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 of Directors
All Board Members
- Jon Beegle | Floyd County
- David Bennett | Appalachian Power
- Scott Blankenship (Chair) | Carilion New River Valley Medical Center
- Keith Boyd | Hurt & Proffitt
- Stephen Chandler | LewisGale Hospital Montgomery
- John Cox | Radford University
- Laura Darlington | BAE Systems
- April DeMotts | Montgomery County
- John Gardner | Branch Builds
- Cora Gnegy (Secretary) | Giles County
- Joseph Guthrie (Treasurer) | Pulaski County
- Vince Hatcher | Hollingsworth & Vose
- Chris Lawrence | Town of Blacksburg
- Tommy Loflin | Montgomery County
- Brian Lubin | 1901 Group
- Richard Mitchell | Celanese Corporation
- Terri Morris | Floyd County
- Craig Parrent | Atlantic Union Bank
- Grayson Patterson | BB&T
- John Provo | Virginia Tech
- Kim Repass | City of Radford
- Scott Ross | Salem Stone Corporation
- Mark Rowh | New River Community College
- Lori Saltus | Citizens Telephone Cooperative
- Ginny Taylor | Lawrence Companies
- Lee Wheeler | Giles County
- Abram Williams | City of Radford
- Randy Wingfield | Town of Christiansburg
- Mark Woolwine (Vice Chair) | Brown Edwards
- Justin Yalung | Inorganic Ventures
Ex-Officio
- Jim Cowan, General Counsel | Attorney at CowanPerry PC
- Charlie Jewell, Executive Director l Onward NRV
Committees
Executive Committee
- Scott Blankenship, Chair | Director of Facility Support Services for Carilion Clinic
- Keith Boyd | Director of Land Development at Hurt & Proffitt, Inc.
- April DeMotts | Montgomery County Board of Supervisors
- Cora Gnegy, Secretary | Tourism & Marketing Director for Giles County
- Joseph Guthrie, Treasurer | Pulaski County Board of Supervisors
- Vince Hatcher | Site Manager at Hollingsworth & Vose
- Brian Lubin | SVP of Operations for 1901 Group
- Richard Mitchell | Quality and Technical Manager at Celanese Corporation
- Terri Morris | Floyd County Administrator
- Kim Repass | Economic Development Director for Radford City
- Mark Woolwine | Partner at Brown, Edwards & Company, LLP
- Charlie Jewell, Ex-Officio | Executive Director of Onward NRV
Investor Relations & Development
- Keith Boyd, Chair | Hurt & Proffitt
- Allan Bookout | First Bank & Trust Co.
- Nancy Creed | The Orange Bandana, All-Occasion Gift Baskets
- Steve Critchfield | West Main Development
- Deborah Flippo | Draper Aden Associates
- Anthony Grafsky | Carilion Clinic
- Bill Hume | Interactive Design Group
- Todd Murray | First Community Bank
- Cameron Peel | Camrett Logistics
- Brenda Rigney | Montgomery County
- Ashley Vaught | Member One Federal Credit Union
- Chadd Yeatts | Schnabel Engineering
- Charlie Jewell, Ex-Officio | Onward NRV
Governance & Nominations
- Scott Blankenship, Chair | Carilion NRV Medical Center
- David Bennett | Appalachian Power
- Tommy Loflin | Montgomery County
- Terri Morris | Floyd County
- Randy Wingfield | Town of Christiansburg
- Charlie Jewell, Ex-Officio | Onward NRV
