Fairfax County Officials to Serve on McAuliffe's 'Transition Committee'

By Jennifer van der Kleut

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 right here in 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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