Secure and Resilient Commonwealth Panel
Purpose
The Secure Commonwealth Panel shall monitor and assess the implementation of statewide prevention, preparedness, response, and recovery initiatives and where necessary to review, evaluate, and make recommendations relating to the emergency preparedness of government at all levels in the Commonwealth. Additionally, the Panel shall facilitate cabinet-level coordination among the various agencies of state government related to emergency preparedness and shall facilitate private sector preparedness and communication. The Panel shall make quarterly reports to the Governor concerning the state's emergency preparedness, response, recovery, and prevention efforts.
Term
Legislative members shall serve terms coincident with their terms of office or until their successors shall qualify; nonlegislative citizen members shall serve for terms of four years
Composition
The Panel shall consist of 38 members as follows: four members of the House of Delegates to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates in accordance with the principles of proportional representation contained in the Rules of the House of Delegates, one of whom shall be the Chairman of the House Committee on Public Safety and one of whom shall be a member of the Subcommittee on Public Safety of the House Committee on Appropriations; two nonlegislative citizen members to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates; four members of the Senate of Virginia to be appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules, one of whom shall be the Chairman of the Senate Committee on General Laws and Technology and one of whom shall be a member of the Subcommittee on Public Safety of the Senate Committee on Finance and Appropriations; two nonlegislative citizen members to be appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules; the Lieutenant Governor, the Attorney General, the Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court of Virginia, the Secretaries of Administration, Commerce and Trade, Health and Human Resources, Transportation, Public Safety and Homeland Security, and Veterans and Defense Affairs, the State Coordinator of Emergency Management, the Superintendent of State Police, the Adjutant General of the Virginia National Guard, and the State Health Commissioner, or their designees; two local first responders; two local government representatives; two physicians with knowledge of public health; five members from the business or industry sector; and two nonlegislative citizen members from the Commonwealth at large. Except for appointments made by the Speaker of the House of Delegates and the Senate Committee on Rules, all appointments shall be made by the Governor. Additional ex officio members may be appointed to the Panel by the Governor. Legislative members shall serve terms coincident with their terms of office or until their successors shall qualify. Nonlegislative citizen members shall serve for terms of four years. Ex officio members shall serve at the pleasure of the person or entity by whom they were appointed. The Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security shall be the chairman of the Panel.
Vacant Seats
No seats are available at this time. If you are interested in joining this board in the future, please submit an application here.
Current Board Members
Mr. Philip T. Costin
Local Government Representative Membership expires on 6/30/2026Dr. Jonathan Newmark
Physician Membership expires on 6/30/2026Michael P. Flynn
Member of the Business Industry Membership expires on 6/30/2026Mrs. Marci L. Stone
Local First Responder Membership expires on 6/30/2026Captain Christina Mapes
Local First Responder Membership expires on 6/30/2026Mr. John Whittingham Wilmer
Member of the General Public Membership expires on 6/30/2027Ross Stolle
Member of the Business Industry Membership expires on 6/30/2027Adam S. Lee
Member of the Business Industry Membership expires on 6/30/2027CAPT Daryl S. Borgquist
Member of the General Public Membership expires on 6/30/2028Dr. Matthew P. Rhames
Physician Membership expires on 6/30/2028Mr. Jorge Gualberto Lozano
Member of the Business Industry Membership expires on 6/30/2029Georgie Marquez-Andre
Member of the Business Industry Membership expires on 6/30/2029