Career and Technical Program Advisory Committees

Ms. Crystal Miller-Liggon, Convener
Brightpoint Community College

ARC/CAD

Mr. Jacob Bender
Kilian Engineering

Ms. Ashleigh Brewer

Mr. Jeremy Catlin
Amsted Rail – Brenco

Mr. Jeremy Connell
Pareto Development & Construction

Mr. Mark Erdman
Structura

Ms. Katie Harrigan
3North

Mr. Jay Hugo
Architect, 3North/Prologue

Mr. Sam Ketner
Amsted Rail

Mr. Michael Kilian
Kilian Engineering

Mr. Sam Leone

Mr. John Ligon
Chesterfield County Public Schools

Mr. Joel Mieses
AECOM Sports

Mr. Patrick ONeil
ONeil Engineering

Ms. Patty Peterson
Tindall Corporation

Mr. Danny Rudd
Speight Marshall Francis

Mr. Bryan Singleton
Cedar Creek

Mr. Ryan Smith
Amsted Rail – Brenco

Mr. Randy Tritt
Balzar & Associates

Mr. Chris Zabrosky
Advan6

Mr. Patrick Zampetti
Studio Z Architecture, Inc.

BC

Ms. Pam Comstock
Gilbert C Martin Co., Inc.

Mr. James Kester
Colonial Plumbing and Heating

Mr. Robert Lancaster
Lancaster Custom Builders

Mr. Tanner Lester
HHHunt

Mr. Larry Murphy
Urban Development Corp./HBA of Southside VA

Mr. Evan Shriver
Atlantic Constructors, Inc.

Mr. John Thomas Jr.
Colonial Heights High School

Mr. Craig Toalson
(HBA) Home Builders Association of Virginia

Ms. Margaret ‘Peggy’ Parrish, Convener
Brightpoint Community College

Mr. T. K. Britt, Jr.
Nanesmond Fire and Safety

Mr. Michael Groff
Primerica

Mr. Tom Hesch
TRANSAMERICA Agency

Ms. Crystal Katovsich
Reporting and Standards Team

Mr. Brian Kiser
Southern States Cooperative, Inc.

Mr. Ron Mentzer
The Distribution Consulting Group

Ms. Anne O’Meally
Human Resources, Virginia Lottery

Mr. Brett Sheffield

Mr. Martin Short, Jr.
U.S. Small Business Association

Ms. Crystal Miller-Liggon, Convener
Brightpoint Community College

Mr. Reed Adams
Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT)

Ms. Tammy Ebner
Chesterfield County

Ms. Jennifer Ellsworth
Servos

Ms. Lauren Fife

Ms. Michelle Fults
Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT)

Mr. Brian Kingrey
Timmons

Mr. Stuart Little
Sekiv Solutions

Mr. George Nyfler

Mr. Michael Ulrey
Geodecisions

Mr. Doug Potts
Dominion Energy T&D Surveying

Ms. Wendy Stout

Mr. K. Stanley

Ms. Lindsay Walker
Brockenbrough Engineering

Mr. Mike Sorensen, Convener
Brightpoint Community College

Mr. Jon Cliborne,
Executive Director, Crater Criminal Justice Training Academy

COL William Anspach
Chief of Police, Colonial Heights

LT Mark Haynes
Chesterfield County Police Department

Sheriff Alan Jones, Sr.
Sheriff, Charles City County Sheriff’s Office

CAP Eric Jones
Captain, Chesterfield County Sheriff’s Office

Mr. Simon Miranowicz
Chief Probation & Parole Officer, Chesterfield County

COL Antonio Starke
Chief of Police, Hopewell Police Department

Sheriff Carlos Turner
Sheriff, Surry County Sheriff’s Office

Mr. Gray Collins
Commonwealth’s Attorney, Colonial Heights

COL Travis Christian
Chief of Police, Petersburg Police Department

Dr. Pradnya Patet, Convener
Brightpoint Community College

Ms. Anna Cheney
Bermuda Hundred Child Development Center

Ms. Dianne Jones
Angels at Play Childcare Center

Ms. Joyce Jones
Hopewell Public Schools (Retired)

Ms. Samara Musselman
Bon Secours Family Centers

Ms. Alison Noble
Smart Beginnings Southeast

Ms. Angela Poli
Learning Care Group, Inc.

