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Brightpoint maintains advisory committees for many of our career and technical programs to ensure our curriculum and graduates meet the needs of employers in our community.

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  • 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

    Ms. Michelle Fults
    Virginia Department of Transportation

    Mr. Russell Minich
    TIMMONS Group

    Mr. Trent Parker
    Virginia Economic Development

  • 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

    Ms. Delphine Harper
    Perdue Farms Inc.

    Mr. James Henderson
    Perdue Farms Inc.

    Mr. Jay Lasek
    Hercules Corporation

    Mr. Paul Lathrop
    Chesterfield Career & Technical Center

  • 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

  • Perry Blalock
    Wesco, Anixter 

    Dr. Kendra Brinkley
    Reynolds Community College

    Dr. Kendra Bundy
    Virginia Department of Health

    Michelle Bundy
    Defense Commissary Agency

    Swadesh Das
    Virginia Commonwealth University

    Tameka Fortune
    Civica Rx

    Phil Gibson
    Philip G Gibson Consulting

    Melvin I. Graham II
    PPD

    Karen Gregory-Williams
    Sciengenix Laboratory

    Darlene Hinton
    Church & Dwight

    Kristin Johnson
    VEDP

    Cornelia Kavungo-Johnson
    Brightpoint Community College

    Ahmad Khodabocus
    Phlow

    Winston Sanders
    Petersburg EDA board member

    Nancy Severe-Barnett
    Brightpoint Community College

    Rhodora Snow
    Brightpoint Community College

    Shawn Sykora
    Ampac Fine Chemicals

    Vanessa Tanner
    Brightpoint Community College

    Michael Wilson
    Civica Rx

    Hyacinthe Yarabe
    Phlow

  • 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

    Mr. Phillip Musselman
    Wagman Geotechnical Construction

    Mr. Ed Saunders
    Dominion

    Mr. Neil Suffa
    JR Engraving

    Ms. Donna Westbrook
    Atlantic Constructors

    Mr. Jon Woodrum
    Arc3 Gasses

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13101 Route 1 (Formerly Jefferson Davis Highway) Chester, Virginia 23831-5316
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