House Bill 270 and Senate Bill 219 required that the Virginia Department of Human Resource Management lead a multi-agency Work Group, composed of agency leaders and human resources staff from state agencies most likely to be in need of staffing assistance during emergencies. The purpose of the Work Group was to examine the feasibility of, funding for, and policies and procedures necessary for providing support to agencies during staffing emergencies.

These bills adopted a recommendation from JLARC’s November 2021 Organizational Performance Review of the Virginia Employment Commission, which encountered unprecedented challenges, including staffing, throughout the course of the Pandemic.

Agency Work Group Partners:

Virginia Employment Commission
Carrie Roth, Commissioner
Jeff Ryan, Deputy Commissioner
Shelby Perry, Human Resources Director

Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services
Stacy Pendleton, Human Resources Director

Department of Corrections
Harold Clarke, Director
Joseph Walters, Deputy Director of Administration
Lucinda Childes-White, Human Resources Director

Virginia Department of Health
Dr. Colin Green, Commissioner
Tiffany Ford, Deputy for Administration
Twinkle Oliver, Human Resources Director

Department of Motor Vehicles
Linda Ford, Acting Commissioner
David Mitchell, Deputy for Administration
Almas Floyd, Acting Human Resources Director

Consulting Agency Partners

Department of Planning and Budget
Jon Howe, Associate Director, Budget Operations and General Government

Virginia Information Technologies Agency
Bob Osmond, CIO

Department of General Services
Joe Damico, Director

Department of Emergency Management
Shawn Talmadge, State Coordinator
Stephanie Asbell, Human Resources Director