OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF ADMINISTRATION
Grindly Johnson
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Location:
1111 East Broad Street, 4th Floor
Richmond, Virginia 23219 Tel. (804) 786-1201 | Fax (804) 692-2466 Purpose:
The Secretary of Administration oversees the four state agencies that manage the Commonwealth's buildings and grounds, administer employee policies and benefits, oversee elections, work to improve manager-employee relations in state government, and direct state funds to constitutional officers.
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| Secretary | Grindly Johnson |
| Former Secretary | Keyanna Conner |
| Assistant Secretary | Asif Bhavnagri |
| Executive Assistant | Taylor O'Sullivan |
| Acting Chief Data Officer | Marcus Thornton |
| Special Assistant | Whitney Brown |
Compensation Board
Location:
Oliver Hill Building
102 Governor Street, Room 120
Richmond, Virginia 23219
Tel. (804) 786-0786 | Fax (804) 371-0235
102 Governor Street, Room 120
Richmond, Virginia 23219
Tel. (804) 786-0786 | Fax (804) 371-0235
Code Reference:
§ 15.2-1636.5
Purpose:
The board shall review and annually approve the budgets submitted by constitutional officers and reimburse the localities, in accordance with statutes, for the Commonwealth's share of authorized salaries and expenses of the constitutional officers and their employees.
Web Site:
Location:
Oliver Hill Building
102 Governor Street, Room 120
Richmond, Virginia 23219
Tel. (804) 786-0786 | Fax (804) 371-0235
Mailing Address: Post Office Box 710
Richmond, Virginia 23218
102 Governor Street, Room 120
Richmond, Virginia 23219
Tel. (804) 786-0786 | Fax (804) 371-0235
Mailing Address: Post Office Box 710
Richmond, Virginia 23218
Code:
§ 15.2-1636.5
Purpose:
The Board shall review and annually approve the budgets submitted by constitutional officers and reimburse the localities, in accordance with statutes, for the Commonwealth's share of authorized salaries and expenses of the constitutional officers and their employees.
The mission of the Compensation Board is to determine a reasonable budget for the participation of the Commonwealth toward the total cost of office operations for Constitutional Officers, and to assist those officers and their staff through automation, training and other means, to improve efficiencies and to enhance the level of services provided to the citizens of Virginia.
The mission of the Compensation Board is to determine a reasonable budget for the participation of the Commonwealth toward the total cost of office operations for Constitutional Officers, and to assist those officers and their staff through automation, training and other means, to improve efficiencies and to enhance the level of services provided to the citizens of Virginia.
Composition:
The Compensation Board shall consist of the Auditor of Public Accounts, the State Tax Commissioner, as ex officio members, and one member, who may or may not be an officer or employee of the Commonwealth, who shall be appointed and designated as chairman of the Board by the Governor and who shall hold office at the pleasure of the Governor. The ex officio members of the Board shall not receive any compensation for their services as such members. The member designated by the Governor as chairman shall receive such compensation as shall be fixed by law.
Term:
Pleasure of the Governor
Gubernatorial Appointees:
- Term Expires
- Tyrone E. Nelson
Department of Elections
Location:
Washington Building
1100 Bank Street, First Floor
Richmond, Virginia 23219
Phone (804) 864-8901 | Fax (804) 371-0194
1100 Bank Street, First Floor
Richmond, Virginia 23219
Phone (804) 864-8901 | Fax (804) 371-0194
Code Reference:
§ 24.2-404
Purpose:
The Department of Elections shall provide for the continuing operation and maintenance of a central record keeping system, the Virginia voter registration system, for all voters registered in the Commonwealth.
Web Site:
Location:
Washington Building
1100 Bank Street, First Floor
Richmond, Virginia 23219
Tel. (804) 864-8901
Fax: (804) 371-0194
1100 Bank Street, First Floor
Richmond, Virginia 23219
Tel. (804) 864-8901
Fax: (804) 371-0194
Code:
§ 24.2-102
Purpose:
The purpose of the State Board of Elections is to supervise and coordinate the work of the county and city electoral boards and the registrars as to obtain uniformity in their practices and proceedings and legality and purity in all elections. The Board makes rules and regulations and issues instructions and provides information consistent with the election laws to the electoral boards and registrars to promote the proper administration of election laws.
