Departure
Virginia’s superintendent of public instruction, Patricia Wright, will retire from her post May 1. She was appointed by former Gov. Tim Kaine.
Sam Schaffer
Law
Sam Schaffer recently was promoted to operations manager at Geoff McDonald & Associates. Schaffer joined the firm in October 2012. He received his B.A. in foreign affairs from the University of Virginia in 2012.
Goodman Allen & Filetti made the following announcements:
Marshall H. Ross formerly with Wharton Aldhizer & Weaver in Harrisonburg has joined the firm’s health care litigation team.
Robyn P. Ayres, Douglas E. Penner and Nancy L. Foti have been made shareholders of the firm.
Health care
HCA Virginia’s John Randolph Medical Center named Aimee Cocolin as the vice-president of operations. Cocolin previously served as the assistant administrator at HCA Dominion Hospital. She received her bachelor’s degree from Radford University and her master’s degree from the University of Phoenix.
Advertising and marketing
Barber Martin Agency announced that Matt Norton has joined the agency as its newest senior art director. Norton is a graduate of the University of South Carolina and the VCU Brandcenter.
Lawrence Mitchell
Finance
Equity Concepts, announced that Lawrence Mitchell joined the firm as director of business development.
Accounting
Leslie Remington recently joined Tax & Business Solutions as administrative assistant. Remington earned her BS in Economics from The University of Richmond, and a master’s from Mary Baldwin College.
Jodie Strum
Banking
Jodie Strum has taken on the role of managing director at Atlantic Mortgage & Investment Capital. Strum is joining Atlantic from John B. Levy & Company.
Human resources
Shelby Kingsley joined UDig’s Richmond office as a business development manager.
Emily McMahon has joined UDig’s Richmond office as a sourcing specialist.
Hospitality
John Cario has been named vice president/general manager for HRI Lodging. Cario joined HRI Lodging in March 2010 as general manager of the Hilton Garden Inn Richmond Downtown. Cario graduated from James Madison University in Harrisburg.
Residential real estate
Long & Foster Real Estate made the following announcements:
Nancy Steinke earned associate broker status. Steinke is an agent with Long & Foster’s Harbour Pointe office and has been affiliated with the company since 2009.
Stephen Kramer, a sales associate with Long & Foster, obtained his associate broker license. Kramer has been affiliated with the company’s Tuckahoe office for five years.
Architecture
Glavé & Holmes Architecture added the following 13 new full-time employees to the firm:
Jill Nolt joined G&HA’s Higher Education Studio as an associate studio leader. She was previously with 3North. Nolt earned her undergraduate degree and dual master’s degrees from the University of Virginia.
Stephen Hershey previously worked for Grunley Construction and earned his bachelor’s from UVA and a master’s from Virginia Tech.
Winnie Sung joined the firm from Clark Nexsen with a bachelor’s from the University of California at Berkeley and master’s from the University of Michigan.
Erik Bootsma previously worked for Grenfell Architecure and holds an undergraduate degree from Thomas Aquinas College, and a master’s from the University of Notre Dame.
Brian Mork most recently was a teaching assistant at Notre Dame. He received both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Judson University, and another master’s from University of Notre Dame.
Robert Riddle joined the firm from Clark Nexsen and holds a bachelor’s from Virginia Tech.
Evan MacKenzie came over from 3North. He has a bachelor’s from Virginia Tech.
Hilary Mork previously worked for Period Architecture in West Chester, Pa. and Alvin Holm Architects in Philadelphia. She earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Judson University.
Tim Hayes worked most recently with Piret Johanson Studio in Miami, Fla.. He has degrees from the College of Charleston, and a master’s from the University of Miami.
Emely Taveras worked for Wightman & Associates before coming to G&HA. She has a master’s from Andrews University.
Rachel Shelton previously worked with SFCS Inc. She received both her bachelor’s and master’s from Virginia Tech.
Ashley Long joins G&HA from Parsons Corp. and BCWH. She holds a bachelor’s VCU.
Rebekah Russell previously worked with Luck Stone Corp. She has a bachelor’s from VCU.
Bill Ermatinger
Non-profits
Jamelle Wilson has been elected to serve as chair for the YMCA of Greater Richmond for the next two years. Wilson previously served as vice-chair of the board. She succeeds Marilyn Norman who served from 2012-2013.
It also selected John Martin, Burke Lewis, Mark Gordon and David Belde to serve on the Association Board for the YMCA of Greater Richmond.
The Virginia Early Childhood Foundation has elected two business leaders to serve on the board of directors. They are:
Monica Matherly
Bill Ermatinger, corporate vice president and chief human resources officer for Huntington Ingalls Industries, the parent company of Newport News Shipbuilding in Newport News.
Monica Matherly, senior vice president and human resources manager at Wells Fargo in Richmond.
Boards
Board appointments
Issuer Direct Corp. announced the addition of J. Patrick Galleher to its board of directors. Galleher was a former executive of PrecisionIR Group, Inc. from 1995 through 2007, a company subsequently acquired by Issuer Direct in August 2013.