Ms. Yolanda Richey
Pace2U

Mrs. Ruchi Sharma
Woolridge Montessori Academy

Ms. Tammy Young
Colonial Heights CTE Center

Ms. Lisa Zambito
Bon View School

Ex-Officio Brightpoint Members: 

Ms. J. Meredith Privott ex officio
Dean, Arts, Humanities, & Social Sciences

Dr. Pradnya Patet ex officio
Brightpoint Chair, Early Childhood Education

Mr. Alan Massengill, Convener
Brightpoint Community College

Mr. Chris Bielmyer
Wayne Cook Electric

Ms. Erica Burgess
Progressive Design

Mr. John Cannon, Retired

Mr. Spencer Cliborne
Amsted

Mr. Wayne Cook
Cook Electric

Mr. Gary Crawford
Atlantic Constructors, Inc.

Mr. Alan Farren
Phillip Morris USA

Mr. Charles Friedl
Southside Electric Cooperative

Mr. Steven Gay
Quality Plus Services, Inc.

Ms. Tanya Hale
Hale’s Electric Service

Mr. Christopher Hardy
NUCOR

Mr. Lloyn Mason
Quality Plus Services, Inc.

Mr. William McMillan
SIGMA

Mr. Jeremy Phelps
Dominion Energy

Mr. Michael Reiter
McCray Electric Co.

Mr. Shaun Shaw
NUCOR

Mr. Michael Stone
Chewning & Wilmer, Inc.

Mr. Damien Coy, Convener
Brightpoint Community College

Dr. Dustin Anderson, MD
Program Medical Director
Brightpoint Community College

Ms. Chelsea Dilworth
AMR

Mr. James Gould, Jr. RN, EMT-P
Director of Operations
VCU Center for Trauma & Critical Care Education

Mr. Frank Kinnier
EMS Director
Chesterfield Fire & EMS

Mr. John Menc
Paramedic Student
Brightpoint Community College

Mr. Amit Patel
Director of Operations
Richmond Ambulance Authority

Mr. William G. Smith, III
General Public Representative

Mr. Scott Tenney
Operations Manager
American Medical Response

Mr. Al Thompson, M.Ed., NRP (Chair)
EMS Coordinator
Bon Secours Richmond Health System

Mr. Michael Whapham
Student
Brightpoint Community College

Mr. Samuel Rhue, Convener
Brightpoint Community College

Mr. Carey Bliley
Bliley’s Funeral Home

Ms. Carol Carr
Brightpoint Community College

Mr. Harold Decker
Nelson Funeral Home and Crematory

Ms. Taylor Gecking
E. Alvin Small Funeral Home

Mr. Joseph Jenkins, III
Joseph Johnson & Son Funeral Home

Mr. Doni Kashinejad
Woody’s Funeral Home

Mr. Richard Lambert
Scott’s Funeral Home

Mr. Ernie Markham
Markham Burial Vault company

Mr. Les Powell, III
Powell Funeral Home

Mr. Barry D. Robinson
Cedell Brooks, Jr. Funeral Home

Mr. Richard Sikon
Virginia State Anatomical Program

Ms. Paulette Strawbridge
Steele-Bullock Funeral Home

Mr. Lacy Whitaker
Virginia Funeral Directors Association

Mr. Brian Wilson
Wilson & Associates Funeral Service

Ms. Crystal Miller-Liggon, Convener
Brightpoint Community College

Ms. Tammy Ebner
Chesterfield County

Ms. Jennifer Ellsworth
Worldview Solutions

Mr. Daniel Martin, Convener
Brightpoint Community College

Ms. Lisa Crowder
Owner, Sligh Plumbing & Heating

Mr. Brad Crowder
Owner, Sligh Plumbing & Heating

Mr. Bill Dixon
Atlantic Constructors, Inc.

