2026 SESSION
INTRODUCED
26104332D
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 73
Offered February 2, 2026
Confirming appointments by the Governor of certain persons communicated to the General Assembly on December 1, 2025.
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Patron—Rouse
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Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
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RESOLVED by the Senate, the House of Delegates concurring, That the General Assembly confirm the following appointments of certain persons made by Governor Glenn Youngkin and communicated to the General Assembly December 1, 2025.
ADMINISTRATION
Cybersecurity Planning Committee
Timothy Wyatt of Yorktown, Virginia, Member, appointed October 30, 2025, to serve an unexpired term beginning November 1, 2022, and ending October 31, 2026, to succeed Michael Dent.
Virginia Geographic Information Network Advisory Board
Andrew Smith of Beaverdam, Virginia, Member, appointed November 20, 2025, to serve an unexpired term beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2030, to succeed Matt Wells.
AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY
Agricultural Council
Judd Culver of Crozet, Virginia, Member, appointed October 2, 2025, to serve at the pleasure of the Governor, to succeed Lynn Virginia St. Clair.
Carl Gupton of Henrico, Virginia, Member, appointed October 1, 2025, to serve at the pleasure of the Governor, to succeed Kimberley Nixon.
Harriet Wegmeyer of Hamilton, Virginia, Member, appointed October 8, 2025, to serve at the pleasure of the Governor, to succeed Cecil Meyerhoeffer.
Certified Seed Board
William Franklin Hundley of Champlain, Virginia, Member, appointed November 6, 2025, for a term of three years beginning July 1, 2024, and ending June 30, 2027, to succeed himself.
Mark Simmons of Courtland, Virginia, Member, appointed November 5, 2025, for a term of three years beginning July 1, 2024, and ending June 30, 2027, to succeed himself.
Potato Board
John Holland of Salisbury, Maryland, Member, appointed October 1, 2025, for a term of four years beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2029, to succeed himself.
Sawyer Johnson of Exmore, Virginia, Member, appointed November 11, 2025, for a term of four years beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2029, to succeed William S. Floyd.
Kyle Sturgis of Cape Charles, Virginia, Member, appointed November 5, 2025, to serve an unexpired term beginning July 1, 2022, and ending June 30, 2026, to succeed Ronald Bailey.
Small Grains Board
James Michael Swisher of Berryville, Virginia, Member, appointed October 1, 2025, for a term of three years beginning September 1, 2025, and ending August 31, 2028, to succeed David Hula.
Soybean Board
Robert Harper of Powhatan, Virginia, Member, appointed October 28, 2025, for a term of three years beginning October 1, 2025, and ending September 30, 2028, to succeed Linda Smith.
COMMERCE AND TRADE
Broadband Advisory Council
Gary Wood of Lovingston, Virginia, Member, appointed October 31, 2025, for a term of two years beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2027, to succeed Cary Logan.
Clean Energy Advisory Board
Ron Clements of Chesterfield, Virginia, Member, appointed November 14, 2025, for a term of three years beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2028, to succeed Kwasi Fraser.
Paul Harris of Fairfax, Virginia, Member, appointed November 11, 2025, for a term of three years beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2028, to succeed William Reisinger.
Tobacco Region Revitalization Commission
Robert Clowdis of Saxe, Virginia, Member, appointed October 12, 2025, for a term of four years beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2029, to succeed Walter Shelton.
Virginia Innovation Partnership Authority
John Minor of Richmond, Virginia, Member, appointed November 4, 2025, for a term of four years beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2029, to succeed Richard Hall.
Virginia Nuclear Energy Consortium Authority
Saskia Mordijck of Williamsburg, Virginia, Member, appointed November 24, 2025, for a term of four years beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2029, to succeed Richard Diddams.
Virginia Offshore Wind Development Authority
Will Fediw of Virginia Beach, Virginia, Member, appointed October 30, 2025, for a term of four years beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2029, to succeed himself.
COMMONWEALTH
Virginia Asian Advisory Board
Tony Yeh of Vienna, Virginia, Member, appointed October 3, 2025, for a term of four years beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2029, to succeed himself.
