People – November 2014

SOUTHERN VIRGINIA
Douglas J. BeMent, appointed chief financial officer, Memorial Hospital, Martinsville. BeMent comes to Memorial Hospital from Warsaw, Ind., where he served as chief financial officer for Kosciusko Community Hospital. (Work It, SoVa)

Kelly S. Jones, a world history and sociology teacher at Greensville County High in Greensville County, named 2015 Virginia Regional Teacher of the Year, Region Eight. (News release)

Carl Manasco, named the recipient of the National Association of Realtors Major Investor award. He is the principal broker at Prudential Manasco Realty in Danville. (WorkItSoVa.com) 

William Seth Roberts, a Pittsylvania County farmer who owns and operates a multistate fencing business, was presented with the 2014 Virginia Cooperative Council’s Young Farmer Award. (GoDanRiver.com)

State Sen. Frank Ruff (R-Clarksville) and Dora G. Wynn, superintendent of Brunswick County Public Schools, named to the Commonwealth Council on Childhood Success. (News release)

Scott Slagle, named business-to-business consultant, Danville Interstate All Battery Center. He brings more than 20 years of sales and business experience. (Work It, SoVa)

 Lisa Tucker , named Danville Regional Medical Center’s new director of surgical services. Tucker comes to Danville from Morehead Memorial Hospital in Eden, N.C., where she served as director of surgical services. (Work It, SoVa)

The Taxpayer’s Alliance of Pittsylvania County selected  Nancy Barbour Smith  as its chairperson. Smith, an Axton resident, sued Pittsylvania County in 2010 over improper closed meetings and won and has run for the Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors’ Tunstall seat. (Danville Register & Bee)

  SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA
 Michael Bund y resigned as interim president and CEO, Bristol Virginia Utilities, effective Nov. 3. Bundy plans to return to the health-care industry, (Bristol Herald Courier) 

 Selena Childress-Mayo  and Beth Dillow Rhinehart, named to the Common wealth Council on Childhood Success. Childress-Mayo, of Roanoke, is director, TAP Headstart/Early Headstart, Total Action for Progress, Roanoke. Rhinehart, of Bristol, is director of government relations, Wellmont Health Systems, Kingsport, Tenn., and a member of the Virginia Early Childhood Foundation. (News release)

Y.  Thomas Hou, professor of electrical and computer engineering at Virginia Tech, named Bradley Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering by the Virginia Tech board of visitors. The professorship recognizes faculty excellence. (News release)

Greg Jenkins is one of three researchers who recently received the 2014 AAA/Deloitte Foundation Wildman Medal Award for their study on how brainstorming meetings can help auditors detect fraud. He is professor of accounting and information systems, Pamplin College of Business, Virginia Tech. (News release)

Virginia Tech President Timothy D. Sands, appointed to the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Investment Authority. (News release)

Vijay Singal, the J. Gray Ferguson Professor of Finance, has been reappointed head of the Department of Finance, Insurance and Business Law in the Pamplin College of Business, Virginia Tech. (The Roanoke Times)

Matthew T. Newton, a grades 3-5 special education teacher at Fishburn Park Elementary in Roanoke, and Mark T. Merz, a pre-kindergarten teacher at Oak Point Elementary in Smyth County, named 2015 Virginia Regional Teachers of the Year. (News release)

Virginia Tech alumnus Thomas Davis Rust will receive the American Society of Civil Engineers’ Outstanding Project And Leaders (OPAL) award in Arlington on March 26, 2015. The award recognizes outstanding civil engineering leaders whose achievements have made significant differences in construction, design, education, government or management. (News release)

Frank Rogers, named Campbell County’s administrator. He worked for the Bedford County administrator’s office since serving as the deputy, interim and assistant administrator. He replaced David Laurrell, who held the position for nearly 20 years.  (The News & Advance)

SHENANDOAH VALLEY
Johan G. Broekhuysen, named executive vice president, chief financial officer and treasurer of Waynesboro-based Lumos Networks Corp. He also remains the company’s chief accounting officer. He previously was interim chief financial officer and corporate controller for six months. (VirginiaBusiness.com)

 Velma Jordan , named president, New Market Chamber of Commerce. She replaced Cathy Donald who left because of family concerns. (The Shenandoah Valley-Herald)

 Dr. Stacy Miller  joined Shenandoah Community Health’s team of providers at Winchester Family Health Center at 525 Amherst St. (NVDaily.com)

