OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF PUBLIC SAFTEY AND HOMELAND SECURITY
Brian J. Moran
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Location:
1111 East Broad Street, 3rd Floor
Richmond, Virginia 23219 Tel. (804) 786-5351 Purpose:
The Office of the Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security advises the Governor on the challenges associated with ensuring the public safety of the Commonwealth and assists him in the development and implementation of bold, innovative policies to confront those challenges. The Secretary oversees eleven state agencies, which are charged with a variety of responsibilities, including enforcing criminal, highway safety, and alcoholic beverage laws; protecting the public through confinement, treatment and re-entry preparation; training firefighters and other first responders as well as members of the Army and Air National Guard; and planning and coordinating the state's emergency preparedness, response, recovery and mitigation efforts.
Website:
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| Secretary | Brian Moran |
| Deputy Secretary | Jae K. Davenport |
| Assistant Secretary | Jacquelyn Katuin |
| Executive Assistant | Star Cranston |
| Cybersecurity Program Manager | Chris Cruz |
| Deputy Secretary and Homeland Security Advisor | Shawn Talmadge |
| Policy Advisor | Nathan Dowdy |
| Statewide Interoperability Program Manager | Gabe Elias |
Commonwealth's Attorneys' Services Council
Location:
Commonwealth's Attorneys' Services Council
William and Mary Law School, Room 220
613 South Henry Street
Post Office Box 3549
Williamsburg, Virginia 23187
Tel. (757) 253-4146
William and Mary Law School, Room 220
613 South Henry Street
Post Office Box 3549
Williamsburg, Virginia 23187
Tel. (757) 253-4146
Code Reference:
§ 2.2-2617
Purpose:
The Commonwealth's Attorneys' Services Council is the Virginia state agency responsible for providing training, education and services for Virginia's prosecutors.
Web Site:
Department of Corrections
Location:
Post Office Box 26963
Richmond, VA 23261
Tel. (804) 674-3000
Richmond, VA 23261
Tel. (804) 674-3000
Code Reference:
§ 53.1-8
Purpose:
The Department shall supervise and manage the Department and its system of state correctional facilities; implement the standards and goals of the Board as formulated for local and community correctional programs and facilities and lock-ups; employ such personnel and develop and implement such programs as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of Chapter 29 (' 2.2-2900 et seq.) of Title 2.2, and within the limits of appropriations made therefor by the General Assembly; establish and maintain a general system of schools for persons committed to the institutions and community-based programs for adults as set forth in '' 53.1-67.7 and 53.1-67.8.
Web Site:
Department of Criminal Justice Services
Location:
1100 Bank Street, 12th Floor
Richmond, Virginia 23219
Tel. (804) 786-4000
Richmond, Virginia 23219
Tel. (804) 786-4000
Code Reference:
§ 9.1-100
Purpose:
To strengthen and improve the criminal justice system within the Commonwealth of Virginia through planning, coordination, program development, evaluation, and technical assistance.
Web Site:
Code:
§ 9.1-116.3
Purpose:
The Virginia Sexual and Domestic Violence Program Professional Standards Committee (the Committee) shall establish voluntary accreditation standards and measures by which local sexual and domestic violence programs can be systematically evaluated with a peer-reviewed process. The Committee may adopt bylaws for its operation, fees, and other items as necessary. Fees for accreditation shall be used to support any administrative costs of the Department. Upon request of the Committee, the Department and the Virginia sexual and domestic violence coalition may provide accreditation assistance and training and resource material that will assist the local programs in obtaining or retaining accreditation. The Department shall provide staff support to the Committee.
Composition:
The Committee shall consist of the following: one nonvoting member representing the Department of Criminal Justice Services; one nonvoting member appointed by and representative of the Department of Social Services; one nonvoting member appointed by and representative of the Virginia sexual and domestic violence coalition; and 12 nonlegislative citizen members appointed by the Governor, who shall be leadership staff of local sexual and domestic violence programs. The nonlegislative citizen members appointed by the Governor shall serve for terms of four years, provided that no voting member shall serve beyond the time when he holds the office or employment by reason of which he was initially eligible for appointment. Members appointed by the Governor shall not be eligible to serve for more than two consecutive terms. The appointment of members shall take into consideration racial and ethnic diversity and shall be representative of regional and geographic locations of the Commonwealth.
The Committee shall elect a chairman and vice-chairman from among its members.
The Committee shall elect a chairman and vice-chairman from among its members.
Gubernatorial Appointees:
- Term Expires
- VACANT
Location:
Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services
1100 Bank Street
Richmond, Virginia 23219
Tel. (804) 786-4000
1100 Bank Street
Richmond, Virginia 23219
Tel. (804) 786-4000
Code:
§ 9.1-111
Purpose:
The purpose of the Advisory Committee on Juvenile Justice and Prevention is to advise and assist the Criminal Justice Services Board, the Department, all agencies, departments, boards and institutions of the Commonwealth, and units of general local government, or combinations thereof, on matters related to the prevention and treatment of juvenile delinquency and the administration of juvenile justice in the Commonwealth.
Composition:
The Advisory Committee shall consist of the Commissioner of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services; the Commissioner of Social Services; the Director of the Department of Juvenile Justice; the Superintendent of Public Instruction; the Commissioner of Health; one member of the Senate Committee for Courts of Justice appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules after consideration of the recommendation of the Chairman of the Senate Committee for Courts of Justice; one member of the House Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates after consideration of the recommendation of the Chairman of the House Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions; and such number of non legislative citizen members appointed by the Governor to comply with the membership range established by the federal Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act pursuant to 42 U.S.C. ' 5633.
