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Youngkin’s appointments
ADMINISTRATION APPOINTMENTS
COMMERCE AND TRADE
Brandon McCleskey, Special Assistant
BOARD APPOINTMENTS
AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY
HORSE INDUSTRY BOARD
Barbara Riggsof Upperville, retired Deputy Director, United States Secret Service
SMALL GRAINS BOARD
Jimmy Oliver of Isle of Wight County, Co-Owner/Operator, Oliver Farms, LLC
EDUCATION
BOARD OF REGENTS OF GUNSTON HALL
Linda Lee Ballard Grew of Raleigh, North Carolina, Member, The National Society of The Colonial Dames of America in the State of North Carolina
BOARD OF VISITORS OF THE VIRGINIA SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF AND BLIND
Ryan Whitworth of Suffolk, Compliance Manager, Norfolk Banana Distributors Inc.
HEALTH AND HUMAN RESOURCES
ADVISORY BOARD ON POLYSOMNOGRAPHIC TECHNOLOGY
Michael B. Polsky, MD, of North Chesterfield, Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Physician, Pulmonary Associates of Richmond, Inc.
RARE DISEASE COUNCIL
Christina Peroutka, MS, FAAP, FACMG, of Manassas, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Medical Biochemical and Clinical Genetics, University of Virginia School of Medicine
NATURAL AND HISTORIC RESOURCES
VIRGINIA LAND CONSERVATION FOUNDATION, BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Bradley Gable of Loudoun County, Owner, Commonwealth Mitigation
PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY
CORRECTIONS OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE
Marcus Elam of Powhatan, Corrections Operations Administrator and Legislative Liaison, Virginia Department of Corrections
David Matthewsof Henrico, Jail Officer, Riverside Regional Jail; former Officer, Virginia Department of Corrections
TRANSPORTATION
METROPOLITAN WASHINGTON AIRPORTS AUTHORITY
Jonathan W. Burks of Arlington, Vice President for Global Public Policy, Walmart
MOTOR VEHICLE DEALER BOARD
Richard S. “Dick” Myersof Rockingham, Principal Owner and President, Dick Myers Chrysler- Dodge-Jeep - RAM- Fiat, Inc.
VETERANS AND DEFENSE AFFAIRS
JOINT LEADERSHIP COUNCIL OF VETERANS SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS
Justin LeHew of Fredericksburg, Chief Executive Officer, History Flight; Sergeant Major U.S.M.C. (ret.)
Timothy M. Taylorof Moseley, Lt. Col. U.S.M.C. (ret.)
