Virginia. Simon has been vice provost for academic affairs at Duke University. (Inside Higher Ed)

Michael Straightiff, named director, Patent Foundation, University of Virginia. He was director of biomedical engineering commercialization for Case Western Reserve University. (C-Ville.com)

EASTERN VIRGINIA
Dr. Tanya Brown received a Fellowship award from the Academy of General Dentistry for professional accomplishments. She is founder of The Center for Cosmetic & Restorative Dentistry in Chesapeake. (News release)

Don Butler, director of government relations and public affairs for Murphy-Brown LLC, has been appointed to the U.S.Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Technical Advisory Committee for animals and animal products. Murphy-Brown is Smithfield Foods’ managing company for all hog production activities. (News release)

Lisa S. Parker, named president of Dragas Mortgage Co., Virginia Beach. Parker has worked in mortgage origination and production for more than 20 years. (News release)

Timothy Faulkner, named executive of the year by the Tidewater Multi-Family Housing Council and the Peninsula Apartment Council. He is COO of The Breeden Co. (Daily Press)

Richard V. Homan, named provost and dean of Eastern Virginia Medical School. He will transition into the role of president in two years. He has been president of Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia. (News release)

John N. Jester, named to the Virginia Offshore Wind Development Authority. Jester, who is retired, lives on Chincoteague Island. (News release)

Morton H. Savell, named to the Virginia Workforce Council. Savell is president of A-1 American Services Inc., Virginia Beach. (News release)

Maurice A. Jones, nominated to be deputy secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. He has been president and publisher of The Virginian-Pilot in Norfolk since 2008. (Richmond Times-Dispatch)

Phil Shucet announced he will step down as head of Hampton Roads Transit at the end of his contract in January. Shucet took the post to see Norfolk’s light rail project through to launch and will resume work as a transportation consultant. (Inside Business)

Jean M. Yokum announced her retirement as president and CEO of Langley Federal Credit Union. She has worked for the credit union for 58 years and is a past recipient of CEO of the Year from the National Association of Federal Credit Unions. (Daily Press)

NORTHERN VIRGINIA
Steven Bracci, named CFO, Pragmatics, Reston. He was executive vice president of finance, Acaya Government Solutions Inc. (Washington Technology)

Sushil K. Clarence, named executive vice president, government and technology unit, Cardinal Bank, Tysons Corner. Before joining Cardinal in 2004, he was an executive at BB&T Bank. (Business Wire)

Lucy Reilly Fitch, named senior vice president, corporate communications, Science Applications International Corp., McLean. She held a similar position at BAE Systems Inc. (PRNewswire)

Terry Grimm, named senior vice president, business management services, NJVC, Vienna. He was general manager of a unit of CTSC. (Business Wire)

Andres Gluski, named president and CEO, AES Corp., Arlington, succeeding Paul Hanrahan. Gluski was COO. (Business Wire)

Jeremy Nickerson, named managing partner, ABC Supply Co. Inc., Beloit, Wis. Nickerson is manager of the company’s Manassas store. (News release)

Jack Novak, named executive vice president, First Virginia Community Bank, Fairfax. He was president and CEO, Millennium Bank. (News release)

Marc Perrelli, named president and CEO, SecureForce LLC, Sterling. Perrelli was COO. (PRNewswire)

Brian Robins, resigned as CFO, VeriSign Inc. He joined the company in 2007 as vice president of finance in 2007 and became CFO in 2009. (Washington Business Journal)

Sharon T. Rowlands, named CEO and a member of the board of directors, Altegrity Inc., Falls Church. Also Steve Alesio, former chairman and CEO of Dunn and Bradstreet, was named chairman of the board. (Business Wire)
Deborah Thurman, named senior vice president for systems engineering and advanced technology,
ManTech International Corp., Fairfax. She was senior vice president for contracts. (Business Wire)

Robert D. Willey Jr., named executive vice president, commercial banking, Freedom Bank of Virginia, Fairfax. He was an executive with Congressional Bank of Bethesda, Maryland. (Business Wire)

SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA
Kevin Byrd, elected secretary-treasurer of the Virginia Association of Planning District Commissions. He is executive director of the New River Valley Planning District Commission. (The Roanoke Times)

Dr. James Foster, elected president of the Virginia chapter of the American College of Surgeons. Foster is an orthopedic surgeon in Roanoke. (The Roanoke Times)

Michael Larrowe, named executive vice president, Cardinal Bankshares Corp., and the Bank of Floyd. (The Roanoke Times)