Composition:
The State Board of Elections is continued and shall consist of five members appointed by the Governor from the qualified voters of the Commonwealth, subject to confirmation by the General Assembly. In the appointment of the Board, representation shall be given to each of the political parties having the highest and next highest number of votes in the Commonwealth for Governor at the last preceding gubernatorial election. Three Board members shall be of the political party that cast the highest number of votes for Governor at that election. When the Governor was not elected as the candidate of a political party, representation shall be given to each of the political parties having the highest and next highest number of members of the General Assembly at the time of the appointment and three Board members shall be of the political party having the highest number of members in the General Assembly. Each political party entitled to an appointment may make and file recommendations with the Governor for the appointment. Its recommendations shall contain the names of at least three qualified voters of the Commonwealth. Appointments shall be made with due consideration of geographical representation, and no two Board members shall reside in the same congressional district.
After the initial staggering of terms, Board members shall serve terms of four years, which shall begin on February 1 of the year of the appointment. Vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired terms. No member shall be eligible for more than two successive four-year terms. A member appointed for an unexpired term may be appointed for the two succeeding four-year terms. Each year the Governor shall designate one Board member to be the chair of the Board and one Board member to be the vice-chair. The chair and vice-chair shall be members of opposite political parties. No member of the Board shall be eligible to offer for or hold an office to be filled in whole or in part by qualified voters in the Commonwealth. If a member resigns to offer for or hold such office, the vacancy shall be filled as provided in this section. No member of the Board shall serve as the chairman of a state, local, or district level political party committee or as a paid or volunteer worker in the campaign of a candidate for nomination or election to an office filled by election in whole or in part by qualified voters in the Commonwealth. The Governor shall appoint a Commissioner of Elections, subject to confirmation by the General Assembly, to head the Department of Elections and to act as its principal administrative officer. The Commissioner shall be appointed to a term of four years, which shall begin on July 1 of the year following a gubernatorial election. The Commissioner shall be a qualified voter of the Commonwealth. The Commissioner shall receive the salary fixed by law. He may employ the personnel required to carry out the duties required by law and imposed by the Board. The Commissioner shall not be eligible to offer for or hold an office to be filled in whole or in part by qualified voters in the Commonwealth. His candidacy for or election to such office shall vacate his position as Commissioner, and the Governor shall fill the vacancy for the unexpired term. The Governor shall not appoint as Commissioner (i) any person who is the spouse of a member of the Board or of a person seeking election to an office or holding an elective office that is filled in whole or in part by qualified voters in the Commonwealth; (ii) any person, or the spouse of any person, who is the grandparent, parent, sibling, child, or grandchild of a member of the Board; or (iii) any person, or the spouse of any person, who is the grandparent, parent, sibling, child, or grandchild of a person seeking election to an office or holding an elective office that is filled in whole or in part by qualified voters in the Commonwealth. The Commissioner shall submit his resignation to the Governor on the da
After the initial staggering of terms, Board members shall serve terms of four years, which shall begin on February 1 of the year of the appointment. Vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired terms. No member shall be eligible for more than two successive four-year terms. A member appointed for an unexpired term may be appointed for the two succeeding four-year terms. Each year the Governor shall designate one Board member to be the chair of the Board and one Board member to be the vice-chair. The chair and vice-chair shall be members of opposite political parties. No member of the Board shall be eligible to offer for or hold an office to be filled in whole or in part by qualified voters in the Commonwealth. If a member resigns to offer for or hold such office, the vacancy shall be filled as provided in this section. No member of the Board shall serve as the chairman of a state, local, or district level political party committee or as a paid or volunteer worker in the campaign of a candidate for nomination or election to an office filled by election in whole or in part by qualified voters in the Commonwealth. The Governor shall appoint a Commissioner of Elections, subject to confirmation by the General Assembly, to head the Department of Elections and to act as its principal administrative officer. The Commissioner shall be appointed to a term of four years, which shall begin on July 1 of the year following a gubernatorial election. The Commissioner shall be a qualified voter of the Commonwealth. The Commissioner shall receive the salary fixed by law. He may employ the personnel required to carry out the duties required by law and imposed by the Board. The Commissioner shall not be eligible to offer for or hold an office to be filled in whole or in part by qualified voters in the Commonwealth. His candidacy for or election to such office shall vacate his position as Commissioner, and the Governor shall fill the vacancy for the unexpired term. The Governor shall not appoint as Commissioner (i) any person who is the spouse of a member of the Board or of a person seeking election to an office or holding an elective office that is filled in whole or in part by qualified voters in the Commonwealth; (ii) any person, or the spouse of any person, who is the grandparent, parent, sibling, child, or grandchild of a member of the Board; or (iii) any person, or the spouse of any person, who is the grandparent, parent, sibling, child, or grandchild of a person seeking election to an office or holding an elective office that is filled in whole or in part by qualified voters in the Commonwealth. The Commissioner shall submit his resignation to the Governor on the da
Term:
After the initial staggering of terms, Board members shall serve terms four years, which shall begin on February 1 of the year of the appointment. Vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired terms. No member shall be eligible for more than two successive four-year terms. A member appointed for an unexpired term may be appointed for the two succeeding four-year terms.