Term:
Four years; no more than two consecutive full terms; legislative members shall serve for the terms for which they were elected
Senate Members:
- The Honorable Joseph D. Morrissey, Member of Senate Courts of Justice Committee
House Members:
- The Honorable Rodney T. Willett, Member, House Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
Gubernatorial Appointees:
- Term Expires
- Samuel A. Perez6/30/2023
- Alana L. Corn6/30/2022
- Keith E. Farmer6/30/2021
- Joseph L. Gong6/30/2025
- Robert A. Gray6/30/2025
- Marilyn Grace Brown6/30/2023
- Lawrence Webb6/30/2023
- David John Johnson6/30/2023
- Melissa K. Morgan6/30/2025
- Lorenzo Collins6/30/2021
- Elaine G. Williams6/30/2021
- Toni M. Randall6/30/2025
- Shelly Lena Baker-Scott6/30/2023
- Julie McConnell6/30/2023
- Amy Woolard6/30/2023
- Mary E. Langer6/30/2022
- Richard E. White6/30/2022
- Morgan L. Faulkner6/30/2023
- Victoria L. Baldwin6/30/2022
- Niyah White6/30/2022
- Nancy E. Campos6/30/2022
- Ngan K. Bui6/30/2023
- Jeffrey D. Charity6/30/2023
Ex Officio Members:
- Alison G. Land, Commissioner, Dept. of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services
- S. Duke Storen, Commissioner, Department of Social Services
- Valerie Boykin, Director, Dept. of Juvenile Justice
- James F. Lane, Superintendent of Public Instruction
- M. Norman Oliver, Commissioner of Health
Legislative Details:
Location:
Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services
1100 Bank Street
Richmond, Virginia 23219
Tel. (804) 786-4000
1100 Bank Street
Richmond, Virginia 23219
Tel. (804) 786-4000
Code:
§ 9.1-108
Purpose:
The purpose of the Criminal Justice Services Board is to establish and maintain standards for training of law enforcement personnel; regulate criminal history records information; receive and administer federal funds for criminal and juvenile justice programs; plan program development to strengthen the criminal and juvenile justice system in the Commonwealth; and operate a statewide criminal justice statistical analysis center.
Composition:
The Board shall consist of 32 members as follows: the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia, or his designee; the Attorney General or his designee; the Superintendent of the Department of State Police; the Director of the Department of Corrections; the Director of the Department of Juvenile Justice; the Chairman of the Parole Board; the Executive Director of the Virginia Indigent Defense Commission or his designee; and the Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court of Virginia.
Twenty members shall be appointed by the Governor from among citizens of the Commonwealth. At least one shall be a representative of a crime victims' organization or a victim of crime as defined in subsection B of ' 19.2-11.01, one shall be a representative of a social justice organization that is engaged in advancing inclusion and human rights, one shall be a mental health service provider, and two shall represent community interests, at least one of whom shall represent the community interests of minority individuals from one of the four groups defined in subsection F of ' 2.2-4310. The remainder shall be representative of the broad categories of state and local governments, criminal justice systems, and law-enforcement agencies, including but not limited to, police officials, sheriffs, attorneys for the Commonwealth, defense counsel, the judiciary, correctional and rehabilitative activities, and other locally elected and appointed administrative and legislative officials. Among these members there shall be two sheriffs representing the Virginia Sheriffs' Association selected from among names submitted by the Association; one member who is an active duty law-enforcement officer appointed after consideration of the names, if any, submitted by police or fraternal associations that have memberships of at least 1,000; two representatives of the Virginia Association of Chiefs of Police appointed after consideration of the names submitted by the Association, if any; one attorney for the Commonwealth appointed after consideration of the names submitted by the Virginia Association of Commonwealth's Attorneys, if any; one person who is a mayor, city or town manager, or member of a city or town council representing the Virginia Municipal League appointed after consideration of the names submitted by the League, if any; one person who is a county executive, manager, or member of a county board of supervisors representing the Virginia Association of Counties appointed after consideration of the names submitted by the Association, if any; one member representing the Virginia Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators appointed after consideration of the names submitted by the Association, if any; one member of the Private Security Services Advisory Board; and one representative of the Virginia Association of Regional Jails appointed after consideration of the names submitted by the Association, if any. Four members of the Board shall be members of the General Assembly (see code for details) The members of the Board appointed by the Governor shall serve for terms of four years, provided that no member shall serve beyond the time when he holds the office or employment by reason of which he was initially eligible for appointment. Gubernatorial appointed members of the Board shall not be eligible to serve for more than two consecutive full terms. The Governor shall appoint a chairman of the Board for a two-year term. No member shall be eligible to serve more than two consecutive terms as chairman. The Board shall designate one or more vice-chairmen from among its members, who shall serve at the pleasure of the Board.
