Gov. Glenn Younkin announced the appointment of two new members to the VMI Board of Visitors Feb. 26, 2025. Retired U.S. Army Lt. Col. Jonathan Hartsock ’00 of Lexington, Virginia, and Stephen Reardon ’84 of Richmond, Virginia, were appointed to fill the unexpired terms of Quintin Elliott ’85 and Clifford Foster ’93, respectively. Elliott and Foster’s appointments were not confirmed by the General Assembly.
Hartsock is deputy chief of staff for Congressman Ben Cline, who represents Virginia’s 6th Congressional District. Hartsock graduated from VMI with a degree in history and later received a master’s degree in military operational art and science studies from the U.S. Army School of Advanced Military Studies and a master’s in leadership and management from Webster University. He served in the U.S. Army until 2020.
Reardon is an attorney with Spotts Fain. His practice focuses on health care, corporate and business law, estate administration, wills, and trusts law. After graduating from VMI with a degree in economics, he attended the University of Richmond’s T.C. Williams School of Law. He served with the Corps of Engineers for the U.S. Army and Army Reserve. He has been the president of the board of trustees for Benedictine Schools of Richmond and has also been involved with the Catholic Diocese of Richmond Advisory School Board and the McMahon Parater Scholarship Foundation, among other organizations.
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