A Little About Us
We are a passionate board of thought-leaders and community stakeholders in Virginia’s 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 of Directors
- Mark Woolwine
Brown Edwards
CHAIR - Lauren Dudley
HCA LewisGale Hospital Montgomery
VICE-CHAIR - April DeMotts
Montgomery County
TREASURER - Cora Gnegy
Giles County
SECRETARY - Brian Alexander | IV Labs
- David Bennett | Appalachian Power
- Scott Blankenship | Carilion NRV Medical Center
- Mindy Boyd | Goodwill Industries of the Valleys
- Keith Boyd | Hurt & Proffitt
- Sara Eaton-McDaniel | BAE Systems
- John Gardner | Branch Builds
- Brian Hamilton | Montgomery County EDA
- Vince Hatcher | Hollingsworth & Vose
- Brian Hicks | Celanese
- Marty Holliday | Floyd County EDA
- Angela Joyner | Radford University
- Carie Kingery | Freedom First Credit Union
- Chris Lawrence | Town of Blacksburg
- Linda Millsaps | Floyd County
- Andrew Owens | Pulaski County EDA
- Craig Parrent | Atlantic Union Bank
- Grayson Patterson | Truist
- John Provo | Virginia Tech
- Kim Repass | City of Radford
- Scott Ross | Salem Stone Corporation
- Mark Rowh | New River Community College
- Laura Walters | Pulaski County
- Lee Wheeler | Giles County EDA
- Wayne Whitlock | 1901 Group
- Abram Williams | City of Radford EDA
- Randy Wingfield | Town of Christiansburg
Ex-Officio
- Jim Cowan, General Counsel | CowanPerry PC
Committees
Executive Committee
- Mark Woolwine, Chair | Brown Edwards
- Scott Blankenship | Carilion NRV Medical Center
- Keith Boyd | Hurt & Proffitt, Inc.
- April DeMotts | Montgomery County
- Lauren Dudley | HCA LewisGale Hospital Montgomery
- Cora Gnegy | Giles County
- Brian Hicks | Celanese
- Linda Millsaps | Floyd County
- Kim Repass | City of Radford
- Laura Walters | Pulaski County
- Wayne Whitlock | 1901 Group
Investor Relations & Development Committee
- Keith Boyd, Chair | Hurt & Proffitt
- Randi Biggs | Camrett Logistics
- James Cabler | Carter Bank & Trust
- Laura Davis | Member One Federal Credit Union
- Carmen Elliott | Cushman & Wakefield Thalhimer
- Wendy Glass | Ignite Leadership Consulting Group
- Tina Hatcher | Hall Associates
- Julie McMichael | First Bank & Trust Company
- Todd Murray | American National Bank & Trust Company
- Lily Oliver | SERVPRO of Montgomery & Pulaski Counties
- Brenda Rigney | Montgomery County
- Angela Stanfill | Goodwill Industries of the Valleys
- Marianne Washington | Movement Mortgage
Governance & Nominations Committee
- Mark Woolwine, Chair | Brown Edwards
- David Bennett | Appalachian Power
- Scott Blankenship | Carilion NRV Medical Center
- Keith Boyd | Hurt & Proffitt
- Mindy Boyd | Goodwill Industries of the Valleys
- John Gardner | Branch Builds
- Randy Wingfield | Town of Christiansburg