Twenty members shall be appointed by the Governor from among citizens of the Commonwealth. At least one shall be a representative of a crime victims' organization or a victim of crime as defined in subsection B of ' 19.2-11.01, one shall be a representative of a social justice organization that is engaged in advancing inclusion and human rights, one shall be a mental health service provider, and two shall represent community interests, at least one of whom shall represent the community interests of minority individuals from one of the four groups defined in subsection F of ' 2.2-4310. The remainder shall be representative of the broad categories of state and local governments, criminal justice systems, and law-enforcement agencies, including but not limited to, police officials, sheriffs, attorneys for the Commonwealth, defense counsel, the judiciary, correctional and rehabilitative activities, and other locally elected and appointed administrative and legislative officials. Among these members there shall be two sheriffs representing the Virginia Sheriffs' Association selected from among names submitted by the Association; one member who is an active duty law-enforcement officer appointed after consideration of the names, if any, submitted by police or fraternal associations that have memberships of at least 1,000; two representatives of the Virginia Association of Chiefs of Police appointed after consideration of the names submitted by the Association, if any; one attorney for the Commonwealth appointed after consideration of the names submitted by the Virginia Association of Commonwealth's Attorneys, if any; one person who is a mayor, city or town manager, or member of a city or town council representing the Virginia Municipal League appointed after consideration of the names submitted by the League, if any; one person who is a county executive, manager, or member of a county board of supervisors representing the Virginia Association of Counties appointed after consideration of the names submitted by the Association, if any; one member representing the Virginia Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators appointed after consideration of the names submitted by the Association, if any; one member of the Private Security Services Advisory Board; and one representative of the Virginia Association of Regional Jails appointed after consideration of the names submitted by the Association, if any. Four members of the Board shall be members of the General Assembly (see code for details) The members of the Board appointed by the Governor shall serve for terms of four years, provided that no member shall serve beyond the time when he holds the office or employment by reason of which he was initially eligible for appointment. Gubernatorial appointed members of the Board shall not be eligible to serve for more than two consecutive full terms. The Governor shall appoint a chairman of the Board for a two-year term. No member shall be eligible to serve more than two consecutive terms as chairman. The Board shall designate one or more vice-chairmen from among its members, who shall serve at the pleasure of the Board.
Term:
Four years; no more than two full successive terms
Senate Members:
- The Honorable Jennifer L. McClellan, Member, Senate Finance and Appropriations Committee
- The Honorable Joseph D. Morrissey, Member of Senate Courts of Justice Committee
House Members:
- The Honorable Jerrauld C. (Jay) Jones, Member of House Appropriations Committee
- The Honorable Karrie K. Delaney, Member of House Courts of Justice Committee
Gubernatorial Appointees:
- Term Expires
- Maggie A. DeBoard6/30/2025
- Bryan L. Porter6/30/2025
- Joseph C. Lindsey6/30/2025
- Mary Warren Biggs6/30/2025
- Jagdish Katyal6/30/2023
- WIlliam C. Smith6/30/2022
- Benny Evans6/30/2025
- Angie Carrera6/30/2025
- Chief Craig Branch6/30/2025
- Ebony Clark6/30/2025
- Kelvin L. Wright6/30/2022
- Ashley Waddell6/30/2025
- Sesha J. Moon6/30/2025
- Carolyn W. Dull6/30/2022
- Carroll O. Balderson6/30/2024
- Paul T. Taylor6/30/2022
- Michael HuYoung6/30/2022
- Patricia L. Smith6/30/2022
- Robert Mosier6/30/2025
- VACANT
- Abbey Philips6/30/2025
Ex Officio Members:
- Donald W. Lemons, Chief Justice, Supreme Court of Virginia
- The Honorable Mark R. Herring, Attorney General
- Gary Settle, Superintendent, State Police
- Mr. Gene Johnson, Director, Dept. of Corrections
- Helen F. Fahey, Chairman, Parole Board
- The Honorable Karl R. Hade, Executive Secretary, Supreme Court of Virginia
- Valerie Boykin, Director, Dept. of Juvenile Justice
- David J. Johnson, Executive Director, Virginia Indigent Defense Commission
Legislative Details:
Location:
1100 Bank Street, 12th Floor
Richmond, Virginia 23219
Tel. (804) 786-4000
Richmond, Virginia 23219
Tel. (804) 786-4000
Code:
§ 9.1-116.2
Purpose:
The Advisory Committee on Sexual and Domestic Violence (the Advisory Committee) is established as an advisory committee in the executive branch of state government. The Advisory Committee shall have the responsibility for advising and assisting the Board, the Department, all agencies, departments, boards, and institutions of the Commonwealth, and units of local government, or combinations thereof, on matters related to the prevention and reduction of sexual and domestic violence in the Commonwealth, and to promote the efficient administration of grant funds to state and local programs that work in these areas.
Composition:
The Advisory Committee shall have a total of 19 members consisting of the following, or their designees: the Commissioner of Social Services; the Director of the Department of Criminal Justice Services; the Commissioner of Health; the Director of the Department of Housing and Community Development; the Executive Director of the Virginia sexual and domestic violence coalition; the Executive Director of the Virginia Victim Assistance Network; one member of the Senate to be appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules; one member of the House of Delegates to be appointed by the Speaker of the House; the Chairman of the Virginia State Crime Commission; and the Attorney General. The membership shall also consist of nine nonlegislative citizen members appointed by the Governor, one of whom shall be a representative of a crime victims' organization or a victim of sexual or domestic violence and eight of whom shall be representatives of local sexual and domestic violence programs. The appointments of the nonlegislative citizen members shall include racial and ethnic diversity and shall be representative of regional and geographic locations of the Commonwealth.
Legislative members and the agency directors shall serve terms coincident with their terms of office. All other members shall be citizens of the Commonwealth and shall serve a term of four years. However, no member shall serve beyond the time when he holds the office or employment by reason of which he was initially eligible for appointment. The Advisory Committee shall elect its chairman and vice-chairman from among its members.
Legislative members and the agency directors shall serve terms coincident with their terms of office. All other members shall be citizens of the Commonwealth and shall serve a term of four years. However, no member shall serve beyond the time when he holds the office or employment by reason of which he was initially eligible for appointment. The Advisory Committee shall elect its chairman and vice-chairman from among its members.
