People – April 2016

EASTERN VIRGINIA
 Phyllis S. Armistead  and James N. “Jim” Hollomon, promoted to chief  housing officer and chief development officer, respectively, Norfolk Redevelopment and Housing Authority. (Daily Press)

David Cromwell, named president of Busch Gardens Williamsburg and Water Country USA, effective April 1. He succeeds Carl Lum, who recently was named president of a San Antonio theme park. (Inside Business)

Brent Kelly, named chief marketing officer, city of Norfolk. Kelly has held chief marketing officer-level positions for various companies. (Inside Business)

Dennis Knowles, named chief operating officer, Lumber Liquidators, Toano. He was chief store operations officer at Lowe’s Cos. (Richmond Times-Dispatch)

Rick L. Weddle, named president and CEO, Hampton Roads Economic Development Alliance, effective in April.  He has been president and CEO of the Orlando Economic Development Commission since March 2011. (VirginiaBusiness.com)

Victoria Paul joined JLL’s Hampton Roads office as a senior general manager. She was senior vice president of operations of Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust in Virginia Beach. (Virginia Business)

Alan Witt, named to the board of directors for the Virginia Chamber of Commerce. He is CEO of PBMares LLP and based at the firm’s Newport News office. (News release)

Mary Kate Andris, named president and CEO, YWCA South Hampton Roads.  She was philanthropy director at the Girl Scouts of the Colonial Coast. (News release)

James E. Hubbard Jr., elected to the National Academy of Engineering. He is director of the Alexander Brown Center for Adaptive Aerospace Vehicle Technology and Morpheus Laboratory based in Hampton. (Daily Press)

SHENANDOAH VALLEY
Gina Hilliard, named president, Luray-Page Chamber of Commerce. She was interim president. (Page News and Courier)

Jason Botkins, who practices law with Litten and Sipe in Harrisonburg, named Luray’s town attorney. (Page News and Courier)

Eddie Bumbaugh, former executive director of Harrisonburg Downtown Renaissance, named director of sales and marketing for the Hotel Madison and Shenandoah Valley Conference Center. (Daily News-Record)

Missy Emmons, Stephanie Funkhouser, Angela Edwards, Betty Weller and Teresa Kinder, promoted to vice president at The Bank of Clarke County. (News release)

Harrisonburg Parks and Recreation Director Lee Foerster will retire this summer. A successor has not been named. (Daily News-Record)

Stephen King, deputy administrator for Rockingham County, promoted to administrator, effective July. He will succeed longtime administrator Joe Paxton. (Daily News-Record)

Peirce Macgill, named assistant director of economic development, Harrisonburg. Macgill was business development associate for the Anne Arundel County Economic Development Corp. in Annapolis, Md. (Daily News-Record)

John Wilkinson, hired as Augusta County’s director of community development. Wilkinson was a zoning administrator. (News Leader)

SOUTHERN VIRGINIA
  Robert Jiranek  , a veteran newspaper executive and Danville native, has been named publisher of The Daily Progress in Charlottesville. (The Daily Progress)

Memorial Hospital in Martinsville has appointed a six-person panel, which will advise hospital executives on how to improve patient care and safety. The panelists are: the   Rev. John Fulcher Jr.  , pastor of First Baptist Church of Martinsville;  Phala Fuller , a registered nurse who is the hospital’s care coordinator; Wade Nester, the Henry County Public Service Authority’s right-of-way age nt; Susan Reynolds, human resources director for the county  government; Gene Teague, director of business planning for Nautica and a member of Martinsville City Council; and Norma Witt, coding manager for Dr. Jon’s Urgent Care in Ridgeway. (Martinsville Bulletin)

Hargrave Military Academy in Chatham named Alice Hendrickson director of enrollment management. She was director of admission, marketing and financial aid at St. Mark’s Episcopal School in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (Work It, SoVa)

Tiffani Underwood resigned as executive director of United Way of Henry County and Martinsville to become coordinator of community development programs at Patrick Henry Community College. (Work It, SoVa)

SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA
Ryan DeRieux, appointed executive chef at Primland resort, Meadows of Dan. He joined Primland in 2013 as sous chef. (The Roanoke Times)

