People – January 2017

CENTRAL VIRGINIA
Dr. Peter F. Buckley has been named executive vice president for medical affairs at the Richmond-based VCU Health System and dean of the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine. The appointment is effective Jan. 17. Buckley was dean of the Medical College of Georgia and executive vice president for medical affairs and integration. (Richmond Times-Dispatch)

Lynchburg-based BWX Technologies Inc. (BWXT) has named Chief Operating Officer Rex D. Geveden the company’s president and CEO, effective Jan. 1. He replaces Peyton S. “Sandy” Baker, who plans to retire on May 31. Baker will serve as special adviser until his retirement. (VirginiaBusiness.com)

Elizabeth Jennings has been named SunTrust’s director of institutional investments for the foundation and endowment specialty group. She is based in Richmond. (News release)

The Charlottesville-based University of Virginia Health System has named Jeffrey Keller its first chief innovation officer. Keller has worked in biomedical research, business and the development of early stage technologies. (VirginiaBusiness.com)

The former controller at Roanoke-based Advance Auto Parts is now serving in the same role at Henrico County-based CarMax Inc. Jill A. Livesay stepped into the role of vice president, controller and principal accounting officer at CarMax on Nov. 14. (VirginiaBusiness.com)

EASTERN VIRGINIA
Susan P. Davis, a certified public accountant, has joined S. L. Nusbaum Realty Co.’s Norfolk office as controller. Before joining the company, Davis worked in public accounting with a concentration on real estate.  (VirginiaBusiness.com) 

Chesapeake Regional Healthcare has named Reese Jackson its president and CEO. Jackson was the president and CEO of Forbes Hospital in Monroeville, Pa.  ( VirginiaBusiness.com) 

Former Gov. Bob McDonnell will join Regent University in January as a distinguished professor in government. McDonnell, who received his law degree from Regent, will teach in the Robertson School of Government and will help establish a Governor’s Center for Federalism and Civility. (Richmond Times-Dispatch)

William “Bill” C. Morrison, has joined C&F Wealth Management’s Williamsburg office as senior vice president. Morrison was managing partner for the wealth management division of Middle Peninsula Insurance & Financial Services in Williamsburg. (VirginiaBusiness.com)

The Community Associations Institute recently elected Vandeventer Black attorney, Jeremy Moss, as chair of the Virginia Legislative Action Committee. Moss was vice chair of the committee. (News release)

Scott Tilley, general counsel for Stihl Inc. in Virginia Beach, has been re-elected chairman of the Virginia Manufacturers Association board of directors. (News release)

SHENANDOAH VALLEY
Nick Alexander has been named area manager for Dixie Gas and Oil Corp.’s offices in Lexington and Covington. Alexander joined Dixie in April and, since that time, has worked in various roles. (News release)

Janney Montgomery Scott LLC announced Edward A. Bartlett has joined the firm as first vice president/wealth management and manager of its Harrisonburg office. Bartlett was with Wells Fargo Advisors, where he managed more than $100 million in client assets. (The Northern Virginia Daily)

John “Jay” Jones has joined the First Bank & Trust Co. as commercial lender, working with customers in the Shenandoah Valley. Jones has over 21 years of financial experience, most recently with Ameriserv and Union Bank & Trust in Staunton. (News release)

Douglas J. Moyer has been appointed to lead Sentara RMH Medical Center in Harrisonburg. Moyer had been CEO for CHS Virginia Hospital Network and for CHS/Southside Regional Medical Center in Petersburg since 2000. Moyer succeeds Jim Krauss, who retired in June after 15 years of working for Sentara RMH Medical Center. (VirginiaBusiness.com)

Paul Hudgins has joined Carilion Clinic as senior vice president of human resources and chief human resource officer. He was with Dignity Health in Sacramento, Calif. (VirginiaBusiness.com)

Brian Wells, who most recently managed the Hilton Durham in Durham, N.C, has been named Hotel Roanoke’s new general manager. He succeeds Gary Walton, who retired in July. (The Roanoke Times)

Nick Alexander has been named area manager for Dixie Gas and Oil Corp.’s offices in Lexington and Covington. Alexander joined Dixie in April and has worked since in various roles. (News release)

SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA
Abingdon-based Virginia Highlands Community College held a dedication ceremony for its student center in October, which was named after longtime professors  David and Schery Collins . They were among the first professors hired during VHCC’s organizational period and remained on staff until they retired in 2013, VHCC officials say. (Bristol Herald Courier)

