Three Alexandrians Among Those Who Governor McDonnell Appoints To Virginia Boards And Commissions

(Monday) August 30, 2010

Governor Bob McDonnell today announced an additional appointment to his administration under the Agriculture and Forestry secretariat. McDonnell announced appointments to two boards of visitors: Virginia State University and George Mason University. He also announced appointments to seven other Virginia boards and commissions.

Agriculture and Forestry

Carl E. Garrison, State Forester of Virginia

Carl Garrison has served as State Forester of Virginia since November 2004. As the leader of the 265-employee Virginia Department of Forestry (DOF), Carl is responsible for protecting citizens and their property from the damages of wildfires as well as ensuring the health and productivity of almost 16 million acres – 62 percent of the state’s land mass – of forestland in Virginia. He also oversees two nurseries that plant, grow and sell more than 25 million tree seedlings annually as well as twenty-one state forests. During the course of his 30 years as a professional forester, Garrison has worked for DOF for 23 years and owned and operated Garrison Forestry Services Inc. in Virginia, Georgia and Texas for seven years. A graduate of Virginia Tech, Garrison is both a Registered Forester and a Certified Forester. He currently serves as chairman of the Southern Group of State Foresters, has a leadership role in the National Association of State Foresters, and has been very active within the Society of American Foresters throughout his career. Garrison and his wife, Sheila, live in Louisa County and have one son who is a senior at Old Dominion University.

Board Appointments

Board of Visitors:

Board of Visitors, George Mason University

· Mark F. McGettrick of Powhatan, Executive Vice-President & Chief Financial Officer for Dominion Resources (Mr. McGettrick is filling a vacancy)

Board of Visits, Virginia State University

· Harry Black of Richmond, Executive Vice-President and Chief Operating Officer for Global Commerce Solutions, Inc.

· Allyn Myles Carnam of Midlothian, Senior Division Counsel & Assistant Secretary for Boehringer Ingelheim Chemicals, Inc. in Petersburg

· Catherine H. Gillespie of Alexandria, Co-Chair of Constituting America and President of Turner Gillespie Productions, LLC

· E. Ray Murphy* of Keswick, Retired

· James H. Starkey, III* of Richmond, Retired Universal Corporation Executive

Additional Board Appointments:

A.L. Philpott Manufacturing Extension Partnership

· John R. Broderick of Norfolk, President of Old Dominion University

· Mark R. George of Hot Springs, Vice President of Covington Operations Packaging Resources Group for MeadWestvaco

· Angela Kelly-Wiecek of Mechanicsville, Communications Director for Kaeser Compressors, Inc.

· Dr. Jack Lewis* of Blacksburg, President New River Community College

· Meiky Tollman of Richmond, Chief of Operations and Supply Chain for Sabra Dipping Company, LLC

· Cheryl Thompson-Stacy of Middletown, President of Lord Fairfax Community College

Board of Historic Resources

· Jim Rich of The Plains, Retired

· Lacy Ward, Jr. of Prospect, Director of the Robert Russa Moton Museum

Board of Trustees of the Virginia Outdoors Foundation

· Charles H. Seilheimer, Jr. of Orange, Founder and President of Sotheby’s International Realty Corporation

· A. Benton Chafin, Jr. of Lebanon, Managing Partner at Chafin Law Firm, PC

Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Board of Trustees

· Karen Cogar Abramson* of Alexandria

· Margaret Irby Clement* of Richmond, Advocate for the Arts

· G. Moffett Cochran of New Canaan, Connecticut, Chief Executive Officer of Silvercrest Asset Management Group, LLC

· The Honorable John H. Hager of Richmond, Former Lieutenant Governor of Virginia

· Elizabeth F. Harris* of Lynchburg, Advocate for the Arts

· H. Eugene Lockhart of Keswick, Partner – Oak Investment Partners

· William A. Royall, Jr. of Richmond, Chairman of Royall & Company

· Lindley T. Smith, M.D., of Midlothian

Virginia National Defense Industrial Authority Board of Directors

· General John N. Abrams USA (Ret.) of Alexandria, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Abrams Learning and Information Systems Inc.

· The Honorable Craig W. Duehring of Fairfax Station, Former Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Manpower and Reserve Affairs

· William H. Parrish of Maidens, Associate Professor and Program Coordinator of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness Undergraduate Program at L. Douglas Wilder School of Government, Virginia Commonwealth University

· Jeffrey Wasmer of Newport News, President and CEO of Spectrum

Virginia War Memorial Foundation

· Dale D. Chapman* of Henrico, State Adjutant for the American Legion of Virginia

· Francis Caroline Lane of McLean, Senior Analyst for SAIC

· Scott Taylor of Virginia Beach, President of Neptune Associates

Virginia Waste Management Board

· Larisa Dobriansky of Arlington, Director of the Global Energy Network and Board Member of the National Energy Center for Sustainable Communities

· Ty Murray* of Midlothian, Director of Special Projects for Altria Client Services

· Tom Van Auken, Jr. of Richmond, Retired Research Chemist for Philip Morris