Jackson P.F. Baynard has been appointed to be Henrico County’s deputy county manager for Public Safety.
He has served as Henrico’s fire chief since 2023, having joined the Division of Fire as a firefighter in 2003 and rising through its leadership ranks. In addition, he served as Henrico’s emergency manager in 2020 and 2021, helping to lead the county’s initial response to the COVID-19 pandemic. His appointment as deputy county manager will be effective when a new fire chief is installed.
As deputy county manager for Public Safety, Baynard will provide leadership on a wide variety of public safety issues, including the development of a 60-bed recovery center at the Eastern Government Center campus for individuals struggling with addiction and the county’s implementation of a modern emergency communications system for the region. He succeeds Michael Y. Feinmel, who served the post for four years and returned this month to service with the Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office as its deputy commonwealth’s attorney.
Baynard joins an executive staff of County Manager John A. Vithoulkas that includes Deputy County Manager for Administration W. Brandon Hinton, Deputy County Manager for Community Affairs Monica Smith-Callahan and Deputy County Manager for Operations Steven J. Yob.
Baynard earned a bachelor’s degree in health science from James Madison University and a master’s degree in human resource management from the University of Richmond.