A Little About Us
We are a passionate board of thought-leaders and community stakeholders in the New River Valley. We are committed to improving the economic development landscape in the region and work hard to bring our industry expertise to the table while simultaneously representing the best interests of our communities.
Board
Executive Committee
- Ed Lawhorn, Chair | NRV Market Executive for Union Bank & Trust
- Dennis Reece, Vice-Chair | COO & AGM of Citizens Telephone Cooperative, Inc.
- Scott Blankenship, Secretary | Director of Facility Support Services for Carilion Clinic
- Terri Morris, Treasurer | Floyd County Administrator
- Jim Cowan, General Counsel & Ex-Officio | Attorney at CowanPerry PC
- Cora Gnegy | Tourism & Marketing Director for Giles County
- Joseph Guthrie | Pulaski County Board of Supervisors
- Brian Hamilton | Economic Development Director for Montgomery County
- Blair Hoke | Director of Economic Development for Radford City
- Marsha Myers | COO of LewisGale Hospital Montgomery
- Charlie Jewell, Ex-Officio | Executive Director of Onward NRV
All Board Members
- John Beegle Floyd County EDA
- David Bennett | Customer Services Engineer at Appalachian Power Co.
- Scott Blankenship, Secretary | Director of Facility Support Services for Carilion Clinic
- Keith Boyd | Director of Land Development at Hurt & Proffitt, Inc.
- Jim Cowan, General Counsel & Ex-Officio | Attorney at CowanPerry PC
- John Cox | CEO of Radford University Foundation
- John Dooley | CEO & Secretary-Treasurer of Virginia Tech Foundation
- Adam Fillmore | Manager of ARMS, Advanced Programs, & Commercial Development at BAE Systems
- Cora Gnegy | Tourism & Marketing Director for Giles County
- Bob Grove | HR Director at James Hardie
- Joseph Guthrie | Pulaski County Board of Supervisors
- Nichole Hair | Deputy Town Manager for Town of Pulaski
- Vince Hatcher | Site Manager at Hollingsworth & Vose
- Brian Hamilton | Economic Development Director for Montgomery County
- Blair Hoke | Director of Economic Development for Radford City
- Julian Kirk | Managing Director of Third Security
- Ed Lawhorn, Chair | NRV Market Executive for Union Bank & Trust
- Christopher Lawrence | Deputy Town Manager for Town of Blacksburg
- Thomas Loflin | Montgomery County EDA Chair
- Richard Mitchell | Quality and Technical Manager for Celanese Corporation
- Terri Morris, Treasurer | Floyd County Administrator
- Marsha Myers | COO of LewisGale Hospital Montgomery
- Grayson Patterson | VP Business Services Officer BB&T
- Dennis Reece, Vice-Chair | COO & AGM of Citizens Telephone Cooperative, Inc.
- Scott Ross | Mining Engineer at Salem Stone Corporation
- Mark Rowh | VP for Workforce Development & External Relations, New River Community College
- Peer Segelke | CEO of Lawrence Companies, Inc.
- Lee Wheeler | Giles County EDA
- Abram Williams | City of Radford IDA
- Randy Wingfield | Interim Town Manager for Town of Christiansburg
- Mark Woolwine | Partner at Brown Edwards
- Jon Wyatt | Pulaski County EDA
Committees
Investor Relations & Development
- Keith Boyd, Chair | Hurt & Proffitt
- Allan Bookout | First Bank & Trust Co.
- Annemarie Mulvihill | Turner Long Construction
- Deborah Flippo | Draper Aden Associates
- Anthony Grafsky | Carilion Clinic
- Bill Hume | Interactive Design Group
- Todd Murray | First Community Bank
- Brenda Rigney | Montgomery County
- Chad Yeatts | Schnabel Engineering
Governance & Nominations
- Ed Lawhorn, Chair | Union Bank & Trust
- Keith Boyd | Hurt & Proffitt
- Terri Morris | Floyd County
- Dennis Reece | Citizens Telephone Coop.
- Peer Segelke | Lawrence Companies
- Randy Wingfield | Town of Christiansburg
- Jim Cowan, Ex-Officio | CowanPerry PC
- Charlie Jewell, Ex-Officio | Onward NRV
