People – April 2015

HAMPTON ROADS

William R. Harvey, named to the Fort Monroe Authority. He is president of Hampton University. (News release)

Jeffery W. Hux, appointed to the Board for Contractors. He is president, Norfolk Plumbing Inc., Norfolk. E. G. Middleton III, reappointed to the board. He is president and CEO, E.G. Middleton Inc., Norfolk. (News release)

Kristen M. Lentz, re-named to the Board for Waterworks and Wastewater Works Operators and Onsite Sewage System Professionals. Lentz is director of utilities for Norfolk. (News release)

Richard Rizk was elected by the Virginia General Assembly to serve as the circuit judge in the York-Poquoson courthouse, effective July 1. Since 2004, Rizk has served as a substitute judge in Virginia’s Ninth Judicial District. He also is an attorney at Geddy, Harris, Franck & Hickman LLP in Williamsburg. (The Virginia Gazette)

Robert “Bobby” Scott, named to the newly created position of vice president of agency operations for T. Parker Host, Norfolk. He has been with the company since 1998 when he joined as a boarding agent. Patrick Callahan also joined T. Parker Host’s team at Host Terminals as vice president of terminal operations. Callahan was director of risk management, Maersk Line Ltd. (News release)

Norfolk Southern Corp. has named its current president, James A. Squires, as CEO, effective June 1. He will succeed Norfolk Southern CEO Charles W. “Wick” Moorman, who will continue as the company’s executive chairman of the board of directors. (VirginiaBusiness.com)

Kevin M. Sweeney, a retired Navy rear admiral, named interim president and CEO of the Norfolk-based Hampton Roads Economic Development Alliance. He is temporarily filling the vacancy created by the departure of Darryl Gosnell, who stepped down as the head of the regional economic development organization at the end of January. (VirginiaBusiness.com)

SHENANDOAH VALLEY
Dr. Omar Beiler, hired as an on-site physician at The Life Care Center of New Market. Beiler worked at Valley Family and Elder Care in Harrisonburg. (The Shenandoah Valley-Herald)

Patti S. Hershey, named to Virginia’s Radiological Technology Advisory Board. Hershey is director of the medical radiography program at Winchester Medical Center. (News release)

Jered Hoover, named director of parks and recreation, Shenandoah County. He was the county’s sports supervisor. (The Shenandoah Valley-Herald)

Carol Y. Koenecke-Grant, named vice president of strategic services at Winchester-based Valley Health. Koenecke-Grant was the chief strategy officer for Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota. (VirginiaBusiness.com)

Amity Moler, named Page County administrator. She is the first woman to hold the position. Moler was assistant county administrator and finance and human resources director. (Page News and Courier)

Kimberly A. Shick, of Winchester, named to the State Rehabilitation Council for the Blind and Vision Impaired. She is a disability advocate and consultant. (News release)

Jason C. “Jake” Trenary, of Winchester, appointed to the Virginia Board for Contractors. He is outside sales account manager for Newport News-based Ferguson Enterprises Inc. (News release) 

SOUTHERN VIRIGNIA
     Michael D. Ehrat     , named CEO, Memorial Hospital of Martinsville-Henry County. He was the CEO for Mainland Medical Center in Texas City, Texas. (News release)

The Patrick Henry Community College Foundation Board has named the following new officers: chairman,      Ron Haley     ; vice chairman,     David Purvis    ; treasurer,    Pamela Allen   ; and secretary,   Margie Eason    . Haley is president and CEO of River Community Bank, Ma rtinsville; Purvis is the division association director at American Home Furnishings Alliance, High Point, N.C.; and Allen is the finance manager for Piedmont Arts and executive director for Christmas Cheer of Martinsville and Henry County. Eason has served on the board since 2010. (Work It, SoVa)

Carter Bank & Trust in Martinsville has named   Phyllis Q. Karavatakis  , executive vice president (EVP) and chief lending officer;  Jane Ann Davis , EVP and chief operating officer; and Bradford M. Kendrick, EVP, in  formation technology. (News release)

