People – July 2016

EASTERN VIRGINIA
Julie Richardson Agnew has been named to the board of directors of West Point-based C&F Financial Corp. Agnew is an associate professor of finance and economics and director of the Boehly Center for Excellence in Finance at the College of William and Mary. (VirginiaBusiness.com)

Teresa L. ‘Terrie’ Edwards, president of Sentara Leigh Hospital in Norfolk, has been promoted to corporate vice president for the Sentara Peninsula and Western Tidewater regions. (VirginiaBusiness.com)

Newport News-based PBMares LLP has named Rob Klingensmith director of wealth management at PBMares Wealth Management LLC. Klingensmith was CEO of Pilatus Bank in Ta’Xbiex, Malta. (VirginiaBusiness.com)

Reeves W. Mahoney has been named to the Chesapeake Bay Bridge and Tunnel Commission. He is senior managing member at Mahoney Nashatka Richmond PLLC in Virginia Beach. (News release)

Lisa Paw has joined Timmons Group in Hampton Roads as a project engineer in the office’s land development group.  (Daily Press)

The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation has named James “Jim” Thomas vice president of development. Thomas was vice president for development and alumni relations and executive director of the Western Michigan University Foundation. (VirginiaBusiness.com)

SHENANDOAH VALLEY
 Robert DiCenzo  will serve as the new dean of Shenandoah University’s Bernard J. Dunn School of Pharmacy in Winchester. DiCenzo replaces Alan McKay, who retired in May after 21 years with the university. DiCenzo was professor of pharmacy practice and interim dean of the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at the Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences in New York. (The Winchester Star)

 Mitch Moore  has been promoted to senior vice president at Shenandoah University. Moore will continue his duties as vice president for advancement. The last person to hold the senior vice president position was Bryon Grigsby, who left Shenandoah in June 2013 to assume the presidency at his alma mater, Moravian College and Moravian Theological Seminary in Bethlehem, Pa. (The Winchester Star)

The United Way of Front Royal-Warren County has announced that  Lee Smith-Osina  has retired as executive director. Merry-Lynn Sheetz has stepped in to run the day-to-day operations until a new executive directo r is hired. Sheetz currently serves as the executive administrative assistant. (News release)

SOUTHERN VIRGINIA
Brian Carlton has been named editor of the Martinsville Bulletin. He takes over from former editor Brandon Walker, who left in March. Carlton, 35, was managing editor of the News Virginian in Waynesboro. Both papers are part of BH Media. (Martinsville Bulletin)

Marc Crouse has been named executive director of STEP Inc., a community action agency that provides services in Franklin, Patrick, Henry, Pittsylvania and Bedford counties and the cities of Martinsville and Danville. He assumes the position after the retirement of Bill Loope, who had led the agency since late 2013. Crouse was director of administration, compliance and human resources for the Martinsville-Henry County Coalition for Health and Wellness. (Martinsville Bulletin)

The Pittsylvania County Community Action Inc.’s board of directors has appointed Everlena Ross as permanent executive director. Ross has worked for PCCA since 1988 in various positions, including interim executive director after the retirement of Sherman Saunders. (Danville Register & Bee)

David W. Stafford of Danville has joined Martinsville Smiles family dental practice. Stafford has practiced dentistry in Danville for the past three years. (Martinsville Bulletin)

SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA
  Beth Doughty   was named one of North America’s top 50 economic developers of 2016 by Consultant Connect. Doughty returned to the Roanoke Regional Partnership in March 2008 after nine years as president of the Roanoke Regional Chamber of Commerce. (The Roanoke Times)

  James Chapman   has been elected as rector of the board of visitors at Virginia Tech for the 2016-2017 academic and fiscal years. Chapman is a senior partner in the law firm of Crenshaw, Ware & Martin in Norfolk. (The Roanoke Times)

The Roanoke Higher Education Center’s first and only leader is retiring after nearly 17 years.   Tom McKeon   will work through the end of the year. A successor will be named before he retires. (The Roanoke Times)

  Maria Belen Cassera   has been appointed to the National Institutes of Health Center for Scientific Review. She is an assistant professor of biochemistry in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Virginia Tech. (News release)

  Larry D. Yates   named to the Breaks Interstate Park Commission. He is the mayor of Haysi in Dickenson County. (News release)

The Bank of Fincastle in Botetourt County has hired four new managers,   Cindy T. Bailey  , marketing specialist;  Peter C. Sackett , special assets manager; Natalie T. Sigmon, director of human resources; and Lisa  C.  Abbatello, assistant vice president and loan operations manager. (News release)

CENTRAL VIRGINIA
Sweet Briar College has named   William Allen Jr.   vice president for enrollment management. Allen was dean of enrollment services at West Virginia University Institute.  (VirginiaBusiness.com)

  Charlie Brennan   and  Dara Day  have joined Ri chmond-based Davenport & Co. Brennan, a first vice president and retirement and investment consultant, was with RidgeWorth Investments. Day, vice president and national account manager, has extensive experience with distribution partners. (News release)

 Kim Kacani  and George Moore have been  named senior vice presidents at HHHunt Communities in Glen Allen. Kacani has worked for HHHunt Communities for more than two decades. Moore has worked with the company for nearly two decades. (VirginiaBusiness.com) 

Paige Mudd has been named executive editor and vice president of news at the Richmond Times-Dispatch a year after becoming the newspaper’s first female editor in its 166-year history. Michael Polucci, the newspaper’s outside advertising sales manager, was promoted to chief marketing and product development officer. (Richmond Times-Dispatch)

Former Virginia Tech President Charles Steger has been elected to the board of directors of  Charlottesville-based Focused Ultrasound Foundation. (News release)

Commonwealth Commercial Partners LLC has named Kenneth S. Strickler president of the Richmond-based company. Mark Claud will continue to be  CEO. Strickler helped found Commonwealth Commercial’s asset management division (StreamCo LLC) in 2008. (VirginiaBusiness.com)

NORTHERN VIRGINIA
Ashburn-based government services firm FCi Federal has promoted its president, Scott Miller, to CEO. Miller joined FCi Federal in 2012. The company’s founder and former CEO, Sharon Virts, will become executive chairman. (Washington Business Journal)

Tom Pageler has been named chief risk officer and chief information security officer at Neustar in Sterling. Pageler was chief risk officer and chief information security officer at DocuSign in San Francisco. (VirginiaBusiness.com)

Alexandria-based Dominion Dental Services has named Michael Brashears director of sales. He was Delta Dental’s sales executive for the Baltimore area. (VirginiaBusiness.com)

Alexandria-based PenFed Credit Union announced that its chairman of the board, Ed Cody, has been selected for induction into the Defense Credit Union Council’s Hall of Honor. (News release)

Richard Sellers named to the Virginia Board of Agriculture and Consumer Services. He is senior vice president, public policy and education for the American Feed Industry Association in Arlington. (News release)