The Virginia Council for Human Resources was created in 2001 by the Virginia General Assembly, combining the duties of three previous committees. The Council's duties are enumerated by statute.
The Members of the Council are appointed by the Governor and General Assembly to staggered four-year terms. The Council's current membership is:
Council Member |
Term |
Appointment |
Craig Markva , Chair |
To June 30, 2012 |
House appointee |
| Lisa M. Dawson | To June 30, 2012 | Gubernatorial appointee - state employee, non-management |
Carol L. DeFilippo |
To Sept. 30, 2013 |
Gubernatorial appointee |
| William R. Ermatinger | To Sept. 30, 2012 | Senate - citizen at large |
| Claudia Farr | Director, EDR | Ex-officio |
| John Garrett | To Sept. 30, 2012 | Senate appointee |
Anne R. Howard |
To Sept. 30, 2012 |
House - retired state employee |
| Sabrina Johnson | To Sept. 30, 2012 | Gubernatorial appointee - state employee, management |
| Patricia Wilkins Jones | To Sept. 30, 2013 | Gubernatorial appointee - retiree |
| Craig Markva | To June 30, 2012 | House appointee |
| Jo Anne P. Maxwell | To Sept. 30, 2013 | Gubernatorial appointee – state employee, management |
| Charlotte Moore | To Sept. 30, 2012 | Gubernatorial appointees |
| Suzanne Puryear | To Sept. 30, 2013 | Gubernatorial appointee |
Barbara Stafford |
To Sept. 30, 2012 |
House appointee |
| Norma E. Szakal | To Sept. 30, 2012 | Senate appointee |
| Nanora Westbrook | To June 30, 2015 | Gubernatorial appointee |
Sara Redding Wilson |
Director, DHRM |
Ex-officio |
| March 17, 2011 | James Room, 12th Floor James Monroe Building 101 N. 14th St., Richmond, VA 23219 |
| June 16, 2011 | James Room, 12th Floor James Monroe Building 101 N. 14th St., Richmond, VA 23219 |
| September 15, 2011 | James Room, 12th Floor James Monroe Building 101 N. 14th St., Richmond, VA 23219 |
| December 15, 2011 | James Room, 12th Floor James Monroe Building 101 N. 14th St., Richmond, VA 23219 |