Gubernatorial Appointees:
- Term Expires
- John M O'Bannon III1/31/2023
- Jamilah D. LeCruise1/31/2023
- Robert H. Brink1/31/2023
- Angela H. Chiang1/31/2025
- Donald W. Merricks1/31/2025
Department of General Services
Location:
1100 Bank Street, Suite 420
Richmond, Virginia 23219
Tel. (804) 786-3311 | Fax (804) 371-8305
Richmond, Virginia 23219
Tel. (804) 786-3311 | Fax (804) 371-8305
Code Reference:
§ 2.2-1100
Purpose:
The Department shall prescribe regulations necessary or incidental to the performance of duties or execution of powers conferred under this chapter; establish fee schedules that may be collectible from users when general fund appropriations are not applicable to the services rendered; and the department may operate or provide for the operation of hazardous waste management facilities.
Web Site:
Location:
Washington Building, 1100 Bank Street
Richmond, Virginia 23219
Tel. (804) 786-3263
Richmond, Virginia 23219
Tel. (804) 786-3263
Code:
§ 2.2-2400
Purpose:
The Art and Architectural Review Board is established as an advisory board to review the acquisition and the design of buildings and structures by the Commonwealth and advise the Governor of the artistic and architectural property thereof.
Composition:
The Art and Architectural Review Board (the Board) is established as an advisory board, within the meaning of ' 2.2-2100, in the executive branch of state government. The Board shall consist of seven voting members as follows: the Director of the Department of Historic Resources, or his designee, serving as an ex officio member and six citizen members, appointed by the Governor. Of the citizen members, one shall be an architect who may be appointed from a list of two or more architects nominated by the governing board of the Virginia Society of the American Institute of Architects; one may be appointed from a list of two or more persons nominated by the governing board of the University of Virginia; one shall be a member of the board of trustees of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts; and three shall be appointed from the Commonwealth at large, one of whom shall be a painter or sculptor. Lists of nominees shall be submitted at least 60 days before the expiration of the member's term for which the nominations are being made in order to be considered by the Governor in making appointments pursuant to this section.
Beginning July 1, 2011, the Governor's appointments of the six citizen members shall be staggered as follows: two members for a term of one year, two members for a term of two years, and two members for a term of three years. Thereafter, members of the Board shall be appointed for terms of four years each, except appointments to fill vacancies, which shall be for the unexpired terms. No member shall serve for more than two consecutive four-year terms, except that any member appointed to the unexpired term of another shall be eligible to serve two consecutive four-year terms. Vacancies shall be filled in the manner of the original appointments. The Director of the Department of Historic Resources shall serve a term coincident with his term of office.
Beginning July 1, 2011, the Governor's appointments of the six citizen members shall be staggered as follows: two members for a term of one year, two members for a term of two years, and two members for a term of three years. Thereafter, members of the Board shall be appointed for terms of four years each, except appointments to fill vacancies, which shall be for the unexpired terms. No member shall serve for more than two consecutive four-year terms, except that any member appointed to the unexpired term of another shall be eligible to serve two consecutive four-year terms. Vacancies shall be filled in the manner of the original appointments. The Director of the Department of Historic Resources shall serve a term coincident with his term of office.
Term:
The Governor's appointments of the six citizen members shall be staggered as follows: two members for a term of one year, two members for a term of two years, and two members for a term of three years. Thereafter, members of the Board shall be appointed for terms of four years each, except appointments to fill vacancies, which shall be for the unexpired terms. No member shall serve for more than two consecutive four-year terms, except that any member appointed to the unexpired term of another shall be eligible to serve two consecutive four-year terms. Vacancies shall be filled in the manner of the original appointments. The Director of the Department of Historic Resources shall serve a term coincident with his term of office.
