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.
Secretary of the Commonwealth's Office: More information about gubernatorial appointments