Board of Veterans Services
The Board of Veterans Services is responsible for monitoring the welfare of Virginia’s veterans and setting policies to enhance veteran services across the Commonwealth.
2024 Meeting Schedule:
All meetings are open to the public.
- May 3, 2024, 11: a.m., Virtual (Zoom)
- June 20, 2024 10:00 a.m., Virginia War Memorial, 621 S. Belvidere St, Richmond.
- September 26, 2024 10:00 a.m., Virginia War Memorial, 621 S. Belvidere St, Richmond
- December 13, 2024 10:00 a.m. (NOTE: date subject to change), Virginia War Memorial, 621 S. Belvidere St, Richmond.
For more information, contact:
- Carl Bedell, BVS Chairman, 210-380-5282 or carl@carlbedell.com
- Steven Combs, DVS Deputy Commissioner, 804-786-0294 or steven.combs@dvs.virginia.gov
If you are interested in serving on the Board of Veterans Services, please visit the Secretary of the Commonwealth’s website for more information on how to apply: https://www.commonwealth.virginia.gov/va-government/boards-and-commissions/
Please do not send resumes or nominations to DVS.
Members as of 07/26/2024
Name | City | Position |
Carl Bedell, Chairman |
Arlington |
Attorney; U.S. Army veteran |
Victor Angry |
Woodbridge |
A is For Angry LLC; Retired Command Sergeant Major, ARNG |
David Ashe |
Virginia Beach |
Attorney, Alperin Law. Colonel, USMCR |
Delegate Jason Ballard |
Pearisburg |
General Assembly of Virginia; U.S. Army veteran; U.S. Army Reserves |
Joe Campa |
Arlington |
11th Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (Retired); CEO, Kent, Campa and Kate Incorporated |
Senator Jennifer Carroll Foy |
Prince William |
General Assembly of Virginia |
Scott Davidson |
Leesburg |
Captain, U.S. Army (Retired), Chief Executive Officer, The GCO Consulting Group |
Senator Tara Durant |
Stafford |
General Assembly of Virginia |
Robert Eisiminger |
Fairfax Station |
Founder Knight Point Systems, U.S. Army Veteran |
Delegate Michael Feggans |
Virginia Beach |
General Assembly of Virginia, U.S. Air Force veteran |
Mario Flores |
Fairfax |
United States Army Congressional Defense Fellow, U.S. Army veteran |
Malcolm Frost |
McLean |
Retired Major General, U.S. Army; President, Malcom Frost and Associates, LLC |
Delegate Jackie Glass |
Norfolk |
General Assembly of Virginia, U.S. Navy veteran |
Vincent L. Griffith |
Alexandria |
President, MRO and International Solutions, Noble; RADM USN Ret |
Joyce Henderson |
Alexandria |
Retired Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Army |
Carlton Kent |
Woodbridge |
16th Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps (Retired); President, Kent, Campa and Kate Incorporated |
John Lesinski |
Winchester |
Executive VP Colliers International, Retired Colonel, U.S. Marine Corps |
Terence E. McKnight |
Fairfax Station |
VP Government Relations, CAES - Microelectronics Solutions; Rear Admiral, U.S. Navy (Retired) |
Matthew Miller |
Arlington |
Chief of Staff to Representative Ben Cline; U.S. Navy Veteran |
Senator Russet Perry |
Loudoun |
General Assembly of Virginia |
Delegate Joshua Thomas |
Prince William County |
General Assembly of Virginia, U.S. Marine Corps veteran |
Melissa Watts |
Moseley |
Director of Procurement, Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority |
Chuck Zingler (ex officio) |
Richmond |
Commissioner, Virginia Department of Veterans Services, U.S. Navy Retired Captain |
Brad Williamson (ex officio) |
Yorktown |
Chair, Veterans Service Foundation Board of Trustees |
Kevin Hoffman (ex officio) |
Blackstone |
Chair, Joint Leadership Council of Veterans Service Organizations, Virginia National Guard |
Rick St. John (ex officio) |
Richmond |
Chair, Virginia War Memorial Foundation Board of Directors |
September 26, 2024 Meeting
Point of Contact (POC) Reports 2024
- BVS POC guidance - updated 06.06.2024
- Benefit Services Report - 06.20.2024
- Behavioral Health, Rehab Services, and SOS Report - 06.20.2024
- Transition & Employment Report - 06.20.2024
- Justice Involved Veterans and Veteran Treatment Dockets Report - 06.20.2024
- Justice Involved Veterans and Veteran Treatment Dockets Presentation - 06.20.2024
BVS Member Handbook and ByLaws
Board of Veterans Services Meeting Minutes
- May 3, 2024 Meeting Minutes
- December 15, 2023 Meeting Minutes
- September 21, 2023 Meeting Minutes
- June 22, 2023 Meeting Minutes
- April 27, 2023 Meeting Minutes
- Meeting minutes prior to 2023 are available on request.
Recordings of electronic meetings
An audio or video recording is made when the BVS holds an electronic (virtual) meeting. An audio or video copy of the following electronic meetings is available on request: June 10, September 16, November 13, and December 17, 2020; April 16 and June 29, 2021; and December 16, 2022