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Home News People – November 2015

People – November 2015

Published October 29, 2015 by Virginia Business

SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA
  Patrick Bartorillo  , appointed president of Branch Highways, Roanoke.  Bartorillo joined the company in 2013 and was named general manager earlier this year. (News release)

  Nicole S. Butterworth   and H.S. Caudill, named to the Virginia Board of Game and Inland Fisheries. Butterworth is training sergeant at the Roanoke City Sheriff’s Department. Caudill is a retired sheriff in  Tazewell County and a member of the Tazewell County Board of Education. (News release)

The Roanoke Valley Convention & Visitors Bureau announced the following new board members:   Jim Revercomb  , Roanoke Mountain Adventures;  Gretchen Weinnig , Fink’s Jewelers; and Leonard Wheeler, Wheeler Broadcasting. (The Roanoke Times)  

Scott Shirley, director of wastewater operations for the Western Virginia Water Authority, received the Enslow-Hedgepeth Award from the Virginia Water Environment Association. (The Roanoke Times)

Raymond Smoot, senior fellow, Virginia Tech Foundation, and chairman, Union Bank & Trust, and Michael Friedlander, founding executive director, Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute, were honored with the Silver Hope Award by the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Virginia-West Virginia Chapter. (The Roanoke Times)

John Torget, appointed assistant vice president for leadership gifts and annual giving, Virginia Tech. Since 2012, Torget has been director of development and annual giving at Dartmouth College’s Tuck School of Business. (News release)


SOUTHERN VIRGINIA
William H. “Bill” Garrett of Garrett Studios in Danville, named a silver medalist during Professional Photographers of America’s 2015 International Photographic Competition. (Work It, SoVa)

Angeline Godwin, named a member of the Council on Youth Entrepreneurship. She is president of Patrick Henry Community College. (Work It, SoVa)

ReNita Patterson, named Danville Regional Medical Center’s new infection preventionist. Before coming to DRMC, Patterson served as infection preventionist at Cone Health System and Duke University Health System. (Work It, SoVa)

Dr. Edward Snyder of Snyder Orthodontics in Martinsville, named host chair of the Southern Association of Orthodontics meeting, held in Orlando, Fla., in October. Snyder’s responsibilities as chair included arranging for 26 speakers to lecture at the conference. (Work It, SoVa)

Jay A. Stafford, promoted to executive vice president, Kenbridge-based Benchmark Community Bank. Before the promotion, Stafford, a Fredericksburg native, was senior vice president and chief banking officer. (Free Lance-Star)

SHENANDOAH VALLEY
Ray and Tina Bramble of Front Royal, who have an Aire Serv franchise, received the annual Franchisee of the Year Award in September from the International Franchise Association. Franchise owner-operators representing 53 franchise systems were recognized during the IFA’s Franchise Action Network annual meeting. (The Northern Virginia Daily)

Gina Hilliard, named interim president, Luray-Page County Chamber of Commerce. Hilliard is a former chamber board member who has been employed by the organization for nearly four years, most recently as director of operations and events and tourism marketing. She’ll fill the post John Robbins held for nearly two years before moving to North Carolina. (Daily News-Record)

Jeff McMillan officially began as Luray Downtown Initiative’s program director in September, after being unanimously appointed by the dozen-member board. From September 2013 till September 2015 McMillan worked as a staff writer at Page News and Courier. (Page News and Courier)

Uwe Weindel resigned as engineer-director for the Frederick County Sanitation Authority in September.  The reasons for his departure were unclear. The authority is searching for a replacement. (The Winchester Star)

EASTERN VIRGINIA
Douglas Glenn resigned in September as president and CEO of Hampton Roads Bankshares Inc., Virginia Beach. Charles Johnston, chairman of the company’s board, will serve as interim CEO while a replacement is sought. (The Virginian-Pilot)

Stephanie Miller, named account executive and social media manager at Williamsburg-based MP&A Digital & Advertising. Miller most recently worked in publicity with Webster Public Relations in Nashville, Tenn. (Daily Press)

