2:00PM
Staunton, VA
Council Members Present
Officers:
Bryan L. Porter (Alexandria), Chairman
R. Bryan Haskins (Pittsylvania County), First Vice Chairman
David L. Ledbetter (Waynesboro), Second Vice Chairman
Tracy Q. Martin (Halifax County), Secretary
Anton A. Bell (Hampton), Past Chairman
Council District Representatives:
1. Krystyn L. Reid (York County)
2. Matthew R. Hamel (Chesapeake)
3. Colette Wallace McEachin (Richmond City)
4. David L. Ledbetter (Waynesboro)
5. G. Ryan Mehaffey (Spotsylvania County)
6. Bryan L. Porter (Alexandria)
Other Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Present
Meredith Adkins (King & Queen County)
John Alexander (Botetourt County)
John Baber (City of Staunton – Elect)
Mackenzie Babichenko (Hanover County)
Erin Barr (Chesterfield County)
Clarissa T. Berry (Madison County)
Brandon Boyles (Grayson County)
W. Cooper Brown (Franklin County)
Donald S. Caldwell (Roanoke City)
Lyle Carver (Amherst County)
Megan L. Clark (Prince Edward County)
Alfred Grey Collins (City of Colonial Heights)
Josh Cumbow (Washington County)
Matthew Dunne (Craig County)
Ramin Fatehi (Norfolk City)
Susan Fiero (Prince George County)
Jeff Gaines (City of Staunton)
Nate Green (Williamsburg/James City of County)
Justin Griffith (Pulaski County)
Howard Gwynn (City of Newport News)
Jeff Haislip (Fluvanna County)
Wendy Hannah (Cumberland County)
Brian Holohan (Roanoke County)
Heather Hovermale (City of Winchester)
Page Higginbotham (Orange County)
Scott C. Hook (Fauquier County)
Mike Jones (Wythe County)
Kyle Kilgore (Scott County)
Tracey Q. Martin (Halifax County)
Amanda Mann (Dinwiddie County)
Charles Moore (Bath County)
Spencer Morgan (Accomack County)
Andrew Nester (Henry County)
Phillip Nichols, Jr. (Greensville County)
Russ Raab (Culpeper County)
Chris Rehak (Radford City)
Chris Robison (Westmoreland County)
Daniel Rutherford (Nelson County)
Colin D. Stolle (Virginia Beach)
Regina Sykes (Sussex County)
Shannon Taylor (Henrico County)
T. Marie Walls (Matthews County)
Leanne Watrous (Nottoway County)
Guests
Deputy Commonwealth’s Attorneys Present
Eric Cooke (Southampton County)
Nikki Cumberland (City of Radford)
Lori DiGiosia (Stafford County)
Steve Eubank (City of Fredericksburg)
Almetia Hardman (Sussex County)
Jessica Henson (Henry County)
Michael Huberman (Henrico County)
Khalil Latif (City of Petersburg)
John McNeil (City of Roanoke)
Shari Skipper (Hanover County)
Elizabeth Blair Trent (Prince Edward County)
Justin Witt (City of Fredericksburg)
CASC Staff Present
Elliott Casey, Director, CASC
VACA Staff Present
Amanda Howie, Administrator
Abigail Wilcox, VACA
Other Guests
Call to Order
Mr. Porter called the meeting to order at 2:17 p.m.
Minutes
The draft minutes from the November 6, 2025, meeting were previously posted and circulated to Council. A motion was made and seconded and by voice vote, the minutes were approved as submitted.
Chairman’s Report
Mr. Porter congratulated CASC on assembling an excellent agenda for the CASC Executive Program.
Administrator’s Report
Mr. Casey reviewed the agenda items:
Old Business
CATF Update
Mr. Casey reviewed the CATF balance sheet reflecting account activity through October 31, 2025.
CASC Agenda for 2025 Executive Program
Mr. Casey reviewed the CASC Training Agenda and Attendance for this program.
New Business
There was no new business.
CASC New ParalEAGLE Training
Mr. Casey shared the details of CASC’s new training program for paralegals in Commonwealth’s Attorneys’ offices. He thanked the paralegals from the Hampton and Hanover offices for the trainings that they have created and invited other offices to explore whether their paralegals would be willing to volunteer to provide future training.
Compensation Board 2025 New Officer Training Schedule.
Mr. Casey shared the schedule for the Compensation Board’s 2025 training for newly elected Constitutional officers and the CASC schedule during that training.
CASC Reimbursement Calculator for Spring Institute 2026.
Mr. Casey shared CASC’s proposed reimbursement calculator, designed for offices to estimate their reimbursements for the CASC Spring Institute in April of 2026. Mr. Casey encouraged offices to test that tool prior to January and alert CASC with any issues or concerns.
Federal DHHS National Practitioner Data Bank – Letter to all CAs
Mr. Casey gave a presentation on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ National Practitioner Data Bank, noting that many Virginia prosecutors appear to have received a letter from DHHS last week notifying them of their obligations under federal law and regulations regarding the data bank.
Public Comment
The floor was opened for public comment. There was no public comment.
Adjournment
There being no further business before Council, the meeting adjourned at 2:46 p.m. The next regularly scheduled meeting is Friday, December 5, 2025, 12:00 p.m., at the Hotel24 South, 24 S Market St, Staunton, VA 24401