Gubernatorial Appointees:
- Term Expires
- Donna L. Jackson6/30/2022
- Burchell F. Pinnock6/30/2022
- Thomas William Papa6/30/2022
- Helen Wilson6/30/2022
- Ian Vaughan6/30/2022
- Rebecca L. Deeds6/30/2024
Location:
0 Capitol Square
Richmond, Virginia 23219
Richmond, Virginia 23219
Code:
§ 2.2-2614
Purpose:
The Citizens' Advisory Council on Furnishing and Interpreting the Executive Mansion (the Council) is established as an advisory council in the executive branch of state government to operate as a nonprofit charitable organization. No part of the Council's net earnings shall inure to the benefit of any private individual nor shall it carry on propaganda or otherwise attempt to influence legislation or participate in any political campaign on behalf of any candidate for public office.
Composition:
The Council shall not exceed 30 members, who shall be appointed by the Governor. No employee of the Commonwealth or member of the General Assembly shall be eligible for appointment as a member of the Council. All members shall be deemed members-at-large charged with the responsibility of serving the best interests of the whole Commonwealth and no member shall act as representative of any particular region or of any particular agency or activity.
All appointments shall be for five-year terms. No member of the Council who serves a full five-year term shall be eligible for reappointment, provided that one year after the termination of his appointment, a member shall be eligible for reappointment. All vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired term in the same manner as the original appointments. The spouse of the Governor, if any, shall be the honorary chairperson of the Council. The Governor shall designate one member of the Council to serve as chairman of an executive group, such executive group to be determined by the Council, and to be composed of members of the Council. Other advisory and cooperative groups may be appointed by the chairman. After the chairman has served three years, the Council thereafter shall elect its chairman.
All appointments shall be for five-year terms. No member of the Council who serves a full five-year term shall be eligible for reappointment, provided that one year after the termination of his appointment, a member shall be eligible for reappointment. All vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired term in the same manner as the original appointments. The spouse of the Governor, if any, shall be the honorary chairperson of the Council. The Governor shall designate one member of the Council to serve as chairman of an executive group, such executive group to be determined by the Council, and to be composed of members of the Council. Other advisory and cooperative groups may be appointed by the chairman. After the chairman has served three years, the Council thereafter shall elect its chairman.
Term:
Five year terms; members are eligible for reappointment one year after termination of appointment
Gubernatorial Appointees:
- Term Expires
- Anne G. Cross6/30/2023
- Ethan E. Brown3/31/2023
- 3/31/2023
- 3/31/2018
- Julia-Anna Marsden3/31/2023
- Kelley F. Deetz3/31/2024
- Sunita S. Gupta3/31/2024
- Margaret Milner Richardson3/31/2024
- Parke Richeson3/31/2024
- Siobhan G. Deeds3/31/2024
- Gayle Jessup White3/31/2024
- Peggy A. Layne6/30/2023
- Claus Ihlemann3/31/2023
- Andrew M. Davenport3/31/2023
- Robert H. Brink3/31/2021
- Dorothy F. Boone3/31/2026
- William F. Dellinger3/31/2026
- Caroline E. Corl3/31/2026
- Bryan C. Green3/31/2026
- Eucharia N. Jackson3/31/2026
- Lindsey Renee Watson3/31/2026
- Stanley Rayfield3/31/2023
- Vacant
- Leah Brown3/31/2026
- Vacant
- Lauranett L. Lee3/31/2023
- Vacant
- Vacant
- Vacant
- Vacant
Department of Human Resource Management
Location:
Department of Human Resource Management
101 North 14th Street, 12th Floor
Richmond, Virginia 23219
101 North 14th Street, 12th Floor
Richmond, Virginia 23219
Code Reference:
§ 2.2-1200
Purpose:
The Virginia Department of Human Resource Management is the central human resource agency for state government dedicated to providing a broad range of leadership, services and guidance to the Commonwealth and its stakeholders.
