CHRB Announces Its New Officers for 2004-2005
RICHMOND —The Commonwealth Health Research Board (CHRB) today announced its new officers
for 2004-2005. Dr. Robert P. McBride III, of Richmond has been elected to the
position of Chairman and Mr. S. Lawrence Kocot of Alexandria has been elected
to the position of Vice Chairman.
Dr. McBride received his undergraduate and medical degrees from the University
of Virginia. He also earned a Masters of Business Administration from Virginia
Commonwealth University. Dr. McBride has been in private practice with Virginia
Women’s Center since 1986. Dr. McBride also serves as the President of the Richmond
OB/GYN Society.
Mr. Kocot received his Juris Doctor from the Georgetown University Law Center.
He also earned a Master of Legal Letters in International and Comparative Law,
With Distinction, from the Georgetown University Law Center. In addition, Mr.
Kocot holds a B.A. and a Master’s Degree in Public Administration from the University of Massachusetts at
Amherst. Mr. Kocot is currently Senior Vice President and General Counsel to
the National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS).
Dr. McBride was appointed to the CHRB by Governor Allen in 1997 and reappointed
by Governor Gilmore in 2000. Mr. Kocot was appointed by Governor Warner to the
CHRB in April 2002.
The CHRB was established in 1997 by the Virginia General Assembly using funds
provided from the conversion of Trigon from a mutual company to a stock
company. The CHRB awards grants for traditional medical and biomedical research
as well as research related to health services and the delivery of health care.
Other members of the CHRB include: The Honorable Hunter B. Andrews, Hampton;
David L. Bernd, Norfolk; Kamlesh N. Dave, M.D., Hopewell; Edward G. Murphy,
M.D., Roanoke; and The Honorable Alson Smith, Jr., Winchester.