William Wampler is retiring as executive director of the New College Institute in Martinsville, effective July 15. Wampler, a former state senator, has led the institute since 2012. NCI’s board has begun to look for his replacement. Wampler will remain with the New College Foundation — NCI’s private fundraising arm — as a consultant through 2017. (Martinsville Bulletin)

NORTHERN VIRGINIA
Ronald Aucutt, a partner in McGuireWoods’ Tysons Corner office, appointed chair of the Office of Professional Responsibility Subgroup of the Internal Revenue Service Advisory Council (IRSAC). IRSAC is a forum to discuss relevant tax administration issues. (News release)

Chelyen Davis, named communications adviser, Virginia Secretariat of Health and Human Resources. She was assistant editorial page editor at the Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star. (News release)

Gianna Z. Fernandez, named to the Modeling and Simulation Advisory Council. She is senior engineer at Leidos in Reston. (News release)

Larry R. Flynn, the current president of Gulfstream Aerospace Corp., will succeed Joseph T. Lombardo as executive vice president of General Dynamics’ Aerospace group when Lombardo retires in June. Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. is a subsidiary of Falls Church-based General Dynamics.

Elizabeth Vickrey Lodal, named to the Virginia Board of Education. She is a former principal of Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, Alexandria. (News release)

Former Democratic U.S. Rep. James P. Moran, named to the Fort Monroe Authority. (News release)

Tysons Corner-based Micro­Strategy Inc. announced that its CFO, Douglas K. Thede, will retire at the end of the year. He has been CFO for the past six years. (VirginiaBusiness.com)

Jim Vedder, named senior vice president of finance and accounting, Mirixa Corp., Reston. He was chief financial officer, K12 Inc., Herndon. (VirginiaBusiness.com)  

CENTRAL VIRGINIA
Victor Branch has been named Richmond market president for Bank of America. In addition to being the bank’s leader in the Richmond area, Branch will lead Bank of America’s local social responsibility work, aimed at helping the Richmond area address social and economic challenges and build stronger communities. (Richmond Times-Dispatch)

Fernando Franco, viticulturist at Barboursville Vineyards in Barboursville, named 2015 “Grower of the Year” by the Virginia Vineyards Association. (VirginiaBusiness.com)

Timothy J. Heaphy joined Hunton & Williams as a partner in its Washington, D.C., and Richmond offices. Heaphy had been U.S. attorney for the Western District of Virginia since 2009. (VirginiaBusiness.com)

Robert S. Mills, principal at Commonwealth Architects in Richmond, named by the American Institute of Architects to its College of Fellows, an honor awarded to members who have made significant contributions to the profession. (VirginiaBusiness.com)

 Samuel A. Nixon Jr. , named chief administrative officer at the State Corporation Commission. He has been the chief information officer of the commonwealth and the director of the Virginia Information Technologies Agency since 2010. (News release)

 Glenn W. Pulley  joined Gentry Locke’s Lynchburg office as a partner. Pulley is a member of the firm’s litigation practice area. He practiced in Danville for 38 years. (VirginiaBusiness.com)

 David Starowicz , named chief operating officer of Richmond-based Allegiancy. Starowicz was managing director for Harbor Group International in Norfolk. (VirginiaBusiness.com)

 “Jamie” L. Thomas Jr ., named senior vice president, Commonwealth Commercial Partners, Henrico County. He was director of property management for Southern Virginia at First Potomac Realty Trust in Bethesda, Md. (VirginiaBusiness.com)

 Andy Mauck  and Rob Brooke have form ed Mauck & Brooke PLC, a law firm in downtown Richmond. Mauck and Brooke are the principal partners, and they are joined by Melissa Roberts Tannery and Andrea Sullivan Gould. (RichmondBizSense.com)

Raymond J. Kilmer, executive vice president and chief technology officer of New York-based Alcoa, will serve on the board of directors for the Commonwealth Center for Advanced Manufacturing in Prince George County. Sherri McCleary, the company’s director of materials and process technologies, will serve on its Technical Advisory Council. Alcoa recently joined CCAM as an industry member. (VirginiaBusiness.com)