Web Site:
Virginia Information Technologies Agency
Location:
Commonwealth Enterprise Solutions Center
11751 Meadowville Lane
Chester, Virginia 23836
Tel. (804) 416-6100 ? Fax (804) 416-6355
11751 Meadowville Lane
Chester, Virginia 23836
Tel. (804) 416-6100 ? Fax (804) 416-6355
Code Reference:
§ 2.2-2005
Purpose:
The purpose of the Virginia Information Technologies Agency is to formulate policies, guidelines, standards, and specifications for the purchase, development, and maintenance of information technology and telecommunications for state agencies; consolidate the procurement and operational functions of information technology, including but not limited to servers and networks, for state agencies in a single agency.
Web Site:
Location:
Commonwealth Enterprise Solutions Center
11751 Meadowville Lane
Chester, Virginia 23836
Tel. (804) 416-6100
Fax (804) 416-6355
vitacomms@vita.virginia.gov
11751 Meadowville Lane
Chester, Virginia 23836
Tel. (804) 416-6100
Fax (804) 416-6355
vitacomms@vita.virginia.gov
Code:
§ 2.2-2699.5
Purpose:
The Information Technology Advisory Council (ITAC) is established as an advisory council, within the meaning of ' 2.2-2100, in the executive branch of state government. The ITAC shall have the power to adopt rules and procedures for the conduct of its business, advise the CIO on the development of all major information technology projects as defined in ' 2.2-2006, advise the CIO on strategies, standards, and priorities for the use of information technology for executive branch agencies, advise the CIO on developing the six-year plan for information technology projects, advise the CIO on statewide technical and data standards for information technology and related systems, including the utilization of nationally recognized technical and data standards for health information technology systems or software purchased by a state agency of the Commonwealth, advise the CIO on statewide information technology architecture and related system technical and data standards, advise the CIO on assessing and meeting the Commonwealth's business needs through the application of information technology, advise the CIO on the prioritization, development, and implementation of enterprise-wide technology applications; annually review all executive branch agency technology applications budgets; and advise the CIO on infrastructure expenditures, and advise the CIO on the development, implementation, and execution of a technology applications governance framework for executive branch agencies. Such framework shall establish the categories of use by which technology applications shall be classified, including but not limited to enterprise-wide, multiagency, or agency-specific. The framework shall also provide the policies and procedures for determining within each category of use the ownership and sponsorship of applications, the proper development of technology applications, the schedule for maintenance or enhancement of applications, and the methodology for retirement or replacement of applications. ITAC shall include the participation of executive branch agency leaders who are necessary for defining agency business needs, as well as agency information technology managers who are necessary for overseeing technology applications performance relative to agency business needs. Agency representatives shall assist ITAC in determining the potential information technology solutions that can meet agency business needs, as well as how those solutions may be funded.
Composition:
The ITAC shall consist of not more than 16 members as follows: (i) one representative from an agency under each of the Governor's Secretaries, as set out in Chapter 2 (' 2.2-200 et seq.), to be appointed by the Governor and serve with voting privileges; (ii) the Secretary of Administration and the CIO, who shall serve ex officio with voting privileges; (iii) the Secretary of the Commonwealth or his designee; and (iv) at the Governor's discretion, not more than two nonlegislative citizen members to be appointed by the Governor and serve with voting privileges.
Nonlegislative citizen members shall be appointed for terms of four years. Appointments to fill vacancies, other than by expiration of a term, shall be for the unexpired terms. All members may be reappointed. However, no nonlegislative citizen member shall serve more than two consecutive four-year terms. The remainder of any term to which a member is appointed to fill a vacancy shall not constitute a term in determining the member's eligibility for reappointment. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointments. The ITAC shall elect a chairman and vice-chairman annually from among the members, except that neither the Secretary of Administration nor the CIO may serve as chairman. A majority of the members shall constitute a quorum. The meetings of the ITAC shall be held at the call of the chairman, the Secretary of Administration, or the CIO, or whenever the majority of the members so request. The disclosure requirements of subsection B of ' 2.2-3114 of the State and Local Government Conflict of Interests Act shall apply to citizen members of the ITAC. The Virginia Information Technologies Agency shall serve as staff to the ITAC.
