Betsy D. Beamer ’81

Betsy D. Beamer is the director of planning and organization at McGuireWoods Consulting, where she has worked since the firm’s founding in 1998.  Ms. Beamer served as Virginia's Secretary of the Commonwealth under Gov. George Allen from 1994 to 1998, and previously served on the Radford University Board of Visitors from 1999 to 2003.

Ms. Beamer received her bachelor’s degree in journalism from Radford University in 1981 and received the Outstanding Alumnus Award in 1997.

Ms. Beamer was appointed in 2023 to fill the unexpired term of Dr. Rachel D. Fowlkes.

Ms. Beamer’s term expires on June 30, 2024.