Joe Levine, named to the State Board for Waste Management Facility Operators. Levine is executive director of the New River Resources Authority. (The Roanoke Times)

James Martin II, named by the National Science Foundation to head a panel of government and academic experts in a study of the Aug. 23 East Coast earthquake. Martin is a professor of civil and environmental engineering at Virginia Tech.  (News release)

Joe Meek, named to the Virginia Sheep Industry Board. Meek is a resident of Dublin. (The Roanoke Times)

Chris Niles, named director of the MBA program, Radford University College of Business and Economics. (The Roanoke Times)

Jim Wade, named to the board of directors, Advance Auto Parts Inc., Roanoke. Wade is transitioning out of his position as president of Advance Auto. (Business Wire)

Yaling Yang received a five-year, $450,000 National Science Foundation grant for work on cross-layer wireless networks and network delivery issues. Yang is an assistant professor of engineering at Virginia Tech. (The Roanoke Times)

SHENANDOAH VALLEY
Harold L. “Hal” Covert, named executive vice president and CFO, Lumos Networks Corp., Waynesboro. He was CFO of Silicon Image Inc. (Business Wire)

John Higgs and Peggy Sheets, named to the board of directors for the Frontier Culture Museum, Staunton. (The News Virginian)

Judy Klein, received a grant from the Institute for New Economic Thinking for research on links between control engineering and operations research. She is professor of economics at Mary Baldwin College. (News Leader)

Leo Mulcahy and Lynda Thompson, named to the board of directors, Alleghany Foundation, Covington. Also Patrick Henry Winston, was named director emeritus. (The Roanoke Times)

Mac Swortzel, named to the Virginia Sheep Industry Board. He is a banker with StellarOne and co-owner of Suffangus Farm. (News Leader)

Gracia Martore was promoted to president and chief executive officer. She had been president and chief operating officer.

Marjorie Magner, a managing director at New York-based private-equity firm Brysam Global Partners, has been named chairman of the board. She has served on the board since 2006.

They are filling vacancies caused by the departure of Craig Dubow, the company’s former CEO and chairman. He resigned in October for medical reasons.

Martore already had served as acting CEO since Sept. 15 when Dubow announced a leave of absence. She also ran the company when Dubow took a four-month leave of absence after back surgery in 2009.

Salzman will work with the Arlington-based company to increase its expansion in healthcare IT and clinical informatics. CACI is the prime developer of the Department of Veterans Affairs’ Virtual Lifetime Electronic Record (VLER), technology that will help the VA, Department of Defense and private health-care providers share patient health records.

Salzman was most recently the chief medical information officer at Madigan Army Medical Center, where he developed a global medical network within the DoD that provides healthcare to all U.S. military personnel. Under Salzman’s leadership, the Madigan Informatics Division grew from a team of 10 to more than 100 with a budget of $3 million to $6 million during a six-year period.

With a headquarters in Norfolk and an office in Richmond, Nusbaum currently manages over 5.3 million square feet of retail space, 18,000 apartment units and 2 million square feet of office and industrial properties in Virginia.

Before joining Cardinal, Steinbacher worked for six years at Integra Bank in Indiana, where she held roles in human resources and leadership development. Cardinal serves the Washington metropolitan region through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Cardinal Bank, with 26 banking offices.

Clark brings 15 years of executive experience in government IT services to the Reston-based company. He will manage all aspects of NCI’s financial operations, investor relations and commercial and investment banking relationships. Clark will also lead the company’s mergers and acquisitions program and strategic capital investment decisions.

Prior to joining NCI, Clark was executive vice president, CFO and treasurer at Stanley Inc., a government IT firm in Arlington that was acquired by CGI group in September 2010. During his five years at the company, NCI’s annual revenue from $282 million to over $900 million.

Drummond founded the Fairfax-based management and IT consulting firm in 1992. Over the last year, SiloSmashers has grossed more than $20 million in annual sales and increased revenues 18 percent. Drummond was one of eight women listed among companies with $10 million to $25 million in revenues.

Drummond created, authored and led development of SiloSmashers’ Peak Performance methodology, which helps companies operations become more efficient.

Other Virginia women that made the list include Kathy Albarado of Reston-based Helios HR in the category of companies with $5 million to $10 million in annual sales; Ashley McNeff of United States Homeland Investigations Inc. in Alexandria for companies with $1 million $5 million in sales; and Pat Wirth of Potomac Falls Express Lube & Car Wash and Beverly Morton Billand of The Restaurant at Patowmack Farm in Lovettsville for companies with less than $1 million in annual revenue.