Siva Velappan of Chesapeake, Virginia, Member, appointed October 30, 2025, for a term of four years beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2029, to succeed Harshad Barot.
EDUCATION
A. L. Philpott Manufacturing Extension Partnership, Board of Trustees
Robert Brandon of Radford, Virginia, Member, appointed October 22, 2025, to serve an unexpired term beginning July 1, 2022, and ending June 30, 2026, to succeed Jerry Wallace.
Megan Lucas of Lynchburg, Virginia, Member, appointed November 7, 2025, to serve an unexpired term beginning July 1, 2024, and ending June 30, 2028, to succeed John Mead.
Board of Directors, New College Institute
Stacie Gordon of Richmond, Virginia, Member, appointed October 23, 2025, to serve an unexpired term beginning July 1, 2022, and ending June 30, 2026, to succeed Rebecca Horner.
Board of Regents of Gunston Hall
Mason Bavin of Alexandria, Virginia, Member, appointed November 18, 2025, for a term of five years beginning October 26, 2025, and ending October 25, 2030, to succeed herself.
Homoiselle Bujosa of Houston, Texas, Member, appointed November 19, 2025, for a term of five years beginning October 26, 2021, and ending October 25, 2026, to succeed herself.
Janice Ducsay of Bellaire, Michigan, Member, appointed November 6, 2025, for a term of five years beginning October 26, 2025, and ending October 25, 2030, to succeed Carol Stephenson.
Deborah DuSault of Rye Beach, New Hampshire, Member, appointed November 7, 2025, for a term of five years beginning October 26, 2025, and ending October 25, 2030, to succeed Susan Paige Trace.
Kathy Henry of Madison, Mississippi, Member, appointed November 6, 2025, for a term of five years beginning October 26, 2025, and ending October 25, 2030, to succeed Lenoir Stanley.
Stephanie Hockensmith of Keene, New Hampshire, Member, appointed November 20, 2025, for a term of five years beginning October 26, 2021, and ending October 25, 2026, to succeed herself.
Miriam Hundley of Little Rock, Arkansas, Member, appointed November 18, 2025, for a term of five years beginning October 26, 2025, and ending October 25, 2030, to succeed herself.
Ellen Marsteller of New York, New York, Member, appointed November 5, 2025, for a term of five years beginning October 26, 2025, and ending October 25, 2030, to succeed Catherine Strauch.
Karen Parker of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Member, appointed November 25, 2025, for a term of five years beginning October 26, 2021, and ending October 25, 2026, to succeed herself.
Mary Penelope Payne of Washington, District of Columbia, Member, appointed November 19, 2025, for a term of five years beginning October 26, 2021, and ending October 25, 2026, to succeed herself.
Linda Westfall of Harpswell, Maine, Member, appointed November 5, 2025, for a term of five years beginning October 26, 2025, and ending October 25, 2030, to succeed Margaret Schutrumpf.
Neville Williams of Memphis, Tennessee, Member, appointed November 5, 2025, for a term of five years beginning October 26, 2025, and ending October 25, 2030, to succeed Nancy Kelly White.
Board of Regents of the James Monroe Law Office-Museum and Memorial Library
Lee Langston-Harrison of Culpeper, Virginia, Member, appointed October 14, 2025, for a term of two years beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2027, to succeed herself.
Brandon Taylor of Richmond, Virginia, Member, appointed October 3, 2025, for a term of two years beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2027, to succeed Sara Cox.
Board of Trustees of the Roanoke Higher Education Authority
Mary Yolanda Trigiani of Roanoke, Virginia, Member, appointed November 14, 2025, for a term of four years beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2029, to succeed Katherin Elam.
Board of Visitors of Richard Bland College
Christopher Winslow of Midlothian, Virginia, Member, appointed October 3, 2025, for a term of three years beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2028, to fill a new seat.
Board of Visitors of the Virginia School for the Deaf and the Blind
Amy Darby of Staunton, Virginia, Member, appointed November 13, 2025, to serve an unexpired term beginning July 1, 2024, and ending June 30, 2028, to succeed Kathryn Campbell.
