RICHMOND, VA -- Governor Glenn Youngkin on March 21st, announced additional administration and board appointments.

ADMINISTRATION APPOINTMENTS 

OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR 

• Ali Ahmad, Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategy  
• Andrew Brennan, Communications Advisor and Speech Writer 
• Peter Finocchio, Press Secretary 

EDUCATION 

• Emily Anne Gullickson, Acting State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Virginia Department of Education

BOARD APPOINTMENTS 

COMMONWEALTH 

VIRGINIA LGBTQ+ ADVISORY BOARD 

• Renee Culver?of Richmond, Senior Creative Writer, Snow Companies  

EDUCATION 

BOARD OF DIRECTORS, NEW COLLEGE INSTITUTE  

• The Honorable Mark Crabtree, DDS, of Martinsville, Managing Partner, Martinsville Smiles; former Mayor, City of Martinsville  
• Jay Dickens of Martinsville, CEO, The Lester Group 

HEALTH AND HUMAN RESOURCES 

ADVISORY BOARD ON SERVICE AND VOLUNTEERISM 

• Christine A. Harris, PhD, of Norfolk, Executive Director, Educator Partnerships, Virginia Department of Education 

INDEPENDENT 

BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 

• Clifford Foster of Richmond, Manager, Raymond James & Associates 

TRANSPORTATION 

AEROSPACE ADVISORY COUNCIL 

• Christopher P. Goyne, PhD, of Charlottesville, Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and Director, Aerospace Research Laboratory, University of Virginia