Term:
Legislative members and the agency directors shall serve terms coincident with their terms of office; all other members shall be citizens of the Commonwealth and shall serve a term of four years
Senate Members:
- The Honorable Barbara A. Favola
House Members:
- The Honorable Mark H. Levine
Gubernatorial Appointees:
- Term Expires
- Autumn L. Jones6/30/2023
- Marva Jo Dunn6/30/2023
- Kathleen Anderson6/30/2023
- Teresa Cordle Berry6/30/2023
- Chatonia P. Zollicoffer6/30/2023
- Unique C. Phillips6/30/2023
- Elvira G. De La Cruz Macedo6/30/2025
- Sanu Y. Dieng6/30/2025
- Claudia Lopez-Muñiz6/30/2025
Legislative Details:
Department of Emergency Management
Location:
10501 Trade Court
North Chesterfield, Virginia 23236
Tel. (804) 897-6500 ? Fax (804) 897-6506
North Chesterfield, Virginia 23236
Tel. (804) 897-6500 ? Fax (804) 897-6506
Code Reference:
§ 44-146.18
Purpose:
To coordinate a comprehensive program of emergency management that includes elements of preparedness, emergency training, emergency planning, and emergency response capabilities for any threat to the safety of the citizens.
Web Site:
Location:
Mailing Address:
9711 Farrar Court, Suite 200
North Chesterfield, VA 23236
Joe Sewash | VGIN Coordinator
joe.sewash@vdem.virginia.gov | (804) 305-2953
Ms. Terry D. Mayo | Executive Administrative Assistant
terry.mayo@vdem.virginia.gov | (804) 718-9026
9711 Farrar Court, Suite 200
North Chesterfield, VA 23236
Joe Sewash | VGIN Coordinator
joe.sewash@vdem.virginia.gov | (804) 305-2953
Ms. Terry D. Mayo | Executive Administrative Assistant
terry.mayo@vdem.virginia.gov | (804) 718-9026
Code:
§ 2.2-2423
Purpose:
To facilitate the cost-effective development and use of spatial data, GIS, and related technologies in organizations throughout the Commonwealth and to advise the Division of the Virginia Geographic Information Network on issues which foster the creative utilization of geographic information and oversee the development of a catalog of GIS data available in the Commonwealth.
Composition:
The Board shall consist of 19 members appointed as follows: nine nonlegislative citizen members to be appointed by the Governor that consist of one agency director from one of the natural resources agencies, one official from a baccalaureate public institution of higher education in the Commonwealth, one elected official representing a local government in the Commonwealth, one member of the Virginia Association of Surveyors, one representative of a utility or transportation industry utilizing geographic data, two representatives of private businesses with expertise and experience in the establishment, operation, and maintenance of geographic information systems, and two county, city, town, or regional government geographic information system (GIS) directors or managers representing diverse regions of the Commonwealth; four members of the House of Delegates to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates; two members of the Senate to be appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules; the Chief Information Officer, the State Coordinator of Emergency Management, the Commissioner of Highways, and the Chief Executive Officer of the Economic Development Partnership Authority or their designees who shall serve as ex officio, voting members. Gubernatorial appointees may be nonresidents of the Commonwealth. All members of the Board appointed by the Governor shall be confirmed by each house of the General Assembly. The agency director and official from a baccalaureate public institution of higher education in the Commonwealth appointed by the Governor may each designate a member of his organization as an alternate who may attend meetings in his place and be counted as a member of the Board for the purposes of a quorum.
Any members of the Board who are representatives of private businesses that provide geographic information services, and their companies, are precluded from contracting to provide goods or services to the Division. The Board shall elect from its membership a chairman, vice-chairman, and any other officers deemed necessary. The duties and terms of the officers shall be prescribed by the members. A majority of the Board shall constitute a quorum. The Board shall meet at least quarterly or at the call of its chairman or the State Coordinator of Emergency Management.
Any members of the Board who are representatives of private businesses that provide geographic information services, and their companies, are precluded from contracting to provide goods or services to the Division. The Board shall elect from its membership a chairman, vice-chairman, and any other officers deemed necessary. The duties and terms of the officers shall be prescribed by the members. A majority of the Board shall constitute a quorum. The Board shall meet at least quarterly or at the call of its chairman or the State Coordinator of Emergency Management.
Term:
Five years; except for the initial appointees whose terms were staggered and the two GIS directors or managers, who shall serve two-year terms. Members appointed by the Governor shall serve no more than two consecutive five-year terms, except the two GIS directors or managers shall serve no more than two consecutive two-year terms. Legislative members shall serve for terms coincident with their term of office.
Senate Members:
- The Honorable Adam P. Ebbin
- The Honorable David R. Suetterlein
House Members:
- The Honorable Lashrecse D. Aird
- The Honorable Mark H. Levine
- The Honorable Ibraheem S. Samirah
- The Honorable James A. (Jay) Leftwich Jr.
Gubernatorial Appointees:
- Term Expires
- 6/30/2022
- Pravin Mathur6/30/2026
- Margaret E. Montgomery6/30/2022
- Andy K. Wells6/30/2022
- Elaine Roop6/30/2022
- Edgar J. Perrow6/30/2022
- David H. Wells6/30/2022
- Hua Liu6/30/2022
- Clyde Cristman6/30/2025
Ex Officio Members:
- The Honorable Sam Nixon, Chief Information Officer, VITA
- Jeffrey M. Anderson, Executive Director, Virginia Economic Development Partnership
- Stephen C. Brich, Commissioner of Highways
- Curtis Brown, State Coordinator of Emergency Management
Legislative Details:
Location:
Virginia Information Technologies Agency
11751 Meadowville Lane
Chester, Virginia 23836
11751 Meadowville Lane
Chester, Virginia 23836
Code:
§ 56-484.13
Purpose:
The purpose of the 9-1-1 Services Board is to support and assist PSAPs in the provision of 9-1-1 operations and services, including through provision of funding and development of best practices, plan, promote, and assist in the statewide development, deployment, and maintenance of an emergency services IP network that will support future 9-1-1 and other public safety applications and technologies, and consult and coordinate with PSAPs, state and local public bodies in the Commonwealth, public bodies in other states, CMRS providers, VoIP service providers affiliated with cable companies, and other entities as needed in the exercise of the Board's powers and duties.