State Board of Historical Records
R. Steven Landes of Weyers Cave, Virginia, Member, appointed October 21, 2025, for a term of three years beginning November 1, 2025, and ending October 31, 2028, to succeed himself.
Student Advisory Board
Laura Altizer of Riner, Virginia, Member, appointed November 4, 2025, for a term of one year beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2026, to succeed Landrie Bell.
Kyla Leggette of Newport News, Virginia, Member, appointed November 5, 2025, for a term of one year beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2026, to succeed Razvan Verde.
Kenneth Lucas of Henrico, Virginia, Member, appointed November 3, 2025, for a term of one year beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2026, to succeed Tenaj Williams.
Grace Martin of Dillwyn, Virginia, Member, appointed November 3, 2025, for a term of one year beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2026, to succeed Nicole Ballagh.
Carmen Pond of Front Royal, Virginia, Member, appointed November 3, 2025, for a term of one year beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2026, to succeed Izabella Piatowski.
Ava Sophia Robinson of Bluefield, Virginia, Member, appointed November 3, 2025, for a term of one year beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2026, to succeed Clint Wilson.
Georges Saison of Warsaw, Virginia, Member, appointed November 3, 2025, for a term of one year beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2026, to succeed Kainat Ali.
Olivia Tarbell of Weyers Cave, Virginia, Member, appointed November 4, 2025, for a term of one year beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2026, to succeed Conner Mattox.
FINANCE
Board of Accountancy
Christine Williamson of Manassas, Virginia, Member, appointed November 7, 2025, to serve an unexpired term beginning July 1, 2022, and ending June 30, 2026, to succeed David Cotton.
Board of the Virginia Public Building Authority
Janet Aylor of Richmond, Virginia, Member, appointed October 9, 2025, to serve an unexpired term beginning July 1, 2023, and ending June 30, 2028, to succeed Michelle Attreed.
HEALTH AND HUMAN RESOURCES
Advisory Board on Art Therapy
Shayla Hayward-Lundy of Virginia Beach, Virginia, Member, appointed October 31, 2025, for a term of four years beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2029, to succeed Elizabeth Mills.
Advisory Board on Occupational Therapy
Raffi Keradman of Chesterfield, Virginia, Member, appointed October 30, 2025, for a term of four years beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2029, to succeed Raziuddin Ali.
Advisory Board on Respiratory Care
Kimberly Headley of Weems, Virginia, Member, appointed October 1, 2025, for a term of four years beginning July 1, 2022, and ending June 30, 2026, to succeed Denver Supinger.
Board for the Blind and Vision Impaired
Suleiman Alibhai of Vienna, Virginia, Member, appointed November 14, 2025, for a term of four years beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2029, to succeed Robert Bartolotta.
Board of Physical Therapy
Michele Wiley of Berryville, Virginia, Member, appointed October 3, 2025, for a term of four years beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2029, to succeed Mira Mariano.
Office of New Americans Advisory Board
Khalid Wardak of Sterling, Virginia, Member, appointed October 31, 2025, to serve an unexpired term beginning July 1, 2022, and ending June 30, 2026, to succeed Eric-Michel Sossou-Gloh.
Office of the Children's Ombudsman
Eric Reynolds of Richmond, Virginia, Children's Ombudsman, appointed June 10, 2025, for a term of four years beginning July 1, 2024, and ending June 30, 2028, to succeed himself.
Rare Disease Council
Paul Kruszka of Charlottesville, Virginia, Member, appointed October 3, 2025, for a term of four years beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2029, to succeed Peter Kasson.
Renal Disease Council
Pavan Annamaraju of Glen Allen, Virginia, Member, appointed October 31, 2025, for a term of four years beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2029, to succeed Daniel Rakowski.
State Board of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services
Caroline Coster of Richmond, Virginia, Member, appointed November 10, 2025, to serve an unexpired term beginning July 1, 2023, and ending June 30, 2027, to succeed Varun Choudhary.
