New officers for the Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association are: chairman, W. Scott Burnette with Community Memorial Healthcenter; immediate past chair, Nancy Howell Agee with Carilion Clinic; chairman-elect, John F. Duval with MCV Hospitals of VCU Health System; and secretary-treasurer, Howard P. Kern with Sentara Healthcare. The Rev. Doug Smith has been elected chair of the board of directors of Heifer International, an organization that provides livestock and training to help impoverished communities. He is with the Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy.

K. David Boyer Jr. has been appointed to the board of directors of the Virginia Community Development Corp. He is CEO of GlobalWatch Technologies Inc. Rhysa G. South has been named 2009-10 president of the Local Government Attorneys of Virginia Inc. She is an assistant county attorney in Henrico County. New officers for NAIFA-Richmond are: president, Devon J. Cury with Advancement Concepts; president-elect, Leo O. “Buddy” Whitlow Jr. with Virginia Asset Management; secretary-treasurer, Trevor Roberts with AXA Advisors; immediate past president, Jeff Graves with Mass Mutual; and national committee person, Frank Maloney IV with First National Brokerage Corp.

New officers for EWI of Richmond (Executive Women International) are: president, Christine Slate with Barrett Capital Management; vice president/president elect, Lauren Cordrey with Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield; secretary, Denise Lavoie with Westminster Canterbury Richmond; sergeant-at-arms, Ann Bushey with Ukrop’s Super Markets Inc.; treasurer, Debora Honodel with Southern States Cooperative Inc.; membership director, Sherrie Farnsworth with W. Baxter Perkinson Jr., D.D.S. & Associates; program director, Andrea Carnes with ChemTreat Inc.; publications director, Melissa Martin with Integrated Business Systems Inc.; ways and means director, Angela Roisten with Virginia Credit Union Inc.; and director-at-large, Lynda Rowe with W. Baxter Perkinson Jr., D.D.S. & Associates.

New officers on the board of directors for the Virginia Law Foundation are: president, Whittington W. Clement with Hunton & Williams; president elect, David P. Bobzien, the county attorney for Fairfax County; vice president, Frank A. Thomas III with Shackelford, Thomas, & Gregg; secretary, Guy K. Tower with the Virginia Bar Association; treasurer, Karen A. Gould with the Virginia State Bar; and assistant treasurer, Sharon Tatum with the Virginia Law Foundation. Board members are: Jeffrey H. Gray with Troutman Sanders; Manuel A. Capsalis with Capsalis, Bruce, Reaser & Caulkins; Kathy Mays Coleman; and G. Michael Pace Jr. with Gentry Locke Rakes & Moore. New officer and members on the Fellows Council are: chair, Howard C. McElroy with McElroy, Hodges & Caldwell; Thomas C. Palmer with Brault Palmer Grove Steinhilber & Robbins; Nancy N. “Newnie” Rogers with Virginia Estate Plans; Anita O. Poston with Vandeventer Black; and C. Kailani Memmer with Guynn Memmer & Dillon.

Blackwell N. Shelley Jr. has been named chair of the Virginia State Bar Special Committee on Technology and the Practice of Law. He is an attorney with Shelley & Schulte. New officers for the Hanover Association of Businesses and Chamber of Commerce are: president, Timothy Boschen with Union Bank & Trust; vice president, Emma Lee Mitchell with Coldwell Banker Dew Realty; and treasurer, Karen Epps with Hanover County Economic Development. Directors are: Roger Cole with Highway Service Ventures Inc. and Dennis Beard with Goodfellow, Jalbert, Beard & Associates.

Richard M. “Rick” DiSalvo is chairman of the Virginia Section of the American Water Works Association. He is vice president and chief operating officer for Draper Aden Associates. Cynthia Price has been elected president of the National Federation of Press Women. She is director of communications for ChildFund International. New members of the board of trustees for ART 180 are: Charlie Agee with Altria Client Services and Charlie Connell with PUNCH.