Sunny Nelson, named principal marketing officer, Taubman Museum of Art, Roanoke. She was director of public relations for the Savannah College of Art and Design in Savannah, Ga. (News release)

Brad Sumpter, promoted to director of finance information technology, Virginia Tech. Sumpter was assistant director of finance information technology. He succeeds Allen Campbell, who was appointed senior director of application architecture and planning in the Division of Information Technology’s Enterprise Systems unit. (News release)

Don Taylor, Charles O. Gordon professor and head of the Grado Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering at Virginia Tech, named interim dean of the College of Engineering. (The Roanoke Times)

John B. Williamson III, elected chairman of the board, RGC Resources Inc., Roanoke. (News release)

Jill Spencer named executive assistant, Marsh & McLennan Agency, Mid-Atlantic Region, Roanoke. Spencer has more than 25 years of corporate and legal administrative support experience. (News release)

NORTHERN VIRGINIA
Alexander Alonso, named senior vice president of knowledge development, Society for Human Resource Management. Alonso had been vice president of research at Alexandria-based SHRM. (News release)

Miranda Ashby, named senior vice president of federal sales, Acendre, Arlington. She was senior director of federal sales at Cornerstone OnDemand. (News release)

Robert J. Catron, elected chairman of the Virginia Board of Health Professions. Catron is managing partner at Alcalde & Fay Virginia LLC, Arlington. (News release)

Lynn Dugle, named CEO, Engility Holdings Inc., Chantilly. Dugle is a former Raytheon executive who has served on Engility’s board of directors since 2015. She succeeds Anthony Smeraglinolo, who stepped down. (VirginiaBusiness.com) 

Michael Horn left his position as president and CEO of Volkswagen Group of America, Herndon. Hinrich J. Woebcken, head of the company’s North American Region and chairman of Volkswagen Group of America, will assume Horn’s position on an interim basis. Volkswagen said Horn’s departure was the result of a mutual agreement. (VirginiaBusiness.com)

Lloyd W. Howell Jr., named chief financial officer and treasurer, Booz Allen Hamilton, McLean, effective July 1.  Howell is an executive vice president leading the firm’s civil commercial group. He succeeds Kevin Cook, who is retiring. (VirginiaBusiness.com)

Ronald M. White, inducted into the Asphalt Pavement Hall of Fame. He is chairman emeritus of Gainesville-based Superior Paving Corp. (News release)

CENTRAL VIRGINIA
The Virginia Economic Development Partnership named its chief operating officer,   Dan Gundersen  , interim president and CEO. He replaces Martin Briley, who has led the organization for four and a half years. A reason for Briley’s departure was not given. (VirginiaBusiness.com)

  C. Erik Gustafson  , named chief executive officer of LeClairRyan, which has its largest office in Richmond. He is the former leader of the law firm’s Alexandria office. Gustafson succeeds David Freinberg, the firm’s CEO since 2011. (Richmond Times-Dispatch)

  Dean A. Lynch  , named executive director of the Virginia Association of Counties, effective July 1. Lynch will succeed James D. Campbell, who is retiring after 26 years leading the association. (VirginiaBusiness.com)

  Christopher M. Shockley  , named president and CEO of Richmond-based Virginia Credit Union, effective March 31. Shockley was executive vice president. He succeeds Jane Watkins, who is retiring after 34 years with the credit union. (News release)

  John Lawrence “Larry” Stimpe   rt , named president, Hampden-S ydney College. He was vice president for academic affairs at DePauw University in Greencastle, Ind. (VirginiaBusiness.com)

 Brett Vassey , named vice chairperson, Consumer Energy Alliance. He is president and CEO of the Virginia Manufacturers Association, Richmond. (News release)

 Cindy McMaste r, CPA, has tr ansferred to Dixon Hughes Goodman’s Richmond office as a tax partner.  McMaster previously was located in DHG’s Spartanburg, S.C., office. (News release)

James T. Napier, named a director of C&F Financial Corp., the parent company of C&F Bank. Napier is the president of Napier Realtors ERA, which is based in Chesterfield County. (News release)