RICHMOND, VA -- Governor Glenn Youngkin on Oct 25, 2024, announced additional administration and board appointments.

ADMINISTRATION APPOINTMENTS 

OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR 

• Justin Velez-Hagan, PhD, Deputy Chief of Staff 

ADMINISTRATION 

• Suzanne Swinson, Assistant Director, Division of Executive Administrative Services 

COMMONWEALTH 

• Kara Canaday, Ombudsman for Tribal Consultation 

LABOR 

• The Honorable Stephen Martin, Senior Advisor, Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation 

BOARD APPOINTMENTS 

AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY 

CATTLE INDUSTRY BOARD 

• W. David Coleman of Amelia Court House, Owner, Elm Cottage Farm 

• Matthew Hill of Scott County, CEO, Scott County Telephone Cooperative; President, Hill & Hill Farms LLC 

• Richard Lloyd of Louisa County, co-owner, Double L Farms, LLC 

• Bill Tucker of Amherst, Owner, Tucker Family Farms 

COTTON BOARD 

• James L. Babb III of Windsor, Farmer, Babb Farms Inc.  

COMMONWEALTH  

VIRGINIA INDIAN ADVISORY BOARD

• Chief Walt Red Hawk Brown?of Southampton County, Chief, Cheroenhaka (Nottoway) Indian Tribe of Southampton County Virginia 

• Brandon G. Thundercloud Custalow of West Point, Tribal Council Member, Mattaponi Indian Tribe and Reservation 

• Jana McKeag of Alexandria, President, Lowry Strategies; Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma  

HEALTH AND HUMAN RESOURCES 

ADVISORY BOARD FOR THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT FOR THE DEAF AND HARD-OF-HEARING   

• Aubrey Lipscomb of Richmond, Senior Partner Manager, CVS Media Exchange 

STATE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES ADVISORY BOARD 

• David Hupp of Shenandoah County, Captain/Paramedic, Frederick County Fire and Rescue 

• E. Bryan Rush of Chincoteague, Director of Emergency Services, Town of Chincoteague 

• William J. Streett, Jr., of New Market, Deputy Chief, Shenandoah County Department of Fire and Rescue 

LEGISLATIVE  

COMMISSIONERS FOR PROMOTION OF UNIFORMITY OF LEGISLATION 

• Nicole Brenner of Richmond, Partner, Reed Smith LLP 

TRANSPORTATION 

MEDICAL ADVISORY BOARD FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES 

• Dr. Jawad Bhatti of Chesterfield, President, Virginia Pain Network and Clinics 

• Dr. Jeffry Hatcher of Ashburn, Physician