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Secure Commonwealth Panel

The Secure Commonwealth Panel is established as an advisory board in the executive branch of state government.  The panel monitors and assesses the implementation of statewide prevention, preparedness, response, and recovery initiatives. Where necessary, the panel also reviews, evaluates, and makes recommendations relating to the emergency preparedness of government at all levels in the Commonwealth.

The next Secure Commonwealth Panel meeting is April 23, 2008 in the Patrick Henry Building.

2007 Meeting Notes and Presentations

April 17, 2007

• Meeting Notes (PDF)
• Presentation: First Responder Authentication Credential (FRAC) (PPT, 932 KB)

July 13, 2007

• Meeting Notes (PDF)

September 12, 2007

• Meeting Notes (PDF)
• Presentation: Hurricane Evacuation & Sheltering Plan Overview (PPT, 13.7 MB)

December 12, 2007

• Meeting Notes (PDF)
• Presentation: Critical Infrastructure Protection and Resilience In Virginia (PPT, 604 KB)
• Presentation: Virginia Citizen Corps (PPT, 14.6 MB)

Membership

Member	Position / Organization
Robert P. Crouch, Jr. (Chairman)	Assistant to the Governor for Commonwealth Preparedness
Bruce W. Benson	Vice President, RILEEN Innovative Technologies, Inc.
Jeffrey P. Bialos	Partner, Sutherland, Asbill & Brennan L.L.P.
William T. Bolling	Lieutenant Governor of Virginia
Paula M. Burnette	Henry County Board of Supervisors
Eric Casey	General Manager of Performance, Maersk Line, Ltd
Aneesh P. Chopra	Secretary of Technology
R. Creigh Deeds	Member, Senate of Virginia
Kay C. Goss, CEM ®	Director of Emergency Management and Crisis Communications, SRA International
Pattrick O. Gottschalk	Secretary of Commerce and Trade
Kelly Hobbs	Governmental Affairs Representative, WalMart
Pierce R. Homer	Secretary of Transportation
James F. Horton	Chair Emeritus, NBC Industry Group
Algie T. Howell, Jr.	Member, House of Delegates of Virginia
Dan Jenkins	Manager Corporate Security, Dominion Resources
John W. Knapp, Jr.	Government Affairs Director, Verizon Wireless
Dario Marquez	CEO, MVM, Inc.
John W. Marshall	Secretary of Public Safety
Marcus L. Martin	Assistant Dean, School of Medicine and Associate Vice President for Diversity and Equity, University of Virginia
Robert F. McDonnell	Attorney General of Virginia
Leigh B. Middleditch, Jr.	Of Counsel, McGuire Woods
Michael P. Neuhard	Deputy County Administrator, Stafford County
John M. O’Bannon III	Member, House of Delegates of Virginia
Jeffrey L. Rezin	Rezin, Inc.
Norris A. Royston	Former President, Medical Society of Virginia
Jack C. Sawicki	Vice President of Business Development, Labock Technologies
Beverly J. Sherwood	Member, House of Delegates of Virginia
Henry W. Stanley, Jr.	Chief of Police, Henrico County
Marilyn B. Tavenner	Secretary of Health and Human Resources
William C. Wampler, Jr.	Member, Senate of Virginia
John C. Watkins	Member, Senate of Virginia
Regina V. K. Williams	City Manager, City of Norfolk
Christopher Zimmerman	Chairman, Board of Supervisors Arlington County