Nonlegislative citizen members shall be appointed for terms of four years. Appointments to fill vacancies, other than by expiration of a term, shall be for the unexpired terms. All members may be reappointed. However, no nonlegislative citizen member shall serve more than two consecutive four-year terms. The remainder of any term to which a member is appointed to fill a vacancy shall not constitute a term in determining the member's eligibility for reappointment. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointments. The ITAC shall elect a chairman and vice-chairman annually from among the members, except that neither the Secretary of Administration nor the CIO may serve as chairman. A majority of the members shall constitute a quorum. The meetings of the ITAC shall be held at the call of the chairman, the Secretary of Administration, or the CIO, or whenever the majority of the members so request. The disclosure requirements of subsection B of ' 2.2-3114 of the State and Local Government Conflict of Interests Act shall apply to citizen members of the ITAC. The Virginia Information Technologies Agency shall serve as staff to the ITAC.
Term:
Four year terms; no more than two consecutive terms
Gubernatorial Appointees:
- Term Expires
- Elizabeth Lu El-Nattar6/30/2018
- Monte Johnson6/30/2018
- Bobby F. Keener6/30/2018
- Jeffrey Ryan6/30/2018
- David Von Moll6/30/2018
- David Ihrie6/30/2018
- Judith G. Napier6/30/2018
- Clyde Cristman6/30/2018
- Christopher Beschler6/30/2018
- Sandra Adams6/30/2018
- Ernest Steidle6/30/2018
- Kelly Thomasson Mercer6/30/2018
- John Newby6/30/2018
- Charles Kilpatrick6/30/2018
Location:
Identity Management Standards Advisory Council
11751 Meadowville Lane
Chester, Virginia 23836
vitacomms@vita.virginia.gov
11751 Meadowville Lane
Chester, Virginia 23836
vitacomms@vita.virginia.gov
Code:
§ 2.2-437
Purpose:
The Identity Management Standards Advisory Council is established to advise the Governor on the adoption of identity management standards and the creation of guidance documents pursuant to ' 2.2-436.
Composition:
The Advisory Council shall consist of seven members, to be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the Governor, with expertise in electronic identity management and information technology. Members shall include a representative of the Department of Motor Vehicles, a representative of the Virginia Information Technologies Agency, and five representatives of the business community with appropriate experience and expertise. In addition to the seven appointed members, the Chief Information Officer of the Commonwealth, or his designee, may also serve as an ex officio member of the Advisory Council. Beginning July 1, 2019, appointments shall be staggered as follows: one member for a term of one year, two members for a term of two years, two members for a term of three years, and two members for a term of four years. After the initial staggering of terms, members shall be appointed for terms of four years. Members may be reappointed.
The Advisory Council shall designate one of its members as chairman.
The Advisory Council shall designate one of its members as chairman.
Term:
Four year terms
Gubernatorial Appointees:
- Term Expires
- Nelson Moe6/30/2019
- Lana S. Shelley6/30/2019
- Michael Watson6/30/2019
- Catherine (Katie) Crepps6/30/2019
- Jeremy Grant6/30/2019
- Lisa Ellen Kimball6/30/2019
- Thomas Craig Moran6/30/2019
- Jeffrey Ryan Zubricki6/30/2019
Virginia Data Advisory Commission
Location:
Chief Data Officer of the Commonwealth
Office of the Secretary of Administration
Office of the Secretary of Administration
Code:
§ 2.2-2558
Purpose:
The Virginia Data Advisory Commission (the Commission) is established as an advisory commission in the executive branch of state government. The Commission shall advise the Office of Data Governance and Analytics (the Office), established pursuant to ' 2.2-203.2:4, on issues related to data sharing, including open data, data analytics, and data governance. The Commission shall (i) set, plan, and prioritize data sharing performance goals for the Commonwealth, (ii) review agency accomplishments, and (iii) recommend solutions that will establish the Commonwealth as a national leader in data-driven policy, evidence-based decision making, and outcome-based performance management.
2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 314.
2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 314.
