Board of Trustees
The Virginia Foundation for Healthy Youth’s Board of Trustees governs the Foundation. Its 23 members are appointed by Virginia’s Governor and the General Assembly. The board has a committee structure and meets three times a year to decide Foundation business and set the Foundation’s direction for important initiatives.
Board Officers & Members
| Chairman | Representative of | Term Expiration |
|---|---|---|
| The Honorable John H. O'Bannon, III, M.D. | Member of the House of Delegates Representing the 73rd District |
Concurrent with House term |
| Vice Chairman | Representative of | Term Expiration |
|---|---|---|
| Edda Collins Coleman Fairfax |
Polsinelli Shalton Flanigan Suelthaus, PC Legislative Director |
June 30, 2011 |
| Members | Representative of | Term Expiration |
|---|---|---|
| Sanjeev K. Aggarwal, M.D. Arlington |
Georgetown University Hospital Radiation Medicine |
June 30, 2013 |
| Curtis Coleburn | Virginia Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control Chief Operating Officer |
|
| Kevin R. Cooper, M.D. Midlothian |
Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine Professor |
June 30, 2013 |
| Philip A. Dawson, M.D. Richmond |
West End Pediatrics Physician |
June 30, 2010 |
| Rickie E. Fulcher Stuart |
Clark Gas & Oil Co Director of Retail Operations |
June 30, 2010 |
| Don Gehring Richmond |
Virginia Commonwealth University Vice President of Government Relations and Health Policy |
June 30, 2010 |
| The Honorable Emmett W. Hanger Jr. | State Senator Representing the 24th District |
Concurrent with Senate Term |
| Stacey A. Hinderliter, M.D. Forest |
Lynchburg Family Practice Physician |
June 30, 2011 |
| Logan Holland Franktown |
Youth Member | June 30, 2013 |
| Corey Howell Goochland |
Youth Member | June 30, 2013 |
| Patrick J. Hughes Sr. Richmond |
Richmond Cold Storage, Inc. Director of Operations |
June 30, 2011 |
| John O. James Jr. Charlottesville |
WINA 1070 AM Newsradio Program Director |
June 30, 2010 |
| The Honorable William R. Janis | Member of the House of Delegates Representing the 56th District |
Concurrent with House term |
Patti Kiger, Ph.D. |
Eastern Virginia Medical School Instructor of Pediatrics |
June 30, 2013 |
| Michael C. Kontos, M.D. Glen Allen |
Virginia Commonwealth University Pauley Heart Center Associate Professor of Internal Medicine/Cardiology |
June 30, 2011 |
| James Lund McDaniel, M.D. Franktown |
Shore Memorial Hospital Attending Physician & Medical Director of Respiratory Therapy, Shore Sleep Diagnostic Center & Pulmonary Function Laboratory Eastern Shore Physicians & Surgeons Inc. President & Chief Administrative Officer |
June 30, 2010 |
| Keith Howard Newby Sr., M.D. Norfolk |
Cardiology & Arrhythmia Consultants Inc. Cardiologist & President |
June 30, 2010 |
| The Honorable Ralph Northam, M.D. Norfolk |
State Senator Representing the 6th District |
Concurrent with Senate term |
| Karen Remley, M.D. | Virginia Department of Health Commissioner of Health |
|
| Claudia Tellez Loudoun County |
Medical Society of Northern Virginia Associate Executive Director |
June 30, 2013 |
| Rosa I. Villoch-Santiago Alexandria |
American Cancer Society, South Atlantic Division Director of Hispanic and International Initiatives |
June 30, 2011 |
Appointment to the Board
As outlined in the enabling legislation, the Virginia Tobacco Settlement Foundation Board membership consists of twenty-three members appointed as follows:
- Two state delegates, one representing rural interests and one urban, are appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates.
- Two state senators, one representing rural interests and one urban, are appointed by the Senate Privileges and Elections Committee.
The Governor appoints the remaining nineteen members, consisting of:
- Five designated representatives of public health organizations, such as the American Cancer Society, American Heart Association, American Lung Association of Virginia, Medical Society of Virginia, and the Virginia Thoracic Society
- Four health professionals in the fields of oncology, cardiology, pulmonary medicine, and pediatrics
- Eight citizens, including two youth
- Commissioner of the Department of Health or his designee
- Chairman of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board or his designee.
Terms are four years each with the possibility of two consecutive terms. Initial appointments are staggered.