Law
David Dabbs has joined Spotts Fain as senior counsel. He focuses his practice in employment law. He has degrees from Duke University and University of Virginia.
Accounting
At Meadows Urquhart Acree & Cook:
Josh Taylor was promoted to director.
David Mitchell has been promoted to manager.
Samantha Platania was promoted to marketing manager.
Beth Hubbard was promoted to in-charge accountant.
Beth Goethel has been promoted to administrative assistant.
Joining the firm are:
Matt Killeen is a senior accountant.
Susan Brickey and Hannah Reinhardt are staff accountants.
Kimberly Gibson is a receptionist.
Banking
Justin Julian has joined the mid-Atlantic middle market banking and specialized industries group of JP Morgan Chase as a commercial banker.
Hugh Fain III and Oliver Way have been appointed to the board of directors of Community Bankers Trust Corp., the holding company for Essex Bank. They are also directors with the bank. Fain is with Spotts Fain. Way is retired from Fulton Bank.
At the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond:
Brielle Stanley has been promoted to group vice president. She has degrees from James Madison University and VCU.
Sonya Mills-Harvey has been promoted to assistant vice president in Information technology services. She is a graduate of Morgan State University.
Investment Banking
Matthew Sackett Jr. has joined Marriott & Co. an analyst. He is a graduate of Washington & Lee University.
Advertising/Marketing/PR
Jared Throne has joined Red Orange Studio as a graphic designer. He had been with Barber Martin Agency.
Jeremy Clardy has joined The King Agency as senior designer/web developer. He had been with Charles Ryan Associates and has a degree from the International Academy of Design and Technology.
Media
Janet Williams has been promoted to credit manager in the business office of the Richmond Times-Dispatch.
Architecture
Robert Parise as senior associate with Glavé & Holmes Architecture has been promoted to director of the higher education studio. He had been a project manager.
Lucy Dabney has joined ENV as a project designer.
Engineering
Jeremy Mydlinski has been promoted to a principal at Schnabel. He has degrees from Virginia Tech.
Business Services
Joining Virginia Business Systems:
Kristina Natalini is a document management specialist.
Steve Carson is a technician.
Nonprofits
At Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden:
Kristin Thoroman has been promoted to director of education and exhibitions.
Duron Chavis has been promoted to manager of community engagement.
Tricia Wherry is retail shop manager.
Jerry Fulgham is associate director of advancement.
Real Estate
Giovanna “Vanna” McDonald has joined the Grove Avenue office of Long & Foster Real Estate.
Tourism
At Richmond Region Tourism:
Lauran Peoples and Jason Whitt are convention sales managers. Peoples had been with the North Carolina Convention and Visitors Bureau in Durham. Whitt had been with the DoubleTree by Hilton Williamsburg.
Pamela Benson is national sales manager. She had been with the Greater Houston Convention and Visitors Bureau.
Dasha Runyan was promoted to vice president of sales and services.
Nancy Bass was promoted to national sales manager.
Associations
New officer and members on the Leadership Board for the Greater Richmond Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association are: chair, Selena Sanderson; Laura Bowser with TMI Consulting; Virginia Brooks with Health Quality Innovators; Wanda Hunt with VCU Massey Cancer Center; John Moreland with Northwestern Mutual; Lynn White with Genworth; and Shijun Zhang with VCU.
The 2018-2019 board and committee directors for the Virginia chapter of the Society for Marketing Professional Services: president, Emily Ripka with NXL; president-elect, Jennifer Johnson with W.M. Jordan Co.; secretary, Valerie James with W.M. Jordan; treausurer, Betsy Loeb with Stewart; immediate past president, Celeste VanLandingham with Sustainable Design Consulting; annual conference, Caitlin Frieberthauser with Barton Malow; education, Tara Harris with VHB; communications, Allison Throckmorton with Commonwealth Architects; CPSM, Jodie Day with BCWH; membership, Jenni Szabo with DJG Inc.; sponsorship and past president, Tenille Nuckols with CPSM. Past president advisory board: Courtney Neston with Baskervill; Tim Klabunde with Timmons Group; Nicole Foster with MAS; and Cheryl Browne with CPSM.
The 2019 officers for the Home Builders Association of Virginia are: president, Robert Frogale with Annandale Millwork and Allied Systems Corp. in Winchester; first vice president/treasurer, Daniel Sandoval with Republic Home Builders in Fredericksburg; second vice president, David Owen with Boone Homes; associate vice president/secretary, Skip Eastman with Trus Joist; and associate vice president, Ralph “Tripp” Costen III with Costen Floors. Regional vice presidents are: Region I, Cat White of Tyris Homes; Region II, Jill McGlaughlin; Region III, Robin Newhouse with Dominion Energy; Region IV, Mike Perry with Perry Engineering; Region V, Mitchell Bode with Premier Insurance Agency; Region VI, Drew Ransone with Chesapeake Tree Service; Region VII, Ricky Edgerton with Edgerton Contracting.
