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Bob Holsworth (center) flanked by gubernatorial candidates Bob McDonnell, and Terry McAuliffe

Secretary of Technology Aneesh Chopra (l) with Delegate Brian Moran

Attorney General Bob McDonnell (l) with Governor Mark Warner

Governor Tim Kaine and Governor Gerald Baliles

Governor McDonnell with C.T. Hill and Brenda Skidmore of SunTrust

Heidi Abbott of Hunton & Williams, Senator Walter Stosch, Attorney General Bill Mims, Bill Axselle of Williams Mullen

(l to r) Gov. Mark Warner, Sen. John Chichester, Del. Vince Callahan

Dr. Bob Holsworth of Virginia Tomorrow, VAFREE vice-chairman Julien Patterson of OMNIPLEX World Services, Carl Levander of Columbia Gas

Governor Mark Warner (l) shares a laugh with Delegate Chris Saxman (r) as Bob Gibson of the Sorensen Institute looks on

Paul Lawrence of National Counseling Group and Anna James of Troutman Sanders Strategies

Doug Koelemay of Qorvis communications with Gov. Warner and Gov. Kaine

House Speaker Bill Howell keynotes the two-day interview forum

Governor Mark Warner with (l to r) Katie Webb, Judy Ford and Panny Rhodes

Governor Gerald Baliles, VAFREE Chairman Jay Adams and Dr. Bob Holsworth

Brenda Skidmore of SunTrust with Congressman Tom Davis

Bill Goggins of Clancy & Theys (l) with former Sec. of Finance Jody Wagner and Julien Patterson of OMNIPLEX World Services

Former Delegate Panny Rhodes, Delegate Jennifer McClellan, Jeff Crater of The Babcock & Wilcox Company, and Doug Koelemay of SAIC

VAFREE Chairman Robert Woltz of Verizon (center) with Senator Walter Stosch (r) and Delegate Preston Bryant

U.S. Senator Mark Warner speaks to VAFREE members

Governor Gerald Baliles and Senator John Chichester

Michelle Frank (l) of Orbital Sciences Corporation with Delegate Chuck Caputo

Bob Blue of Dominion with Delegate Margi Vanderhye and Mike Daniels of SAIC

Delegate Tom Rust, Senator John Watkins and C.T. Hill of SunTrust

Former Delegate Vince Callahan (l), Yvonne Callahan and former Senator John Chichester

Dr. Bob Holsworth of DecideSmart and Jerry Kilgore of McGuireWoods

U.S. Senator Mark Warner with Bill Dean of M.C. Dean

(l to r) US Rep. Tom Davis, Gov. Mark Warner, Jimmy Hazel of The Angler Companies, and Attorney General Bob McDonnell

Ann Rust of the office of U.S. Senator Mark Warner and Jeannemarie Davis, Director of the Virginia Office of Intergovernmental Affairs

Katie Hellibush of the Virginia Hospitality and Travel Association and Niclole Pugar and Katie Payne of Williams Mullen

Attorney General Jerry Kilgore and Terry McAuliffe of GreenTech Automotive

(l to r) Secretary of Agriculture Bob Bloxom, Delegate Ed Scott, Hardy Josephson of Luck Stone, Roger Sherman of MWV

Chris LaGow, Del. Shannon Valentine, Del. Frank Hall

VAFRE Director Whitt Clement, Nancy Parsons of the Miller Center Foundation and Governor Gerald Baliles

Senator John Watkins and VAFREE Director Ned Massee of MWV

Brenda Skidmore with Attorney General Bob McDonnell

(l to r) May Fox of Leclair Ryan, Buford Scott of Scott & Srtingfellow, Heidi Abbott of Hunton & Williams and Delegate Ward Armstrong

Senator Walter Stosch and former Delegate Panny Rhodes, Rector of Virginia Commonwealth University

Bi-partisan smiles: GOP Delegate Tom Rust (l) and Brian Moran, Chairman of the House Democratic Caucus

Mike Toalson of HBAV with Charlie Guthridge of Guthridge Associaites

Nancy Parsons of The Miller Center at UVA, Terry McAuliffe of GreeTech Automotive and Del. Margi Vanderhye

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