Composition:
The Commission shall have a total membership of 27 members that shall consist of six legislative members, seven nonlegislative citizen members, and 14 ex officio members. Members shall be appointed as follows: three members of the Senate, to be appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules; three members of the House of Delegates, to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates in accordance with the principles of proportional representation contained in the Rules of the House of Delegates; and seven nonlegislative citizen members to be appointed by the Governor. The Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court of Virginia, the Chief Workforce Advisor to the Governor, the Chief Data Officer of the Commonwealth, the Secretary of Administration, the Secretary of Health and Human Resources, the Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security, the Secretary of Finance, the Secretary of the Commonwealth, the Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry, the Secretary of Natural and Historic Resources, the Secretary of Commerce and Trade, the Secretary of Education, the Secretary of Veterans and Defense Affairs, and the Secretary of Transportation, or their designees, shall serve ex officio with voting privileges. Nonlegislative citizen members appointed by the Governor shall represent the seven geographic areas of the Commonwealth. Of the nonlegislative citizen members, at least one shall represent a baccalaureate public institution of higher education in the Commonwealth, at least one shall be an elected official representing a local government in the Commonwealth, and at least one shall represent a private business with expertise and experience in the establishment, operation, and maintenance of a data intelligence platform.
Each nonlegislative citizen member may designate a representative of his organization as an alternate. Each alternate may attend meetings in place of the appointed member and shall be counted as a member of the Commission for purposes of establishing a quorum. Nonlegislative citizen members of the Commission, and their alternates, shall be citizens of the Commonwealth. Legislative members and ex officio members of the Commission shall serve terms coincident with their terms of office. Appointments to fill vacancies, other than by expiration of a term, shall be for the unexpired terms. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointments. All members may be reappointed. After the initial staggering of terms, nonlegislative citizen members shall be appointed for a term of four years. No Senate member shall serve more than two consecutive four-year terms, no House member shall serve more than four consecutive two-year terms, and no nonlegislative citizen member shall serve more than two consecutive four-year terms. The remainder of any term to which a member is appointed to fill a vacancy shall not constitute a term in determining the member's eligibility for reappointment. The Commission shall elect a chairman and vice-chairman from among its membership. Any members of the Commission who represent private businesses that provide data-related products and services, and such private businesses that the members represent are precluded from contracting to provide goods or services to the Office of Data Governance and Analytics.
Each nonlegislative citizen member may designate a representative of his organization as an alternate. Each alternate may attend meetings in place of the appointed member and shall be counted as a member of the Commission for purposes of establishing a quorum. Nonlegislative citizen members of the Commission, and their alternates, shall be citizens of the Commonwealth. Legislative members and ex officio members of the Commission shall serve terms coincident with their terms of office. Appointments to fill vacancies, other than by expiration of a term, shall be for the unexpired terms. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointments. All members may be reappointed. After the initial staggering of terms, nonlegislative citizen members shall be appointed for a term of four years. No Senate member shall serve more than two consecutive four-year terms, no House member shall serve more than four consecutive two-year terms, and no nonlegislative citizen member shall serve more than two consecutive four-year terms. The remainder of any term to which a member is appointed to fill a vacancy shall not constitute a term in determining the member's eligibility for reappointment. The Commission shall elect a chairman and vice-chairman from among its membership. Any members of the Commission who represent private businesses that provide data-related products and services, and such private businesses that the members represent are precluded from contracting to provide goods or services to the Office of Data Governance and Analytics.
Senate Members:
- The Honorable Emmett W. Hanger Jr.
- The Honorable George L. Barker
- The Honorable Adam P. Ebbin
House Members:
- The Honorable Danica A. Roem
- The Honorable C. E. (Cliff) Hayes Jr.
