Governor Glenn Youngkin has announced a new round of appointments to his administration and various state boards. The appointments cover several sectors, including public health, education, commerce, transportation, and natural resources.
Among the administration appointments is the Secretary of the Commonwealth. Board appointments include roles in authorities such as the Cannabis Public Health Advisory Council, Virginia Biotechnology Research Partnership Authority, and Virginia Recreational Facilities Authority Board of Trustees.
Other notable appointments are to the Commission on Local Government and the Virginia Offshore Wind Development Authority. In education, appointees will serve on the Board of Education, Board of Regents of Gunston Hall, Board of Trustees of the Virginia Museum of Natural History, and Board of Visitors of Richard Bland College.
Health-related board positions include seats on the Board of Dentistry, Research and Clinical Trial Cancer Consortium Initiative, State Emergency Medical Services Advisory Board, and Virginia Forensic Nursing Advisory Council.
Additional legislative and advisory bodies receiving new members are the Commission on Youth; in natural resources, there are new appointees to the Board of Conservation and Recreation. Transportation-related boards with new members include 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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