RICHMOND, VA -- Governor Glenn Youngkin on Aug 2nd, announced additional key administration and board appointments.

ADMINISTRATION APPOINTMENTS  

PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY 

• Carl Beckett, Special Assistant, Department of Corrections 

BOARD APPOINTMENTS 

AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY 

AQUACULTURE ADVISORY BOARD  

• Doug McMinn of Wake, Owner, Chesapeake Bay Oyster Company  

BOARD OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES 

• Virginia Barnes of Wicomico Church, Seed Specialist, Coastal Agrobusiness  

COMMERCE AND TRADE 

BOARD OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT 

• Bill Garrett of Rockville, President/Owner, W.B. Garrett, Inc. 

• Scott Stosser of Blacksburg, Senior Vice President of Construction, SAS Builders 

VIRGINIA TOURISM AUTHORITY 

• Captain Jill E. Mills of Alexandria, Chief Pilot – Washington, D.C., United Airlines  

COMPACTS 

EDUCATION COMMISSION OF THE STATES  

• Scott Fleming of Hanover County, Director, State Council of Higher Education for Virginia 

SOUTHERN REGIONAL EDUCATION BOARD 

• Grace Creasey of Crozier, Executive Director, Virginia Council for Private Education 

EDUCATION 

BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE SOUTHERN VIRGINIA HIGHER EDUCATION CENTER 

• Jeffrey Davis of South Boston, Assistant Superintendent, Halifax County Schools  

HEALTH AND HUMAN RESOURCES 

BOARD OF NURSING 

• Dr. Cleopatra Kitt of Roanoke, Senior Vice President of Leadership Development, Retirement Unlimited Inc.  

STATE BOARD OF SOCIAL SERVICES 

• Matthew Melvin of Newport News, Executive Director, Hope Unity Freedom Center 

INDEPENDENT 

VIRGINIA FOUNDATION FOR THE HUMANITIES AND PUBLIC POLICY 

• Roger Cheeks of Chesapeake, Senior Director of Outreach, International Fellowship of Christians and Jews 

• Martin R. Martinez of Stafford County, Planning Commissioner-Aquia District, Stafford County Government  

VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS’ AND RESCUE SQUAD WORKERS’ SERVICE AWARD FUND BOARD 

• Evangeline Cuyno Boers of Sterling, Accounting Technician, Smithsonian; Volunteer Firefighter and EMT, Ashburn Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department 

LABOR 

BOARD FOR HEARING AID SPECIALISTS AND OPTICIANS  

• Darla All of Waynesboro, General Manager, Licensed Optician, Visionworks 

• Frances Lunsford of Disputanta, Program Optician, Conexus 

• Fitim Xhemali of Henrico, Licensed Optician, Conexus 

BOARD FOR PROFESSIONAL SOIL SCIENTISTS, WETLAND PROFESSIONALS, AND GEOLOGISTS 

• Ernest “Bubba” Beasley of Charlottesville, Geologist and Founder, HydroGeo Environmental 

• Alexis Jones of Greensville County, Americas Environmental Program Manager, Microsoft Corporation 

• Cayman Lowe of Powhatan, Global Account Manager, LinkedIn 

BOARD FOR WATERWORKS AND WASTEWATER WORKS OPERATORS AND ONSITE SEWAGE SYSTEM PROFESSIONALS 

• Brandon Monnett of Grottoes, Utilities Manager, Molson Coors Beverage Company 

BOARD OF CONTRACTORS 

• Tripp Costen of Henrico, President, Costen Floors  

SAFETY AND HEALTH CODES BOARD 

• Jay Abbott of Blacksburg, former Director of Operations, Red Sun Farms LLC; Ex-Officio Member, Virginia Agribusiness Council Board of Directors

• Larry James of Augusta County, EHS Manager, Cargill 

• Rena Parker of Richmond, Spruance Site Sr. EHS Consultant, DuPont Specialty Products USA, LLC 

VIRGINIA BOARD FOR ASBESTOS, LEAD, AND HOME INSPECTORS 

• Stacy James Armentrout, Jr., of Chesapeake, Associate Environmental Scientist, Wetland Studies and Solutions, Inc.  

• Michael Baum of Midlothian, Owner, Envirostar, LLC 

• Patrick Studley of Hampton, CIH, Training and Field Department Manager, Marine Chemist Service, Inc. 

NATURAL AND HISTORIC RESOURCES 

BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE VIRGINIA OUTDOORS FOUNDATION 

• Anne Pittman of Courtland, community volunteer  

CAVE BOARD 

• Andrea Futrell of Christiansburg, Karst Manager, TRC  

• Austin Shank of Grottoes, Parks & Tourism Director, Town of Grottoes 

STATE AIR POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD 

• The Honorable Daniel Jorjani of Falls Church, Chief Operating Officer and Principal Deputy General Counsel, Citizens United 

VIRGINIA LAND CONSERVATION FOUNDATION, BOARD OF TRUSTEES 

• Kathleen Kilpatrick of Fork Union, retired government executive 

PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY 

VIRGINIA FIRE SERVICES BOARD 

• Kevin Duck of Isle of Wight, President, Chesterfield Insurers; Commissioner, Carrsville Volunteer Fire Department, Isle of Wight 

• Carla Keesee of Forest, Investigations Manager, Virginia Farm Bureau 

VIRGINIA STATE CRIME COMMISSION 

• The Honorable Marsha Garst of Rockingham County, Commonwealth’s Attorney, Office of the Commonwealth’s Attorney 

• The Honorable Colin Stolle of Virginia Beach, Commonwealth’s Attorney, Office of the Commonwealth’s Attorney 

VETERANS AND DEFENSE AFFAIRS 

BOARD OF VETERANS SERVICES 

• Lt. Col. Joyce Henderson, USA (retired) of Alexandria 

• Col. Wendell C. Warner, USA (retired) of Lorton, Director for Combatant Command Support, Senior Executive Services, Under Secretary Defense  

VETERANS SERVICES FOUNDATION BOARD OF TRUSTEES 

• Omari Faulkner of Bluemont, President and CEO, Blue Fire Fed  

• Shannon “Shay” Spencer-Watson of Lorton, Fisher Service Award Program Manager and Community Relations Administrator, Fisher House Foundation