- The Honorable Jeffrey L. Campbell
Gubernatorial Appointees:
- Term Expires
- Bridget Giles6/30/2023
- Tyler Schenck6/30/2024
- Arlyn E. Burgess6/30/2025
- Zakaria Albarzinji6/30/2025
- Mary E. Dunkenberger6/30/2024
- Bryant A. Hood6/30/2023
- Carrie Gaston6/30/2023
Ex Officio Members:
- Karl R. Hade, Executive Secretary, Virginia Supreme Court
- Megan Healy Ph.D, Chief Workforce Advisor
- Carlos Rivero, Chief Data Officer
- The Honorable Keyanna Conner, Secretary of Administration (former)
- The Honorable Vanessa Walker Harris , M.D., Secretary of Health and Human Resources
- The Honorable Brian Moran, Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security
- The Honorable Joseph Flores, Secretary of Finance
- The Honorable Kelly Thomasson, Secretary of the Commonwealth
- The Honorable Bettina Ring, Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry
- The Honorable Matthew Strickler, Secretary of Natural and Historic Resources
- The Honorable Brian Ball, Secretary of Commerce and Trade
- The Honorable Atif Qarni, Secretary of Education
- The Honorable Carlos Hopkins, Secretary of Veterans and Defense Affairs
- The Honorable Shannon Valentine, Secretary of Transportation
Legislative Details:
Modeling and Simulation Advisory Council
Location:
Virginia Modeling Analysis and Simulation Center
Old Dominion University
1030 University Boulevard
Suffolk, Virginia 23435
Tel. (757) 686-6200
Old Dominion University
1030 University Boulevard
Suffolk, Virginia 23435
Tel. (757) 686-6200
Code:
§ 2.2-2698
Purpose:
The Modeling and Simulation Advisory Council is established as an advisory council, within the meaning of ' 2.2-2100, in the executive branch of state government. The purpose of the Council shall be to advise the Governor on policy and funding priorities to promote the modeling and simulation industry in the Commonwealth. The Council shall have the power and duty to advise the Governor on funding priorities for modeling and simulation programs at the Commonwealth's institutions of higher education, develop policy initiatives and advise the Governor on strategies to promote the modeling and simulation industry in the Commonwealth, advise the Virginia Economic Development Partnership regarding attracting new modeling and simulation businesses to the Commonwealth and assisting the development of the Commonwealth's existing modeling and simulation industry, develop recommendations in conjunction with the Virginia Economic Development Partnership on how to market the Commonwealth's modeling and simulation capabilities to all businesses and industries, especially those not fully utilizing modeling and simulation applications, and develop recommendations that will assist in making Virginia a national leader in the modeling and simulation industry.
Composition:
The Council shall consist of 15 members as follows: three legislative members of the House of Delegates to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates; one legislative member of the Senate to be appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules; and six citizen representatives of the modeling and simulation industry and two citizen members representing Virginia public institutions of higher education with modeling and simulation capabilities to be appointed by the Governor. Two Secretaries as defined in ' 2.2-200 to be appointed by the Governor and the Executive Director of the Virginia Modeling, Analysis and Simulation Center shall serve ex officio.
Appointments by the Governor shall be for terms of four years, except an appointment to fill a vacancy, which shall be for the unexpired term. Ex officio members and legislative members shall serve terms coincident with their terms of office. All members shall be eligible for reappointment. Vacancies shall be filled in the manner of the original appointments. The Council shall elect a chairman and a vice-chairman annually from among its membership. A majority of the members shall constitute a quorum. The Council shall meet biannually and at such other times as may be called by the chairman or a majority of the Council. Staff to the Council shall be provided by the office of the Secretary of Administration.
Appointments by the Governor shall be for terms of four years, except an appointment to fill a vacancy, which shall be for the unexpired term. Ex officio members and legislative members shall serve terms coincident with their terms of office. All members shall be eligible for reappointment. Vacancies shall be filled in the manner of the original appointments. The Council shall elect a chairman and a vice-chairman annually from among its membership. A majority of the members shall constitute a quorum. The Council shall meet biannually and at such other times as may be called by the chairman or a majority of the Council. Staff to the Council shall be provided by the office of the Secretary of Administration.
Term:
Beginning July 1, 2012, the Governor's appointments shall be staggered as follows: two members for a term of two years, two members for a term of three years, and two members for a term of four years. Thereafter, appointments by the Governor shall be for terms of four years, except an appointment to fill a vacancy, which shall be for the unexpired term. Ex officio members and legislative members shall serve terms coincident with their terms of office. All members shall be eligible for reappointment. Vacancies shall be filled in the manner of the original appointments.
Senate Members:
- The Honorable Lynwood W. Lewis Jr.
House Members:
- The Honorable Jeion A. Ward
- The Honorable Shelly A. Simonds
- The Honorable Jason S. Miyares
Gubernatorial Appointees:
- Term Expires
- Johnny J. Garcia6/30/2025
- Leah R. Colvin6/30/2024
- Tracy A. Gregorio6/30/2023
- C Donald Combs6/30/2024
- Harry E. Johnson6/30/2024
- Paul L. Gustavson6/30/2025
- James A. Robb6/30/2024
- Jennifer H. Van Mullekom6/30/2024
Ex Officio Members:
- The Honorable Brian Ball, Secretary of Commerce and Trade
- The Honorable Karen Jackson, Secretary of Technology
- John Sokolowski, Executive Director, Virginia Modeling, Analysis and Simulation Center
Legislative Details:
Information accurate as of December 2021