Bristol-based Settlers Life Insurance Co. announced the following promotions:  Josh Dixon , formerly marketing services director, is now director of telesales operations; Amy Smith has become director of marketing, but will retain her prior duties as marketing communi cations director; Evan Monahan was promoted to agent performance manager. (News release)

Bristol native Nancy Stallard Harr was sworn in in October as the U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Tennessee. She had been serving as interim U.S. attorney for the district, which covers 41 of 95 counties in Tennessee. She replaces William C. Killian, who retired in December 2015. Harr will remain U.S. attorney until the new president makes an appointment and the Senate confirms. (Bristol Herald Courier)

ROANOKE/NEW RIVER VALLEY
Montgomery County Supervisor  Mary W. Biggs  has been elected president of the Virginia Association of Counties. She succeeds Surry County Supervisor Judy S. Lyttle. (VirginiaBusiness.com)

 Kevin Croft on has donate d $15 million to Virginia Tech. Crofton, a Fincastle native, is president of SPTS Technologies and corporate vice president at Israel-based Orbotech. (The Roanoke Times)

Marc Edwards, the Charles P. Lunsford Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Virginia Tech, was named an American Ingenuity Award winner by Smithsonian magazine. (The Roanoke Times)

Roanoke-based Virginia Amateur Sports has named Dan Foutz to succeed Pete Lampman as president of the organization. Foutz has experience in the corporate sector plus more than 27 years in sports. (WSET.com)

Carol Gilbert, associate professor of surgery at the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, won the Arnold P. Gold Foundation Humanism in Medicine Award from the Association of American Medical Colleges. (The Roanoke Times)

Paul Hudgins has joined Carilion Clinic as senior vice president of human resources and chief human resource officer. He was with Dignity Health in Sacramento, Calif. (VirginiaBusiness.com)

Brian Wells, who most recently managed the Hilton Durham in Durham, N.C, has been named Hotel Roanoke’s new general manager. He succeeds Gary Walton, who retired in July. (The Roanoke Times)

NORTHERN VIRGINIA
Fairfax-based MainStreet Bank has named Charles “Chris” Brockett president of the bank and its holding company, MainStreet Bancshares Inc. Brockett was executive vice president, director of operations, at Bethesda, Md.-based EagleBank. (VirginiaBusiness.com)  

Steven Earls has been named vice president of information security strategy at Ntrepid in Herndon. He was senior vice president and deputy chief information security officer at Fifth and Third Bank. Previously, Earls was the cybersecurity architect and a cyber CTO officer at the CIA. (News release)

McLean-based Hilton Worldwide has named a former senior White House adviser as its senior vice president and global head of corporate affairs. Katie Beirne Fallon was director of legislative affairs for President Obama. (VirginiaBusiness.com)

McLean-based Alion Science and Technology has named Bruce Samuelsen chief operating officer. Samuelsen was special adviser to CEO Bahman Atefi. (VirginiaBusiness.com)

Fairfax-based Salient CRGT Inc. has named Joseph Zimmerman vice president, Enterprise Solutions Group. Zimmerman was the chief operating officer for Fairfax-based Pyramid Systems. (News release)

Greg Overkamp joined the Stantec education design team as a senior project manager in Reston. Overkamp has 15 years of experience in design and construction administration of K-12 schools and higher education projects. (News release)

SOUTHERN VIRGINIA
Rhonda Hopkins and Suzan Kirby were named the overall winners of Patrick Henry Community College’s Big IDEA Challenge, which aims to inspire people to create new jobs in the Martinsville area. Chris Wagoner was named the student winner. (Martinsville Bulletin)

Madelyn R. Meadows has been promoted to senior branch office administrator at the Danville branch office of financial services firm Edward Jones. Meadows has been with Edward Jones four years. (Work It, SoVa)

Karl Schledwitz, the chairman and chief executive officer of Monogram Foods, has been named to the National Provisioner’s Top 25 Icons list, which honors influential leaders in the processed meat industry. Monogram Foods is the parent company of Monogram Snacks Martinsville. (Work It, SoVa)

David Smitherman has been named Pittsylvania County administrator. He succeeds Clarence Monday, who retired. Smitherman was a senior consultant at Bear Strategies in Winston-Salem, N.C. (Danville Register & Bee)