BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The Virginia Health Workforce Development Authority is governed by a Board of Directors. The Board has 19 members: 3 legislative members, the Chairperson of Senate Finance and Appropriations (or designee), the Chairperson of House Appropriations (or designee), 9 non-legislative citizen members appointed by the Governor, and 5 ex officio members: the Commissioner of Health or their designee, the Chancellor of the Virginia Community College System or their designee, and the Director of the Department of Health Professions or their designee, the Director of the Department of Workforce Development and Advancement or their designee, the Director of the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia or their designee.
Executive Committee
The Honorable Rodney Willett
Chair; Delegate, District 58, Virginia House of Delegates
The Honorable Ghazala Hashmi
Vice-Chair; Senator, District 15, Senate of Virginia
Tiffany Covarrubias-Lyttle, BS, BSN, MSN, RN, NE-BC
Secretary; Patient Education and Nurse Wellness Coordinator, Centra Health
Vanessa Walker Harris, MD
Treasurer; Director, Office of Family Health Services, Virginia Department of Health
Members of the Board
David Abraham
President & Chief Executive Officer, Beth Sholom Village
Sharon Alexander
Director of Workforce Initiative, Virginia Hospital and Health Care Association
Yvette Doresey, DNP, RN
Associate Vice President of Academic Affairs, HCA-Capital Division
Karen Faison, PhD
Professor Emeritus, Virginia State University
Alexis Gerdes
Executive Neuroscience Sales Specialist, Teva Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Jesse Goodrich
Senior Vice President Human Resources, Riverside Medical System
The Honorable L. Louise Lucas
President pro tempore, Senator, District 18, Senate of Virginia
Nicole Overley
Commissioner, Virginia Works/Virginia Department of Workforce Development and Advancement
Arne W. Owens
Director, Virginia Department of Health Professions
Philmika W. Reid, M.Ed
Director, Healthcare Workforce and Community Engagement, Virginia Community College System
Shannon Showalter
Vice President and Chief Executive Officer, Ballad Health
Brian Yates, Ed.D
Vice Provost of Resident Programs and Student Success, Liberty University
The Honorable Eric Zehr
Delegate, District 51, Virginia House of Delegates
