About

Team

Learn about the Team at Henrico County, VA, including our Deputy County Manager for Administration, Director of Finance, and Deputy Director of Finance.
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Brandon Hinton

Deputy County Manager for Administration
(804) 501-4515
hin@henrico.us

Brandon Hinton began his career with Henrico County as a Budget Analyst in 2003 within the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). He received progressive promotions to Budget Supervisor and was named Director of the OMB in May 2012.  In July 2016, Mr. Hinton was appointed Deputy County Manager for Community Services. In February 2018, Mr. Hinton was named Deputy County Manager for Administration. Currently, Hinton has direct responsibilities over the Departments of General ServicesInformation TechnologyMental Health & Developmental Services and the County Manager’s Office support staff.  He directed the education and outreach efforts leading to the county's successful 2022 bond referendum.

Mr. Hinton earned his bachelor’s degree in business administration from East Carolina University and his Master of Business Administration from Virginia Commonwealth University. His professional affiliations include the Virginia Government Finance Officers’ Association and the Virginia Local Government Management Association.

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Sheila S. Minor

Director of Finance

Sheila Minor joined Henrico County in December of 2021, continuing her twenty-five+ year career in Virginia local government finance. 

Prior to joining Henrico, Sheila served as Director of Finance for several localities including the City of Colonial Heights and Prince George County.  She also served as a contracted accounting and financial consultant and interim finance director for multiple localities and school divisions across the Commonwealth, having owned and operated her own consulting firm. 

Sheila is on the board of the Virginial Local Government Finance Officers Association, the VACo/ VML Pooled OPEB Trust, and the Government Finance Officers Association Women in Public Finance Committee.  .

Sheila earned a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Public Administration from Virginia Tech. She is a Virginia licensed ertified public accountant, a certified public finance officer and a certified government finance manager. She and her husband David have two daughters.

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Matt Chafin

Deputy Director of Finance

Matt joined Henrico County in May of 2022, after 20+ years of experience in private industry, most recently at a large national bank. He brings unique perspective along with a desire to serve his community.  Matt has served in a variety of roles including segment controller, accounting operations, and recently as a project manager for enterprise and finance technology initiatives.

Matt is an accredited Project Management Professional (PMP) and holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from James Madison University.

Outside of work Matt enjoys volunteering in his community with the Henrico Heroes program, serving on his HOA board of directors, and a variety of other local community initiatives and service projects.