Departure
Virginia’s superintendent of public instruction, Patricia Wright, will retire from her post May 1. She was appointed by former Gov. Tim Kaine.
Sam Schaffer
Law
Sam Schaffer recently was promoted to operations manager at Geoff McDonald & Associates. Schaffer joined the firm in October 2012. He received his B.A. in foreign affairs from the University of Virginia in 2012.
Goodman Allen & Filetti made the following announcements:
Marshall H. Ross formerly with Wharton Aldhizer & Weaver in Harrisonburg has joined the firm’s health care litigation team.
Robyn P. Ayres, Douglas E. Penner and Nancy L. Foti have been made shareholders of the firm.
Health care
HCA Virginia’s John Randolph Medical Center named Aimee Cocolin as the vice-president of operations. Cocolin previously served as the assistant administrator at HCA Dominion Hospital. She received her bachelor’s degree from Radford University and her master’s degree from the University of Phoenix.
Advertising and marketing
Barber Martin Agency announced that Matt Norton has joined the agency as its newest senior art director. Norton is a graduate of the University of South Carolina and the VCU Brandcenter.
Lawrence Mitchell
Finance
Equity Concepts, announced that Lawrence Mitchell joined the firm as director of business development.
Accounting
Leslie Remington recently joined Tax & Business Solutions as administrative assistant. Remington earned her BS in Economics from The University of Richmond, and a master’s from Mary Baldwin College.
Jodie Strum
Banking
Jodie Strum has taken on the role of managing director at Atlantic Mortgage & Investment Capital. Strum is joining Atlantic from John B. Levy & Company.
Human resources
Shelby Kingsley joined UDig’s Richmond office as a business development manager.
Emily McMahon has joined UDig’s Richmond office as a sourcing specialist.
Hospitality
John Cario has been named vice president/general manager for HRI Lodging. Cario joined HRI Lodging in March 2010 as general manager of the Hilton Garden Inn Richmond Downtown. Cario graduated from James Madison University in Harrisburg.
Residential real estate
Long & Foster Real Estate made the following announcements:
Nancy Steinke earned associate broker status. Steinke is an agent with Long & Foster’s Harbour Pointe office and has been affiliated with the company since 2009.
Stephen Kramer, a sales associate with Long & Foster, obtained his associate broker license. Kramer has been affiliated with the company’s Tuckahoe office for five years.
Architecture
Glavé & Holmes Architecture added the following 13 new full-time employees to the firm:
Jill Nolt joined G&HA’s Higher Education Studio as an associate studio leader. She was previously with 3North. Nolt earned her undergraduate degree and dual master’s degrees from the University of Virginia.
Stephen Hershey previously worked for Grunley Construction and earned his bachelor’s from UVA and a master’s from Virginia Tech.
Winnie Sung joined the firm from Clark Nexsen with a bachelor’s from the University of California at Berkeley and master’s from the University of Michigan.
Erik Bootsma previously worked for Grenfell Architecure and holds an undergraduate degree from Thomas Aquinas College, and a master’s from the University of Notre Dame.
Brian Mork most recently was a teaching assistant at Notre Dame. He received both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Judson University, and another master’s from University of Notre Dame.
Robert Riddle joined the firm from Clark Nexsen and holds a bachelor’s from Virginia Tech.
Evan MacKenzie came over from 3North. He has a bachelor’s from Virginia Tech.
Hilary Mork previously worked for Period Architecture in West Chester, Pa. and Alvin Holm Architects in Philadelphia. She earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Judson University.
Tim Hayes worked most recently with Piret Johanson Studio in Miami, Fla.. He has degrees from the College of Charleston, and a master’s from the University of Miami.
Emely Taveras worked for Wightman & Associates before coming to G&HA. She has a master’s from Andrews University.
Rachel Shelton previously worked with SFCS Inc. She received both her bachelor’s and master’s from Virginia Tech.
Ashley Long joins G&HA from Parsons Corp. and BCWH. She holds a bachelor’s VCU.
Rebekah Russell previously worked with Luck Stone Corp. She has a bachelor’s from VCU.
Bill Ermatinger
Non-profits
Jamelle Wilson has been elected to serve as chair for the YMCA of Greater Richmond for the next two years. Wilson previously served as vice-chair of the board. She succeeds Marilyn Norman who served from 2012-2013.
It also selected John Martin, Burke Lewis, Mark Gordon and David Belde to serve on the Association Board for the YMCA of Greater Richmond.
The Virginia Early Childhood Foundation has elected two business leaders to serve on the board of directors. They are:
Monica Matherly
Bill Ermatinger, corporate vice president and chief human resources officer for Huntington Ingalls Industries, the parent company of Newport News Shipbuilding in Newport News.
Monica Matherly, senior vice president and human resources manager at Wells Fargo in Richmond.
Boards
Board appointments
Issuer Direct Corp. announced the addition of J. Patrick Galleher to its board of directors. Galleher was a former executive of PrecisionIR Group, Inc. from 1995 through 2007, a company subsequently acquired by Issuer Direct in August 2013.