Composition:
The 9-1-1 Services Board shall consist of sixteen members as follows: the Director of the Virginia Department of Emergency Management, who shall serve as chairman of the Board; the Comptroller, who shall serve as the treasurer of the Board; the Chief Information Officer; and the following thirteen members to be appointed by the Governor: one member representing the Virginia State Police; one member representing a local exchange carrier providing E-911 service in Virginia; one member representing VoIP service providers affiliated with cable companies and authorized to transact business in Virginia; two members representing wireless service providers authorized to do business in Virginia; three county, city, or town PSAP directors or managers representing diverse regions of Virginia; one Virginia sheriff; one chief of police; one fire chief; one emergency medical services manager; and one finance officer of a county, city, or town.
Term:
All members appointed by the Governor shall serve five-year terms. The CIO and the Comptroller shall serve terms coincident with their terms of office. No gubernatorial appointee shall serve more than two consecutive terms
Gubernatorial Appointees:
- Term Expires
- Terry R. Ellis6/30/2026
- Ronald S. Garber6/30/2023
- Gary P. Critzer6/30/2023
- Mary M. Blowe6/30/2023
- Thomas A. Bradshaw6/30/2023
- Matthew H. Ogburn6/30/2023
- Michelle Painter Lama6/30/2025
- Raymond P. Hatcher6/30/2023
- Eddie L. Reyes6/30/2023
- Jolena B. Young6/30/2023
- Kevin W. Hall6/30/2025
- Kelvin L. Wright6/30/2025
- Tamara Perez6/30/2026
Department of Fire Programs
Location:
1005 Technology Park Drive
Glen Allen, VA 23059
Tel. (804) 371-0220 ? Fax (804) 371-3444
Glen Allen, VA 23059
Tel. (804) 371-0220 ? Fax (804) 371-3444
Code Reference:
§ 9.1-200
Purpose:
To create and deliver quality educational training programs; administer and direct the proper disbursement of the Fire Programs Fund, the Fire Services Grant Fund, the Fire Services Emergency Fund; coordinate statewide fire service efforts; provide statewide fire operational and incident statistics and fire training records; provide managerial guidance and operational assistance; facilitate development and delivery of public fire education; and provide technical expertise and response to the members of Virginia's Fire and Emergency Services to better enable them to safely and efficiently protect the citizens of the Commonwealth.
Web Site:
Location:
1005 Technology Park Drive
Glen Allen, Virginia 23059-4500
Tel. (804) 371-0220
Fax: (804) 371-3444
Glen Allen, Virginia 23059-4500
Tel. (804) 371-0220
Fax: (804) 371-3444
Code:
§ 9.1-202
Purpose:
The Virginia Fire Services Board within the Virginia Department of Fire Programs shall have the responsibility for promoting the coordination of the efforts of fire service organizations at the state and local levels.
Composition:
The Board shall consist of 15 members to be appointed by the Governor as follows: a representative of the insurance industry; two members of the general public with no connection to the fire services, one of whom shall be a representative of those industries affected by SARA Title III and OSHA training requirements; one member each from the Virginia Fire Chiefs Association, the Virginia State Firefighters Association, the Virginia Professional Fire Fighters, the Virginia Fire Service Council, the Virginia Fire Prevention Association, the Virginia Chapter of the International Association of Arson Investigators, the Virginia Municipal League, and the Virginia Association of Counties; a local fire marshal as defined by ' 27-30; and a certified Virginia fire service instructor. Of these appointees, at least one shall be a volunteer firefighter. The State Forester and a member of the Board of Housing and Community Development appointed by the chairman of that Board shall serve as ex officio members of the Board.
Each of the organizations represented shall submit at least three names for each position for the Governor's consideration in making these appointments. Members of the Board appointed by the Governor shall serve for terms of four years. An appointment to fill a vacancy shall be for the unexpired term. No appointee shall serve more than two successive four-year terms but neither shall any person serve beyond the time he holds the office or organizational membership by reason of which he was initially eligible for appointment. The Board annually shall elect its chairman and vice-chairman from among its membership and shall adopt rules of procedure.
Each of the organizations represented shall submit at least three names for each position for the Governor's consideration in making these appointments. Members of the Board appointed by the Governor shall serve for terms of four years. An appointment to fill a vacancy shall be for the unexpired term. No appointee shall serve more than two successive four-year terms but neither shall any person serve beyond the time he holds the office or organizational membership by reason of which he was initially eligible for appointment. The Board annually shall elect its chairman and vice-chairman from among its membership and shall adopt rules of procedure.
