GOVERNOR KAINE ANNOUNCES ADDITIONAL APPOINTMENTS

FROM THE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR

January 08, 2010

Contact:                 Gordon Hickey
Phone:                   (804) 225-4260
Cell Phone:           (804) 291-8977
Internet:                www.governor.virginia.gov


RICHMOND - Governor Timothy M. Kaine today announced appointments to the following boards and commissions:

Board of Directors, Hampton Roads Area Refuse Collection and Disposal System Authority (SPSA)

James C. Adams, II of Suffolk, CEO of Amadas Industries, Incorporated;

Roy W. Chesson of Southampton County, management analyst for the City of Newport News Department of Public Works;

Theodore M. Hardison of Isle of Wight County, owner of Isle of Wight Wedding Chapel;

The Honorable Joseph A. Leafe of Norfolk, retired circuit court judge and mediator at the McCammon Group;

G. Timothy Oksman of Portsmouth, city attorney for the City of Portsmouth;

Everett C. Williams, Jr. of Franklin, retired engineer;

Marley A. Woodall, Jr. of Chesapeake, retired maritime executive.

Governor's Commemorative Commission to Honor the American Indians of Virginia on the Grounds of Capitol Square

Chief Kenneth F. Adams of King William County, chief of the Upper Mattaponi Indian Tribe;

Francis Broaddus-Crutchfield of Powhatan, member of the elders council of the Intertribal Women's Circle, board member of the Virginia Press Women, member of the National Federation of Press Women, and executive board member of the Virginia Council of the Boy Scouts of America;

Sid Turner of Chesterfield County, bill accountant at Gerdau Ameristeel.

Virginia Waste Management Board

Eric Sildon* of Arlington, senior manager of state government relations at Accenture.

Charitable Gaming Board

Christy Eaton of Fairfax County, executive director of HomeAid Northern Virginia.

Virginia Council on Human Resources

Patricia Wilkins Jones of Richmond, retired assistant registrar at VCU.

Board of Veterans Services

Sandra D. Love of Chesapeake, forensic clinician II for the Chesapeake Community Services Board.

Board of Agriculture and Consumer Services

Robert J. Mills, Jr. of Callands, owner and operator of Briar View Farms Poultry and managing partner of M-C Cattle Co.

Virginia Soybean Board

Kevin Engel* of Hanover, president of Engel Farms;

Craig Giese* of Lancaster, farmer;

L. Bruce Holland* of New Church, partner at W.T. Holland and Sons, Inc.;

Ronnie Russell* of Water View, farmer.

Commission on Local Government

Cole Hendrix of Keswick, retired town manager of Orange, Virginia.

State Council of Higher Education for Virginia

Jacob A. Lutz, III of Chesterfield County, partner at Troutman Sanders, LLP.

Library Board

Dr. Mark E. Emblidge of Richmond, affiliate professor and director of The Literacy Institute at VCU.

State Air Pollution Control Board

Manning (Chip) Gasch, Jr. of Caroline County, retired partner at Hunton and Williams.

Board of Directors, Virginia Recreational Facilities Authority

David A. Hurt of Franklin County, easement director at Conservation Partners, LLC.

Citizens Advisory Committee to the Chesapeake Executive Council

Eileen Filler-Corn of Fairfax County, director of government relations at Albers & Company.

* denotes reappointment

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