Several Locals Pegged to Serve on McAuliffe's 'Transition Team'

Governor-Elect Terry McAuliffe announced Thursday a list of officials, businesspeople and organization heads from across the Commonwealth that will serve on his transition team.

Nearly half of which hail from Northern Virginia, including several from Fairfax County.

Among them are Fairfax County Chairman Sharon Bulova; President and CEO of the Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce, Jim Corcoran; the President Emeritus of James Madison University, Linwood Rose; the President of Northern Virginia Community College, Robert Templin Jr.; and more.

Dubbed the "Common Ground for Virginia" committee, McAuliffe said "the bipartisan group of Virginians from all regions of the Commonwealth" will work with him over the next two months "to build the foundation for a successful administration."

"I am honored to work with this bipartisan group of leaders representing a variety of backgrounds, political persuasions and regions across the Commonwealth to build a strong and diverse administration that will help me bring Virginians together to grow our economy," the governor-elect said in a statement Thursday.

"The challenges we face require leaders who will put old battles aside and find common ground to move us forward together," McAuliffe continued. "I have no doubt that this transition committee will help me build an administration that is ready to hit the ground running on the issues that matter most to Virginia families.”

The committee will work out of McAuliffe's "transition offices," currently located at Old City Hall in Richmond.

The full committee will consist of:

Stephen Adkins
Chief, Chickahominy Tribe of Virginia
Charles City

Nancy Howell Agee
President & CEO, Carilion Clinic
Roanoke
 
Jaime Areizaga-Soto
Military Attorney
Arlington
 
Robert Blue
Senior VP, Dominion
Richmond
 
Mark Bowles
Executive VP, McGuire Woods Consulting
Goochland
 
Sharon Bulova
Chairman, Fairfax County Board of Supervisors
Fairfax
 
Vince Callahan
Former member, Virginia House of Delegates
Alexandria
 
Aneesh Chopra
Co-Founder & EVP, Hunch Analytics
Arlington
 
Karen Conchar
Secretary-Treasurer, SEIU Virginia 512
Midland
 
Frank M. (Rusty) Connor, III
Managing Partner, DLA Piper
Alexandria
 
Jim Corcoran
President & CEO, Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce
Fairfax
 
Doris Crouse-Mays
President, Virginia AFL-CIO
Vinton
 
H. Benson Dendy, III
President, Vectre Corporation
Richmond
 
Linda DiYorio
Former District Director, Office of Congressman Rick Boucher
Wytheville
 
Eileen Filler-Corn
Member, Virginia House of Delegates
Springfield
 
Jay Fisette
Member, Arlington County Board
Arlington
 
Paul Fraim
Mayor, City of Norfolk
Norfolk
 
W. Heywood Fralin
Chairman, Medical Facilities of America
Roanoke
 
Leni Gonzalez
President, Board of Director, Shirlington Employment and Education Center
Arlington
 
Marco Grimaldo
CEO & President, Virginia Interfaith Center
Richmond
 
Lori Haas
Virginia State Director, Coalition to Stop Gun Violence
Richmond
 
Eva Hardy
Former State Director, Office of Senator Mark Warner
Richmond
 
Joni Ivey
Office of Congressman Bobby Scott
Newport News
 
Ken Johnson
President & CEO, Johnson Inc.
Richmond
 
Meg Gruber
President, Virginia Education Association
Chesterfield
 
Mike Kennedy
District 17 Representative, United Mine Workers of America
St. Paul
 
Anne Leigh Kerr
Attorney, Troutman Sanders
Richmond
 
Babur Lateef, MD
Physician
Manassas
 
John LaVoie
Attorney, Cooley LLP
Alexandria
 
Alfonso Lopez
Member, Virginia House of Delegates
Arlington
 
Boyd Marcus
Former Chief of Staff, Office of Governor James Gilmore
Richmond
 
Donald McEachin
Member, Senate of Virginia
Henrico
  
Jeff Painter
Executive Director, Virginia League of Conservation Voters
Richmond
 
Chris Peace
Member, Virginia House of Delegates
Mechanicsville
 
Phillip Puckett
Member, Senate of Virginia
Lebanon
 
Linwood Rose
President Emeritus, James Madison University
Harrisonburg
 
Karen Schultz, MD
Director, Center for Public Service and Scholarship, Shenandoah University
Winchester
 
Will Sessoms
Mayor, City of Virginia Beach
Virginia Beach
 
John Sherman
Former CEO & Vice Chairman, Scott & Stringfellow
Richmond
 
Knox Singleton
CEO, INOVA Health System
McLean
 
Cianti Stewart-Reid
Executive Director, Planned Parenthood Advocates of Virginia
Richmond
 
Terrie Suit
CEO, Virginia Association of REALTORS
Virginia Beach
 
Susan Swecker
President, Dividing Waters Public Affairs, LLC
Richmond
 
Robert G. Templin, Jr.
President, Northern Virginia Community College
Centreville
 
Adam Thiel
Fire Chief, Alexandria Fire Department
Alexandria
 
Warren Thompson
President  & Chairman, Thompson Hospitality
Reston
 
Edmond Turner
Disability Consultant, Turner and Associates
Richmond
 
Katherine Waddell
Former Member, Virginia House of Delegates
Richmond
 
Jeion Ward
Member, Virginia House of Delegates
Hampton
 
Jody Wagner
President, Jody's Popcorn
Virginia Beach
 
Ryant Washington
Sheriff, Fluvanna County
Palmyra
 
Judy Ford Wason
Former VP for University Advancement, Christopher Newport University
Williamsburg
 
John Watkins
Member, Senate of Virginia
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