Term:
Four years; no more than two full successive terms
Gubernatorial Appointees:
- Term Expires
- Bettie Reeves-Nobles6/30/2025
- Keith H. Johnson6/30/2022
- Ben H. Reedy6/30/2024
- James A. Calvert6/30/2024
- Jerome I. Williams6/30/2023
- Ronald "Scott" Garber6/30/2023
- Harry L. Day6/30/2022
- Steven M. Sites6/30/2024
- Abbey G. Johnston6/30/2025
- Dennis D. Linaburg6/30/2024
- Donald L. Hart6/30/2025
- James Davis Poindexter6/30/2022
- Ernest H. Little6/30/2025
Department of Forensic Science
Location:
700 North 5th Street
Richmond, Virginia 23219
Tel. (804) 786-2281 ? (804) 786-6857
Richmond, Virginia 23219
Tel. (804) 786-2281 ? (804) 786-6857
Code Reference:
§ 9.1-1100
Purpose:
To provide forensic laboratory services upon request of the Superintendent of State Police; the Chief Medical Examiner, the Assistant Chief Medical
Examiners, and local medical examiners; any attorney for the Commonwealth; any chief of police, sheriff, or sergeant responsible for law enforcement in the jurisdiction served by him; any local fire department; or any state agency in any criminal matter.
Examiners, and local medical examiners; any attorney for the Commonwealth; any chief of police, sheriff, or sergeant responsible for law enforcement in the jurisdiction served by him; any local fire department; or any state agency in any criminal matter.
Web Site:
Location:
700 North 5th Street
Richmond, Virginia 23219
Tel. (804) 786-2281
Richmond, Virginia 23219
Tel. (804) 786-2281
Code:
§ 9.1-1109
Purpose:
The purpose of the Forensic Science Board is to monitor the activities of the Department and its effectiveness in implementing the standards and goals of the Board; and Advise the Governor, Director, and General Assembly on matters relating to the Department and forensic science in general.
Composition:
The Board shall be composed of fifteen members as follows: the Superintendent of the State Police or his designee; the Director of the Department of Criminal Justice Services or his designee; the Chief Medical Examiner or his designee; the Executive Director of the Virginia Board of Pharmacy or his designee; the Attorney General, or his designee; the Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court of Virginia or his designee; the Chairman of the Virginia State Crime Commission or his designee; the Director of the Virginia Division of Consolidated Laboratory Services or his designee; the Chairman of the Senate Committee for Courts and Justice or his designee; the Chairman of the House Committee for Courts of Justice or his designee; two members of the Scientific Advisory Committee, chosen by the chairman of that committee; and three members, appointed by the Governor, from among the citizens of the Commonwealth as follows: a member of law enforcement, a member of the Virginia Commonwealth's Attorneys Association; and a member who is a criminal defense attorney having specialized knowledge in the area of forensic sciences.
Term:
Four years terms, provided that no member shall serve beyond the time when he holds the office or employment by reason of which he was initially eligible for appointment
Senate Members:
- The Honorable John S. Edwards, Chair, Senate Committee for Courts of Justice
House Members:
- The Honorable Charniele L. Herring
Gubernatorial Appointees:
- Term Expires
- Maggie A. Deboard6/30/2025
- Megan L. Clark6/30/2025
- Michael Huyoung6/30/2025
Ex Officio Members:
- The Honorable Mark R. Herring, Attorney General
- The Honorable Karl R. Hade, Executive Secretary, Supreme Court of Virginia
- Caroline D. Juran, Executive DIrector, Virginia Board of Pharmacy
- William Gormley, Chief Medical Examiner
- Garth L. Wheeler, Director, Department of Criminal Justice Services
- Gary Settle, Superintendent, State Police
- Kristen Howard, Designee, Chair, Virginia State Crime Commission
- Director, Virginia Division of Consolidated Labs, Director, Virginia Division of Consolidated Laboratory Services (or designee)
Legislative Details:
Location:
700 North 5th Street
Richmond, Virginia 23219
Tel. (804) 786-2281 ? (804) 786-6857
Richmond, Virginia 23219
Tel. (804) 786-2281 ? (804) 786-6857
Code:
§ 9.1-1111
Purpose:
The Scientific Advisory Committee may review laboratory operations of the Department and make recommendations concerning the quality and timeliness of services furnished to user agencies. Upon request of the Director of the Department, the Forensic Science Board, or the Governor, the Committee shall review analytical work, reports, and conclusions of scientists employed by the Department. The Committee shall recommend to the Forensic Science Board a review process for the Department to use in instances where there has been an allegation of misidentification or other testing error made by the Department during its examination of evidence.
Composition:
The Committee shall be composed of thirteen members, consisting of the Director of the Department, and twelve members appointed by the Governor as follows: a director of a private or federal forensic laboratory located in the Commonwealth; a forensic scientist or any other person, with an advanced degree, who has received substantial education, training, or experience in the subject of laboratory standards or quality assurance regulation and monitoring; a forensic scientist with an advanced degree who has received substantial education, training, or experience in the discipline of molecular biology; a forensic scientist with an advanced degree and having experience in the discipline of population genetics; a scientist with an advanced degree and having experience in the discipline of forensic chemistry; a scientist with an advanced degree and having experience in the discipline of forensic biology; a forensic scientist or any other person, with an advanced degree who has received substantial education, training, or experience in the discipline of trace evidence; a scientist with a doctoral degree and having experience in the discipline of forensic toxicology, who is certified by the American Board of Forensic Toxicologists; a member of the Board of the International Association for Identification when initially appointed; a member of the Board of the Association of Firearms and Toolmark Examiners when initially appointed; a member of the International Association for Chemical Testing; and a member of the American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors.
