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Government & Regulatory Reform Task Force Members

TASK FORCE MEMBERS:

Nancy Howell Agee, Chief Operating Officer, Carilion Health System, Roanoke
Jim Beamer, JWB Consulting, Richmond
Jeff Brooke, Attorney, Huff Poole & Mahoney, P.C., Norfolk
Dr. Alvin Bryant, US Army Retired, Surgeon, Hampton
Dan Clemente, CDC Real Estate Holdings, Vienna
Walter Curt, Businessman, Harrisonburg                        
Dr. Jerry Ellig, Ph.D., Senior Research Fellow, Mercatus Center, Arlington
Kevin Gentry, Vice President, Charles G. Koch Charitable Foundation     
Julia Ciarlo Hammond, Virginia Director, National Federation of Independent Businesses, Richmond
The Honorable Steve Landes, Member, House of Delegates, Weyers Cave
Irene Leech, President, Virginia Citizens Consumer Council, Blacksburg
Jorge Lozano, CEO & President, Condortech Services, Inc., Annandale
Donna Pugh Johnson, President, Virginia Agribusiness Council, Richmond
John Olivieri, President, Associated Development Management Corp., Virginia Beach
Mike Quillen,   President and CEO, Alpha Natural Resources, Abingdon
Scott Rigell, Owner/President, Freedom Automotive, Virginia Beach       
Tim Robertson, President, Bay Shore Enterprises, Virginia Beach
Mark Rubin, Senior Advisor to the Governor, Richmond
The Honorable Jack Rust, Attorney, Annandale
Larry Sartoris, President, Virginia Hospital and Healthcare Association, Glen Allen
Cliff Schroeder, Sr., President, Chronos, Ltd., Richmond  
Rick Sharp, Chairman, Carmax, Inc., Richmond
Brenda Skidmore, Senior Vice President, Suntrust, Richmond
Jacquelyn Stone, Esq., Partner, McGuireWoods, Richmond
Brett Vassey, President & CEO, Virginia Manufacturers Association, Richmond
The Honorable Frank Wagner, Member, State Senate, Virginia Beach
Michel Zajur, Founder/CEO, Virginia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Richmond

AGRICULTURE WORKING GROUP
The Honorable William Barlow, Member, House of Delegates, Smithfield
Hobey Bauhan, President, Virginia Poultry Federation, Harrisonburg
Wayne Bolton, Board Member, Virginia Independent Consumers and Farmers Association, Green Bay
John Boyd, President, National Black Farmers’ Association, Baskersville
Jonathan Cavin, Farmer, Ewing
Bill Dickinson, Deputy Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry
Lynn Gayle, Farmer, Onancock
Lisa Guthrie, Executive Director, Virginia League of Conservation Voters, Richmond
The Honorable Charlie Hawkins, Member, Senate of Virginia, Chatham
Paul Howe, Executive Vice President, Virginia Forestry Association, Richmond
Bill McKinnon, Executive Secretary, Virginia Cattlemen's Association, Daleville
Martha Moore, Director of Government Relations, Virginia Farm Bureau Federation, Richmond
The Honorable Phil Puckett, Member, State Senate, Tazewell
The Honorable Chris Saxman, Member, House of Delegates, Staunton
Dennis Treacy, Vice President, Environmental and Corporate Affairs, Smithfield Foods, Smithfield
Tucker Watkins, Farmer, Randolph

SMALL BUSINESS WORKING GROUP
The Honorable Charles Colgan, Member, State Senate, Manassas
Leonard Edloe, Edloe’s Pharmacy, Richmond
Rhoda Elliot, President, Bill's Barbecue, Richmond
Randolph “Randy” Seibert, Representative, Virginia Petroleum, Convenience and Grocery Association, Richmond
Geoff Hinshelwood, Representative, Virginia Manufacturers Association, Hampton
Thomas Johnson, Thomas A. Johnson Furniture Co., Lynchburg
Jack Kreuter, President, Jack Kreuter Jewelers, Richmond
Howard Lee, Esq., Managing Director and Executive Secretary, Cosmos Alliance, Lorton
The Honorable Jennifer McClellan, Member, House of Delegates, Richmond
Lowell Morse, President, Morse and Associates, Inc., Virginia Beach
George Peyton, Vice President, Government Relations, Retail Merchants Association, Richmond
David Smith, Deputy Secretary of Commerce and Trade, Richmond
Ann Sullivan, President, Madison Services Group, Inc., McLean
The Honorable Lee Ware, Member, House of Delegates, Powhatan

HEALTHCARE WORKING GROUP
Mary Lynne Bailey, Vice President, Legal & Government Affairs, VA Healthcare Association, Richmond
William Caldwell, CEO, Retreat Hospital, Richmond
Nancy Davenport-Ennis, CEO & President, National Patient Advocate Foundation, Newport News
Kimberly Ellison-Taylor, Director of Health Care Technology/Public Sector, Oracle       
Teresa Haller, MSN, MBA, RN, President, Virginia Nurses Association, Richmond
Gail Jaspen, Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Resources, Richmond
The Honorable Benjamin Lambert, Member, State Senate, Richmond
The Honorable Stephen Newman, Member, State Senate, Forest
The Honorable John O'Bannon, M.D., Member, House of Delegates, Richmond
Dr. Dianne Reynolds-Cane, M.D., Past President of Virginia Board of Medicine, Glen Allen
Dr. Lou Rossiter, Ph.D., Senior Research Fellow, William and Mary, Williamsburg
Dr. Norris Royston, Jr., M.D., President, Medical Society of Virginia, Warrenton
The Honorable Mark Sickles, Member, House of Delegates, Alexandria
Rebecca Snead, R.Ph., Executive Director, Virginia Pharmacists Association, Richmond
Laura Lee Viergever, Legislative Chairman, Virginia Association of Health Plans, Richmond
Dr. William Ward, D.C., Vice President, Virginia Chiropractic Association, Fredericksburg
The Honorable John Welch, Member, House of Delegates, Virginia Beach
Cal Whitehead, Whitehead Consulting, LLC, Richmond

 

Mission of Attorney General Bob McDonnell’s Government
and Regulatory Reform Task Force

  • To review Virginia’s regulatory framework to find those regulations that can be improved, updated or amended in order to (1) better involve the people in their government, (2) ensure that regulations do not unnecessarily hinder free enterprise and (3) ensure that regulations do not place undue costs on Virginia taxpayers.
  • Furthermore, the Task Force will consider and outline improvements to the process for implementing proposed new regulations and review of current regulations to allow for more thorough consideration and more public involvement in these important decisions.  

Evaluating Regulations

  • What is the purpose of the regulation?
  • Does the regulation exceed its statutory authority?
  • Does the regulation have a bona fide purpose that makes sense in the 21st Century?
  • Does the regulation contribute to the health, safety and/or welfare of the Commonwealth?
  • Are the benefits to the overall good of the people outweighed by the cost of the regulation to the public and the Commonwealth?
  • Can the regulation be monitored and enforced in a manner that retains the benefit to the Commonwealth with a lower burden (e.g.-electronic reporting methods)?
  • Does the regulation conflict with another regulation on the books?