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Nonprofits/Philanthropy: ANGELA F. WILLIAMS
As the first Black woman to helm United Way Worldwide, Williams says she’s proud to have built a leadership team consisting almost entirely of people of color that reflects the perspectives and experiences of the diverse people the global nonprofit serves. “True progress requires we make space for the folks who are directly impacted, invite […]
Retail/Wholesale: REID A. BROWN
Brown is the fourth generation of his family to run Brown Distributing, which serves more than 6,000 retailers and employs over 500 workers. His brother, Jason, serves as company vice president. Founded in 1919, Brown Distributing began as a bottling operation for a popular cherry cola in Richmond operated by brothers Abraham and Isadore Brown. […]
Real Estate: JEFFREY S. ‘JEFF’ DETWILER
Detwiler guides Long & Foster’s seven business lines: real estate, property management, mortgage, settlement services, insurance, corporate real estate services and new development real estate sales and marketing. Long & Foster has 2,506 total employees, 869 of whom are in Virginia, and reported revenue of $1.58 billion in fiscal year 2021. Detwiler, who graduated from […]
Real Estate: DANIEL FAUST
Faust says the people at AECOM and their expertise in the business are what make him passionate about his work. “Our professionals are passionate about solving the world’s most complex challenges and building legacies for generations to come,” he says. Since 2016, Faust has led the Dallas-based infrastructure consulting firm’s U.S. East and Latin America […]
Professional Services: ERIC SCHEINERMAN
Scheinerman joined CIBT in 2019 as its chief financial officer, bringing extensive global finance experience from executive roles held worldwide. Before coming to CIBT, which provides immigration and visa services for businesses and individuals, Scheinerman was chief financial officer at Wind River Environmental, an air quality company. Before that, he held senior finance roles at […]
Finance/Insurance: CECILIA A. HODGES
Hodges was named regional president of M&T’s greater Washington, D.C., and Virginia regions in 2018. She manages teams located in Tysons and Richmond as well as in Rockville, Maryland, and Washington, D.C. Passionate about developing the careers of women and minority professionals, Hodges sits on the steering committee of M&T Bank’s Women’s Interest Network and […]
Finance/Insurance: TOM RYAN
Not long after earning a degree in business management from Fitchburg State University, Ryan accepted a technology position at Marlborough, Massachusetts-based Digital Federal Credit Union. “My career sort of found me,” he told creditunions.com. Ryan stayed for more than two decades, leaving Digital Federal as executive vice president and chief operating officer in 2012 to […]
Health Care: MARY N. MANNIX
The leader of one of a decreasing number of independently owned health systems, Mannix manages a staff of about 2,500 at Augusta Health, one of the largest employers in the Shenandoah Valley. The health system, which includes the main Fishersville hospital campus and 18 urgent care, family practices and other outpatient facilities, received its fourth […]
Professional Services: HARVEY L. JOHNSON
Johnson became CEO of Newport News accounting and consulting firm PBMares on Jan. 1. He’s the firm’s second CEO, having succeeded Alan S. Witt, who co-founded the company in 1979. Johnson joined PBMares in October 2003 and has played a significant role in leading strategy and team development. He was instrumental in launching the Top […]
Education: TROY PAINO
This summer, Paino was recognized with a president’s award by a national student affairs administrators’ organization in recognition of his approach to strategic planning with students in mind. Since his appointment as Mary Washington’s president in 2016, Paino has focused on student and faculty diversity at the public liberal arts university. Last October, UMW announced […]
