Departures
Sam Nixon, director of the Virginia Information Technologies Agency, is leaving to become chief administrative officer of the State Corporation Commission.
Lynn Pharr, president and CEO of the United Way of Greater Richmond and Petersburg, is leaving to join the United Way of the Plains in Wichita, Kansas. Barry M. Taylor will act as interim president and CEO.
Adrienne Goolsby, CEO of Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority has resigned. T.K. Somanath, former president and CEO of the Better Housing Coalition, is the incoming CEO for the RRHA.
Timothy Heaphy
Law
Timothy Heaphy has joined Hunton & Williams as a partner in its Washington and Richmond offices. He had been U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Virginia since 2009 and will become head of the firm’s white-collar defense and internal investigations practice.
Nicole H. Brakstad has been promoted to partner at LeClairRyan.
Williams Mullen reports that the following attorneys have been elected partners:
Jenny Connors focuses her practice on business taxes and counsels clients on private equity funds, low-income housing and historic preservation tax credits and the formation of tax-exempt organizations.
Patrick Cushing is a state lobbyist with experience crafting policy in both the public and private sectors.
Lee Lester focuses his practice on securities and general corporate law.
Brendan O’Toole focuses his practice on complex commercial litigation.
Lauren Wheeling represents clients in all types and phases of disputes involving their businesses, with a particular emphasis on eDiscovery issues.
Nelson Wilkinson is a member of the firm’s Labor and Employment practice.
DeAnna Dickerson
Banking
DeAnna Dickerson has joined Virginia Credit Union as vice president of employee development. She had been with Citi Bank.
Construction
Jon Thurmond has joined Team Fishel in a regional human resources manager role. He had been with Dominion Resources.
Nonprofits
Patton Gleason
Jeff Wraley has joined UnBoundRVA as co-founder and business incubation director.
Jessica Walker is donor choice assistant with the United Way of Greater Richmond and Petersburg.
Michelle R. Mosby, 9th District representative and president of Richmond City Counsel, and John D. O’Neill, managing partner with Hunton & Williams, have joined the board of directors of the Greater Richmond Partnership.
Athletic Events
Patton Gleason is the CEO of Richmond Multisports. He had been president and founder of Thrivident Retails Services. He has a degree from Texas Tech University.
Dale Batten
Government
Dale S. Batten was promoted to deputy director for workforce development for the Division of Rehabilitative Services in the Virginia Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services.
Technology
Alexandra Suder has joined Convergent Technology Group as marketing manager. She had been with Solutions3. She is a graduate of Virginia Commonwealth University.
Joining Networking Technologies + Support Inc.:
Tim White is a senior account manager.
Daniel Cukauskas and Christopher Zamora are deployment technicians.
Julie King is a deskside support specialist.
Hotels
Lorna Battles is director of sales and marketing at the Crowne Plaza Richmond Downtown. She transferred from the Four Points by Sheraton Richmond, which is also owned by SMI Hotel Group.
Insurance
Fitz Rogers
Joining RCM&D:
Debbie Isbell is a client manager in the commercial lines division. She had been with Scott Insurance.
Fitz Rogers is client executive in the employee benefits division. He had been with Scott Insurance.
Marketing
Joining Madison+Main:
Cassandra ‘Cassie’ Harris is an account executive. She has a degree from Fordham University.
Madalyn Parr is a marketing administrator. She is a graduate of VCU.
Real Estate
Grace Johnson
Joining Long & Foster Real Estate:
Matt McLaughlin as joined the Bellgrade office.
Grace Elizabeth Johnson has joined the Grove Avenue office.
Associations
Members on the board of directors for The Richmond Chapter of Commercial Real Estate Women are: president, Debbie Reading with Dunlap & Partners; president-elect, Elizabeth Steele with Stewart Title Co.; past president, Sandy Whitehead with the Commonwealth of Virginia; chapter delegate, Rowena Fratarcangelo with Greater Richmond Partnership; treasurer, Michelle Graves with Biegler & Associates; secretary, Amelia Wehunt with Timmons Group; director of community service and outreach, Brenda Karp with The Breeden Co.; director of membership, Virginia Johnston with Commonwealth Architects; director of programs, Chris Hairston-White with Wells Fargo Bank; director of media, Chandra Lantz with Hirschler Fleischer; director of communications, Kate Wagner with Sonabank; director of sponsorship, Deborah Wake with Divaris Real Estate Inc.
