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Finance/Insurance: EVELYN LEE
On a rainy June day, Lee joined other Truist bankers to volunteer at The JK Community Farm, a Purcellville nonprofit that produces fresh, organic food for the hungry. “We planted bok choy, cucumbers and cabbage and harvested kale that will be on the shelves of area food pantries tomorrow morning!” Lee wrote on her LinkedIn […]
Nonprofits/Philanthropy: SISTER DONNA MARKHAM
In June 2015, when Markham was named the first female president in Catholic Charities USA’s 100-year-plus history, she said: “There can be no greater call than to serve and advocate on behalf of persons who struggle to get by in a world where they are all too frequently relegated to the margins of society and […]
Transportation: CHARLES ‘CHUCK’ KUHN
Four decades ago, at age 16, Kuhn started the nation’s largest independently owned moving company out of his parents’ garage. Today, the company — named after his father, Jim Kuhn — employs more than 1,100 people, most of whom are based in Virginia, and posted $168 million in fiscal 2021 revenue. In May, Kuhn relinquished […]
Professional Services: GREG WALLIG
An alumnus of William & Mary, Wallig describes himself as “a people-first leader, who believes deeply that diverse perspectives produce better outcomes.” He has championed the Chicago-based global accounting firm’s diversity, equity and inclusion efforts and has more than 25 years of management consulting experience in both the public and private sectors, with personal and […]
2022 Virginia 500: Government | Politics
RICHARD CULLEN COUNSELOR TO GOV. GLENN YOUNGKIN, COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA, RICHMOND STEPHEN E. CUMMINGS SECRETARY OF FINANCE, COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA, RICHMOND WINSOME EARLE-SEARS LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR, COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA, RICHMOND KELLY T. GEE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, VIRGINIA LOTTERY, RICHMOND C. TODD GILBERT SPEAKER, VIRGINIA HOUSE OF DE[...]
Arts/Entertainment/Sports: BRENT PRY
Brent Pry was named the Hokies’ head coach in November 2021, after his predecessor, Justin Fuente, left the school before the end of the 2021 season, following two seasons of losses in three years. Pry came with eight seasons as defensive coordinator and linebackers coach at Penn State under his belt. Pry graduated in 1993 […]
Federal Contractors/Technology: DAVID CALHOUN
Boeing made headlines in May when the company announced it would move its global headquarters from Chicago to Arlington. The aerospace company — the second largest defense contractor in the state and third largest in the world — has more than 140,000 employees worldwide, with 400 employed in Arlington. The company reported $62.2 billion in […]
Government/Politics: JASON MIYARES
Ask Miyares about his mother, and he will have a passionate response. She immigrated from Cuba in the 1960s to evade its Communist government. “She is just one example of the American miracle, and that worldview of the uniqueness of this country is directly tied from my mother’s immigrant experience,” Miyares says. The first Cuban […]
Finance/Insurance: THOMAS J. McINERNEY
In May, Fortune named McInerney the sixth-most overpaid CEO in the Fortune 500. Although McInerney was far from being the top breadwinner on the list — his total compensation for 2021 was $8.5 million — the rankings were compiled by comparing CEO pay vs. performance, based on shareholder returns. Genworth, which offers life, mortgage and […]
Retail/Wholesale: JIM KOONS
A family-owned automobile dealership launched in 1964, Koons Automotive is among the 30 largest car dealers in the country and the largest based in Virginia, with 26 franchises in the mid-Atlantic region. Jim Koons’ father, John, opened the first location in Falls Church, and his older brother, John Koons Jr., was also in the business […]