Charles W. “Wick” Moorman stepped down as executive chairman of the company’s board of directors at Norfolk Southern Corp. on Oct. 1.  He was succeeded by President and CEO James A. Squires. Michael Wheeler was named executive vice president and chief operating officer, succeeding COO Mark Manion. (VirginiaBusiness.com)

Joel Rhew, named senior vice president and senior client manager in Norfolk for Bank of America Merrill Lynch. He was senior vice president of commercial and corporate banking at SunTrust. (News release)

Robert F. Shuford Jr., named president and CEO of Hampton-based Old Point National Bank. Shuford, who has served as the bank’s senior executive vice president and chief operating officer, succeeds Louis G. Morris, who will retire at the end of this year. (VirginiaBusiness.com)

NORTHERN VIRGINIA
Kevin Cole, promoted from executive vice president to CEO at Manassas-based Ennis Electric.  Former CEO John Ennis Jr. will remain chairman of the board. Steve Blankenship, former vice president of project management, has been named president. (News release)

Donald E. Felsinger, named to the board of directors, Gannett Co. Inc., McLean. He is the former executive chairman and CEO of San Diego-based Sempra Energy. (VirginiaBusiness.com)

Rita E. Girard, named executive director of Mental Health America, Fredericksburg. She succeeds Lynn Delamer, who retired. Girard had been office manager for the commonwealth’s attorney in Fredericksburg since 2010. (Free Lance-Star)

Sanjay Gupta, named to the board of directors of Fairfax-based ICF International. Gupta is executive vice president of marketing, innovation and corporate relations for Allstate. (VirginiaBusiness.com)

Greg Jay, named senior vice president/commercial lending, John Marshall Bank. He is  based in Leesburg. Jay has more than 20 years of experience in the banking industry. (VirginiaBusiness.com)

Phebe Novakovic, CEO of Falls Church-based General Dynamics Corp., named the 10th most powerful woman in the U.S. by Fortune magazine. Novakovic moved up one spot from last year’s list. (VirginiaBusiness.com)

Jennifer Victor, appointed to the board of directors of the Center for Responsive Politics, Washington, D.C. She is an associate professor at George Mason University. (News release)

CENTRAL VIRGINIA
 Kimberly R. Gregory , named CFO, Martinair, Sandston. Before joining Martinair, Gregory worked for the public accounting firm Deloitte & Touche, a publicly held media corporation and a health-care management company. (News release)

 Eileen J. Kennedy  has joined Cherry Bekaert in Richmond as the client experience director. She was the founder and CEO of The Kennedy Factor. (News release)

 John C. Nea l plans to retire as president of Union Bank & Trust in Richmond on Dec 31. Neal has worked for Union for nearly 25 years. He became the bank’s fifth president in 2004. G. William Beale, president and CEO of Union Bankshares Corp., will become president of the bank. (News release)

 Robby Peay  has joined Kaleo Legal as a partner. Kaleo Legal, based in Hampton Roads, recently opened a Richmond office. He was general counsel of Synalloy Corp. (RichmondBizSense.com)

 C atherine H. Claiborne Tazewell,  named to the Virginia Board of Game and Inland Fisheries. She is president and associate general counsel at Universal Leaf Tobacco Co. Inc. in Richmond. (News release)

Scott Tolleson, named managing director of New Richmond Ventures, an early-stage venture firm. Tolleson was a partner with Newport Board Group, a CEO advisory firm. (VirginiaBusiness.com)

Buck Stinson, senior vice president, small business card at Capital One, has joined the Greater Richmond Partnership’s board for the 2015-2016 fiscal year. Bobby Ukrop, president and CEO of Ukrop’s Homestyle Foods, is now chair of the GRP board for the 2015-2016 fiscal year, succeeding Henrico Supervisor Patricia S. O’Bannon, who remains on the board. (VirginiaBusiness.com)

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