Departures
Sam Nixon, director of the Virginia Information Technologies Agency, is leaving to become chief administrative officer of the State Corporation Commission.
Lynn Pharr, president and CEO of the United Way of Greater Richmond and Petersburg, is leaving to join the United Way of the Plains in Wichita, Kansas. Barry M. Taylor will act as interim president and CEO.
Adrienne Goolsby, CEO of Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority has resigned. T.K. Somanath, former president and CEO of the Better Housing Coalition, is the incoming CEO for the RRHA.
Timothy Heaphy
Law
Timothy Heaphy has joined Hunton & Williams as a partner in its Washington and Richmond offices. He had been U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Virginia since 2009 and will become head of the firm’s white-collar defense and internal investigations practice.
Nicole H. Brakstad has been promoted to partner at LeClairRyan.
Williams Mullen reports that the following attorneys have been elected partners:
Jenny Connors focuses her practice on business taxes and counsels clients on private equity funds, low-income housing and historic preservation tax credits and the formation of tax-exempt organizations.
Patrick Cushing is a state lobbyist with experience crafting policy in both the public and private sectors.
Lee Lester focuses his practice on securities and general corporate law.
Brendan O’Toole focuses his practice on complex commercial litigation.
Lauren Wheeling represents clients in all types and phases of disputes involving their businesses, with a particular emphasis on eDiscovery issues.
Nelson Wilkinson is a member of the firm’s Labor and Employment practice.
DeAnna Dickerson
Banking
DeAnna Dickerson has joined Virginia Credit Union as vice president of employee development. She had been with Citi Bank.
Construction
Jon Thurmond has joined Team Fishel in a regional human resources manager role. He had been with Dominion Resources.
Nonprofits
Patton Gleason
Jeff Wraley has joined UnBoundRVA as co-founder and business incubation director.
Jessica Walker is donor choice assistant with the United Way of Greater Richmond and Petersburg.
Michelle R. Mosby, 9th District representative and president of Richmond City Counsel, and John D. O’Neill, managing partner with Hunton & Williams, have joined the board of directors of the Greater Richmond Partnership.
Athletic Events
Patton Gleason is the CEO of Richmond Multisports. He had been president and founder of Thrivident Retails Services. He has a degree from Texas Tech University.
Dale Batten
Government
Dale S. Batten was promoted to deputy director for workforce development for the Division of Rehabilitative Services in the Virginia Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services.
Technology
Alexandra Suder has joined Convergent Technology Group as marketing manager. She had been with Solutions3. She is a graduate of Virginia Commonwealth University.
Joining Networking Technologies + Support Inc.:
Tim White is a senior account manager.
Daniel Cukauskas and Christopher Zamora are deployment technicians.
Julie King is a deskside support specialist.
Hotels
Lorna Battles is director of sales and marketing at the Crowne Plaza Richmond Downtown. She transferred from the Four Points by Sheraton Richmond, which is also owned by SMI Hotel Group.
Insurance
Fitz Rogers
Joining RCM&D:
Debbie Isbell is a client manager in the commercial lines division. She had been with Scott Insurance.
Fitz Rogers is client executive in the employee benefits division. He had been with Scott Insurance.
Marketing
Joining Madison+Main:
Cassandra ‘Cassie’ Harris is an account executive. She has a degree from Fordham University.
Madalyn Parr is a marketing administrator. She is a graduate of VCU.
Real Estate
Grace Johnson
Joining Long & Foster Real Estate:
Matt McLaughlin as joined the Bellgrade office.
Grace Elizabeth Johnson has joined the Grove Avenue office.
Associations
Members on the board of directors for The Richmond Chapter of Commercial Real Estate Women are: president, Debbie Reading with Dunlap & Partners; president-elect, Elizabeth Steele with Stewart Title Co.; past president, Sandy Whitehead with the Commonwealth of Virginia; chapter delegate, Rowena Fratarcangelo with Greater Richmond Partnership; treasurer, Michelle Graves with Biegler & Associates; secretary, Amelia Wehunt with Timmons Group; director of community service and outreach, Brenda Karp with The Breeden Co.; director of membership, Virginia Johnston with Commonwealth Architects; director of programs, Chris Hairston-White with Wells Fargo Bank; director of media, Chandra Lantz with Hirschler Fleischer; director of communications, Kate Wagner with Sonabank; director of sponsorship, Deborah Wake with Divaris Real Estate Inc.