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Stafford supervisor elected to head VACo
Stafford County Supervisor Meg Bohmke was elected the next president of the Virginia Association of Counties (VACo) at the group’s annual conference in Norfolk on Nov. 16. Bohmke succeeds Fairfax County Chairman Jeffrey C. McKay and becomes the second president from Stafford to lead the association, following Ferris M. Belman who led the group from […]
Virginia Credit Union League names new president
The Virginia Credit Union League has named Carrie Hunt as its next president, effective June 1 , the state trade association for not-for-profit, member-owned credit unions announced Thursday. Hunt replaces the league’s longtime leader, Richard Pillow, who will retire in June after 40 years with the association. Currently, Hunt serves as the executive vice president […]
Realtors society elects Dawn Griggs as mid-Atlantic regional director
Dawn Griggs, a first vice president with Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer, has been elected as a regional director for the Society of Industrial and Office Realtors (SIOR), the commercial real estate company announced today. Griggs will oversee the Mid-Atlantic Region of the 3,460-member brokerage association in a two-year term that begins with SIOR’s October […]
Va. restaurant, hospitality industry seeks $270M+ in relief funding
Hard hit by the pandemic, Virginia’s restaurant and hospitality industry is asking the General Assembly to dedicate more than $270 million from the state’s share of federal American Rescue Plan dollars to assist hotels, restaurants and other hospitality-related industries. In a letter sent Tuesday to members of the state legislature’s money committees, the Virginia Restaurant, [&[...]
Va., Md., Del. electric coops association leader retires
Richard G. Johnstone Jr. handed over the reins of the Virginia, Maryland & Delaware Association of Electric Cooperatives this week, retiring after 36 years. Johnstone served as president and CEO of the 76-year-old, Glen-Allen based organization, which represents 15 member-owned electric cooperatives. His replacement, Brian S. Mosier, was announced in January and took over April […]
Blacksburg Partnership president retiring
After 19 years as the founding leader of the Blacksburg Partnership, Diane Akers announced Friday that she will retire on June 30 from her position as president of the private economic development group. Akers was hired as the Blacksburg Partnership’s founding director in 2002, helping launch the organization that was established as a partnership between […]
Five Va., Md.-based electric coops form broadband association
With internet connectivity issues growing in importance during the COVID-19 pandemic, five electric cooperatives in Virginia and Maryland have formed a broadband cooperative association aimed at encouraging the expansion of high-speed internet service in underserved rural areas. The new Maryland and Delaware Association of Broadband Cooperatives (VMDABC) includes Millboro-based BARC Electric Coope[...]
Virginia Realtors installs 2021 president
Virginia Realtors announced last week it has installed Beth Dalton as the association’s 2021 president. Dalton earned her sales license in 2003 and her associate broker’s license in 2010. She has served as Long & Foster’s managing broker for the Tuckahoe and Centerpointe offices in the Richmond area since 2019, and previously held the same […]
Virginia Association of Counties names 2020-21 president
The membership of the Virginia Association of Counties (VACo) elected Fairfax County Board of Supervisors Chairman Jeffrey C. McKay as its 2020-2021 president during its annual conference on Nov. 11. McKay succeeds Nottoway County Supervisor Stephen W. Bowen and is the 10th president from Fairfax County since 1935. “I’m honored to be elected by my […]
Va. Council of CEOs to expand statewide
It’s about to get a little less lonely at the top. After 20 years of bringing together CEOs and other executive leaders from the Central Virginia region (particularly in the Richmond and Charlottesville areas), the Virginia Council of CEOs (VACEOs), a membership organization for CEOs in Virginia, recently announced plans to expand to all geographic […]
VHHA announces 2020-21 board of directors
The Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association (VHHA) on Wednesday announced its elected 2020-2021 board of directors. The new slate of officers includes: Chairman: Steven C. Arner, Carilion Clinic executive vice president and chief operating officer Vice chairman: Peter M. Mulkey, Clinch Valley Health CEO Secretary-treasurer: Tim McManus, HCA Healthcare Capital Division president VHHA is an [[...]
Virginia Realtors turns 100
This month, Virginia Realtors will be 100 years old, marking its anniversary as a centenarian while the residential real estate market in Virginia continues to climb despite the pandemic. Founded on Oct. 22, 1920, Virginia Realtors has become one of the largest trade associations in the state, representing 35,000 members in the residential and commercial real […]