State Board of Social Services
Zach Clinton of Lynchburg, Virginia, Member, appointed October 28, 2025, to serve an unexpired term beginning July 1, 2024, and ending June 30, 2028, to succeed Sarah Owen.
State Child Fatality Review Team
Jonathan Garrett of Pamplin, Virginia, Member, appointed November 21, 2025, for a term of three years beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2028, to succeed Jonathan Minter.
Nikki Stiltner of Grundy, Virginia, Member, appointed October 30, 2025, for a term of three years beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2028, to succeed Susan Fierro.
State Rehabilitation Council
Elizabeth Klein of Stafford, Virginia, Member, appointed October 3, 2025, for a term of three years beginning October 1, 2025, and ending September 30, 2028, to succeed Joliefawn Liddell.
Heidi Lawyer of Glen Allen, Virginia, Member, appointed October 3, 2025, for a term of three years beginning October 1, 2025, and ending September 30, 2028, to succeed herself.
Patricia Morgan of Fredericksburg, Virginia, Member, appointed October 3, 2025, to serve an unexpired term beginning October 1, 2023, and ending September 30, 2026, to succeed Marianne Moore.
Statewide Independent Living Council
Garrett Brumfield of Roanoke, Virginia, Member, appointed October 3, 2025, for a term of three years beginning October 1, 2025, and ending September 30, 2028, to succeed herself.
Lauren Bryant of Virginia Beach, Virginia, Member, appointed October 1, 2025, for a term of three years beginning October 1, 2025, and ending September 30, 2028, to succeed Wilfredo Benavides Medrano.
Marcia DuBois of Richmond, Virginia, Member, appointed October 1, 2025, for a term of three years beginning October 1, 2025, and ending September 30, 2028, to succeed herself.
Christopher Grandle of Stuarts Draft, Virginia, Member, appointed October 1, 2025, for a term of three years beginning October 1, 2025, and ending September 30, 2028, to succeed himself.
David Minor of Madison, Virginia, Member, appointed October 5, 2025, for a term of three years beginning October 1, 2025, and ending September 30, 2028, to succeed Karen Michakski-Karney.
Michelle Whittingham of Henrico, Virginia, Member, appointed October 31, 2025, for a term of three years beginning October 1, 2025, and ending September 30, 2028, to succeed Ken Jessup.
Virginia Forensic Nursing Advisory Council
Ashley Balcombe of Midlothian, Virginia, Member, appointed November 14, 2025, for a term of four years beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2029, to fill a new seat.
Bonnie Price of Richmond, Virginia, Member, appointed November 10, 2025, for a term of four years beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2029, to fill a new seat.
Ariel Ward of Falls Church, Virginia, Member, appointed November 13, 2025, for a term of four years beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2029, to fill a new seat.
Caitlin Yerkes of Falls Church, Virginia, Member, appointed November 13, 2025, for a term of four years beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2029, to fill a new seat.
Virginia Foundation for Healthy Youth Board of Trustees
Jordyn Griffin of Richmond, Virginia, Member, appointed October 3, 2025, for a term of four years beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2029, to succeed Ghulam Qureshi.
Robert Leek of Williamsburg, Virginia, Member, appointed October 1, 2025, for a term of four years beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2029, to succeed Karin Addison.
Christopher Snyder of Richmond, Virginia, Member, appointed October 2, 2025, to serve an unexpired term beginning July 1, 2022, and ending June 30, 2026, to succeed Paul Sciacchitano.
Virginia Interagency Coordinating Council
Mary Amanda Bishop of Mechanicsville, Virginia, Member, appointed October 1, 2025, for a term of three years beginning October 1, 2025, and ending September 30, 2028, to succeed herself.
Katheryn Frazier of Faber, Virginia, Member, appointed November 11, 2025, to serve an unexpired term beginning October 1, 2023, and ending September 30, 2026, to succeed Victoria Bhardwaj.
Sarah Jeffries of Winchester, Virginia, Member, appointed October 1, 2025, for a term of three years beginning October 1, 2025, and ending September 30, 2028, to succeed herself.