Susan Dubuque is on the board of directors of the Society for Healthcare Strategy and Market Development of the American Hospital Association. She is president of Neathawk Dubuque and Packett. New board members of the Shepherd’s Center of Richmond are: Jack Blackwell, Mert Fowlkes, Ralph Graner, Jerry Lonnes and Carol Parke. Christopher M. Stone has been named 2009-10 vice president of the National Society of Professional Engineers. He is president of Clark Nexsen Architecture and Engineering.

New officers on the board of directors for the Central Virginia Waste Management Authority are: chair, Marcia R. Phillips of Chesterfield; vice chair, Mark Kukoski of Richmond; secretary, Elliot Danburg of Powhatan; treasurer, Matthew D. Benka of Richmond; director, Leigh Dunn of Goochland; and immediate past chair, Marcia E. Kelley of Henrico.

New officers for the J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College Educational Foundation are: president, Ivor Massey Jr.; vice president, R. Roland Reynolds; secretary, Pamela J. Royal; treasurer, Jerry P. Fox; assistant treasurer; Timothy C. Brown; and past president, L. Michael Gracik Jr. New board directors are: Ranjit Sen and Maureen Moslow-Benway. Other board directors are: Kerry T. Depew, Patrick W. Farrell, J. Douglas Freeman Sr., Dimitri B. Georgiadis, Joseph C. Hutchison, Neil S. Kessler, Benjamin J. Lambert III, Connie Moslow, Gary L. Rhodes, E. Massie Valentine Jr. and James F. Woodward Sr.

New officers for the International Facility Management Association, Richmond Chapter are: president, Mike Cline with Eyeway; vice president, Ned Netherwood with Wyeth; secretary, Glenn Custis with DraperAden; and treasurer, Tom Wood with ServiceMaster Services. Dr. Edwin S. Epstein has been elected president of the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery. He is with Bosley.

New officers for the Estate Planning Council of Richmond are: president, Langhorne H. Meem II with Mass Mutual; vice president, Ellen E. Spong with SunTrust Bank; treasurer, Farhad Aghdami with Williams Mullen; and secretary, Gregory A. Forman with Mitchell, Wiggins & Co. Membership Committee members are: Julien H. Williams with Northwestern Mutual and Darcy S. Oman with the Community Foundation.

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.“

Christy E. Kiely of Hunton & Williams has been elected secretary of the Young Lawyers Conference Board of Governors. New officers for the Richmond Bar Association are: president, Gregory F. Holland with Setliff & Holland; president-elect, Thamer E. Temple with McSweeney, Crump, Childress & Temple; vice president, Tyler P. Brown with Hunton & Williams; honorary vice president, Judge Buford Parsons Jr.; and secretary-treasurer, Craig T. Merritt with Christian & Barton. New members of the board of directors are: Vernon E. Inge Jr. with LeClair Ryan; Curtis M. Hairston Jr. with the Gee Law Firm; and Patricia C. McCullagh with McCandlish Holton. W. David Harless with Christian & Barton will serve on the board of directors as a Virginia State Bar Council representative. Section chairs are: bankruptcy, Kevin A. Lake with Vandeventer Black; business law, Brian L. Hager with Hunton & Williams; corporate counsel, Michelle H. Gluck with LandAmerica; environmental law, Lisa M. Ochsenhirt with AquaLaw; real estate, Brian L. Carr with Old Republic National Title Insurance Co.; and young lawyers, Richard F. Hawkins III with Hawkins Law Firm.

William L. Dudley Jr. has been elected chairman of the Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission. Dennis J. FitzSimons has been appointed to the board of directors of Media General and will be a member of the audit committee. He is with the Robert R. McCormick Foundation and formerly was with the Tribune Co. Barbara Lenhardt has been named president of the Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the Museum Store Association. She is with the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts.

New officers for the Richmond Chapter of the Association for Corporate Growth are: president, Brad H. Booker with SunTrust Bank; vice president of college programs, Michael W. Paulette with Core Consulting Inc.; vice president of membership, Carroll D. Hurst with Keiter, Stephens, Hurst, Gary & Shreaves; vice president of programs, Dean Madison with T.D. Madison & Associates; vice president of scholarship, Craig L. Rascoe with Williams Mullen; secretary/treasurer, Paul W. Croston with KPMG; and immediate past president, Bruce A. Kay with Markel Corp.