Term:
Four years, provided that no member shall serve beyond the time when he holds the office or employment by reason of which he was initially eligible for appointment
Gubernatorial Appointees:
- Term Expires
- Patricia A. Manzolillo6/30/2023
- William E. Demuth6/30/2025
- Randall Eugene Beaty6/30/2022
- Kathleen Corrado6/30/2025
- Erin P. Forry6/30/2023
- Peter M. Vallone6/30/2025
- George C. Maha6/30/2023
- Richard P. Meyers6/30/2022
- Kristin A. Schelling6/30/2023
- Maureen C. Bottrell6/30/2022
- Marc Lebeau6/30/2022
- Kenneth B. Zercie6/30/2023
Department of Juvenile Justice
Location:
600 East Main Street, 20th Floor
Richmond, Virginia 23219
Tel. (804) 371-0700 ? (804) 371-6497
Richmond, Virginia 23219
Tel. (804) 371-0700 ? (804) 371-6497
Code Reference:
§ 66-1
Purpose:
To review and develop programs to meet the special problems and needs of children involved in the Commonwealth's corrections system.
Web Site:
Location:
Physical Address:
Main Street Centre, 20th Floor
600 East Main Street
Richmond, Virginia 23219
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 1110
Richmond, Virginia 23218-1110
Tel. (804) 371-0700
Fax: (804) 371-6497
Toll Free: 1 (866) 603-7143
Main Street Centre, 20th Floor
600 East Main Street
Richmond, Virginia 23219
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 1110
Richmond, Virginia 23218-1110
Tel. (804) 371-0700
Fax: (804) 371-6497
Toll Free: 1 (866) 603-7143
Code:
§ 66-4
Purpose:
The purpose of the Board of Juvenile Justice is to ensure the development and implementation of long-range youth services policy; advise the Governor, Director, and General Assembly on matters relating to youth services; and ensure public support for activities of the Department.
Composition:
The board shall be composed of nine members appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the General Assembly.
Term:
Four years; no more than two successive terms to serve at the pleasure of the Governor
Gubernatorial Appointees:
- Term Expires
- Anita J. Price6/30/2023
- Scott Kizner6/30/2025
- Dana G. Schrad6/30/2023
- Synethia White6/30/2025
- Eric D. English6/30/2025
- Robert Vilchez6/30/2025
- Gregory D. Underwood6/30/2023
- William M. Johnson6/30/2025
- Tyren C. Frazier6/30/2025
Department of State Police
Location:
Administrative Headquarters
7700 Midlothian Turnpike
North Chesterfield, Virginia 23235
Tel. (804) 674-2000
7700 Midlothian Turnpike
North Chesterfield, Virginia 23235
Tel. (804) 674-2000
Web Site:
Virginia Parole Board
Location:
Virginia Parole Board
6900 Atmore Drive
Richmond, Virginia 23225
Tel. (804) 674-3081
6900 Atmore Drive
Richmond, Virginia 23225
Tel. (804) 674-3081
Code Reference:
§ 53.1-136
Purpose:
The Virginia Parole Board (VPB) has the authority to grant parole, to deny parole, to detain parole violators, and to revoke parole.
Web Site:
Location:
Virginia Parole Board
6900 Atmore Drive
Richmond, Virginia 23225
Tel. (804)-674-3081
Fax: (804)-674-3284
6900 Atmore Drive
Richmond, Virginia 23225
Tel. (804)-674-3081
Fax: (804)-674-3284
Code:
§ 53.1-134
Purpose:
The Virginia Parole Board may grant and revoke parole, issue final discharge of parole, make regulations governing granting of parole, and release persons under indeterminate commitment.
Composition:
The Board shall consist of up to five members appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the General Assembly. At least one member of the Parole Board shall be a representative of a crime victims' organization or a victim of crime as defined in subsection B of ' 19.2-11.01.
Term:
Pleasure of the Governor
Gubernatorial Appointees:
- Term Expires
- Tonya Chapman
- Kemba Pradia
- Lethia C. Hammond
- Sherman P. Lea
- Alexander Lincoln James
Secure and Resilient Commonwealth Panel
Location:
1111 East Broad Street
P.O. Box 1475
Richmond, VA 23218
Tel. (804) 786-5351
P.O. Box 1475
Richmond, VA 23218
Tel. (804) 786-5351
Code:
§ 2.2-222.3
Purpose:
The Secure Commonwealth Panel shall monitor and assess the implementation of statewide prevention, preparedness, response, and recovery initiatives and where necessary to review, evaluate, and make recommendations relating to the emergency preparedness of government at all levels in the Commonwealth. Additionally, the Panel shall facilitate cabinet-level coordination among the various agencies of state government related to emergency preparedness and shall facilitate private sector preparedness and communication. The Panel shall make quarterly reports to the Governor concerning the state's emergency preparedness, response, recovery, and prevention efforts.
Composition:
The Panel shall consist of 38 members as follows: four 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, one of whom shall be the Chairman of the House Committee on Public Safety and one of whom shall be a member of the Subcommittee on Public Safety of the House Committee on Appropriations; two nonlegislative citizen members to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates; four members of the Senate of Virginia to be appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules, one of whom shall be the Chairman of the Senate Committee on General Laws and Technology and one of whom shall be a member of the Subcommittee on Public Safety of the Senate Committee on Finance and Appropriations; two nonlegislative citizen members to be appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules; the Lieutenant Governor, the Attorney General, the Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court of Virginia, the Secretaries of Administration, Commerce and Trade, Health and Human Resources, Transportation, Public Safety and Homeland Security, and Veterans and Defense Affairs, the State Coordinator of Emergency Management, the Superintendent of State Police, the Adjutant General of the Virginia National Guard, and the State Health Commissioner, or their designees; two local first responders; two local government representatives; two physicians with knowledge of public health; five members from the business or industry sector; and two nonlegislative citizen members from the Commonwealth at large. Except for appointments made by the Speaker of the House of Delegates and the Senate Committee on Rules, all appointments shall be made by the Governor. Additional ex officio members may be appointed to the Panel by the Governor. Legislative members shall serve terms coincident with their terms of office or until their successors shall qualify. Nonlegislative citizen members shall serve for terms of four years. Ex officio members shall serve at the pleasure of the person or entity by whom they were appointed. The Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security shall be the chairman of the Panel.
