Gov. Youngkin appoints new VSU board members
7/7/2022, 6 p.m.
A bank manager, a Midlothian physician and an adviser for historically black colleges and universities are among the six newest additions to Virginia State University’s Board of Visitors. The latest selections were announced July1 by Gov. Glenn A. Youngkin.
The new board members include Victor Branch, senior vice president and market manager of corporate affairs for Bank of America; Robert Denton Jr., founding director of the School of Communications at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Harold Green Jr., a Bon Secours physician; Thomas Cosgrove, senior manager of External Affairs, Newport News Shipbuilding; and Leonard L. Hayes III, a senior vice president and special adviser for HBCU Initiatives at Strategic Education Inc.
Dr. Valerie Brown, executive pastor for the Mount Global Fellowship of Churches, was reappointed to the board.
“We are excited about our new board members and the level of expertise and wealth of knowledge they bring to VSU,” VSU President Makola M. Abdullah said in a statement. “I look forward to working with our board to continue strengthening our university and providing a transformative educational experience for our students.”
