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2018-2019 Report of the Secretary of the Commonwealth to the Governor and General Assembly of Virginia Issued by: The Honorable Kelly Thomasson Secretary of the Commonwealth Researched and edited by: Benjamin Fredrick Hermerding Oce of the Secretary of the Commonwealth January 31, 2019 TABLE OF CONTENTS Executive Branch Office of the Governor 4 Governor's Cabinet 6 Secretary of the Commonwealth 9 Secretary of Administration 11 Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry 21 Secretary of Commerce and Trade 39 Secretary of Education 77 Secretary of Finance 115 Secretary of Health and Human Resources 123 Secretary of Natural Resources 166 Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security 180 Secretary of Transportation 193 Secretary of Veterans and Defense Affairs 202 Chief Workforce Advisor to the Governor 209 Governor's Fellows 212 Office of the First Lady 214 Office of the Lieutenant Governor 215 Office of the Attorney General 216 Authorities 219 Interstate Compacts 229 Designated Boards and Commissions 244 Gubernatorial Documents Executive Orders 247 Executive Directives 363 Legislative Branch Virginia State Senate 371 Virginia House of Delegates 379 Virginia Congressional Delegation 398 Agencies and Commissons 402 Judicial Branch Supreme Court of Virginia 418 Court of Appeals of Virginia 421 Circuit Courts 422 General District Courts 434 Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Courts 447 Judicial Boards and Commissions 460 Independent Agencies 464 About Virginia History of the Great Seal 474 History and Facts on Virginia 475 Statistics, Emblems, and Symbols 477 Governors of Virginia 479 Secretaries of the Commonwealth of Virginia 484 Executive Branch OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR Governor Ralph S. Northam Office of the Governor Mailing: 1111 East Broad Street, 3rd Floor Post Oce Box 1475 Richmond, Virginia 23219 Richmond, VA 23218 Tel. (804) 786-2211 Fax (804) 371-6351 https://www.governor.virginia.gov Governor Ralph S. Northam Chief of Sta Clark Mercer Deputy Chief of Sta Suzette Denslow Counsel to the Governor Rita Davis Communications Director Ofirah Yheskel Aide to the Governor Baxter Carter Assistant Communications Director Marissa Astor Condential Assistant to the Chief of Sta and Deputy Chief of Sta Denise Burch Condential Assistant to the Governor Caroline Corl Deputy Communications Director Chelyen Davis Deputy Counsel Jessica Killeen Deputy Director of Scheduling Lindsey Watson Deputy Policy Director Carter Hutchinson Deputy Scheduler Layne Dillon Director of Scheduling Carrie Caumont Legislative Director Matt Mansell Policy Advisor Melissa Peeler Policy Analyst Connor Andrews Policy Assistant Grace Kelly Policy Director Jennie O'Holleran Page 4 of 485 Press Secretary Alena Yarmosky Senior Policy Analyst Rushawna Senior Special Assistant - Receptionist Darryl Holt Visual Arts Director Jack Mayer Office of Constituent Services and Community Engagement 1111 East Broad Street Mailing: Richmond, Virginia Post Oce Box 1475 Richmond, VA 23218 Tel. (804) 786-2211 Director J.D. Ratliff Special Assistant Demetria "De'De" Garland Special Assistant Rose Minor Special Assistant Suzanne Holland Special Assistant Saman Aghaebrahim Office of Intergovernmental Affairs 444 North Capitol Street, N.W., Suite 546 Washington, D.C. 20001 Tel. (202) 783-1769 Fax (202) 783-7687 Director Stacey Brayboy Deputy Director Sean Sweeney Office of the State Inspector General 101 N. 14th Street, 7th Floor State Fraud, Waste and Abuse Hotline Richmond, Virginia 23219 (800) 723-1615 Tel. (804) 625-3255 Fax (804) 786-2341 https://www.osig.virginia.gov State Inspector General Michael Westfall Communications Director Kathleen Shaw Page 5 of 485 GOVERNOR'S CABINET Chief of Staff CLARK MERCER The Chief of Sta serves as the senior aide to the Governor and is responsible for managing the day-to-day responsibilities of the Northam administration, ensuring that operations, sta, and activities are functioning eciently and eectively. Deputy Chief of Staff SUZETTE DENSLOW The Deputy Chief of Sta is the top aide to the Chief of Sta and is responsible for assisting in managing the day-to-day responsibilities of the Oce of the Governor, ensuring that operations, sta, and activities are functioning eciently and eectively. Secretary of the Commonwealth KELLY THOMASSON The Secretary of the Commonwealth assists the Governor in his appointments to boards and commissions; manages extraditions, clemency petitions, restoration of voting rights, and countless other certi cations and lings of the Commonwealth. Secretary of Administration KEYANNA CONNER The ve state agencies in the Administration secretariat manage the Commonwealth’s buildings and grounds, administer employee policies and bene ts, oversee elections, safeguard human rights, work to improve manager-employee relations in state government, direct state funds to constitutional ocers, and oversee the Commonwealth's information technology. Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry BETTINA RING The Secretary of Agriculture And Forestry is the voice of two of Virginia’s largest industries: Agriculture and Forestry. The combined industries provide more than 400,000 jobs in the Commonwealth. Page 6 of 485 Secretary of Commerce and Trade BRIAN BALL The Secretary of Commerce and Trade oversees the economic, community, and workforce development of the Commonwealth. Each of the 13 Commerce and Trade Agencies actively contributes to Virginia's economic health and high quality of life. Secretary of Education ATIF QARNI The Secretary of Education provides guidance and support to the Virginia Department of Education, the Virginia Community College System, and the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia, as well as Virginia’s public and private higher education and research centers. Secretary of Finance AUBREY LAYNE The Secretary of Finance provides guidance to the four key agencies within the Finance Secretariat. These agencies handle all the nancial transactions of the Commonwealth — from collecting taxes, to paying bills, to distributing aid to localities. Secretary of Health and Human Resources DANIEL CAREY, M.D. The Secretary of Health And Human Resources oversees twelve state agencies which provide often-vital services to Virginians including: individuals with disabilities, the aging community, low-income working families, children, and caregivers. Secretary of Natural Resources MATTHEW STRICKLER The Secretary of Natural Resources advises the Governor on Virginia's natural resources and works to advance the Governor's top environmental priorities. The Secretary oversees six agencies that protect and restore the Commonwealth’s natural and historic resources. Page 7 of 485 Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security BRIAN J. MORAN The Secretary of Public Safety And Homeland Security enhances the quality of Virginia’s citizens, visitors and businesses of the Commonwealth through public awareness, education, training, emergency response, disaster preparedness, prevention, policy development, enforcement, response, recovery and reentry. Secretary of Transportation SHANNON VALENTINE The Secretary of Transportation ensures our Commonwealth has a safe and ecient transportation system to support and improve every Virginian's quality of life. Secretary of Veterans and Defense Affairs CARLOS HOPKINS The Secretary of Veterans And Defense Aairs distinguishes and elevates issues and opportunities for our veterans in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Leads the Governor’s initiatives focused on relationship building with and support of our military and defense installations and the communities surrounding them. Counsel to the Governor RITA DAVIS The Counsel to the Governor provides oversight and guidance for legal matters occurring within the Oce of the Governor. Chief Workforce Advisor to the Governor MEGAN HEALY The Chief Workforce Development Advisor oversees a range of regional, state, and federal programs that connect Virginians to the skills, training, and opportunities they need to thrive in the 21st century economy. The advisor works closely with Virginia’s labor and business communities to identify and ll vacant jobs in high demand sectors including IT, healthcare, and energy. Page 8 of 485 OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF THE COMMONWEALTH Kelly Thomasson Location: 1111 East Broad Street, 4th Floor Richmond, Virginia 23219 Tel. (804) 786-2441 Fax (804) 786-9549 Purpose: The Secretary of the Commonwealth serves Virginians by managing extraditions, clemency petitions, restoration of civil rights, service of process, authenticating foreign adoption documents, and certifying notary publics. In addition, the oce assists the Governor in the appointments of over 4,000 qualied and service-minded individuals to serve on Virginia's boards and commissions. The Secretary acts as the Governor's liaison to Virginia's Indian Tribes, as well as administrator of the Council on Women. Website: https://www.commonwealth.virginia.gov Secretary Kelly Thomasson Deputy Secretary Traci DeShazor Executive Assistant Courtney Wynn Boards Coordinator Maribel Castañeda Boards Coordinator Lana Westfall Community Relations Specialist Lashawnda Singleton Director of Authentications, Notary and Pardons Jennifer Crown Director of Extraditions; Director of Lobbyist Registration Chris Frink Director of Service of Process Kari Ellis Records Manager Benjamin Hermerding Special Assistant Salinna Lor Special Assistant Janet Marcus Special Assistant Isabel "Martha" Olave Special Assistant Maria Ochoa Page 9 of 485 Special Assistant Emma Williams Special Assistant - Restoration of
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