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Virginia 500

Aug 30, 2023

Law 2023: LAURA FOOTE REIFF

A longtime immigration advocate, Reiff has 30-plus years of experience representing businesses and organizations in the immigration and compliance field. She oversees more than 50 attorneys as co-managing shareholder of the firm’s Northern Virginia office, a regional hub for the global firm. She is also co-founder of Greenberg[...]

Aug 30, 2023

Economic Development 2023: VICTOR HOSKINS

Hoskins is well known in Virginia for the leading role he played in bringing Amazon.com’s $2.5 billion-plus HQ2 East Coast headquarters to Arlington County, where he previously led economic development. In 2019, he moved next door to lead Fairfax County’s authority. His wins so far have included last year’s announcement th[...]

Aug 30, 2023

Law 2023: FARHAD AGHDAMI

Aghdami’s practice focuses chiefly on tax planning for wealth transfer, business succession planning and fiduciary litigation. His client list is wide and varied, including individuals and families with high net worth, middle-market business owners, charities and others. Williams Mullen is one of Virginia’s largest firms and[...]

Aug 30, 2023

2023 Virginia 500: Education

  Makola M. Abdullah PRESIDENT, VIRGINIA STATE UNIVERSITY, ETTRICK      Javaune Adams-Gaston  PRESIDENT, NORFOLK STATE UNIVERSITY, NORFOLK   Jonathan R. Alger PRESIDENT, JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY, HARRISONBURG   Peter Blake DIRECTOR, STATE COUNCIL OF HIGHER EDUCATION FOR VIRGINIA, RICHMOND   Lance R. Collins VICE PRESIDENT AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, VIRGINIA TECH INNOVATION CAMPUS, ALEXANDRIA    Maj. [&[...]

Aug 30, 2023

Nonprofits | Philanthropy 2023: LT. GEN. JAMES B. LASTER (USMC, RET.)

Toys for Tots is far more than a Christmastime charity. During its 2022 campaign, the foundation distributed more than 24.3 million toys, books and games to a record 9.9 million children in need during its 75th year. “There are approximately 11 million children in the U.S. who live at or below the poverty level,” says [&hell[...]

Aug 30, 2023

Retail | Wholesale | Food | Beverage 2023: LORI RAYA

In 2021, Raya became president of Kroger’s mid-Atlantic division, overseeing more than 100 stores in five states and 18,000 employees. She brings more than three decades in the grocery business to the job, mostly spent at Safeway and Albertsons, including as president of Safeway’s Vons division from 2012 to 2015. In 2018, Al[...]

Aug 30, 2023

Law 2023: A. BENJAMIN SPENCER

In 2020, Spencer became the first Black dean to lead William & Mary Law School. A year later, he was awarded the Marshall-Wythe School of Law Foundation Trustee Professorship. He previously held professorships and academic appointments at Harvard Law School, University of Chicago Law School, University of Virginia School of [...]

Aug 30, 2023

Transportation 2023: P. DALE BENNETT

Though he originally planned to pursue a law career, Bennett instead took a job for the predecessor organization of the Virginia Trucking Association. It was a job close to home for Bennett, whose father was a trucker for two decades. Nearly 40 years later, he continues to advocate for Virginia’s trucking industry.  In 2019, [...]

Aug 30, 2023

Economic Development 2023: CHRISTINA WINN

Winn, who became Prince William’s economic development head in 2019, is president of the Virginia Economic Developers Association. She came to the county after leading Arlington Economic Development’s Business Investment Group, where she was a key member of the team that landed Amazon.com’s $2.5 billion-plus HQ2 East Coast[...]

Aug 30, 2023

Law 2023: THE HON. S. BERNARD GOODWYN

Born in 1961 in Southampton County, Goodwyn was appointed to the state bench by Gov. Tim Kaine in 2007 to fill the court vacancy created by the retirement of Justice Elizabeth B. Lacy. In 2021, he was elected chief justice for a four-year term beginning Jan. 1, 2022, filling the vacancy created when Chief Justice […]

Aug 30, 2023

Professional Services 2023: CASSIE HARTOGS

In May, Hartogs was promoted to managing partner of tax people operations, a position in which she’s responsible for more than 3,800 tax professionals nationwide at professional services company BDO USA, the U.S. member firm of BDO Global, the world’s fifth largest accounting network. Based in McLean, Hartogs previously serv[...]

Aug 30, 2023

Finance | Insurance 2023: MARK A. FRANTZ

Blue Delta Capital Partners is an equity firm dedicated to supporting growth-stage companies providing technology solutions to the federal government. Since co-founding the firm in 2009, Frantz has guided it in creating three funds, including a $215 million investment fund launched in December 2021. The newest fund offers $10 mi[...]

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