Associations for Aug. 10

The Virginia Psychological Association and the Virginia Academy of Clinical Psychologists are seeking nominations for the 2009 VPA/VACP Psychologically Healthy Workplace Awards, which recognize organizations that have enhanced their productivity while fostering employee health. Applicants will be evaluated in the following areas: employee involvement, work-life balance, employee growth and development, health and safety, and employee recognition. To apply, go to http://www.phwa.org and click "Apply Now."

Gerald F. Hemphill has been elected first vice president of the Professional Insurance Agents Association of Virginia and the District of Columbia. He is president and owner of GFH Insurance Agency.

New board members of LINC are: Charles B. Atwill with Atwill Financial Consulting Group; Carolyn Cios with Powhatan County; Rhonda Day with Rhonda W. Day & Associates; D. Allen Perkins; William D. Redd with Brandywine Realty Trust; Margaret L. Sanner with Reed Smith; and Carol Dois Woodward.

K Alferio has been named president for the Cultural Arts Center at Glen Allen.

New officers on the board of directors of Greater Richmond Stop Child Abuse Now are: president, Leslie Parpart with Virginia Economic Development Partnership; vice president, Margaret Keightley with Sanofi-Aventis; secretary, Martha Timmerman Speight; and treasurer, Scott Elles with Old World Prints. New members are: Roy Anise with Alternative Tobacco Insights; Catherine Bos; Coburn Beck with Troutman Sanders; Mary Anne Graf with Bon Secours Richmond Health System; Jen Kostyniuk with Dominion; and Jay Olander with Grubb and Ellis Co.

New officers on the board of young professionals of Greater Richmond Stop Child Abuse Now are: chair, John Kostyniuk with Verizon; and assistant chair, Sherrina Gibson with Virginia Healthcare Foundation. New members are: Emily Duke with the Hodges Partnership; Brian Feller with James River Insurance Co.; Scott Fleming with BB&T Capital Markets; Kristin Hamlin with Wachovia Bank; Alicia Hogue with JMJ Corp.; Ashley Jones with Thalhimer/Cushman & Wakefield; Kara Kirstein with Cintas Corp.; Amee Mungo with Big River Advertising; Ronald Page with Cantor Arkema; and Heather Swinson with Cintas Corp.

New members on the board of trustees of the Virginia Foundation for Independent Colleges are: J. Edward Betts with Christian & Barton; John R. Clark III with Steuart Investment Co.; Robert J. Fitch with BAE Systems; Gary M. Gore with Bank of America; Christopher B. Howard with Hampden-Sydney College; Jo Ellen J. Parker with Sweet Briar College; Robert D. Seabolt Jr. with Troutman Sanders; Joseph R. Thomas with Geico; Gary R. Thomson with Goodman & Co.; James C. Wheat III with Blandfield Associates; and Richard F. Williamson with Blank Rome.

Tim Johnson has been appointed to the board of directors of the Virginia Association of Nonprofit Homes for the Aging. He is president and CEO of Covenant Woods.

New officers on the board of directors of the Virginia Commonwealth University Business Society are: president, Joseph E. Becht Jr. with Deloitte and Touche; first vice president, Mary Ann Steiner with Capital One Financial Services; second vice president, Jon B. Hill with Omega Business Solutions; secretary, Rhonda L. Bishop with VCU; and treasurer, Craig A. Robinson with Bank of New York Mellon.

Jonathan T. Blank has been appointed by Gov. Timothy M. Kaine to the Virginia Board of Corrections. He is with McGuireWoods.

Stewart Flippen was appointed to the board of the Council for Independent Agents and Brokers -- Council of Employee Benefit Executives. He is sales manager and vice president of Rutherfoord Benefit Services.

J. Edward Betts has been elected to the board of trustees of the Virginia Foundation for Independent Colleges. He is managing partner at Christian & Barton.

New officers and board members for the Metropolitan Business League are: chairman, Brian Robertson with Radio One; vice chairman, Gary Boss with Boss-Chi Catering; treasurer, Jack Berry with Venture Richmond; secretary, Tanner A. Collins Jr. with REDC Capital Community Group; assistant secretary, Marie M. Moore with Moore's Auto Body Shop Inc.; parliamentarian, Purcell C. Branch Jr. with Associated Educational Services of Virginia; Kenneth Ampy with Astyra; Guenet M.M. Beshah with Capital One Financial Corp.; Tausha Carter-Jacobs with Bank of America Merchant Services; Robert L. Easter with KEi Architects; Mary A. Gordon with Altria; Harry L. Harris with Universal Ford Sales Inc.; George Hartsfield with the Mallette Group; Edward L. McCoy with Eaheart Industrial Services Inc.; Reginald L. Rankins with FedEx Corp.; Jacquelyn E. Stone with McGuireWoods; Angela T. Wilkes with Owens & Minor; and Oliver R. Singleton with the Metropolitan Business League.

Stephen E. Baril has been elected to the board of directors for the Greater Richmond Chamber of Commerce and the board of directors for Venture Richmond. He is a partner and chairman of the litigation practice group at Williams Mullen.

New officers for the Thomas Jefferson High School Cadet Corps Alumni Association are: president, Clyde Parsons; past president, Vaughan Jones; treasurer, Bill Besenfelder; secretary, Ravone Woolard; and historian, Hyman Schwartzberg.

New officers for the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia are: chair, Christine T. Milliken; vice chair, Susan A. Magill; and secretary, Gilbert T. Bland.

New members on the advisory board for the Institute on Philanthropy at the University of Richmond are: Susan Early with the Visual Arts Center of Richmond and Amy Howard with Bonner Center for Civic Engagement at UR.

New officers for the Greater Richmond Intellectual Property Law Association are: president, Brian J. Teague with Thomas, Raring & Teague; vice president/treasurer, Matthew R. Osenga with Leading-Edge Law Group; corresponding secretary, Gregory M. Murphy with Hunton & Williams; and recording secretary, Cheryl L. Black with the Law Office of Cheryl L. Black.

New officers on the board of directors for Senior Connections, The Capital Area Agency on Aging are: treasurer, Larry Lyons with Central Virginia Bank; and secretary, Rita J. Randolph with Dominion Resources Services Inc. New members on the board are: Sarah Snead with Chesterfield County and Doris Ann Kane with the Richmond Times-Dispatch. New members on the advisory council are: Robert E. Hurley, Daricka Jones, Robert M. Miller and Michael S. Smith.