RICHMOND, Va. — Governor-elect Abigail Spanberger today announced the selection of her “United for Virginia’s Future” transition committee.
Under the leadership of the transition co-chairs, the committee will help lay the groundwork of Governor-elect Spanberger’s administration focused on lowering costs, expanding economic opportunity, increasing business investment in Virginia’s economy, and creating a safer Commonwealth for all Virginia families.
“These Virginians not only bring together deep ties from across every region of our Commonwealth, but the experience, integrity, and know-how required to deliver the pragmatic and principled leadership that Virginians overwhelmingly voted for this November,” said Governor-elect Spanberger. “These leaders are united for one purpose: putting Virginia first. They will help ensure my administration is ready on day one to begin saving Virginians money, protecting Virginia’s jobs and small businesses, and strengthening the security of our Commonwealth.”
The Governor-elect has selected the following Virginians to serve on her “United for Virginia’s Future” transition committee.
Heidi Abbott
Counsel, Hunton Andrews Kurth
Canek Aguirre
Councilman, Alexandria City Council
Mahfuz Ahmed
Chairman, Dexian
Erin Ashwell
Partner, McGuireWoods
Former Chief Deputy Attorney General, Commonwealth of Virginia
Andrea Bailey
Vice Chair and Supervisor, Potomac District
Mike Bisceglia
President and CEO, Stauer Watch and Jewelry Company
Gil Bland
President, Chairman, and CEO, Urban League of Hampton Roads
Travis Blankenship
Vice President State Government Relations, McGuireWoods
Baron Braswell
Former School Board Member, Spotsylvania County School Board
Carlos Brown
Executive Vice President Chief Administrative and Projects Officer and Corporate Secretary, Dominion Energy, Inc.
President, Dominion Energy Strategies, Services and Solutions
Carla Bustillos
President, Democratic Latino Organization of Virginia
Michael Carter, Jr.
Executive Director, Carter Farms and Africulture
Sheila Coates
President and Founder, Black Women United for Action
Joe Cobb
Major, City of Roanoke
Barbara Comstock
Former U.S. Representative for Virginia’s 10th Congressional District
Keyanna Conner
Managing Director for Government and Public Services, Deloitte
Joy Crump
Councilperson-elect, Ward 2, Fredericksburg City Council
Co-Founder, FOODE and 718 Venue
Josh Cumbow
Commonwealth’s Attorney, Washington County
Jae K. Davenport
President, Davenport Strategies
Michelle Davis-Younger
Mayor, City of Manassas
Steven DeLuca
Vice President and Head of State and Local Government Affairs, Capital One
Ben Dendy
President, Vectre Consulting
Jim Dyke
Former Secretary of Education, Commonwealth of Virginia
Dr. Deborah Frazier
Salem District Supervisor, Spotsylvania Board of Supervisors
Chief Academic Officer, Spotsylvania County Public Schools
Fred Fredericks
General Manager & Chief Product Officer, SAP Concur
Douglas Garcia
Former Assistant Secretary of Education, Commonwealth of Virginia
Alyia Gaskins
Mayor, City of Alexandria
Bea Gonzalez
Partner, Capital Results LLC
Melody Gonzalez
Former Executive Director, White House Initiative
Rev. Dr. Geoffrey V. Guns
Senior Pastor, Second Calvary Baptist Church
Ernisha Hall
President and CEO, Virginia Black Chamber of Commerce
David Hallock
President, Two Capitols Consulting
Letty Hardi
Mayor, City of Falls Church
Shyamali Hauth
Chair, Democratic Asian Americans of Virginia
Rudene Mercer Haynes
Managing Partner, Hunton Richmond Office
Heidi Hertz
Government Relations Principal, Cozen O’Connor
Anne Holton
Former Secretary of Education, Commonwealth of Virginia
Carlos Hopkins
Partner, Gentry Locke
David Horton
Mayor, City of Radford
Tyler Hughes
Councilman, Town of Big Stone Gap
Ken Hutcheson
Principal, Old Dominion Public Affairs
Kelly Johnson
Director of Government Relations, Williams Mullen
Ken Johnson
CEO, JMI
Scott Johnson
Partner, Hancock Daniel
Gaylene Kanoyton
1st Vice Chair, Democratic Party of Virginia
Anne Leigh Kerr
President, Kerr Government Strategies
Monica Logothetis
Former Senior Advisor, U.S. Department of Education
Bo Machayo
Head of US Government and Public Affairs, Micron Technology
Matt Mansell
Partner, Broad Street Group
Thomas McInerney
CEO, Genworth
Martha Moore
Senior Vice President of Governmental Relations, Virginia Farm Bureau
Brian Moran
Former Secretary Public Safety and Homeland Security, Commonwealth of Virginia
Ignacia Moreno
CEO & Principal, iMoreno Group
Edward Mullen
Partner, Seven Hills Strategy Group
Tram Nguyen
Co-Executive Director, New Virginia Majority
Jennie O’Holleran
Partner, Broad Street Group
Peter O’Keefe
Partner, Forbes Tate
Emily O’Brion
Vice President, Kemper Consulting
Ayodele Okeowo
Managing Director, Tusk Strategies
Oz Parvaiz
Managing Vice President, Capital One
Roshan Patel
Partner, 50 State LLC
Tripp Perrin
President, Lindl Government Affairs
Chris Petersen
Principal, Arbor Strategies
Doug Pick
Retired CEO, Feed More, Inc.
Marianne Radcliff
President, Kemper Consulting
David Ramadan
Principal, RAMA International
Former Member of the Virginia House of Delegates
John Rainey
Senior Director, Altria Client Services
Deanna Reed
Mayor, City of Harrisonburg
Ed Reed
Vice President of Government Relations, Two Capitols Consulting
Christopher Reese
President, Revolve Solutions, LLC
Xavier Richardson
Sr. Vice President & Chief Development Officer, Mary Washington Healthcare
Bishop Dwight Riddick, Sr.
Senior Pastor, Gethsemane Baptist Church
Denver Riggleman
Former U.S. Representative for Virginia’s 5th Congressional District
Danica Royster
Former Councilwoman, Norfolk City Council
Bimaljit Sandhu, MD
Gastroenterologist, Richmond Gastroenterology Associates
Lauren Schmitt
Partner, Commonwealth Strategy Group
Rick St. John
Former President, Triad Metals
Todd Stottlemyer
CEO, Acentra Health
Sumeet Shrivastava
President and CEO, Unissant
Walter Tejada
Founding President, Virginia Latino Leaders Council
The Honorable Mary Sue Terry
Former Attorney General of Virginia
Former Member of the Virginia House of Delegates
Kelly Thomasson
Former Secretary of the Commonwealth
Andrea Valverde
Former Special Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff for the Office of Management and Administration, Biden Administration
Brittany Whitley
Senior Vice President, Lamar Consulting
Greg Yates
Owner, Yates Properties
Nicky Zamostny
President, Riverside Strategies
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