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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 Appointments and Membership Information »

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.
Norfolk

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.