People – September 2015

EASTERN VIRGINIA
 Devon Arendosh , named chief information security officer, PRA Group, Norfolk. She was director of IT security at Markel Corp. in Richmond. (News release)

 John R. Broderick , president of Old Dominion University in Norfolk, renamed to the Virginia Commercial Space Flight Authority. (News release)

 Sandi DuVall , named  portfolio manager, The Franklin Johnston Group, Virginia Beach. She was a regional manager at Harbour Group. (Daily Press)

 J. Andrew Hansz , named the Robert M. Stanton Chair of Real Estate and director of the E.V. Williams Center for Real Estate and Economic Development, Old Dominion University, Norfolk. Hansz ran the Gazarian Real Estate Center at the Craig School of Business at California State University, Fresno. (News release)  

 Douglas Headley , appointed senior vice president and wealth management adviser, Old Point Trust, Hampton. He was senior vice president/trust and estate administrator with SunTrust Bank. (Daily Press)

 David Williams , named business banking senior client manager for Hampton Roads, Bank of America Merrill Lynch. Williams was senior commercial relationship manager at Fulton Bank. (VirginiaBusiness.com)

 Michael Witynski , named COO, Dollar Tree, Chesapeake. Witynski has been senior vice president of stores since 2010. (VirginiaBusiness.com)

SHENANDOAH VALLEY
 Col. Jeffrey Boobar , named inspector general and Title IX coordinator, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington. Boobar served 23 years as a special agent with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) He replaces Col. Bill Grace, who recently retired and was honored with the Uncommon Ally Award, given by the Virginia Sexual and Domestic Violence Action Alliance. (News release)

 Dennis A. Dysa rt, named presid ent and chief operating officer, First Bank, Strasburg. Dysart has held a number of executive level positions at the bank, including chief credit officer, chief operating officer and interim CEO. (News release)

The Bank of Clarke County hired Greg Price as vice president/commercial lender at the Old Town Center branch in Winchester. Price was a senior commercial banker for Union Bank and Trust and area executive for BB&T.  (NVDaily.com)

Kristina Reed joined the investment/financial consultant team of Eagle Investment Group at the Bank of Clarke County. Reed is a former financial consultant with Middleburg Investment in Leesburg and has more than 20 years of experience in banking and investment consulting. (NVDaily.com)

Pat Trice, named superintendent, The Virginia School for the Deaf and the Blind, Staunton. Trice has been serving as interim superintendent for a year. (News release)

SOUTHERN VIRGINIA
 Brian Luckett , named the corporate and donor relations coordinator at Patrick Henry Community College in Martinsville. Luckett comes to PHCC after working in the University of Virginia Athletic Department while earning his bachelor’s degree in government and master’s degree in higher education administration. (Work It, SoVa)

 Ronda Pen n, CFO of  Plexus Capital LLC, named to the boards of directors of Danville-based American National Bankshares Inc. and its subsidiary bank, American National Bank and Trust Co. (News release)

Joy Cabarrus Speakes, of Cullen, named to the Brown v. Board of Education Scholarship Awards Committee. Speakes is a member of the Moton Council and board of trustees and president and owner of Friends Inc.
(News release)

Ellen Connelly Taaffe, named to the board of directors, Hooker Furniture Corp., Martinsville. Taaffe is a consumer marketing and strategy specialist who has worked with companies such as PepsiCo, Quaker Oats, Whirlpool and Royal Caribbean Cruises. (News release)

SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA
Roger Dalton, vice president of government affairs for American National University in Roanoke, elected chairman of the board of directors of the Association of Private Sector Colleges and Universities. (The Roanoke Times)

Charlie Jewell, named executive director for the New River Valley Economic Development Alliance. He was a project manager for Montgomery County’s economic development office. (The Roanoke Times)

Robert Parker, the L.S. Randolph Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Virginia Tech, is the recipient of the 2015 American Society of Mechanical Engineers’ N.O. Myklestad Award for “innovative contributions to vibration engineering and research” throughout his career. (News release)

Melissa C. Stanley joined Brown Edwards & Co. LLP’s Roanoke office. Stanley was a partner in one of the top 20 firms in the nation. (News release)

Charles Steger, the former president of Virginia Tech, joined the Focused Ultrasound Foundation’s Council. The Charlottesville-based foundation aims to accelerate the development and adoption of focused ultrasound treatment for a variety of serious medical disorders. (VirginiaBusiness.com)

Mary Kaye Willis, promoted to director, property services. by Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer’s Property Services Group. She will oversee the western part of Virginia. Jenny Perkins also has been promoted to portfolio manager. (VirginiaBusiness.com)

NORTHERN VIRGINIA
Kevin Gentzel, named chief revenue officer, Gannett Co. Inc., McLean. Gentzel was head of advertising sales, North America at Yahoo! Gannett recently was spun off as a separate unit from the company’s former broadcasting division, now called Tegna. (VirginiaBusiness.com)

 Sirena Johnson , named to the board of directors of The Small and Emerging Contractors Advisory Forum, a McLean-based nonprofit. She is a principal at Thompson Greenspon, Fairfax. (VirginiaBusiness.com)

 Phong Le , named CFO, MicroStrategy Inc., Tysons Corner. He was CFO at XO Communications. Le succeeds Douglas Thede, who in March announced plans to retire after serving as CFO since 2009. (Washington Business Journal)

 Ken Nason , named vice president of revenue optimization, Salamander Hotels & Resorts, Middleburg. Nason joins Salamander from Remington Hotels where he served as vice president of sales and marketing for six hotels in the company’s Independent & Luxury Division. (News release)

 Varun K. Niko re, of Arlingto n, named to the Virginia Commercial Space Flight Authority. He is president, Banyan Global, Washington, D.C. (News release) 

Jane Whitfield stepped down as president and CEO of the Alexandria-based PenFed Foundation. Whitfield will continue to work closely with the foundation as a fundraising consultant. (News release)

CENTRAL VIRGINIA
Craig Carper, named news director for Richmond Public Radio. He was WCVE’s capitol correspondent. (RichmondBizSense.com)

Carthan F. Currin III, named chairman of the board of directors, and Christine M. Slate, named vice chairwoman, The Virginia College Fund, Richmond. Currin is with The Oxford Group, and Slate is with Barrett Capital Management. (RichmondBizSense.com)

John M. Ramey III, named general counsel at Allegiancy, a Richmond-based commercial real estate asset manager. Ramey was a principal at Goodman Allen & Filetti. (VirginiaBusiness.com)

Ryan Schilling, named senior sales manager, Quirk Hotel, Richmond.  Schilling was national sales manager at The Boar’s Head Inn in Charlottesville. (VirginiaBusiness.com)

Joseph R. Schmuckler, named CEO, Cary Street Partners, a Richmond-based financial firm. Schmuckler has held executive and senior management roles at financial companies such as MUFG and Nomura Holding. (VirginiaBusiness.com)

James Taylor, a nonprofit executive from Indiana, named CEO of the United Way of Greater Richmond and Petersburg. He took over from Barry Taylor, who has served on an interim basis since February. (RichmondBizSense.com)

Christopher C. Wallace, promoted to senior vice president, the Richmond office of Colliers International. He was director of office brokerage. (VirginiaBusiness.com)