The University of Virginia’s newly revamped Board of Visitors held its first meeting in February and quickly elevated two of Democratic Gov. Abigail Spanberger’s (Col class of ’01) recent appointees to key leadership roles.
Carlos M. Brown (Col class of ’96, Law class of ’99) and Victoria D. Harker (Col class of ’86), Virginia-based business and civic leaders who have had previous stints on the board, were unanimously elected to serve as rector and vice rector until June 30, 2027. Brown was in line to become rector last year until Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin declined to reappoint him.
The pair will complete the remainder of the two-year terms vacated by Rachel Sheridan (Col class of ’94, Law class of ’98) and Porter Wilkinson (Law class of ’07), who were among five board members who resigned at Spanberger’s urging shortly before her Jan. 17 inauguration…