 Ellen B. Shinaberry  and James Wells, named to the Virg inia Board of Health Professions. Shinaberry is pharmacy information technology manager, Sentara RMH Medical Center, Harrisonburg. Wells is pharmacy administrative director of Warren Memorial and Page Memorial hospitals, both located in the Shenandoah Valley. (News release)

Donna Whitley-Smith, named superintendent, Page County Public Schools. Whitley-Smith’s appointment follows the retirement of former Superintendent Donna Power. (Page News and Courier)  
Cheryl Thompson-Stacy, named to Commonwealth Council on Childhood Success. She is president, Lord Fairfax Community College, which has campuses in Warrenton and Middletown. (News release)

Ernest F. Steidle, of Waynesboro, renamed to the Information Technology Advisory Council. Steidle is chief operations officer, Virginia Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services. (News release)

Jaclyn Roller Ryan, an agricultural education teacher at Signal Knob Middle School in Shenandoah County, has been named the Virginia Region 4 Teacher of the Year. (News release)

EASTERN VIRGINIA
Seth Aubin, selected as a Fulbright Scholar for the 2014-15 academic year by Fulbright Canada. He is associate professor of physics at the College of William and Mary. Aubin will work at TRIUMF, Canada’s national laboratory for particle and nuclear physics. (Daily Press)

Persifor “Perry” Frazer, promoted to managing director, CBRE|Hampton Roads. During his career at CBRE, Frazer has served as a board member, partner, brokerage leader and personal mentor to young brokers. (VirginiaBusiness.com) 

Barbara Hamm Lee, elected chairwoman, Norfolk Redevelopment and Housing Authority Board of Commissioners. She is the first woman to head the board in its 74-year history. Lee is executive producer and host of WHRV’s “Another View” and is managing director of SkillsOnline, a workforce development project at WHRO Public Media. (Daily Press)

Patricia Richardson, named publisher of  The Virginian-Pilot and president of Pilot Media in Norfolk. Richardson was publisher of the Capital Gazette in Annapolis, Md., and the Carroll County Times in Westminster, Md. Until May, both newspapers were owned by Norfolk-based Landmark, The Pilot’s parent company. (The Virginian-Pilot)

The  Port of Virginia  has promoted two executives in its final move as part of its reorganization. Joseph P. Ruddy, the chief operations officer at the port, has been appointed chief innovation officer. Shawn Tibbets, who has been senior vice president of operations at the port, will become chief operations officer. (VirginiaBusiness.com)

 Michelle Bethea  and Kyle Windley joined Long & F oster’s Kempsville office in Virginia Beach. They will specialize in working with homebuyers and sellers. (News release)

Kathryn B. Pfeiffer joined the Virginia Beach office of the Williams Mullen law firm as an associate with the business and corporate team. She joins Williams Mullen from Midkiff, Muncie & Ross P.C., where she was an associate in the litigation department. (Daily Press)

Sandra Baynes and Gene E. Magruder, named to the Virginia Board for Asbestos, Lead and Home Inspectors. Baynes is CEO/chief financial officer, Retnauer Baynes Associates LLC, Chesapeake. Magruder is tradesman with Newport News Shipbuilding and a member of the board for contractors. (News release)

John R. Broderick, named to the Virginia Offshore Wind Development Authority. He is president of Old Dominion University. (News release)

Jim Hernandez, named general manager of Priority Nissan in Williamsburg.  Hernandez was general manager of Priority Nissan, Newport News. (VirginiaBusiness.com)  

John E. Hofmeyer Jr., of Williamsburg, named to the Aquaculture Advisory Board. He is president, Virginia Aquaculture Association. (News release)

Sen. Mamie E. Locke (D-Hampton), named to Legislative Advisory Council to the Southern Regional Education Board. (News release)

NORTHERN VIRGINIA
Randy Fuerst, named president and CEO of Oceus Networks Inc, Reston. Fuerst was Oceus’ president and chief operating officer.  (VirginiaBusiness.com)

Fairfax-based SRA International has named David Keffer executive vice president and chief financial officer, while Theresa Golinvaux was named vice president and corporate controller. Keffer was SRA’s corporate controller. Golinvaux was assistant controller.  (VirginiaBusiness.com)

Michael Lisse, appointed client executive for financial services, 3Pillar Global, Fairfax. Lisse was a consultant at KPMG LLP. (News release)

Dr. Michael McDermott, named CEO, Mary Washington Healthcare, Fredericksburg, effective Jan. 1. McDermott is a radiologist with Radiologic Associates of Fredericksburg. (News release)