Mr. Bernard Jones
Cruz Nelson AC & Heating SVC

Mr. Kenneth Lawson
Owner, Virginia Heating & Cooling

Mr. David Mabe, Jr.
Owner, D.G. Mabe & Associates, Inc.

Mr. Cruz Nelson
Owner, Cruz Nelso AC & Heating SVC

Mr. Tom Shipp
Owner, Shipp’s Heating & Air Conditioning

Mr. Robert Townsend
Owner, Central York Corp.

Mr. Bernard Tucker
Cruz Nelson AC & Heating SVC

Ms. Katelynn Jarrells, Convenor
Brightpoint Community College

Ms. Lindsay Cavanah 
GeroPartners, LLC, 

Mr. Shawn Freeman
Elk Hill Schools

Mr. Jeffrey Hyler
John Randolph Hospital (retired)

Dr. Stephanie Odera
VCU SSW

Ms. Jane Parker
VSU

Ms. Diana Hudgins
Elk Hill Schools

Mr. Sam Benke, Convener
Brightpoint Community College

Mrs. Jill Anderson
Matoaca High School

Mr. Nicholas Benke
Virginia State Bar

Dr. Caroline Budwell
VCU

Mr. Lindsay Cartwright
911 Services

Mr. Joshua Cole
Assura, Inc.

Mr. Matt Dale

Ms. Andrea Dharamsi
Brightpoint IT Professor

Mr. Ivan Gil
Enterprise Security Architect –Slait Consulting

Ms. Kari Fox

Ms. Sonia Greene
Department of Virginia State Police – Training Academy

Mr. John Gresham
The MITRE Corp.

Mr. Todd Jenkins
Capital Once Statistics Infrastructure

Dr. James Jones
National Education Association

Mr. Lonnie Karnes
Networking Technologies

Ms. Deborah Kern
Networking Technologies

Sridher Komakula
VCCS – IT Specialist/Programmer

Mr. Robert Konikoff
Defense Logistics Agency

Ms. Tamra Lipscomb
Program Head Mountain Gateway CC

Mt. Lance Olayvar
Federal Reserve

Mr. Sam Panicker
Networking Technologies

Mr. Jeff Pierce
CIO, Ukrop’s Threads

Mr. Jason Richards
Federal Reserve

Mr. Chris Schurman
Northrop Grumman

Mr. Jesse Simmons, Jr.
JES Technical Solutions

Mr. Jud Skinker
VCCS-Chief Information Security Officer

Mr. Marvin Smallwood
Altria Client Services

Mr. Martin Steiner
Defense Logistics Agency

Ms. Shana Sumpter
Virginia Department of Taxation

Mr. Bryce Thompson
Director of Help Hub Brightpoint CC

Ms. Tiondra Thomas
Virginia State Bar

Ms. Sue Vencill
CISCO

Mr. Chris Mordaunt, Convener
Brightpoint Community College

Ms. Cathee Andrews
Amsted Rail Brenco, Inc.

Mr. Mike Barkle
Honeywell

Mr. Thomas Beaudet
Filtrona Porous Technology-Filtrona Fibertec

Mr. Michael Bell
Coesia

Mr. Spencer Cliborne
Amsted Rail Brenco Inc.

Mr. Brian Dail

Mr. Glenn Davis
Church & Dwight Company

Mr. Tyler Ewers
Kaiser Bellwood Corporation

Mr. Alan Farren
Philip Morris, USA

Mr. Andy Girvin
AdvanSix, Inc.

