Governor Glenn Youngkin has announced a series of new appointments to his administration and various boards across Virginia. The announcement includes roles within the Secretary of the Commonwealth as well as several authorities, advisory councils, and commissions.
Appointments were made to bodies such as the Cannabis Public Health Advisory Council, Virginia Biotechnology Research Partnership Authority, and the Board of Trustees for the Virginia Recreational Facilities Authority. In commerce and trade, new members will join the Commission on Local Government and the Virginia Offshore Wind Development Authority.
Additional appointees have been named to advisory groups including the Virginia African American Advisory Board and Southeastern Public Service Authority. In education, appointments cover multiple institutions such as the Board of Education, Board of Regents of Gunston Hall, Board of Trustees of the Virginia Museum of Natural History, and Board of Visitors at Richard Bland College.
Health-related boards receiving new members include the Board of Dentistry, Research and Clinical Trial Cancer Consortium Initiative, State Emergency Medical Services Advisory Board, and Virginia Forensic Nursing Advisory Council. Legislative assignments involve positions on the Commission on Youth.
Natural resources appointments were made to the Board of Conservation and Recreation. In transportation, individuals have been appointed to both the Aerospace Advisory Council and Virginia Passenger Rail Authority.
No further details about individual appointees or their backgrounds were provided in this announcement.
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