Teddi Kenyear of Chesterfield, Virginia, Member, appointed October 1, 2025, for a term of three years beginning October 1, 2025, and ending September 30, 2028, to succeed herself.
Matthew Kreitz of Mechanicsville, Virginia, Member, appointed October 2, 2025, for a term of three years beginning October 1, 2025, and ending September 30, 2028, to succeed Katie Vance.
INDEPENDENT
Board of Directors of the Virginia Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Program
Jeremy Greenfield of Richmond, Virginia, Member, appointed October 2, 2025, for a term of three years beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2028, to succeed Ronald Ramus.
Task Force for the Identification of the History of Formerly Enslaved African Americans in Virginia
Roger Cheeks of Chesapeake, Virginia, Member, appointed October 3, 2025, for a term of two years beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2027, to succeed himself.
Virginia Commonwealth University Health System Authority Board of Directors
Wally Smith of Glen Allen, Virginia, Member, appointed November 3, 2025, for a term of three years beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2028, to succeed himself.
Virginia Foundation for the Humanities and Public Policy
Joshua Raimundo of Herndon, Virginia, Member, appointed October 9, 2025, for a term of three years beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2028, to succeed Diane Atkinson.
LABOR
Board for Hearing Aid Specialists and Opticians
Jeffrey Grappone of Alexandria, Virginia, Member, appointed November 5, 2025, for a term of four years beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2029, to succeed Stacey Brayboy.
Board for Professional and Occupational Regulation
Carrie Sheffield of Arlington, Virginia, Member, appointed November 13, 2025, to serve an unexpired term beginning July 1, 2024, and ending June 30, 2028, to succeed Fernando Espinoza.
Timothy Taylor of Reston, Virginia, Member, appointed October 21, 2025, for a term of four years beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2029, to succeed Enid Candelaria-Vega.
Virginia Board of Workforce Development
Paul Denham of Lynchburg, Virginia, Member, appointed November 5, 2025, to serve an unexpired term beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2029, to succeed Nathaniel Marshall.
NATURAL AND HISTORIC RESOURCES
State Air Pollution Control Board
David Hudgins of Henrico, Virginia, Member, appointed October 29, 2025, for a term of four years beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2029, to succeed himself.
PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY
Advisory Committee on Juvenile Justice and Prevention
Christopher Coleman of Ashland, Virginia, Member, appointed November 17, 2025, for a term of four years beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2029, to succeed Julianna Herbek.
Criminal Justice Services Board
Michael Miller of Bedford, Virginia, Member, appointed November 25, 2025, to serve an unexpired term beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2029, to succeed Richard Vaughan.
Virginia Sexual and Domestic Violence Program Professional Standards Committee
Avery Harper of Woodstock, Virginia, Member, appointed October 31, 2025, for a term of four years beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2029, to succeed Teresa McKensie.
TRANSPORTATION
Motor Vehicle Dealer Board
Thomas Bates of Virginia Beach, Virginia, Member, appointed October 14, 2025, for a term of four years beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2029, to succeed himself.
Richard Myers of Harrisonburg, Virginia, Member, appointed October 8, 2025, for a term of four years beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2029, to succeed himself.
Joe Gopaul of Glen Allen, Virginia, Member, appointed October 17, 2025, for a term of four years beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2029, to succeed David Lynn.
Kevin Reynolds of Unionville, Virginia, Member, appointed October 7, 2025, for a term of four years beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2029, to succeed himself.
Donald Sullivan of Fredericksburg, Virginia, Member, appointed October 14, 2025, for a term of four years beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2029, to succeed himself.
VETERANS AND DEFENSE AFFAIRS
Joint Leadership Council of Veterans Service Organizations
Angelina Campbell of Virginia Beach, Virginia, Member, appointed October 6, 2025, for a term of three years beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2028, to fill a new seat.
Matthew Laser of Midlothian, Virginia, Member, appointed October 31, 2025, for a term of three years beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2028, to fill a new seat.