From Molly Harlow at VLGMA December 4:
November, 2008
* John V. Doane, former city manager of Lexington, has been appointed city manager of Covington effective 11/1/08.
* Randy Wheeler, county administrator for Spotsylvania County, resigned effective 11/30. Deputy county administrator Doug Barnes has been appointed interim, effective 12/1.
* Susan Scott, town manager of Onancock, has been terminated.
* Herb Gilsdorf, town manager of Exmore, resigned effective 11/30. Artie Miles, zoning administrator, will serve as the interim manager.
* Thomas J. Swartzwelder, county attorney for King and Queen County and a member of the law firm of Kaufman & Canoles, has been appointed county administrator and zoning administrator for the County. He will continue to serve as county attorney, but will resign from the law firm.
* Doug C. Walker, former city manager for Waynesboro, is now vice president/consultant for Springsted, Incorporated.
October, 2008
* David Whitlow, town manager for Dumfries, has accepted the position of administrator for Essex County. His end date in Dumfries is 11/2. David replaces Gary Allen, who is retiring after 17 years as Essex County's administrator.
* Travis Quesenberry, interim administrator and former county engineer for King George County, has been appointed administrator there.
September, 2008
* Denise Thompson, executive secretary for the Virginia Local Government Management Association, and director of marketing and member relations and environmental policy for the Virginia Municipal League, has accepted the position of manager of environmental protection programs for the city of Norfolk.
* Jeff Muzzy, who worked for Chesterfield County and Prince George County in the 70's and 80's, the city of Norfolk as assistant city manager starting in 2003, and most recently for ICMA in Serbia and Lebanon, has been appointed manager for the town of Culpeper.
* Michael E. (Mike) Long, former assistant city manager in Emporia and town manager for Dumfries and Bowling Green, and, for the past several years, professor of political science and history at Pasco-Hernando Community College in Florida, passed away at the age of 58 after a brief illness.
* Betty Thomas, former Montgomery County administrator, and the first female administrator in Virginia, died at the age of 70.
* Glenn Steckman, administrator for King and Queen County for the past 3 months, announced his resignation effective 10/1.
* Michael Hamp, interim manager and former assistant manager for the city of Waynesboro, has been appointed manager there effective 10/1.
August, 2008
* A. Ray Griffin, Jr., Central Shenandoah Planning District Commission executive director and former Danville, VA city manager, has been appointed city manager for Henderson, NC.
* Brenda Garton, former administrator for Prince George County, has been appointed Gloucester County administrator.
* Pat Murphy, a consulting engineer and former mayor of Big Stone Gap, has been appointed town manager for that community, replacing the retiring George Polly.
* Claire Collins, former city manager of Covington, has been appointed administrator for Rockbridge County.
* Christopher Lawrence, assistant to the town manager for Blacksburg, has been appointed manager for the town of Vinton.
July, 2008
* David Garrett, town manager for Appomattox, announced his retirement effective February, 2009.
* Tracey Shiflett, community and economic development director and zoning administrator for the city of Buena Vista, has been appointed town manager for Clifton Forge.
* Evan Vass, town manager for New Market, has been appointed assistant city manager for Harrisonburg.
* Chris Boies, planning and zoning director for Shenandoah County, has been appointed town manager for New Market.
* Sherry C. Hunt, a former Verizon employee, has been appointed chief of staff for the city of Suffolk.
* Rowland "Bucky" Taylor, manager for the city of Frankin, has been appointed executive director for the Southeastern Public Service Authority (SPSA).
* W. Glenn Steckman, III or Salisbury, Maryland, has been appointed King and Queen County administrator.
* John Chambliss, assistant administrator for Roanoke County, has been appointed interim administrator.
* Shannon Scott, assistant administrator for Wise County, has been appointed interim administrator.
* Lyle Lacy, III, deputy manager for the city of Danville, has been appointed interim city manager.
* William C. (Bill) Porter, Jr., assistant administrator for James City County, has announced his retirement effective September 1st.
* Sheila Hill-Christian, chief administrative officer for the city of Richmond, resigned, saying her ability to do her job had been compromised.
June, 2008
* Don Austin, administrator for Rockbridge County for 36 years, has announced his retirement, scheduled for sometime in August.
* Michael Hamp, assistant city manager for the city of Waynesboro, has been named interim manager there.
* Claire Collins, city manager for the city of Covington, resigned effective June 30th.
* John Rowe, Jr., ICMA/VLGMA range rider, has been appointed interim town manager for Windsor.
