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Media 2023: DOUG DAVIS
Davis brought with him more than a quarter-century of experience in the Virginia broadcast world when he stepped into the role of senior vice president and regional manager of Nexstar Media Group in 2017. His first broadcasting job in the region was at WVEC-TV, followed by stints as local sales manager of Norfolk’s WAVY-TV[...]
Hospitality | Tourism 2023: MICHAEL GEORGE
A 40-year hospitality industry veteran, George founded Crescent Hotels & Resorts in 2001. The company operates more than 90 hotels and resorts and more than 250 restaurants and bars in the U.S and Canada. Its hotel portfolio includes Marriott, Hilton and Hyatt brands, along with a collection of independent hotels and resorts[...]
Hospitality | Tourism 2023: AKHIL JAIN
For more than a decade, Jain has run Landmark Hotel Group, a hospitality company that manages, owns and develops hotels in North Carolina and Virginia under the Marriott, Hilton, Hyatt and Radisson brands. In 2021, Landmark expanded into the housing market with the development of Ellipse Urban Apartments, a 287-unit luxury apart[...]
Manufacturing 2023: GREGORY TREPP
In 1996, Trepp joined appliance manufacturer Hamilton Beach as its director of marketing and has since held various senior and executive leadership positions within the company. In 2017, he became president and CEO, overseeing the company’s consumer, international and commercial divisions. He also previously served as the [...]
Manufacturing 2023: JON MOORE
Head of the tobacco products manufacturer since 2019, Moore has worked under parent company Altria Group since 2003, serving as vice president of its heated tobacco products division and director of marketing for NuMark, Altria’s early e-vapor subsidiary started in 2013. Today, he leads the nation’s leading cigarette[...]
Law 2023: COURTNEY MOATES PAULK
As president of Hirschler and head of the firm’s litigation section, Paulk brings deep and broad experience in the construction industry, advising public and private owners, developers, contractors and subcontractors. Paulk graduated from the University of Mary Washington (then Mary Washington College) with honors and rece[...]
Transportation 2023: SHEPPARD ‘SHEP’ MILLER III
A Norfolk native, Miller takes pride in the state’s transportation accomplishments, including the start this year of the Interstate 64 Gap Project, which will widen a 29-mile corridor between Richmond and Williamsburg, as well as the August opening of a 10-mile stretch of express lanes in Stafford County and Fredericksburg[...]
Government | Politics 2023: C. TODD GILBERT
A state legislator since 2006, Gilbert has risen quickly through the GOP House leadership. He served as Republican leader of the House for two terms before ascending to the powerful speakership in 2022 following the party regaining majority control of the chamber. The Shenandoah Valley conservative is a key ally of Gov. Glenn Yo[...]
Federal Contractors | Technology 2023: Todd Stottlemyer
Stottlemyer has overseen the health care solutions company for the past five years, first as CNSI, and now as the post-merger, rebranded Acentra Health. Founded in 1994 as Client Network Services Inc., the company processes medical claims, billing and health benefits for Medicaid and Medicare. After being acquired by Carlyle Gro[...]
Education 2023: TRACY FITZSIMMONS
SU’s president since 2008, Fitzsimmons is overseeing the renovation of a former National Guard armory on the private university’s main Winchester campus into the Hub for Innovators, Veterans and Entrepreneurs (HIVE). Scheduled to open in 2024, HIVE will support startups, offer career pathways for veterans and serve a[...]
Professional Services 2023: JULIE SWEET
Sweet has been global CEO of IT services and consulting company Accenture since 2019 and became its chair in 2021. She joined the Fortune Global 500 company in 2010 and previously held roles including CEO of Accenture’s business in North America from 2015 to 2019. Accenture’s fiscal 2022 revenue was $61.6 billion, up[...]
Finance | Insurance 2023: FRANK LUCIA
Since 2017, Lucia has led Delta Dental of Virginia, one of the state’s largest dental benefits carriers, with about 350 employees and $766 million in revenue, and its holding company, Corvesta. Previously, he was president and CEO of Dean Health Plan and worked in finance for Cigna and WR Grace. Lucia has been involved wit[...]