Mr. Bob Greene
Hopewell Cogeneration Limited Partnership

Dr. Bridget Wilson, Convener
Brightpoint Community College

Ms. Suzzane Bertcsch
HCA Healthcare

Ms. Ruth Bielke

Ms. Sharon Brooks
HCA Healthcare

Ms. Jackie Daniel
Longwood University

Dr. Yvette Dorsey
HCA Healthcare

Ms. Nicole Duell
John Randolph Hospital, CNO

Ms. Tracey Harrell
HCA Healthcare

Dr. Jeannette Hollins
VCU School of Nursing

Ms. Erin Kiester
HCA Healthcare

Mr. Todd Marville
ODU

Ms. Maureen Phillips
Bon Secours

Ms. Laura Reed
HCA Chippenham

Ms. Annette Reilly-Aurelio
CCPS

Ms. Jean Tyler-Scalone
Bon Secours

Ms. Maureen Whiteside
Bon Secours

Ms. Clara Williams
CJW Medical Center

Dr. Tammy Williams
VCU School of Nursing

Ms. Brenda Woodcock
Bon Secours

Mr. Dustin Bell, Convener
Brightpoint Community College

Mr. John Atkins
Dominion Air

Mr. Bruce Anderson
Anderson Machines

Mr. Ralph Bauwens
American Machine Company

Mr. Melvin Belcher
Progressive Engineering Co.

Mr. Charles Clodfelter
Clodfelter Machine, Inc.

Ms. Pam DeTine
Hanover Machine

Mr. James Harrison
Specialty’s Our Name

Mr. Ian Hemstock
BGB Technology, Inc.

Mr. Bryce Jewett
Jewett Machine & Jewett Automation

Mr. Al Jones
West Engineering

Mr. Walter Kelley
Richmond Technical Center

Mr. Chris Kenny
BGB Technology Inc.

Mr. Norman Kite
CNK Machine Manufacturing

Mr. John McDowell
DoL

Mr. John Morris
Kennley Corporation

Mr. Dave Orecchio
Short Run Stamping

Mr. Rick Schenck
G.D. USA

Ms. Jessica Stephenson
Armsted Rail

Ms. Sandra Wallace
460 Machine Company

Mr. Neil Warman
Progressive Engineering Co.

Mr. Steven Westermann
460 Machine Company

Mr. Wayne Winston
Classic Machine & Engineering, Inc.

Mr. Gari M.H. Wyatt
Proseal America

Dr. Paula Winn, Convener
Brightpoint Community College 

Mr. Anh Do
Virginia State University

Mr. Jason Hackett
Virginia Commonwealth University

Mr. James Herd
Chesterfield County Public Schools

Mr. Stephen Martin
Hawley Marin

Mr. Michael Pierce
Artist/Art Educator

Mr. Diego Sanchez
Independent Artist

Ms. Jennifer Thomas
Virginia Association of Museums

Ms. Lulan Yu
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts

Ex-officio Brightpoint members: 

Mr. Colin Ferguson
Art

Mr. Cris Silvent
Art/Filmmaking

Ms. Kerrigan Sullivan
Theatre/Dept Chair – Performing Arts

Ms. J. Meredith Privott
Dean, Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences

Ms. Kenyada McLeod, Convener
Brightpoint Community College

Ms. Emily Cooper
CodeRVA Regional High School

Ms. Tiffany France
Indeed.com

Mr. Jerad Horning
Virginia State University

Mr. Derrick McLeod
Capital One

Ms. Stephanie Saccone
Webbones LLC

Ms. Karie Stewart
Kameleon Designs

Ms. Melinda Stewart
VITA & Office of the Governor

Ex-Officio Brightpoint Members

Dr. Paula Winn
Professor

Mr. Sam Benke
Director of Information Technology

Ms. Kenyada McLeod
Associate Professor

Mr. Matt Gross, Convener
Brightpoint Community College

Mr. Gary Booth
Atlantic Constructors

Mr. Ray Dillard
Arc3 Gasses

Mr. Tom Greslick
Martin Marietta

Mr. Matt Holland
Super Radiator Coils

Mr. David Kain
Honeywell-Hopewell Plant