Term:
Legislative members shall serve terms coincident with their terms of office or until their successors shall qualify; nonlegislative citizen members shall serve for terms of four years
Senate Members:
- The Honorable George L. Barker, Chair, Senate General Laws and Technology Committee
- The Honorable Adam P. Ebbin
- The Honorable Bryce E. Reeves
- The Honorable Jeremy S. McPike
House Members:
- The Honorable Patrick A. Hope
- The Honorable Lashrecse D. Aird
- The Honorable Hala S. Ayala
- The Honorable C. Todd Gilbert
Gubernatorial Appointees:
- Term Expires
- Karl C. Colder6/30/2023
- Jonathan Newmark6/30/2022
- Elizabeth K. Leffel6/30/2023
- Andrew Ramsey7/1/2022
- Aaron G. Hughes6/30/2022
- James Redick6/30/2022
- John Lensey Bell6/30/2022
- Charles L. Werner6/30/2022
- Walter English6/30/2022
- Michael L. Hamlar6/30/2022
- Paula J. Loomis6/30/2023
- Karen R. Jackson6/30/2022
- Marci L. Stone6/30/2022
Legislative Appointees:
- Margaret VanderhyeJune 30, 2022
- Jeffrey L. McWatersJune 30, 2023
- Mr. John P. GuevaraJune 30, 2022
- Mr. Jon CheckJune 30, 2023
Ex Officio Members:
- The Honorable Justin E. Fairfax, Lieutenant Governor
- The Honorable Mark R. Herring, Attorney General
- The Honorable Brian Moran, Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security
- The Honorable Karl R. Hade, Executive Secretary, Supreme Court of Virginia
- The Honorable Carlos Hopkins, Secretary of Veterans and Defense Affairs
- The Honorable Brian Ball, Secretary of Commerce and Trade
- The Honorable Shannon Valentine, Secretary of Transportation
- The Honorable Vanessa Walker Harris , M.D., Secretary of Health and Human Resources
- The Honorable Keyanna Conner, Secretary of Administration (former)
- Curtis Brown, State Coordinator of Emergency Management
- Gary Settle, Superintendent, State Police
- Major General Daniel E. Long Jr., Adjutant General or designee
Legislative Details:
State Board of Local and Regional Jails
Location:
Virginia Department of Corrections Headquarters
6900 Atmore Drive
Richmond, Virginia 23225
Tel. (804) 887-7850
6900 Atmore Drive
Richmond, Virginia 23225
Tel. (804) 887-7850
Code:
§ 53.1-2
Purpose:
The State Board of Local and Regional Jails shall have the powers and duties to develop and establish operational and fiscal standards governing the operation of local, regional, and community correctional facilities; to advise the Governor and Director on matters relating to corrections; to make, adopt and promulgate such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this title and other laws of the Commonwealth pertaining to local, regional, and community correctional facilities; to ensure the development of programs to educate citizens and elicit public support for the activities of the Department; to develop and implement policies and procedures for the review of the death of any inmate that the Board determines warrants review that occurs in any local, regional, or community correctional facility. Such policies and procedures shall incorporate the Board's authority under ' 53.1-6 to ensure the production of evidence necessary to conduct a thorough review of any such death; to establish and promulgate regulations regarding the provision of educational and vocational programs within the Department; and to adopt and promulgate regulations and require the Director and Department to enforce regulations prohibiting the possession of obscene materials, as defined and described in Article 5 (' 18.2-372 et seq.) of Chapter 8 of Title 18.2, by prisoners incarcerated in state correctional facilities.
Composition:
There shall be a State Board of Local and Regional Jails, which shall consist of nine residents of the Commonwealth appointed by the Governor and subject to confirmation by the General Assembly. In making appointments the Governor shall endeavor to select appointees of such qualifications and experience that the membership of the Board shall include persons suitably qualified to consider and act upon the various matters under the Board's jurisdiction. Members of the Board shall be appointed as follows: (i) one former sheriff or one former warden, superintendent, administrator, or operations manager of a state or local correctional facility; (ii) one individual employed by a public mental health services agency with training in or clinical, managerial, or other relevant experience working with individuals subject to the criminal justice system who have mental illness; (iii) one individual with experience overseeing a correctional facility's or mental health facility's compliance with applicable laws, rules, and regulations; (iv) one physician licensed in the Commonwealth; (v) one individual with experience in administering educational or vocational programs in state or local correctional facilities; (vi) one individual with experience in financial management or performing audit investigations; (vii) one citizen member who represents community interests; and (viii) two individuals with experience in conducting criminal, civil, or death investigations.
No person shall be eligible to serve more than two full consecutive four-year terms.
No person shall be eligible to serve more than two full consecutive four-year terms.
Term:
Four years; no more than two full successive terms
Gubernatorial Appointees:
- Term Expires
- Cleopatra Lightfoot-Booker6/30/2025
- Vernie W. Francis6/30/2024
- Karen E. Nicely6/30/2022
- Heather S. Masters6/30/2022
- John Anderson6/30/2022
- Bobby N. Vassar6/30/2022
- Charles E. Jett6/30/2025
- Roland B. Sherrod6/30/2025
- Joanne M. Peña6/30/2024
Information accurate as of December 2021