People – May 2015

EASTERN VIRGINIA
William C. Aiken took over as interim president of Paul D. Camp Community College in Hampton Roads. He has been president of Sampson Community College in Clinton, N.C. He’ll replace Paul Conco, who is retiring in June amid what Glenn DuBois, chancellor of the state’s community colleges, described as “a number of serious challenges,” including a 24 percent drop in enrollment at the school since 2010. Conco has been reassigned to work on projects for the chancellor until June. (The Virginian-Pilot)

Jeffrey Clemons, appointed senior vice president/senior relationship manager at Old Point National Bank, Hampton. Clemons was vice president of commercial banking with BB&T Bank. (Daily Press)

K. Charles Griffin, named county administrator, King William County. He succeeds Trent Funkhouser, who resigned in September to become economic development coordinator in Essex County. Griffin was the director of public utilities in Smithfield, N.C. (Daily Press)

John C. Kownack, promoted to CEO and executive director, Norfolk Redevelopment and Housing Authority. He was the authority’s chief community development officer. (Daily Press)

Cushman & Wakefield| Thalhimer announced these promotions in Hampton Roads: Teresa E. Nettles, promoted from office sales and leasing specialist to senior vice president; Andy Dallas, an office sales and leasing specialist, is now first vice president; Dawn F. Griggs, an office and industrial sales and leasing specialist, promoted to first vice president; and Eric Stanley, a retail sales and leasing specialist, has been promoted to vice president. (Daily Press)

Bradley Robinson, named president and CEO, Global Enterprises Group Inc. (GLHO), Virginia Beach. GLHO announced plans to acquire a majority position of Predictive Therapeutics LLC, where Robinson is president and CEO. (News release)

Sherry Spring, named economic development director, Gloucester County. She was executive director for the Patrick Henry Development Council and Brunswick County Industrial Development Authority. She also was the executive director for the Downtown Hampton Development Partnership. (Daily Press)

Shane Hogge received the York County Chamber of Commerce’s John D. “Pete” Sterrett Small Business Award, which recognizes a business that demonstrated outstanding business achievements in 2014. Shane is the owner of Shane’s Salon & Day Spa. (Daily Press)

SHENANDOAH VALLEY

Jonathan R.  Alger  appointed as Virginia’s representative to the American Association of State Colleges and Universities’ Council of State Representatives. He is president of James Madison University. (News release)

Steven C. Brown, named to the Virginia Wine Board. He is president, Indian Springs Farm & Vineyard, Woodstock. (News release)
Jerry Dofflemyer, appointed to the Luray Town Council in March. Dofflemyer owns a car wash in Luray. He replaced Pam Flasch, whose last day on the council was Feb. 24. (Page News and Courier)

Greg Drescher, promoted to superintendent, Warren County Public Schools, effective July 1. He was assistant superintendent and succeeds Pam McInnis, who is retiring at the end of June. (The Warren Sentinel)
Christopher O. Grandle, of Stuarts Draft, named to the State Rehabilitation Council for the Blind and Vision Impaired. He is a senior engineer, Northrop/Grumman Maritime Systems Division, Charlottesville. (News release)

Rosalea R. Potter of Lexington, reappointed to the Board of Agriculture and Consumer Services. She is manager, Donald’s Meat Processing. (News release)

Jeffrey A. Shank, named director of alumni and parent relations and annual giving at Eastern Mennonite University, Harrisonburg, effective July 1. He is superintendent of Sarasota Christian School in Sarasota, Fla. (News release)

Jeff White, named to the Virginia Agricultural Council. He is the owner and wine grower, Glen Manor Vineyards, Front Royal. (News release)

SOUTHERN VIRGINIA

Greg Brooks, CEO of the Building Supply Channel Inc. in New Albany, Ind., elected to the board of directors of Martinsville-based The Lester Group. (Work It, SoVa)

Rhonda Buckley, a sales agent with Long & Foster Real Estate’s South Boston office, received the outstanding service award from her employer. (The Gazette-Virginian)
H.F. Haymore — who for more than 30 years has assisted Pittsylvania County residents in marriages, buying homes and preserving histories — recently announced he will retire as clerk of circuit court in November. (Danville Register & Bee)