Andrew J. Peden, promoted to executive vice president, real estate lending, at Tysons Corner-based Cardinal Bank. Peden was senior vice president and market executive for the Commercial Real Estate division of the bank. (VirginiaBusiness.com)

Jim Scott, named president of DRS Technologies’ Aviation, Communication and Homeland Security (ACHS) business group in Herndon. Scott was vice president and general manager for the Global Enterprise Solutions business unit of ACHS. (VirginiaBusiness.com)

Robert. G. Templin Jr. plans to retire in February as president of Northern Virginia Community College. After retirement, Templin will hold a part-time position at The Aspen Institute in Washington, D.C. (VirginiaBusiness.com)

McLean-based Mars Inc. announced several promotions in the wake of a decision by Todd Lachman, the current president of Mars Global Petcare, to leave the company at end of the year to relocate his family to San Francisco. He will be succeeded in January by Poul Weihrauch, currently global president of Mars Food. Fiona Dawson, now regional president of Chocolate UK and Global Retail, will become global president, Mars Food, with accountability for Mars Drinks and European Multisales. Andrew Clarke, now regional president of Petcare for Latin America, will become Mars’ new chief customer officer and a member of the Mars leadership team, effective Feb. 15. Bruce McColl, Mars’ chief marketing officer, also is becoming a member of the Mars leadership team.  (VirginiaBusiness.com)

The Arts Council of Fairfax County selected London-based artist Julia Vogl for the public art and engagement project Imagine Art Here in Tysons. The artist will conduct community engagement sessions at several sites near the new Silver Line Metro stations culminating in a large-scale installation in June through August 2015. (News release)

Jeff Sadler, named interim executive director, Culpeper Renaissance. The Virginia Main Street organization is working to revitalize Culpeper’s downtown area. Sadler has a background in economic development and specializes in historic commercial district revitalization and organizational strategic planning. (The Free Lance-Star)

Falls Church-based CSC named Michael Sweeney interim corporate controller and principal accounting officer. He was CSC’s assistant corporate controller and controller of the company’s North American Public Sector segment. Thomas Colan, who has been vice president, controller and principal accounting officer at CSC, is stepping down for personal reasons. He has held those positions since August 2012. (VirginiaBusiness.com)

CENTRAL VIRGINIA
Carrie Hileman Chenery, named assistant secretary of agriculture and forestry. Chenery was manager of legislation and policy for the Virginia Economic Development Partnership, Richmond. (News release)  

Richmond-based CarMax Inc. promoted Shamim Mohammad to senior vice president and chief information officer. He was vice president of application development and IT planning. (VirginiaBusiness.com)

Steven Settlage, named president, Eagle Construction of VA, Henrico County. Settlage joined the company in 2011 when Eagle took on many of the projects started by his former development firm, the Tascon Group. (RichmondBizSense.com)

Michael W. Smith, a partner at Christian & Barton LLP in Richmond, named president-elect of the American College of Trial Lawyers. He will become president of the organization at the conclusion of its annual meeting in October 2015. (VirginiaBusiness.com)

University of Virginia President Teresa A. Sullivan, reappointed to the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Investment Authority. (News release)

Laurence P. Wisdom, named president, HHHunt Homes, Richmond. He was the first non-owner president of Essex Homes’ Columbia Division. (VirginiaBusiness.com)

Steven A. Wolf, named director, litigation support services, Cherry Bekaert, Richmond. Wolf was executive director at a leading forensic accounting and transaction advisory services firm for more than five years. (News release)

Courtney Moates Paulk is the seventh person in history to complete the 20-mile swim across Cape Cod Bay. Paulk is a partner at Hirschler Fleischer, Richmond. (News release)

Madelyn Buckley joined the workers’ compensation-litigation practice group at McCandlish Holton in Richmond. She most recently served as law clerk for Justice LeRoy Millitte of the Supreme Court of Virginia. (RichmondBizSense.com)

Paul Galanti, a nationally known prisoner of war turned advocate for veterans, stepped down as commissioner of the Virginia Department of Veterans Services. He was held as a prisoner of war in North Vietnam for nearly seven years. (Richmond Times-Dispatch)

Lauren Ross, named curator of the Institute for Contemporary Art at Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond. She is currently the Nancy E. Meinig Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art at the Philbrook Museum of Art in Tulsa, Okla. (RichmondBizSense.com)

Jorge Calleja, promoted to executive creative director at Richmond-based The Martin Agency. He had been global group creative director. (RichmondBizSense.com)