Virginia Department of Transportation Leadership
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Central Office
Commissioner: Stephen C. Brich, P.E.
Chief Deputy Commissioner: Robert H. Cary, P.E., L.S.
Chief Engineer: Barton A. Thrasher, P.E.
Deputy Chief Engineer: Mohammad Mirshahi, P.E.
Chief Financial Officer: Laura Farmer
Chief of Policy: Richard L. Walton
Chief of Administration: Lisa M. Pride
Chief of Technology and Business Strategy: Robert Osmond
Chief of Maintenance and Operations: Kevin Gregg
District Engineers / Administrators
Bristol: Donald “Donny” Necessary, Jr.
Culpeper: John D. Lynch P.E
Fredericksburg: Marcie Parker P.E.
Hampton Roads: Christopher G. Hall P.E.
Lynchburg: Christopher L. Winstead P.E.
Northern Virginia: Helen L. Cuervo P.E.
Richmond: Shane Mann, P.E.
Salem: Ken H. King P.E.
Staunton: Randy S. Kiser P.E.
James S. Utterback PMP, project director, Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel Expansion Project
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The commissioner's staff is composed of six chiefs of the Virginia Department of Transportation's (VDOT) divisions, nine district administrators and an inspector general.