Cathy W. Liles, promoted to senior vice president and chief financial officer, Carter Bank & Trust, Martinsville. Benjamin Clifton “Cliff” Barbee, John J. Engel III and David K. Peterson also were promoted to senior vice president at the bank. (News release)

John McCraw Jr., a longtime teacher and administrator for Martinsville City Schools, is the newest member of the Patrick Henry Community College Board. (Work It, SoVa)

Dixie Watts Dalton, associate professor and leader of the agribusiness program at Southside Virginia Community College, was presented the special recognition award from the Virginia Agribusiness Council. The award acknowledges an individual deserving special recognition for his or her service to agribusiness. (The Gazette-Virginian) 

Angela B. Evans, appointed branch manager of Carter Bank & Trust’s 58 East office, at 140 Kentuck Road in Danville. Evans was hired as a manager trainee in 2013 and was based in the Riverside office. (Work It, SoVa)

SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA

Russ Barksdale, president and CEO of Friendship Retirement Community in Roanoke, named a fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives. (The Roanoke Times)

Radford University President Penelope W. Kyle plans to retire on June 30, 2016, two years earlier than expected. Radford’s board said that it has begun the search process for a new leader. (VirginiaBusiness.com)

Timothy Long, named one of Virginia’s Outstanding Scientists of 2015. He is a chemistry professor at Virginia Tech and director of its Macromolecules and Interfaces Institute. (News release)

Josh Johnson, Brooke Rosen and Jay O’Keeffe are founding members of the law firm Johnson, Rosen & O’Keeffe LLC in Roanoke. (The Roanoke Times)

Keith Perry joined Roanoke-based Carilion Clinic to lead its technology services group. Perry was administrator of technology services for the University of Virginia Health System. (News release)

The Free Clinic of Franklin County appointed Donna Proctor as the new executive director. Proctor was executive director of the Grace Network of Martinsville and Henry County. (WDBJ7.com)

Cassidy Rasnick, named assistant secretary of agriculture and forestry. Rasnick was director of member services for the Virginia Manufacturers Association and the Virginia Craft Brewers Guild. (News release)

Anne Staples, assistant professor of biomedical engineering and mechanics in the College of Engineering at Virginia Tech, won a Fulbright Scholarship to study coral reefs in Israel. (The Roanoke Times)

NORTHERN VIRGINIA
Melvin D. Baskin, hired as director of information governance, Dewberry, Fairfax. He worked for the technology firm Verisign Inc. and Canon Business Process Services Inc. Baskin was Dewberry’s director of records management from 2010 to 2013. (News release)

Susan B. Chodakewitz, named CEO, Nathan Associates Inc., Arlington Chodakewitz was president of Arlington-based Tetra Tech AMT. (VirginiaBusiness.com)

William Hard, elected to the Tysons Partnership board of directors. Hard is the senior executive for LCOR’s Bethesda, Md. office, responsible for all Washington, D.C., metropolitan-area development activity. (VirginiaBusiness.com)

Neil Narcisenfeld, named a senior vice president of The Ezra Co. in its Tysons Corner office. Narcisenfeld, a 30-year veteran of the commercial real estate sector, most recently served as a senior director at Cushman & Wakefield. (VirginiaBusiness.com)

Mark Rader, named CEO of HCA Holdings’ planned StoneSprings Hospital Center in Loudoun County. Rader was CEO of another HCA hospital in Florida. (Washington Business Journal)  

Bob Sullivan, named senior vice president of programming, Gannett Co., McLean. Sullivan most recently worked for Scripps Media Inc., where he held a similar title and also previously worked for Gannett, where he held several leadership positions. (VirginiaBusiness.com)

David W. Thompson was a recipient of Aviation Week’s Philip J. Klass Lifetime Achievement Award. He is president and CEO, Orbital ATK, Dulles. (Aviation Week)

Betty M. Sandler, a principal of Nichols Zauzig Sandler PC in Woodbridge, named the 2015 winner of the Betty A. Thompson Lifetime Achievement Award by the Virginia State Bar’s Family Law Section. The award honors an individual who has made a substantial contribution to the practice and administration of family law in Virginia. (News release)