Governor makes new appointments

Gov. Ralph Northam announced additional appointments to his administration, including:

Secretariat of the Commonwealth

Board Appointments

Board of Dentistry

·     Dagoberto Zapatero of Virginia Beach, Dentist, Starfish Dental

Board of Education

·     Dr. Stewart D. Roberson of Richmond, President, Moseley Architects and former Superintendent of Schools, Falls Church City Public Schools and Hanover County Public Schools

·     Anthony Swann of Vinton, Teacher, Franklin County Public Schools and 2021 Virginia Teacher of the Year

Board of Juvenile Justice

·     The Honorable Anita James Price of Roanoke, former Councilmember and Vice Mayor, City of Roanoke and Retired Educator, Roanoke City Public Schools

Board of Social Services

·     Megan Miloser of Warrenton, Director of Children’s Education, Warrenton United Methodist Church

Board of Trustees for the Frontier Culture Museum of Virginia

·     Iris Park of Roanoke, Marketing Director, Miss You Flowers

Norfolk State University Board of Visitors

·     Dr. Terri L. Best of Newport News, Member, Newport News School Board

State Historical Records Advisory Board

·     Bernadette Battle* of Emporia, Associate Dean of Advising Services, J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College

·     Heather Bollinger of Aldie, Historic Records Manager, Fairfax Circuit Court

·     Kim Curtis of Albemarle, Researcher, Project on Lived Theology, Department of Religious Studies, University of Virginia

·     Katherine Egner Gruber* of Williamsburg, Curator, Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation

·     Zachary Hottel of Woodstock, Archivist, Shenandoah County Library

·     Josh Howard of Staunton, Public Historian, Passel Historical Consultants and Collections and Technology Manager, Jefferson-Madison Regional Library

·     Sara Townsend of Fredericksburg, PhD Student, George Mason University

Task Force for the Identification of the History of Formerly Enslaved African Americans in Virginia

·     Makola M. Abdullah, PhD of Petersburg, President, Virginia State University

·     The Honorable Nelson Harris of Roanoke, Pastor, Heights Community Church

·     Khadijah O. Miller, PhD of Chesapeake, Professor of Interdisciplinary Studies and Interim Dean, Robert C. Nusbaum Honors College, Norfolk State University

·     Jalane Schmidt of Charlottesville, Professor, Department of Religious Studies, University of Virginia

·     Cainan D. Townsend* of Farmville, Director of Education and Outreach, Robert Russa Moton Museum

University of Mary Washington Board of Visitors

·     Princess R. Moss of Alexandria, Elementary Music Teacher, Louisa County Public Schools and Vice President, National Education Association

Veterans Services Foundation

·     Lettie J. Bien of Charlottesville, Retired Colonel, United States Army and Defense Affairs Program Manager, Charlottesville Regional Chamber of Commerce

·     Paula Buckley of Richmond, Director of Outreach and Public Affairs, GReat Aspirations Scholarship Program, Inc. (GRASP)

·     Phillip Jones of Newport News, Consultant, Bain & Company

Virginia African American Advisory Board

·     Eldon Burton of Richmond, Director of Government Relations, Virginia State University

Virginia Lottery Board

·     Scott Price* of Alexandria, Regional Policy Director, Dominion Energy