RICHMOND—Governor Ralph Northam announced additional appointments to his Administration today.

Secretariat of the Commonwealth
Board Appointments

Board for Professional and Occupational Regulation

Enid Candelaria-Vega of Virginia Beach, Licensed Professional Counselor
H. Scott Johnson, Jr.* of Springfield, Managing Partner, PCT Law Group, PLLC

Board of Medicine

Oliver J. Kim of Alexandria, Federal Policy Director, Cambia Health Solutions
L. Blanton Marchese* of North Chesterfield, Chief Executive Officer, Emergency Services Solutions, Inc.
Pradeep K Pradhan, MD, FACP of Danville, Physician, Centra Health
Dr. Jennifer Rathmann of Blacksburg, Chiropractor, Tuck Chiropractic Clinic

Board of Trustees A.L. Philpott Manufacturing Extension Partnership – GENEDGE Alliance

Karen Sorber of Abingdon, Chief Executive Officer, Co-Founder, Micronic Technologies

Board of Trustees for the Frontier Culture Museum of Virginia

William F. Sibert* of Staunton, Retired, Highway Construction

Board of Trustees of the Virginia Museum of Natural History

Makunda Abdul-Mbacke, MD, MPH, FACOG* of Axton, Piedmont Preferred Women’s Healthcare

Commission to Examine Racial and Economic Inequity in Virginia Law

Cynthia Hudson of Henrico, Counsel, Sands Anderson, Former Chief Deputy Attorney General of Virginia
Andrew “Andy” Block of Charlottesville, Professor of Law, University of Virginia, Former Director, Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice
Henry L. Chambers, Jr. of Henrico, Professor of Law, University of Richmond
Rev. Pierre Greene of Henrico, Register Representative, Capitol Financial Solutions
Jill Hanken of Richmond, Retired Health Attorney, Virginia Poverty Law Center
Carla Jackson of Chesterfield, Assistant Commissioner for Legal Affairs, Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles
The Honorable Birdie Jamison of Richmond, Retired Judge, Richmond General District Court
The Honorable Jerrauld Jones of Norfolk, Chief Judge, Norfolk Circuit Court
Ashley Kenneth of Richmond, President and Chief Executive Officer, The Commonwealth Institute for Fiscal Analysis
Leslie Chambers Mehta of Chesterfield, Chief of Staff, Counsel to the Chief Executive Officer, Richmond Metropolitan Transportation Authority

Rare Disease Council

Lisa G. Kaplowitz, MD, MSHA, Chair, of Alexandria, Consultant, COVID Vaccine Unit, Virginia Department of Health
Jana A. Monaco, Vice Chair, of Woodbridge, Virginia State Ambassador, Rare Action Network
Ijeoma Azubuko of Alexandria, Associate, Booz Allen Hamilton
Maureen E. Dempsey, MD of Glen Allen, Regional Vice President, Senior Clinical Officer, Anthem BCBS
Rebecca Goldbach, MBA of Virginia Beach, Human Resources Business Partner, CMA CGM America LLC
Stephen L. Green, MD of Prince William County, Infectious Disease Specialist and Hospitalist
Greg Josephs DTM, MA of Ashburn, Disabled Community Member
Peter Kasson of Charlottesville, Associate Professor, University of Virginia
Holly Kearl of Reston, Author, Community Manager, The Aspen Institute
Dr. Tiffany Kimbrough of Henrico, Associate Professor, School of Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University
Susan Klees of Charlottesville, Vice President of Communications, HemoShear Therapeutics, Inc.
Shannon McNeil of Alexandria, Master of Social Work Candidate
Richard Nicholas of Buchanan County, Chair, Department of Pharmacy Practice, Appalachian College of Pharmacy
Megan O’Boyle of Arlington, parent of an adult with a rare disease, Patient Engagement Lead, RARE-X
Sarah Paciulli of Richmond, Nurse Practitioner, Virginia Commonwealth University Health
Stephen S. Rich, PhD, FAHA of Charlottesville, Director, Center for Public Health Genomics, Harrison Professor of Public Health Sciences, University of Virginia
Mary E. Schmidt, MD, MPH, FIDSA of McLean, President, Schmidt and Libby Health Advisory Group
Samantha A. Vergano, MD, FAAP, FACMG of Norfolk, Division Director, Medical Genetics and Metabolism, Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters

Virginia Council on Women

Marzia Nawroz Abbasi of Fairfax, Realtor, Kristin Francis Team, Arlington, KW Metro Center

Virginia Commonwealth University Health System Authority Board of Directors

Joel Bieber of Richmond, Attorney, The Joel Bieber Firm

Virginia Data Advisory Commission

Zaki Barzinji of Herndon, Program Director, The Aspen Institute
Arlyn Burgess of Charlottesville, Chief of Staff, School of Data Science, University of Virginia
Mary Beth Dunkenberger of Roanoke City, Associate Director, Institute for Policy and Governance, Virginia Tech
Carrie Gaston of Mechanicsville, Vice President, Data Acquisition and Management Services, Capital One
Bridget Dalton Giles, PhD of Smithfield, Director of Special Programs, Hampton Roads Biomedical Research Consortium, Research Assistant Professor, Virginia Modeling Analysis and Simulation Center, Old Dominion University
The Honorable Bryant A. Hood of Danville, City Council Member, Danville
Tyler Schenck of Winchester, Innovation and Information Services Director, Winchester

Virginia Racing Commission

Jeff Tanner of Exmore, Dean, Strome College of Business, Old Dominion University

*denotes reappointment