Dylan D. Bishop joined Willcox Savage as a member.
Alexander B. Michev joined Harman Claytor Corrigan & Wellman as Of Counsel.
Paige R. Skinner joined Christian & Barton as an associate.
Maya Evans joined the Village of Midlothian office of Long & Foster Real Estate as an agent.
Jodie Strum has been appointed managing director, capital markets and investor relations, with Lingerfelt.
Liz Gray joined Commonwealth Commercial Partners as a senior associate in retail sales and leasing.
Lt. Col. Edward F. “Frank” Carpenter has been named chief of the Chesterfield County Police Department.
Alecia Ball joined Master Center for Addiction Medicine as a medical provider.
David E. Pennock has been appointed director of Henrico County Department of Community Development.
At Henrico EDA:
Sharon Anderson-Grooms is a business specialist.
Jason Smith is business manager.
Holly Zinn has been promoted to manager of marketing and communications.
Wendy Miller has been promoted to managing director.
Ashley Kubat has been promoted to director of administration.
Linda McArdle has been promoted to business manager.
Zuzanna Kaczmarek and Daniel Rowe have been promoted to wealth advisors with Heritage Wealth Advisors.
Laura Bennett and Shelley Sowers have founded Blue Octopus Consulting.
David Der joined SingleStone Consulting as chief AI officer.
Anna Harris joined Fahrenheit Advisors as managing director of business development.
Michael Wise is senior vice president of power supply for Old Dominion Electric Cooperative.
At the Hanover Chamber of Commerce:
Marianne Powell has been promoted to executive director.
Audrey Biringer is assistant director.
At Shamin Hotels:
Trina Lydon is conference services manager at Hilton Short Pump.
Kandi Stone Shaw is area director of sales.
Mike Bedford is area revenue manager.
James Hamilton joined Old Dominion Heat Trace as assistant project manager.
Michael Caminiti joined Old Dominion Insulation as takeoff engineer.
Taylor Bradshaw has been promoted to marketing and branding manager for Boone Homes.
John Homstad joined Networking Technologies + Support as a scanning operator – level 1.
Joining Kinsale Insurance Co.:
Ben Sultzer is an associate underwriter – agribusiness.
Maxwell Markel and Robert Jessee are associate underwriters – commercial property.
David Ward is a claims counsel.
The 2025 officers for the National Golf Course Owners Association Mid-Atlantic: president, Mike Hatch with Acumen Golf; vice president, Mike Fentress with Virginia Beach Golf Management; secretary/treasurer, John Anderes with Queenstown Harbor; and past president, Mike Bennett with Commonwealth Golf Asset Management. Directors are: Glen Byrnes with Golden Horseshoe Golf Club; Steve Clark with Raspberry Golf Management; Joel Gohlmann with Heritage Golf Group; Keith Miller with Montgomery County Revenue Authority; and Eric Rule with Kinloch Golf Club.
Austin Hodge joined Addison Clark as an account manager.