Law
David Dabbs has joined Spotts Fain as senior counsel. He focuses his practice in employment law. He has degrees from Duke University and University of Virginia.
Accounting
At Meadows Urquhart Acree & Cook:
Josh Taylor was promoted to director.
David Mitchell has been promoted to manager.
Samantha Platania was promoted to marketing manager.
Beth Hubbard was promoted to in-charge accountant.
Beth Goethel has been promoted to administrative assistant.
Joining the firm are:
Matt Killeen is a senior accountant.
Susan Brickey and Hannah Reinhardt are staff accountants.
Kimberly Gibson is a receptionist.
Banking
Justin Julian has joined the mid-Atlantic middle market banking and specialized industries group of JP Morgan Chase as a commercial banker.
Hugh Fain III and Oliver Way have been appointed to the board of directors of Community Bankers Trust Corp., the holding company for Essex Bank. They are also directors with the bank. Fain is with Spotts Fain. Way is retired from Fulton Bank.
At the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond:
Brielle Stanley has been promoted to group vice president. She has degrees from James Madison University and VCU.
Sonya Mills-Harvey has been promoted to assistant vice president in Information technology services. She is a graduate of Morgan State University.
Investment Banking
Matthew Sackett Jr. has joined Marriott & Co. an analyst. He is a graduate of Washington & Lee University.
Advertising/Marketing/PR
Jared Throne has joined Red Orange Studio as a graphic designer. He had been with Barber Martin Agency.
Jeremy Clardy has joined The King Agency as senior designer/web developer. He had been with Charles Ryan Associates and has a degree from the International Academy of Design and Technology.
Media
Janet Williams has been promoted to credit manager in the business office of the Richmond Times-Dispatch.
Architecture
Robert Parise as senior associate with Glavé & Holmes Architecture has been promoted to director of the higher education studio. He had been a project manager.
Lucy Dabney has joined ENV as a project designer.
Engineering
Jeremy Mydlinski has been promoted to a principal at Schnabel. He has degrees from Virginia Tech.
Business Services
Joining Virginia Business Systems:
Kristina Natalini is a document management specialist.
Steve Carson is a technician.
Nonprofits
At Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden:
Kristin Thoroman has been promoted to director of education and exhibitions.
Duron Chavis has been promoted to manager of community engagement.
Tricia Wherry is retail shop manager.
Jerry Fulgham is associate director of advancement.
Real Estate
Giovanna “Vanna” McDonald has joined the Grove Avenue office of Long & Foster Real Estate.
Tourism
At Richmond Region Tourism:
Lauran Peoples and Jason Whitt are convention sales managers. Peoples had been with the North Carolina Convention and Visitors Bureau in Durham. Whitt had been with the DoubleTree by Hilton Williamsburg.
Pamela Benson is national sales manager. She had been with the Greater Houston Convention and Visitors Bureau.
Dasha Runyan was promoted to vice president of sales and services.
Nancy Bass was promoted to national sales manager.
Associations
New officer and members on the Leadership Board for the Greater Richmond Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association are: chair, Selena Sanderson; Laura Bowser with TMI Consulting; Virginia Brooks with Health Quality Innovators; Wanda Hunt with VCU Massey Cancer Center; John Moreland with Northwestern Mutual; Lynn White with Genworth; and Shijun Zhang with VCU.
The 2018-2019 board and committee directors for the Virginia chapter of the Society for Marketing Professional Services: president, Emily Ripka with NXL; president-elect, Jennifer Johnson with W.M. Jordan Co.; secretary, Valerie James with W.M. Jordan; treausurer, Betsy Loeb with Stewart; immediate past president, Celeste VanLandingham with Sustainable Design Consulting; annual conference, Caitlin Frieberthauser with Barton Malow; education, Tara Harris with VHB; communications, Allison Throckmorton with Commonwealth Architects; CPSM, Jodie Day with BCWH; membership, Jenni Szabo with DJG Inc.; sponsorship and past president, Tenille Nuckols with CPSM. Past president advisory board: Courtney Neston with Baskervill; Tim Klabunde with Timmons Group; Nicole Foster with MAS; and Cheryl Browne with CPSM.
The 2019 officers for the Home Builders Association of Virginia are: president, Robert Frogale with Annandale Millwork and Allied Systems Corp. in Winchester; first vice president/treasurer, Daniel Sandoval with Republic Home Builders in Fredericksburg; second vice president, David Owen with Boone Homes; associate vice president/secretary, Skip Eastman with Trus Joist; and associate vice president, Ralph “Tripp” Costen III with Costen Floors. Regional vice presidents are: Region I, Cat White of Tyris Homes; Region II, Jill McGlaughlin; Region III, Robin Newhouse with Dominion Energy; Region IV, Mike Perry with Perry Engineering; Region V, Mitchell Bode with Premier Insurance Agency; Region VI, Drew Ransone with Chesapeake Tree Service; Region VII, Ricky Edgerton with Edgerton Contracting.