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Government/ Politics: WINSOME EARLE-SEARS
Earle-Sears made Virginia history last year when she was elected to the office of lieutenant governor — as the first woman to serve in the position, as well as the first woman of color and Jamaican-born person elected to statewide office in the commonwealth. As lieutenant governor, her primary duty is to break ties in […]
Health Care: MARK NANTZ
A relative newcomer to Valley Health, joining the Shenandoah Valley-based health care system in June 2020, Nantz is responsible for a team of 6,000 employees and six hospitals, including two in West Virginia. He previously held executive roles at Bon Secours Mercy Health, including as chief administrative officer and president of its Atlantic Group. A […]
Hospitality/Tourism: CHRISTY S. COLEMAN
In late 2019, Coleman became the first woman and the first person of color to serve as executive director of the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation, the state agency that operates Jamestown Settlement and the American Revolution Museum at Yorktown. Although the pandemic briefly shut down both living-history museums, Coleman has since made telling more inclusive stories from […]
Law: DANIEL C. SUMMERLIN III
Summerlin joined Woods Rogers immediately after his graduation from William & Mary School of Law in 1997, and he now leads the nearly 130-year-old firm, which grew significantly larger this year after the Roanoke firm’s merger with Norfolk-based Vandeventer Black. Finalized on July 1, the merger formed what Summerlin calls “a powerhouse Virginia law firm,” […]
Economic Development: CORRIE BOBE
Working in economic development has provided Bobe with the opportunity to be part of the significant transformation taking place in Southern Virginia. Promoted to director in 2020, she has helped the city of Danville land numerous investments, including a deal with Caesars Entertainment for a $650 million resort casino, as well as new manufacturing facilities […]
Manufacturing: CHARLIE LUCK IV
Like his father and grandfather, Luck has been with his family business for most of his life, including as a trainee while attending Virginia Military Institute. He spent four years as a NASCAR driver, competing in what is now the Xfinity Series, before returning to Luck Cos., going on to become president and CEO in […]
Economic Development: WILLIAM H. ‘WILL’ PAYNE II
Under Payne’s leadership, InvestSWVA helped land Atlanta-headquartered EarthLink, which is set to create 285 jobs in Norton, part of a larger plan to market former coal-mining land for other uses. A graduate of the University of Virginia Darden School of Business’ Global Executive MBA program, Payne holds several significant roles in Southwest Virginia. In addition […]
Education: AIMEE ROGSTAD GUIDERA
With a background in K-12 education strategy, Guidera was the first person appointed by Gov. Glenn Youngkin to his Cabinet, announced a month after the Republican was elected governor. Before becoming state education secretary, she ran an education consultancy, Guidera Strategy, and also founded the Data Quality Campaign, a nonprofit that compiles national education-related data. […]
Education: BRIAN O. HEMPHILL
Hemphill is no stranger to building partnerships. After becoming Old Dominion University’s president in summer 2021, he helped forge a partnership between ODU, Norfolk State University and Eastern Virginia Medical School to create a regional school of public health. Later in the year, ODU, EVMS and Sentara Healthcare entered into an agreement to create a collaborative […]
Federal Contractors/Technology: ROY AZEVEDO
When Raytheon Intelligence & Space, a subsidiary of Fortune 500 defense giant Raytheon Technologies Corp., acquired Colorado-based space electronics firm SEAKR Engineering for an undisclosed sum in late 2021, Azevedo spoke about the race to control space. “Today’s growing space market demands greater innovation, technological expertise and ability to deliver to a higher space standard [...]
