People – May 2016
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EASTERN VIRGINIA
Ann A. Adams has been named vice president in human resources at Norfolk Southern Corp., Norfolk. Since 2012, she has served as assistant vice president human resources. She succeeds Juan K. Cunningham, who retired earlier this year. (Daily Press)
S.L. Nusbaum Realty Co., based in Norfolk, announced that four people in the company have been named senior vice presidents. They are: Robert “Bob” G. Butcher III, John M. Profilet, Murray S. Rosenbach and Nathan A. Shor. (VirginiaBusiness.com)
Tiffany Phillips has been promoted to director of membership for the Greater Williamsburg Chamber & Tourism Alliance. She has been with the alliance for nine years. (Daily Press)
Taylor Made Diagnostics President Caroline Taylor has been selected as the 2016 Virginia Small Business Person of the Year by the U.S. Small Business Administration. Taylor Made Diagnostics is based in Chesapeake. (Daily Press)
SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA
Lillian Beasley Beahm, named to the Virginia Board of Audiology and Speech-language Pathology. She is an audiologist at Carilion Clinic in Roanoke. (News release)
Harvey D. Brookins Jr. has been named vice president and city executive of National Bank’s new Roanoke loan production office. He has over 20 years of banking experience, including 10 years of commercial banking experience in Roanoke and the New River Valley. (News release)
Deborah Flippo, economic development program manager for Draper Aden Associates in Blacksburg, has been elected president of the Virginia Economic Developers Association. (The Roanoke Times)
Michael J. Friedlander has been named Virginia Tech’s inaugural vice president for health sciences and technology. Friedlander also will continue as executive director of the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute in Roanoke. (News release)
Thomas “Tom” Greco, named CEO, Advance Auto Parts, Roanoke. He was the head of Frito-Lay North America. Greco will succeed George Sherman, who was serving as Advance’s interim CEO and will continue to serve as the company’s president, a position he has held since 2013. (VirginiaBusiness.com)
Roanoke-based Kissito Healthcare announced the following new employees: Robert McClintock, chief operating officer; Kathy Sanders, chief nursing officer; and Joe Alesantrino, vice president of finance. Josh McGilliard has been promoted to vice president of integrated care and PACE executive director. (The Roanoke Times)
Former Roanoke sportscaster Matt Pumo has returned to the city as the general manager at WDBJ. Pumo has 10 years of experience as a station manager, including the last four at WCWG in Greensboro, N.C. (The Roanoke Times)
SOUTHERN VIRGINIA
Jim Bove has joined Patrick Henry Community College in Martinsville as the public relations and marketing manager. He succeeds Kris Landrum, who retired at the end of March after 31 years with the college. (VirginiaBusiness.com)
Rodney Bryant has been named the new public works director for the town of Chatham. Bryant succeeds Bob Hanson, who retired at the end of March. (Chatham Star-Tribune)
Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital’s chief operating officer, Thomas S. Kluge, has accepted the position of president at Hampshire Memorial and War Memorial hospitals in West Virginia. The appointment is effective May 6. (The Gazette-Virginian)
Danville has named Ken Larking city manager. Larking joined the city three years ago, serving most recently as interim city manager. He succeeds Joe King, who retired Nov. 30 and died less than a month after his retirement. (Chatham Star-Tribune)
Pittsylvania County Administrator Clarence Monday announced plans to retire Dec. 31 due to family health issues. Monday took office in 2014. (Danville Register & Bee)
Dr. Michael A. Moore has been recognized with the 2016 Consortium for Southeastern Hypertension Control’s Lifetime Achievement Award. He is a nephrologist at the Danville Regional Medical Center. (Work It, SoVa)
