WILLIAMSBURG, Va., July 30 -- William and Mary issued the following news release:

William & Mary's Board of Visitors elected two members to executive leadership positions today during its annual summer retreat.

The board voted to make John Brownlee J.D. '94, P '22 vice rector and AnnaMaria DeSalva '90 secretary, effective immediately.

Brownlee is a partner at the international law firm Holland & Knight LLP in Washington, D.C., and serves as chair of its National White Collar Defense and Investigations Team. DeSalva is a proven business executive who was most recently global chairman of the Burson Group, one of the world's largest strategic communications and reputation advisory firms.

The 17-member Board of Visitors serves as the govern...