Virginia Health Workforce Development Authority
Purpose
There is hereby created as a public body corporate and as a political subdivision of the Commonwealth the Virginia Health Workforce Development Authority, with such public and corporate powers as are set forth in § 32.1-122.7:2. The Authority is hereby constituted as a public instrumentality, exercising public and essential governmental functions with the power and purpose to provide for the health, welfare, convenience, knowledge, benefit, and prosperity of the residents of the Commonwealth and such other persons who might be served by the Authority. The Authority is being established to move the Commonwealth forward in achieving its vision of ensuring a quality health workforce for all Virginians.
Term
Legislative members and state government officials shall serve terms coincident with their terms of office; all appointments of nonlegislative citizen members shall be for two-year terms following the initial staggering of terms
Composition
The Virginia Health Workforce Development Authority shall be governed by a Board of Directors. The Board of Directors shall have a total membership of 15 members that shall consist of three legislative members, nine nonlegislative citizen members, and three ex officio members. Members shall be appointed as follows: two 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 member of the Senate, to be appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules; and nine nonlegislative citizen members, three of whom shall be representatives of health professional educational or training programs, five of whom shall be health professionals or employers or representatives of health professionals, and one of whom shall be a representative of community health, to be appointed by the Governor. The Commissioner of Health or his designee, the Chancellor of the Virginia Community College System or his designee, and the Director of the Department of Health Professions or his designee shall serve ex officio with voting privileges. Members appointed by the Governor shall be citizens of the Commonwealth.
Legislative members and ex officio members shall serve terms coincident with their terms of office. All appointments of nonlegislative citizen members shall be for two-year terms following the initial staggering of terms. Appointments to fill vacancies, other than by expiration of a term, shall be for the unexpired terms. Legislative and citizen members may be reappointed; however, no citizen member shall serve more than four consecutive two-year terms. The remainder of any term to which a member is appointed to fill a vacancy shall not constitute a term in determining the member's term limit. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointments.
The Board of Directors shall elect a chairman and vice-chairman annually from among its members. A majority of the members of the Board of Directors shall constitute a quorum.
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
Dr. Francis X. Chuidian
Health Professional Educational or Training Programs Representative Membership expires on 6/30/2026Mr David R. Abraham
Health Professionals or Employer Representative Membership expires on 6/30/2026Shannon Showalter
Community Health Membership expires on 6/30/2026Dr. Brian Yates
Health Professional Educational or Training Programs Representative Membership expires on 6/30/2026Sharon Alexander
Health Professionals or Employer Representative Membership expires on 6/30/2027Mrs. Alexis C. Gerdes
Health Professionals or Employer Representative Membership expires on 6/30/2027Dr. Jamie Holland
Health Professionals or Employer Representative Membership expires on 6/30/2027Ms. Tiffany C Covarrubias-Lyttle
Health Professional Educational or Training Programs Representative Membership expires on 6/30/2027