Four communities have been accepted into Virginia Main Street program, a statewide downtown revitalization project. The newly designated localities include Danville, Gloucester Courthouse, Lexington and Wytheville. With the new designations, there now are 29 designated Virginia Main Street communities. New business openings, expansions and relocations in the Virginia’s Main Street communities last year realized a net gain of 800 jobs. (VirginiaBusiness.com)
SHENANDOAH VALLEY
Kenny Brooks, coach of the women’s basketball team at James Madison University, has been named the new head women’s basketball coach at Virginia Tech. (News release)
Kathleen LaSala has been named dean of the Eleanor Wade Custer School of Nursing at Shenandoah University in Winchester. LaSala will begin her new position June 30. She currently is associate dean of academic affairs and professor of nursing at the University of South Carolina College of Nursing in Columbia, S.C. (News release)
An Augusta County woman has been named Virginia Farm Bureau Federation’s (VFBF) 2016 Farm Woman of the Year. Sue Ann Sheets, of Churchville, received the award during the VFBF Spring Conference in Richmond March 11 through 13. (News Leader)
Jeff and Robin Tickle announced a $2.5 million gift to create an endowment for JMU’s engineering department. The Tickles gave a $1 million gift 10 years ago to create a research endowment for students interested in math and science. Tickle earned a business degree at JMU and now owns a private development company in Bristol, Tenn. (Daily News-Record)
John Wilkinson has been hired as Augusta County’s director of community development. He was the county’s zoning administrator for 16 years. (Augusta Free Press)
NORTHERN VIRGINIA
Stephen Cassaday, recognized by Barron’s as the No. 1 financial adviser in Virginia for 2016 on its annual list of America’s Top 1,200 Financial Advisors State-by State. Cassaday is the president and CEO of Cassaday and Co. in McLean. (VirginiaBusiness.com)
Herndon-based Beacon Roofing Supply Inc. has named Gregory T. Jorgensen chief accounting officer. Jorgensen was vice president of financial reporting, technical accounting and policy at Hertz Global Holdings Inc. (VirginiaBusiness.com)
J.D. Kuhn has been promoted from senior vice president and controller to chief financial officer, Salient CRGT Inc., Fairfax. He succeeds Ted Dunn, who retired. (News release)
Joseph Mitchell has been named senior vice president of university partnerships, Revature, Reston. He is the former executive director of enterprise partnerships for Pearson. (News release)
Jeff Novak has been elected to the board of the Virginia Early Childhood Foundation. Novak is vice president of public policy and chief litigation and compliance counsel for AOL in Dulles. (News release)
Scott A. Price of Alexandria, named to the Virginia Lottery Board. He is director of constituent services, Office of U.S. Senator Mark R. Warner. (News release)
Caleb Vuljanic has been elected an assurance partner, Dixon Hughes Goodman, Tysons Corner. Vuljanic was a member of the firm’s professional standards group. (News release)
CENTRAL VIRGINIA
Loretta Cataldi has joined the Shopping Center Group in Richmond. Cataldi is a licensed broker in Virginia; Washington, D.C.; and Maryland. (VirginiaBusiness.com)
Susan Dubuque and Roger Neathawk received the Mike Hughes Ad Persons of the Year award at the Richmond Ad Club’s Richmond Show April 1. Neathawk and Dubuque are the co-founders of ndp, an advertising agency based in Richmond with offices in Roanoke and Chattanooga, Tenn. (News release)
Bernie Niemeier, the president and publisher of Virginia Business, has been named to the Sweet Briar College board of directors. He is a past board chair of LEAD Virginia (News release)
Beth Rilee-Kelley, The Martin Agency’s chief operating officer, has been named president of the Richmond advertising agency. She and will retain her COO duties and title. (News release)
The Commonwealth Center for Advanced Manufacturing, a research center in Prince George County, has named William T. Powers III president and CEO. Powers was chief financial officer for Rolls-Royce North America in Reston. He succeeds Joseph Moody, who retired in March. (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
Dr. Reg Seeto has been named to the board of directors of Richmond-based Virginia Bio. Seeto is vice president, head of partnering and strategy at MedImmune, based in Gaithersburg, Md. (VirginiaBusiness.com)
