Matthew Wells is named by Gov. Glenn Youngkin as the director of the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation. The DCR is Virginia’s lead natural resource conservation agency, overseeing the commonwealth’s natural habitat, parks, clean water, dams and access to the outdoors. Wells was Senior Regional Manager for State Government Relations at WestRock which makes sustainable fiber-based packaging solutions. He ha also worked at the departments of Motor Vehicles and Alcoholic Beverage Control.